Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-25
CROWDS THRONG
CHURCH At DR.
WARD FUNERAL
Floral Tributes Surpass Any
Ever Seen Before in
Newark.
SERVICES WERE MARKED
BY UTMOST SIMPLICITY
Officiating Clergymen Make No
Remarks Many Prominent
Men Are Present.

The funeral services in South Park
Presbyterian Church this afternoon fer
the late DR.. Leslie D. Ward, first vice
president of the Prudential Insurance
Company, who died In London, Eng
land, just as he was TO start an auto
mobile trip through the continent with
his only surviving son, Leslie r. Ward.
who lives in France, were very plain
and simple, as DIR. Ward, who was
modest man and did not like display.
would have it.
After the organist played Chopinss
funeral march the Rev. Dr. j. n.
Blanchard rector of the Episcopal
Church at Madison, N. j., where DR..
Ward had a summer home, made
prayer. and the Masonic Temple Quar-
tet of New York sang the hymn Gross
ing the Bar" The Rev. DIR. Blanchard
read from the Scriptures and the Rev.
DR.. Lyman Whitney Allen, pastor of
South Park Church, followed with a
prayer.
Next in the services was the sing
ing Of the hymn "Come Unto Ne
When Shadows Darkly Gather" by the
Masonic Temple Quartet, followed by
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Blanchard, ana
LIE IA6f LIT. A4lG4 gave the 0t-ttE-
diction The services closed by the
quartet singing the hymn. "Sleep Thy
Last Sleep There were no remarks
made by either Of the officiating clergy
men, and the cover OF the burial caslzet
was not removed.
Body Arrived Saturday. -
The body of DR. Ward. which was
brought to New York on Saturday on
a steamer OF the Cunard line, was
taken to Smith & Smiths undertaking
parlors in Broad street. where it was
/ seen yesterday by the brothers OF Dr.
Ward and other relatives. The burial
caskst was Of solid bronze. with solid
bronze handles. and on the %
the name "Dr TSg Sssart.
plain gold letters. When taken to the
church today the casket was covered
by blanket of orchids from Leslie P.
Ward. who came from London with The
body of his father.
Besides the pews on either side OF the
main aisle of the church for Leslie P.
Ward, the widow of Herbert Ward and
her daughter. the three brothers OF DR..
Ward and their families, other rela-
tives and old friends, pews were occu-
pied by delegations from the Thirty
seventh New Jersey Volunteer Veteran
Association, of which DR.. Ward was
president, and Lincoln Post No. ].
Grand Army of the Republic, of which
he was an old member.
Body Taken Home.
The body was removed to DIR. Wards
old city residence at 1858 Broad street
this morning. where the mourners, the
honorary pail bearers and old friends
<f-< -s@I<- .6 - HsXE
O'Clock the body was carried TO
hearse by porter bearers and taken
across Broad street to the church.
where hundreds Of business men were
assembled and the managers and
clerks and other Prudential employees.
The honorary pail bearers were seated
in pews on the south side of the main
! aisle across from 'the members OF the
family and other mourners4 Back Of
the honorary bearers were officers and
directors of the Prudential Company.
the Union National Bank of which Dr.
Ward was vice president; the Fidelity
Trust Company, the Public Service
Corporation, former members OF the
Essex County Court House Conrnis-
sion, members of the Newark Board az
Trade, representatives OF the New
; York, Equitable, Metropolitan and
Mutual Insurance companies, the Al
lance Franchise, the Pompton River
Club, the Essex Club, the Essex Coun-
ty Country Club the Morristown Golf
|, Club and other associations.
: The honorary pall-bearers were
. John F. Dryden. Uzal H. McCarter.
William Scheerer. Mahlon Pitney.
Thomas N. McCarter William S. Cum
! mere, Franklin Murphy and George W.
Perkins
All the Offices of the Prudential IN
Newark except a few that must b
kept open, as the law provides. wers
closed at 2:3o o'clock today, so that
,, heads of departments and all employees
l went to the church. the services began
: at 3 o'clock. The interment was made
, in the Ward plot at Mt. Pleasant
/, Cemetery.
Beautiful Floral Tribute
5 The floral tributes sent to the church
t by business associates and all friends
: of DIR. Ward and employees of the
: Prudential Insurance Company formed
? one of the largest and most beautiful
displays of flower pieces ever seen at
funeral service in this city. A variety
of tall palms nearly hid the wall hack
of the pulpit. In the front centre of the
palms a cross about ten feet high tow
i. cred. 1t was composed of orchids. lilies
of the valley. sago palms and galax
l leaves. and it was from the clerical
e force of the same offices of the same
: offices of the Prudential in this city
), There was a great bunch of lilies and
ii orchids from the Division Manag4fs'
/ Association Of the Prudential. and an
/ immense cluster of lilies and orchids
from the Canadian division Of the conn
J pany. A very large wreath made Of
sago palms. galax leaves and gladioIas
r was sent with sympathy by George 3.
Speer, Cyrus Fl. Lang. Fred w. Tam
! sey, Edward S. Andrews and Robert
s. Boyd. of Prudential department.
AT the centre front OF the pulpit pitts
form was a great placque Of large Ias-
ter lilies and asparagus from Forrest r.