The Detroit times., 1910-12-16
MANY HONR Mr..
NAV|N's AEM0RY
Five Organization Including Detroit
Bar Associate Pay Splendid
Tribute To)ead Lawyer.

special meefns OF Ave organizations
with which te deceased had been
identified life. The memorial ses'
sion OF tn Detroit Bar association.
held In he county building at 4
o'clock, iisaid TO have been the
largest inhe history OF the associa-
tion. Neay 200 members were pres
ent, and 10 addresses as we'll as the
resolution gave evidence OF the gen
uine sorw that attended the pass
ing of Nj Navin.
On moon OF Attorneys George +.
Monaghg and James ID. May, the
circuit curt was requested not TO
hold an session Saturday. the day
OF the aneral, and this request viii
be condrTed In. The following COM
mittee was appointed TO attend the
funera. George +. Monaghan, u. y.
M. Coier, Prosecutor Van Zile, Allan
II. Fazer. Dennis b. Hayes, Arthur
G. OConnor, Judge Murphy. Judge
Hosrer. Judge Murfin, Judge Con.
molly Judge Phelm. United States
Distict Attorney Watson, State Sen
atof John ID. Maskay. w. G. Man.
cheser and Stewart c. Griswold.
Samuel Il. Douglls. president of the
association. occupied the chair Geo.
+. Mnaghan, as Chairman OF the res
olutims COMMITTEES. read beautiful
tribue TO the memory OF the de-
ceasd, briefly o,tlining his career
with tender refeences TO his home
life, 1is devotion to his family, his
love for little children. his big-heart.
cd clarity, his consideration for the
unfortunate and his worship Of his
only son and with reference to his
worl on the Jakson prison board
the resolutions eclared:
"Eis selection came as a veritable
God,end to the Unfortunate and help
less. No man the previous his
tory of the stat has done as much
ms lie to reclaii the erring and TO
build for the tate honest citizens
IRON men whoI prison pallor mad
stamped as almot hopeless. He went
to bis Maker with record of placing
| go men, who nd paid their penalty
to the state, in positions OF trust and
honest endeavo. No man can meas
ure the benefit b has been to unnum-
bered others o the erring with his
voice of kindlyencourageme
His love for children and his great
love for his souwere thus referred to-
There seemd to be a strong bond
of sympathy etween himself and
those of tende years. They respond
ed almost intuively TO his gentleness
and none wilImiss him more. Many
OF the youner men Of the profes-
sion are indicted to him for a help
| ing hand in siding them In their pro-
| fessional life He was ever their
. friend and cdnselor. 1t was his good
fortune to hse more personal friei,ds
among the lembers OF the bar at
large than robably any other one
member of ar profession. This was
due to his bnest simplicity of char
acter, readiess to assist them with.
out regard any burden II might en-
tail on him.
He had n idol that he worshiped.
| It was his t6-year.old son. For the
past IL yess he never retired at
night withot tying his necktie about
the pictureof this boy that stood IN
his dressin table. The night on
which he et)assed out, he left his tie
I'm its usui place about this picture"
On moon Of u. s. District Attor-
ney WaSon. committee was ap-
fpointed % see that the resolutions
are sprad on the records OF the fed
5era,. comfy and city courts. Brief
Remark were made by George X. NJ.
collier Prosecutor Van Zile. ex-Pros
|ecutorAllan Fl. Frazer. Judge Murfin.
wv. C Manchester, Dennis B. Hayes.
{Arthu O'Connor, and John d. Mac.
Kay.
Ab1t 800 members attended the
.specil meeting of the Knights of
EEuuit, in the temple at Fort and
&Secoad -sts., Thursday evening, to
|pay tribute of respect to the deceas-
ed Among those who spoke was
Edwrd Command, one OF the young
|mer whom Mr.. Navin had taken into
his office and had helped along in
MARQUIS ways. He declared that Mr..
Main had been as a father to him.
{OtIers who spoke were: James II.
,yich, of Pontiac; Eugene A. Welch,
.pf Kalamazoo; James M. Vaudeville,
Arthur c. O'Connor and George A.
|kdly. Charles Riordan, Of Boston,
national president OF the Knights of
Equity, sent word that he would at
md the funeral. Following the
meeting, the members went in
body to the home of the deceased on
Voodward-ave., where they recited
prayers for the dead and took fare
we'll look at the face Of their dead
brother. The knights of Columbus
also visited the residence In a body.
bn a similai mission.
The Detrsit lodge OF Elks held a
tablet service in memory Of Mr..
Navin, Thursday night. Judge James
|Phelan delivered a touching eulogy.
1rhe following were appointed to at
{kend the funeral: Judge Phelan.
EJudge NOSE Rohnert, Philip r. Van
|Zile, Ralph Phelps, Allan Fl. Frazer,
Charles ungeman, David z. Heine-
man and Mayor Philip Breltmeyer.
4 The Detoit Osteopathic society, in
adopted resolutions setting forth Mr..
|Navin's adorable characteristics and
|oalling attention to the valuable SER
|Fice he Aid rendered the cause of
bsteopathy In Michigan.
Active mllbearers at the funeral,
which will be held from the residence
No. 2040 voodward-ave, at $3.50. and
rom IS. Peter and Pauls cathedral
pm Adelane-st. at $50, Saturday
morning, will be: Judge James ..
Murfln, Gorge F. Monaghan, Judge
William F. Connolly, Malcolm ]. Nc.
Leod, William May, E. H. Doyle,
Charles II Collins, j. Shurley Ken
nary.
The hnorary pallbearers: Gov.
Fred NJ Warner, Justice John f.
Bird, Justce F. L. Brooke, Justice