The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-09
LAST HON0RS PAID
. G. v. W|EDENMAYER
|. At LARGE FUNERAL
The Rev. DR.. William H. Morgan
Pronounces Touching Eulogy
Beside Bier.
PROMINENT MEN ARE
PRESENT AT OBSEQUIES
St. Johns Lodge Conducts Ma
sonic Service After Re-
ligious Ceremony.

NAaN AotNAdi va oCOi &c w. w 1cutn-
mayer. the brewer, who died at Toms
River on Sunday, was held In the
Wiedenmayer residence, 45S Mt Pros
poet avenue, at 10 o'clock today. The
Rev. DR.. William H. Morgan, pastor of
the Cenaral M. e. Church, conduct
ed the religious services, and the mem
bers of ST. Johns Lodge No. 1, Free
and Accepted Masons, of which Mr..
Wiedenmayer was a past master. held
Masonic service.
DIR. Morgan said there was no need
Of his speaking in eulogy of his friend,
the friend of all, at the funeral service.
The presence of SO many friends and
business associates. Dr. Morgan de-
clared, was a sufficient eulogy for any
man after he had passed from this
world.
But the pastor said he felt he must
say something about the life and char
acter of one he had known intimately
for twelve years, and admired and
loved.
Mr.. Wiedenmayer was one of the
purest men in conversation and In
methods of life ever knew" said DR..
Morgan.
He was a dutiful husband, kind, a
loving father loyal friend, religious
and charitable man. He was kind,
courteous and manly. He was strictly
upright In his business dealings and in
the public office he held.
II was with him when the mother of
his children died, and shall never for
get his grief when he spoke to his boys
of his loss and theirs. He put his arms
around my neck and sobbed. / told
! him only God could comfort him then.
| He kneit with me and prayed to God
| for him and his children"
GRIEF Of the Family.
DR.. Morgan spoke of the widow of
Mr.. Wiedenmayer how she Is afflicted,
after being only three years married,
and of the grief of the sons. He said
God would comfort them.
Upward of 100 employees in the
George w. Wiedenmayer brewery
passed by the coffin There were dele
cations from Atlas Lodge. I. o. o. F.,
the Concordia Singing Society, the Ste
phens & Condit Transportation Com
pany, the Stephens & Condlt Excursion
Company, Harmony Chapter. Royal
Arch Masons; Salaam Temple A. A. o.
N. M. S.; Newark Lodge of Elks, the
Ironbound Building and Loan Associa-
ton, the Jeffersonian Club, the George
w. Wiedenmayer Association and other
organizations.
The floral display was one of the
largest ever seen at funeral in New
ark. All the above named organiza-
tions sent great wreaths, mounds, harps
| and other designs. The steamboat em-
ployees of George c. Wiedenmayer, the
eldest son of the dead man, were rep
resnted by a very large floral model
of the steamboat Magenta. 1t was
greatly admired by all the people who
called at the house. The brewery en-
ployees sent an immense Gates Ajar.
There were over thirty more large
pieces, besides bouquets and clusters.
The flower mementos from the widow
and daughter and sons were very beau
tiful. A score of personal friends sent
floral pieces.
Among those at the funeral services
were former Mayor Henry M. Doremus,
Sheriff William Harrigan, Louis v.
Aronson. former Mayor William III. F.
Fielder, President Augustus F. Egers,
of the Board of Works.; Charles E. Hill
who succeeded Mr. Wiedenmayer as
nresident of the Common Council: Al
bert Hahn, Peter Ulrich, Alfred Dali
rymple. chairman of the Republican
County Committee; John McLagan,
Gustaye Lehlbach, John c. Eisele, Po-
lice Captain Peter Christie and James
e. Reilly. secretary of the Board of
Trade. who represented that body.
The honorary pall-bearers were Jacob
Kleiuhaus. John B. Stobaeus Dr. Her
man Bleyle, Jonn r. Hardin, John S.
Teeter, Adolph Hensler, Austen II. Nc
Gregor, George C. Ward, Palmer Cher
lock, Augustus F. Eggers, Joseph NJ
Byrne and William H. F. Fielder.
The active bearers were George j.
Wiedenmayer Edward Schickhaus,
Hugo Kleinhaus, Fred A. Lehlbach,
John c. Wiedenmayer and William H.
Romer.
About twenty-five coaches followed
the hearse to Elizabeth, where the body
of Mr.. Wiedenmayer was put In the
crematory of Rose Hill Cemetery at 1
O'Clock. His ashes will be buried in the
Wiedenmayer plot at Paramount Gem
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