Norwich bulletin., 1910-11-07
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
JOHN A. soWEN's FUNERAL
Many Viewed Remains at Buckingham
Memorial - Services at Masonic
Temple.

Citizens from many walks of life,
relatives, business and fraternal as
sociates and other friends did honor
to the memory of the late Deputy
Sheriff John A. Bowen in attendance
in large numbers upon the public
services in connection with his flner-
al on Saturday. They brought the
tribute of esteem and respect which
he had won in his connection of IS
years with the local police depart
ment. during Is of which he was chief
of the department, and at the time Of
his death he was in charge OF the
county Jail on Cedar street.
The body of Deputy Sheriff Bowen
lay in state at the buckingham Me-
mortal from IL a. m. to p. m, pray
ers having been held at his late home
before the casket was removed to the
Memorial, where it lay in state in
the parlor, before bank of palms
and ferns and floral forms arranged
by Otto F. Ernst of the Geduldis green
houses. The following members of
Sedgwick post, No. /. G. A. r.. COM
rades of the deceased, were the guard
F. Geer. George Croker. Vine s.
Stetson. Seth L. Peck, James A. Her-
vey, George w. Rouse and John Serv-
ice.
1t was esti1na ted that several hun
dred viewed the face of their departed
AL CAOCh. SupppIIc u
members of Sedgwick post and escort
ed by members of the police depart
ment the body was removed to the
Masonic temple and placed in the blue
lodge room in front of the east. Public
service was held at the temple at 2.30
o'clock. Among the floral forms were
included the square and compass from
Somerset lodge. Maltese cross from
Columbian comInandery, sheaf OF
wheat from Sedgwick post, and forms
from the police, relatives and friends.
At 100 o'clock the temple was open
ed to the public and was quickly filled
so many desiring to attend that the
room provided was inadequate. The
following members of Somerset lodge
No. "a. f. and A. M. acted as usners;
Herbert M. Lerou, Henry G. Peck. On.
Lester e. Walker. James c. Macpher-
son, Elmer ID. Kinsman. Policemen
Brock and Maloney were stationed in
front of the temple.
The public service at go was opened
with the Dead March in Saul played
upo9 the organ by Organist Frederick
w. Lester In procession led by the
temple qUartette, which sang the hymn
o Paradise, Rev. P. c. Wright. pastor
Of the Central Baptist church, Wor-
shipful Master George A. Keppler, the
subordinate officers of Somerset lodge
and the pallbearers in full Knights
Templar regalia entered the lodge
TOCUl. prayer Was oIiHfeO DE Rev. MI,
Wright, the solo Crossing the Bar was
rendered by Eben Learned. and Rev.
Mr. Wright followed the reading of a
scripture selection with words of sym
pathy for the afflicted family and ap-
probation for the life that had closed
After the hymn, Lead, Kindly Light,
sung by the quartette, consisting of
Eben Learned, Louis A. Wheeler,
Charles S. Eaton and James B. Jack
son, the benediction was pronounced
by Rev. Mr.. Wright. The officers of
the lodge and the pail bearers then
retired to the music of the recession
Laborer's Task is Ger. rendered by
the choir. The pail bearers were Vine
s. Stetson, Francis E. Beckwith. Hen
ry Hovey, John Irish, Albert A. Walk
er. Charles w. Gale, Nelson J. Ay1-
ing and John c. Averill. They were
all Knights TeHolar, five of them be-
ing members of SedgWick post and
three of the Citizens corps.
The casket was borne from the
lodge room to the hearse down a
lane formed by the pail bearers by the
following members of the police force:
Jacob Vetter, William S Doty, Charles
s. Ebberts, Frank E. Henderson. John
Royston and Myron o. Morgan
The funeral procession was led by
an escort of policemen, including six
bearers and Capt. George Linton,
Sergt. Dennis ]. Twomey. Allen G.
Matthews. John II. Kane Henry b.
Fenton, Charles A. Smith and Tim
othy j. Driscoll. These were followed
by the members OF the lodges in Ma
sonic form, the pail bearers and car
riages. At the grave the Masonic bur
ial service was conducted by Wor-
shipful Master Keppler. The quar-
tette rendered Thy viii Be Done, and
the Masonic Farewell
After the Masonic part Of the serv-
ice Commander Henry Hovey of Sedg-
wick post deposited the ivy wreath and
the silk American flag of the post up
on the casket, according to the post
ritual. The service at the grave con-
Guided with the benediction by Rev.
Mr.. Wright
Chief of Police John Murphy. the
police commissioners. Alderman Henry
Gebrath. Councilmen Edgar B. Worth
iueton and Charles f. Briggs, ard the
three county commissioners. Charles
p. Noyes. Benjamin F. Williams and
r. w. Chadwick attended the funeral.
Henry Allen g. Son had charge Of
the arrangene