The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-04-20
FUNERAL
SERVICES
Morristown People Pay the
Last Sad Rites to It's
First Citizen.
A VERY IMPRESSIVE SERVICE

The funeral services of the late
Mayor Thomas W. Caldwell were
held on "Wednesday afternoon, the en-
tire town taking occasion to do honor
to his memory. The public schools
we're dismissed for the afternoon, the
business places generally were closed.
and in spite of the rain large number
of people who could not get into the
church, gathered upon the street to see
the funeral cortege.
The board of aldermen with town
officials, the board Of health, sewer
commissioners, Representatives of the
Civic Association, bank officials and
others, with many personal friends
from out of town as well as towns peo-
pie went to the home of the deceased
to escort the remains to the church.
A simple service was held at the house
at three O'Clock. The remains were
borne to the hearse by a guard Of
honor from the police force consisting
of Chief Holloway, Sergeant Morrison,
Roundsman Rolf. Acting Roundsman
Hally. and PatrUllmen Naughtan,
Meslar, Dung and Meeker. The hon
orary bearers were college classmates
and friends of the deceased. While
the funeral procession was on the way
the bells of the churches we're tolled
commencing with st. Mary's, continu.
ing with the South Street, Methodist
and First church.
The Baptist church was crowded be-
fore the hour of service with the ex-
ception of the space reserved for the
mourners, friends and officials those
arriving in carriages, occupying the
reserved space. AS the remains we're
carried into the church Prof. Young
played.
This was followed by the hymn
How firm foundation ye saints of
the Lord, 2 by quartet consisting Of
Miss Bessie Tudor, soprano soloist Of
the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian
church, Brooklyn; Miss Vanetta, con-
tralto, of New York James Doolittle,
of MorrisUown, tenor soloist of Trinity
church, of New York, andl Asa How
ard Geeding, baritone, choir director
OF the South Street Presbyterian
church. PRAYER was offered by the
Rev. Robert Hull of Brooklyn, act
ing pastor of the Baptist church the
service for the dead was read by the
Rev. Alexander MacColl, pastor of the
South Street Presbyterian church.
The choir then sang 80 Paradise o,
Paradise, after which the Rev.. Mr..
MacColl offered prayer and read the
following poem -:
Ills hard to take the burden up.
When these have laid it down;
They frightened all the Joy of life.
They softened every frown;
But O, tits good to think of them
! When we are troubled sore;
Thanks be to God that such have been,
Though here they are no more.
More homelike seems the vast unknown
Since thew have entered there;
| To follow them were not SO hard,
/ Wherever they may fare;
They cannot be whore God is not,
On any sea or shore;
| Whate'er betides. Thy love abides,
Our God for eyermore.
The quartette sang Hank, bark,
my soul, " and the simple but impress
sive service was closed with the bene-
diction by the Rev. r. Hull. 1t was
announced from the desk that the in
terment would be private, so only the
friends and bearers attended the re-
mains to Evergreen cemetery.
/ Although the funeral notice request
ed the omission Of flowers the floral
tributes were numerous and beautiful
it being one of the finest display Of
flowers that has ever been seen here
on a similar occasion. The board OF
!, aldermen, the police force, the trustees
of the church, Trust company. and
other organizations sent pieces, while
from the Princeton club came floral
covering for the casket.
After the services most of the flow
ers were sent to the hospitals, and to
the sick and Shut-inS thereby afford
| Ing them much qualification.
=