Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-05-26
TRIBUTES PAID TO
HENRY H. ROGERS
REV. DR.. coLLYER SPEAKS
BRIEFLY OF LIFE OF
HIS FRIEND.
SERVICES IN NEW YORk-RE
MAINS TAKEN TO FAIR
HAVEN FOR BURIAL.

New York, May 2l.-The funeral
yesterday of Henry H. Rogers, pres
ident of the Amalgamated Copper
company. and active head OF the
STANDARD Oil company, brought to-
gether many men prominent in the
business and financial districts of
| this city to honor the memory of the
man who had won their admiration,
| not only for his unusual energy, cour-
age and business ability, but because
of likeable qualities as an associate
and friend.
Although attendance at the serv-
ices in the Church of the Messiah at
10 a. m. was limited to intimate BUSH
ness associates and personal friends,
those included so many of the lead
ers of the New York business and
financial world that their absence
from their usual activities had
noticeable effect upon the business
of the financial district.
$1,000 Men Pay Tribute
Throughout the country wherever
the Standard Oil company had sta
during the hours of the funeral TO
mark the passing of the first vice
president of the company and one OF
the men who had helped materially
to make it a great organization. Orders
| had been issued Thursday night that
all operations of the company should
cease between 10 and IL o'clock,
and these applied to every one of the
| $1,000 employees condition which
had not existed in the giant corpora
ton since it's foundation more than
35 years ago.
John ID. Rockefeller could not at
tend the funeral, as he is in Hot
| Springs, Virginia, with Mrs. Rookie
| Teller, whose convalescence from
severe illness would not permit him
to leave her. He sent however, a
long telegram to Mrs Rogers express
| ing his grief.
Services at the Church.
The funeral cortege left the Rog-
street at $50 a. M, and proceeded
to the Church of the Messiah in East
Thirty-fourth street, where the Rev.
Robert Collyer, pastor emeritus, a
| friend of the dead capitalist, con-
| Quoted the funeral services according
to the Unitarian forms.
The funeral observances in the
Church of the Messiah were exceed
singly simple and followed closely
| the ordinary customs of the Unitar
ian church. The officiating clergy
man was the Rev. Robert Collyer
the venerable pastor emeritus of the
congregation. who had known Mr..
Rogers for many years.
1T is no time for a sermon" said
Dr. Collyer, only for some words
about dear friend"
DR.. Collyer spoke in voice break
ing with emotion at times as he re-
ferred to the numerous incidents
which occurred during his long
friendship with the dead man.
Il found him one of the truest men
I ever met in my life said the min
lister.
"He was ever quietly and gener-
ously charitable. always doing good
things through others. and avoiding
the public knowledge of his biggest
acts"
Mr.. Rogers Philanthropy.
Mr.. Rogers, many benefactions to
his home town at Fair Haven, Mass,
was referred to by Dr. Collyer. The
splendid church which Mr.. Rogers
ingly spoken about. "He was a moth
er-the church in which services
will be held today-was also feel
ingly spoken about. HE was amoth-
er's boy" said Dr. Collyer, 'and sell
dom let more than few weeks slip
by without visiting her in Fair
Haven. He told me once that the
sweetest memory of his life was the
remembrance of the light in the wins
dow which always welcomed him
home to his wife and child when he
first went into the Oil regions OF
Pennsylvania.
His Love for Children.
Mr.. Collyer spoke of the dead mans
great fondness for children. and said
the school children of Fair Haven all
had loved him.
How glad am to say these things
about him before yor all, many OF
whom have been his neighbors and