Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-11-20
LAST RITES FOR THE
LATE WIN. kAvANACH
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR JANiESTOWN'S WELL
KNOWN RESIDENT.
Many Evidences of Love and Esteem.
Addresses at Funeral.

AOOfeSSeS AZ Fu0oral.
The Methodist church was packed
to it's utmost capacity Sunday after
noon by those who came to attend
the funeral services for Jamestown's g
honored citizen, VIM. Kavanagh, who
died November 18th at his home in
this city. Many were unable to gain
admittance to the church and lin
gered on the sidewalk and steps of
the building, while words of praise
and comfort to the members of his
family were said by friends, and by
those who were in the best position
to know of the good deeds Of a good
man. The services began by the
church choir rendering Rock of
Ages" which was followed by a
prayer by Rev. G. W. Simon of the
Presbyterian church. A scripture
service was read by Clarence Newby,
secretary of the Y NJ. c. A.. who rep
resented that organization in the SER
vices. A solo, Face to Face" was
given by Mrs. Alfred Steel, following
which the first address was given by
Dean Taylor of jamestown College,
who spoke of the kindly interest that
the deceased had always taken in
the affairs of the college and in the
welfare of the student body; also of
his general interest in broader edu-,
cational work of the state, regard
less of denominational bearing.
DR.. E. P. Robertson of Wesley Col.
lege, Grand Forks, followed with a
short address in which he outlined
the interest which Mr.. Kavanagh
had always taken in the affairs of
the church, as seen from wider
horizon than the local viewpoint.
DR.. Robertson told how Mr.. Kava-
nagh had helped the college both
financially and by counsel, and
showed in a clear light the keen in
;terest which the Jamestown citizen
had ever manifested in the larger
affairs of the church, as we'll as in
the immediate interests of the So
ciety.
Rev. c. B. Kepford gave an ad-
dress upon the business ability and
activities of Mr.. Kavanagh, also re-
ferring to him in fitting terms as a
neighbor and friend, and to his in
tegrity of character and successful
business career.
Rev. A. w. Brown of Park River,
N. D., spoke of the deceased as a
young man, of his early life and
struggles. The speaker and Mr..
Kavanagh had been chums in school
days, and Rev. Brown paid q glow
ing tribute to the fine traits OF char
acter which the deceased had shown
as lad.
1t devolved upon Rev. James An
derson, pastor of the church, to re-
late in a more detailed manner the
many excellent qualities of the de-
parted, an intimate knowledge Of
which had been gained by a close as
sociation in church and Sunday
school work during the past few
years. Mr.. Kavanagh was a type of
man, said the speaker, whose friend
ship he keenly appreciated, and which
was to the speaker one great COM
pensation for labor in the minister
ial field. He did not assume that
the deceased, or those of group Of
similar friends and assistants in this
city, were perfect; they were good
men, Christian gentlemen, exerting
an influence in the community for
good, taking stand for the bene-
fits that Christian citizenship brings.
The extent of their influence in q
community is we'll known. Mr.. Kav-
anagh's broad and Christian charac-
ter was seen in his words of counsel,
and contributions to sister denomi-
nations in church work. His inter-
est in the Jamestown Y. M. c. A. had
been great from the beginning, and
he was the first president Of that as
sociation. He was president and
chairman of the board of directors.
In Sunday school work his interest
was active, and always manifest
and at his death he was superinten-
dent of the M. E. Sunday school. As
a boy he was interested in temper
ance work, and at the last confer
ence he had been elected member
of the Enforcement League board.
Lastly, the speaker referred to the
great devotion Of the departed in the
new church building movement.
This interest had never tagged from
the beginning, and his counsel and
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