The Detroit times., 1909-05-06

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Pai burial service viii. bee read
bop Williams. the Rev. Mr.. AZ
rector of St. Peters Episcopal
assisting In the service. The
council and city officials will
The funeral In a body and every
ganization will be represented.
fsonic escort, composed of De-
Fommandery, No. 4. Damascus
rdery. No. AZ. and the Michigan
gn Consistofy. will accompany
mains to Elmwood cemetery.
the Masonic burial service will
iucted by Union lodge. No. 3,
NJ.
will be rendered by the choir
Peters church and by Harold
pgements are being made To
e BODY lie in state IN the main
OF the city hall from l2 TO )
Sunday. to give all citizens OF
am opportunity 20 pay their
poets TO one OF the city's most
lishcd and best loved citizens.
dent link, in a special session
common council. held Thursday
nd called by Mayor Breltmeyer.
ed a special committee to pre-
tting resolutions IN the death
Maybury and TO make arrange
for the city's participation In
enral. Aid. Freiwald Is chair
The other members are; Aid.
Allan, HARPER. Heineman.
Vernon. Tossy and Deimel;
Breitmeyer Park Commissioners
han. Controller DOromus aud
htion Counsel Hally. The COM
will meet In the mayors Office
flock Thursday afternoon. when
Engagements to have the remains
tate will be perfected.
bent tributes 20 the memory OF
mayor were paid by some Of
Sy's foremost citizens In the
meeting. George w. Fowle.
ts Mr.. Mayhury's most intimate
was among those called on.
were tears in his eyes when he
p speak and he proceeded with
ifficulty.
est Friend" Says Geo. Fowle.
heart is So full that it is with
~ | can express myself" said
No one ever had q truer or a
Iyal friend that was W. c. May
me. never saw another like
feel that | have lost the best
II ever had.
after day and night after night
accompanied him on tours CT
", visiting the poor and the "a
and | never knew him 10 come
Prom a home without giving
ling for relief. II II were needed.
lays had a list of unfortunate
| hat had been brought to his at
/, and whenever We went oui
together Mr.. Maybury had that
Nh him and visited every per-
IL before he got through"
|rs who spoke were George I
representing the Board %
erce: William Van SycIle, Ho-
farren. =. j VI. Hally and Aid.
Heineman and Field.
am Cotter Maybury was born in
Nov. 81. lS4S. His father.
b Maybury. was a prominent
Ftor. while his mother. Margaret
sgas the daughter Of one OF De-
early families. The family re-
it Eighth-st. and Lafayette-ave..
|lliam c. Maybury was educated
Eighth ward school. now known
Houghton school. The principal
I school was the celebrated
I'd Smith.
May Dury's education was com
In the University OF Michigan,
he took the degree OF master Of
IL returned 10 Detroit 10 prac
" in 1871. and his gift OF orator.
ION him place AZ the bar. \
faculty for making and hold.
ends served to turn his aims 10.
political affairs, and in 1876 h.
ected city attorney or the Dem
ticket, holding that position
IT years. For two years after
, was professor OF Jurisprudence
Michigan College of Medicine,
law.
Elected TO Congress.
1872 he was selected as the Dem
. nominee for congress in the
istrict and was successful, later
reelected for another term. He
after four years OF Washington
practice at the Detroit ba.
and was succeeded in congress
logan Chapman. Not until after
tction of Hazen 5. Pingroe as
or of the state did he again re-
Pingree had been elect
yor In 1895 AID governor the
ng year. The supreme court de-
hat he could not hold both Of
once, and so a special election
Id in the spring of 1897 10 fill
cancy. So thoroughly had the
pingree dominated The city that
, thought almost impossible to
whomever should be the choice
party.
T several names had been dis
the Democratic city convention
ned to give n committee oppor-
TO select a nominee. w. G.
ry was then a member OF the
m of Maybury. Conely & Luck
d had not sought the nomina-
rhe committee, headed by Will
Thompson. called upon him and
ded him to accept the nomina-
At the election he defeated Capt.
Stewart, and in the fall OF the
year he won over Clarence "A.
Two years later he defeated
I again. and in 1902 he was
,us over DR.. j. IL. Carstens. In
.e was defeated by George T.
nd has not since then taken an
part in politics. In 1900 Mr.
ry was the Democratic candi-
or governor of Michigan, but
efeated by the late Aaron T.
ted for Graceful Courtesy.
ny his entire administration, ex-
Z from April, 1897. to January,
fayor Maybury was noted for his
Ility and graceful courtesy. He