Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-16
AT FUNERAL OF
MRS. TURNER
Impressive Service Was Held
at SeWaren Yesterday.
Special TO the EVENING NEWS.

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Sewaren, Jan. 16:-The funeral
of Mrs. M E. Turner, at her late
residence, yesterday afternoon, was
very largely attended, every room
on the lower floor being filed to its
capacity with friends and neighbors
who had come to pay their last tri-
butte of respect to the friend who
was no longer among them. From
Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn
and many other cities besides Wood
bridge and nearby towns came
friends to attend the last sad rites
of their friend who had crossed the
dark river to return no more among
them.
DR.. Eschel, of Brooklyn, opened
the service by reading some very
appropriate and beautiful selections
from the Scriptures, beginning with
the sentence, 81 am the resurrection
and the life" After the reading
Mrs. Lockwood, of Woodbridge, who
was at the plano, played in softest
tones Lead Kindly Light" and Mr..
Potter sang, to her accompaniment,
three verses of this beautiful hymn.
DR.. Eschel then talked for about
fifteen or twenty minutes In an In
formal manner. HIS voice Is very
heavy and impressive and his re-
marks were listened to with the
greatest interest. These were fol-
lowed by the solo from the oratorio
of Elijah. REST Ye In the Lord"
rendered by Mr.. Potter, after which
DR.. Eschel made a prayer and pro-
nounced the be%nediction.
The flowers were unusually beau
tiful and in the greatest profusion.
The mantelpiece was q solid mass of
green, potted ferns and heavy ropes
of smilax concealed the entire wood
work of the mantel, and directly I'M
derneath stood, on an invisible bier,
the casket, which was of heavy grey
cloth, with six very large silver
handles inlaid with mother OF pearl
this being almost entirely covered
with the floral offerings which were
composed Of the most beautiful and
expensive varieties that a New York
florist could furnish. At the head
OF pink and white roses, carnations
and orchids. In the centre was the
word Mother in purple violets. In
the corner beside the mantel shelf,
close to this pillow, was a superb
cross. three feet high, composed of
Gala lilies and white roses. An i'm
mense wreath at each end of the
casket rested on the floor. Between
these were banked a profusion of
many large punches of flowers which
filled all Of the space between the
floor and casket. The entire top of
the casket was a mass of green and
white, including the rarest of BIOS
SONS. One very noticeable bunch OF
Easter lilies and asparagus fern,
tied with purple chiffon, was the
gift of Mr.. and Mrs. Shines, who
came out from Brooklyn especially
to be present at the house yesterday,
they having been for a long time
close personal friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Turner. A beautiful bunch of
orchids and ferns was sent by Mr..
and Mrs. William Lockwood, and a
superb bunch of pink carnations,
with very long stems, and long
leaves OF ferns was the gift of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Turner and his moth
err, Mrs. Martha Turner. The large
wreath, composed of white carna-
tons, roses, and southern Pixie
leaves, was sent by the members of
the firm of Raynor & Perkins En-
velope Company, New York, with
whom Mr.. Turner is connected In
business.
Mrs. Turner's mother, Mrs. Lei
son, of Woodbridge. was unable to
be present at her daughters funeral
as she was suffering from an attack
of heart trouble brought on by grief
and the shock of her death.
Beside Mr.. Turner and a son and
daughter who survive Mrs. Turner,
there Is a sister and three brothers
who were present yesterday at the
services and also a sister and broth
er who resided in California. The
interment was In Alpine cemetery.