The San Francisco call., 1910-01-08
SIMPLE SERVICE
AT FUNERAL OF
PIONEER BANKER
Relatives and Lifelong Friends
Gather at the Bier of
D. O. Mills
Remains Are Taken East by
Son and Daughter in
Special Train

In room bsnA ed with rare flowers
and filed with mssn prominent in the
financial life of san Francisco, the
funeral services over the remains of
Darius O. Mills we're held yesterday
afternoon at Miubran. Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid the daughter, and ogden Mills,
son of the dead man, sat apart from
The gathering Of friends in a small
drawing room during abe reading OF
The simple Episcopal church funeral rit-
uaI After the friends who had journeyed
TO 2TiIlbrae to pay their last respects
TO the remains of the dead millionaire
had returned TO the city. the violet
covered casket was taken on the pri-
Vste car Mishawka- The body was
taken cast. accompanied by Mrs. Reid
and ogden Mills. on special train
which left AIilIbrae at $50 o'clock.
The funeral services had been set
for yesterday afternoon contingent
upon the arrival from the east of OS-
Den Mills. Mills reached Mfllbrae on
helated train al o'clock yesterday
morning.
BISHOP NICHOLS OFFICIATES
The prayers and ritual of the Epis-
copal church were read and recited by
Bsb0p William Ford Nichols of the
diocese of California. assisted by Rev.
y B. ". Gallwey, rector Of St Mat
thew's church San Mateo. There was
no eulogy or word OF parting or con-
dolence- uttered by the prelate, who
wore the fun canonicai robes. The
formal service of the church of which
the deceased inancier was member
-
ninetieth psalms We're recited and the
lesson was taken from the fifteenth
chapter of 81. PsuTs epistle TO the
Corinthians During the services the
following hymns, selected by the fam
ilT, We're sung by quartet: The
Strife Is Ger" For All the Saints Who
From Their Labor Rest and Abide
With Me" The members of the quar-
tet were: c. L. Goetting. Samuel B.
Mayer. ID. B. Crane and l. a. Larsen.
BENEATH PAIL OF NIOLETS
The remains OF D. O. Mills. encased
ia simple cloth covered casket. were
placed in the drawing room Of the Mills
mansion. The casket rested on
catafalque which was banked with
lilies OF the valley. orchids and ferns
A pail Of violets and smilaX completely
covered the coffin. Floral pieces and
clusters OF ma gnificent flowers filled
casket. Suspended at one of the win
dows was a wonderful cluster of red
roses. while another notable design
WAS Il great wreath of palm and russet
oak leaves.
The Mills family arranged for spe-
cia train 20 leav- the Third and
TO ynsend streets depot at 2:l5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, and nearly 100
men and women friends OF the deceased
took that means OF reaching Millbrae
Twenty-Five carriages awaited the
train at the depot and took the party
10 The Mills home, which is located
ia the spacious grounds about a mile
from the station. The neighboring
families OF the Burlingame and san
N. -e0 districts were st the Mills home
earlier Templeton and Miss Jennie
Croker were with ogden Mills and
Ms. Reid for the greater part Of the
day
The funeral services began promptly
At clock and lasted about half an
hour, when the san Francisco friends
were driven back to the station to
board their train and return to the
city.
on = SPECIAL TRAIN
The caszet was taken to the station
later. Tie special train had been made
up early in the day and waited on a
siding. The train was composed of
lle Specl2l CIR or the CroCker family,
''AI5shawka-" which came west several
weeks ago on an errand similar to its
present sad employment, bearing the
body of George Crocker; the private
car san Emidio = diner and d bag
gage car. The casket, still bearing its
violet pail was placed in the "Mish-
awka. several of the most handsome
floral pieces were placed with the re-
mains. including design Of orchids
PROMINENT MEN PRESENT
Among those who attended the fu-
neral were;
United States Circuit ". : Teris and Mrs
Judge ". u. Morrow TeTis
William H. Crocker and FrsnkeB. Anderson and
Mrs. Crecker MrsS Anderson
=. ". Hopkins +. II. Daniels
Mountford ). Wilson, Charles r. Bishop
and Mrs. Wilson Patrick Calhoun and
Antoine Borel Miss Calhoun
John tionrnoy T. Carey Friedsnder
Henry l. Scott and James L. Flood and
Mrs. Scott Mrs. Flood
Rev 7. v. Ciampett Temnleton Croker
Robert + Morrow Miss Jennie Croker
T. Dupiessis Beylard' u. G. Rslston
and Mrs. Beyla George NephaII
,. - Cole Rev. DR. Brewer and
J. D. Grant and Mrs Mrs Brewer
Grant <. s. Pisbury
The Panama Pacific exposition com
mittee adjourned yesterday out Of re-
spect TO the memory of the late d. o.
Mills