Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-21
". D. RUTAN TO Be
BURIED TOMORROW
Masonic Rites for Newarker
Prominent Socially, Political
ly and in Business.

Funeral services for William ID.
and political circles in Newark. will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:S0
O'Clock from the Church of the Re-
deemer, in Broad street. The Rev.
will oficiate. Masonic rites Will be
conducted at the grave prior to the
internlent in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
Mr.. Rutan died Saturday afternoon
at 4 o'clock at lie Mt. Pleasant ave-
nue., after an illness of three weeks,
from rheumatism. His condition, how
ever, did not take a serious turn until
three days before his death.
The last time Mr.. Rutan was out of
doors was on primary day, September
"a, when he cast his ballot.
Lodge Brothers PaIlbearers.
The pall-bearers will be selected
from officers and past masters Of
Kane Lodge No. 30, f. and A. NJ, Of
which Mr.. Rutan was a charter mem
Der and past master.
Mr.. Rutap, the son of John and
Susan Rutan, was born in this city
on December 30, 1885, He began work
In the old Newark postofflce, then
located near the site of the old Bam-
berger building, and was gradually
raised from the position of clerk to
that of assistant postmaster. There
was only one assistant at that time.
in 1854 he married Miss Kate c. Dodd,
daughter of David C. Dodd. She died
~forty-seven years ago, and Mr.. Rutan
never remarked.
While still in early life he entered
the coal business in Newark and later
the hating business In New York city.
IL was during President Cleveland's
administration that Mr.. Rutan was
appointed head of the Newark post
Office. Two years later, however, he
relinquished the position to assume
the office of internal revenue collector.
Two years later he became connected
with the United States Fidelity and
Casualty Company as solicitor and
six years ago, in association with
John B. Geyler, took over the Newark
branch of the company under the
name of Rutan & Geyler. which has
since been continued.
BY his strong nature and enduring
loyalty Mr.. Rutan made a wide circle
of friends. He was a man with a
profound sense of civic responsibility,
and was always alert to all things of
public interest. As he was possessed
with a wonderful memory. he could
tell an astounding fund of reminis-
cences of the old days of the city.
Best-Known Mason In State.
AS a Mason, Mr.. Rutan was perhaps
one of the most well-known men of
that order in this section of the State.
From 1860 he had been connected with
Kane Lodge, one of the largest and
strongest Masonic lodges in the State.
Mr.. Rutan was rendered a reception
In honor Of his fifty years member
ship in the order.
Prominent Masons from all sections
of the State were in attendance ana
Mr.. Rutan was presented with a gold
purse by Hamilton Wallace, past
grand master of the State. He was
also a member of Eureka Lodge No.
80. of the same order. of the grand
lodge for more than half a century
and was deputy grand secretary for
the past forty years. He had filed
all the chairs of Kane Lodge. In adj
dition to this he was one of the active
promoters of the Masonic Home at
Burlington, a member of the Masonic
Home committee and a former presi-
dent of the Masonic Veterans and a
former president of the North End
Club, for many years being one of
the most popular members of the
latter.
Mr.. Rutan is survived by a daugh-
ter, Mrs. James d. Bailey, of lie Mt.
Pleasant avenue; a son, David r.
Rutan, of 50 Ingraham place, two
sisters and n brother, MI. j. J. s..
Rutan. For the past twenty-five