The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-27
DR.. HATCHER WILL
REST IN HOLLYWOOD
FAMILY ACCEDEs TO THE EARNEST
APPEAL or THE MEMBERS OF
Old CONGREGATION.
BURIAL WEDNES SD AY
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS NOR COM
pLs,TED--MAIN FUNERAL SER
VICE WILL BE HELD To-
DAY Al FORK UNION,

Yielding to the earnest and unani-
nous appeal OF the congregation he
served faithfully for twenty-six years.
the family Of the lamented DIR. VIII
liam Eldridge Hatcher yesterday con-
scented that the burial services should
take place Mt Grace Street Baptist
church. and that burial be in Holly
wood cemetery.
The committee which went to Fork
Union on that mission Sunday night.
received Its answer yesterday morn
ing and returned to thf city, This
committee comprising of John +. Sa
VILE, Frank w, Brown and w A Har-
ris, will have entire charge Of the
funeral and burial here. and the final
plans viii not be completed until
this morning. The only definite mat
ters settled upon now are that the
body Of DR. Hatcher Will arrive in
Richmond Wednesday morsing and
Will lie in state in the chancel of
Grace-Street church until probably 4
o'clock in the afternoon when the
final services will be held. II is known
that the committee has invited a
number Of prominent Baptist minis
ters to participate in the service, but
all Of these have not been heard from
AID so the announcement of the for
NAL program IS deferred until to-
day
Funeral Services To-day.
The main funeral services will take
place in the little church at Fork
Union as originally planned at 3
O'Clock this afternoon, and will be
conducted by Drs w w. Isandrum.
f. W. Boawright. Thomas j. Ship
man and J, B. Frost. all prominent
in the Southern Baptist convention
and close personal friends of the de
Sfyl.. l.. i
the chapel over night and will be
brought to Richmond on the first
train tomorrow.
In q message to The Virginian last
night. Rev. Eldridge b. Hatcher said
the family earnestly hoped that those
who had intended TO go to Fork Tn
ion would not alter their plans. He
said further conveyances would meet
all trains and those who came would
be taken care Of in the homes of
Fork Union people. Lieutenant Gov
ernor J. Taylor El1yson. Judge w, w
Moffett. Col J. J Darlington, Hunt
Hargrave and number Of others
have signified their intention Of at
tending the funeral services there.
The Paslbearers.
|. The following have been appointed
to serve as FRilbeareFs both at Fork
Union and at the services in Rich
mond, escorting the remains here:
Active nloe Snead. George Snead.
Harvey Hatcher, Ralph Cleme>A@.
Chandler Snead, Louis Thompson
all nephews Of the deceased and ].
| NJ. Stevens, W, r. Moncure, Nat Per-
| kins and Tobert y. Macon.
| Honorary j. ]. Darling
ton. Washington. D, G.; Mr. Hunt
| Hargrave. Chatham, Va; Or. Andrew
! Broaddus, Sparta. Va; Rev, DIR. w.
| ]. Slpman, Rice, Va: Rev. c. r Hern-
| don, Salem, Va; John b. Williams.
! Brookneal, Va. Or. W. G. James.
| Richmond, Va. DR.. G. w pearyman,
| Norfolk Va; w. b. Savage. church
! land, Va: John 7. Griffin. Church
! land. Va. Hugh G. Smith. Christian
! burg, Va George NJ. Bashaw. Rufus
I j Snead W. w. Hughes. II. A. Bur
CESS. Fork Union. Va; A. s. Burgess,
/ Central Plains, Va; y. ]. Chewning,
! Richmond. Va; Charles q. Snead. r,
! Bernard Weaver. Cronelius T. Snead,
! Fork Union, Va; r. $. Barbour, South
! Boston, Va; Joseph s. Payne. Column
| bia, Va; George w. Mcdaniel. y. d;
/ Rev. c. b, Corbitt. Salem, Va. w,
/ Ituc@step. c. r. Wood. Fork Union.
/ va. A. e Moon. Cartersvile. Va; G.
! J. Snead. Fork Union, Va: Rev. W. II.
/ Lawson, Richmond. Va G. NJ
/ Hughes. Fork Union. Va. Rev. Pey-
| ton Little. Crozet, Va: +. H. Martin,
/ n d. Charlottesville, Va; w. L. Seay,
! Fork Union, Va; Rev, K. W BagweIl.
( buckingham. Va; Rev. II. r. Staples.
: Orange Va: Nash P. Srea 4. N. d,
/ Cartersvine. Va; l.. r. Mostly VIII
( mngton, Va,