Evening journal., 1911-02-20
MANY MOURN
EDWARD 7. PRICE
Funeral Of Dead Lawyer At
tended by Large Number
OF Friends
FLOWERS In PROPULSION
AS LOVING TESTIMONIALS

Many friends attended the funeral
yesterday afternoon OF Edward T.
Price, the well-known lawyer who
was buried from the home Of his cous-
In. IA. II. Price, OF No 100 West
Eighth street. The presence OF so
many friends was a tribute paid by
men and women TO Mr.. Prices sterling
qualities and his many lovable traits.
From early Saturday evening until
the funeral services began yesterday
afternoon, many viewed the remains.
The first person to see the body was
the colored woman employed at the
private hospital where Mr.. Price had
been patient and the second was the
colored waiter who had served him at
the Clayton House where Mr. Price
had lived for years. Many policemen
with whom Mr.. Price was q favorite.
also called at the home.
The body lay I'm an oak caskot COM
! pletely surrounded by flowers. The en-
tire parlor was filed with them. Tho
members of the police force sent an
| immense design representing a block,
the corner being of, the idea being
that the block OF friendship had re-
oeived a blow by the death OF their
friend The police department. also
sent bunch Of forty-one white ca.na.
lions, one for each year of the de-
ceased's age. The Bedford Club sent a
large bunch of pink roses, the Tall
Cedars of Lebanon bunch OF red ones
Delta Chapter OF Royal Arch Masons
an elaborate keystone with the mystic
initials OF the order upon IT,; Abe ST.
mon, a large and handsome wreath.
There were other flowers from private
individuals IN profusion. including a
splendid spray OF lilies from J. Ernest
Smith. his preceptor in the law and
his partner. and another pretty one
from Charles w. Smith, also a part
ner In the law firm.
Members of the New Castle County
Bar Association were present at the
! funeral IN large numbers. There were
also delegations from nearly all of tho
| various Masonic bodies In the city IN
addition TO Temple Lodge. which had
charge Of the funeral by request OF Mr.
Price.
The pail bearers we're George A.
Salmon, John A. TAFT. Henry B. Nc
Cullom. Charles B. Palmer. T.. p. Nit
chell and s. j. Horn A floral tribute.
which bore a card containing the sim
pie words. the boys" rested upon
I Ahf AhH W ihN AhehfA 40 IL WAS
borne to the grave. Interment was
made in Riverview cemetery I'm the
family lot by the side Of MS mother
who died when he was a child
Members OF the New Castle County
Bar Association '.oid a special meet
ing in the court room al the county
court house on Saturday afternoon
when formal action was taken on the
death of Mr.. Price. Herbert l.. Rice
presided i'm the absence of Thomas II
Bayard. the president
Resolutions prepared by Charles w
Smith. chairman of the resolutions
committee, were passed unanimously
I Funeral services We're conducted al
the house by the Rev Robert L. Jack
son, pastor Of Hanover PresbyteriaI
Church where the deceased had at
tended Sunday school. Mr. Jackson
had visited him I'm his last illness
The minister spoke briefly but feel
ingly Temple Lodge also held a brie
service at the house. At the grav
there was a short commitment ser
1 vice by the Rev. Mr. Jackson afte
which the Masons held their fina
z ceremony.