The Detroit times., 1913-01-13
ORPHANS WILL DROP
FLOWERS IN PECK'S GRAVE
(Coatinued From PAGE one)

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HAYES, Alexander /. Lewis, Alex Nc
fherson, Sidney t. Miller. Edwin c,
Nichols, Daniel l.. Quick, jr., Walter
scotch, Edward ID. Stair, Chester G..
White. Ralph Stone, Z. II. Nelson, e..
u. Bielman, j. B. Howarth, Alex Dow,
John III. Bissell, A. K. Stewart, o. X.
LOCKER, r. p. Williams, ]. F. Hartz.
John, Dalzell, John Ballantyne, Mer-
I'LL b Mills, Edward c. Van Husan,
Charles A. Ducharme, Juniur e. Beal,
IL l.. Jenness, ID. E. Heineman, George
N. Brady, Albert l. Stephens, CT l..
ndrews. A H. Mcdonnell, w. "
Moore. Elwood Croul, Charles E. His
cook.
The active pallbearers will be
George Wiley, Samuel c. Mumford,
James G. Dalgliesh, F. II holt, J. "
Oxtoby and Hugh r. Burns.
A pathetic feature OF the services
ct the grave In Elmwood cemetery
will be the presence OF fifty or sixty
children from the Protestant Orphan
asylum who will pay a last tribute OF
affection and respect to Father"
Peck. The children will repeat the
twenty-third psalm in unison and pass
by the open grave. in single file, TO
drop a flower upon the lowered casket
To the children In the asylum, Mr..
Peck was the most wonderful person
IN the world His interest was so
great In the institution, and the boys
and girls II houses, that he visited
them from one to FIVE times every
week, no matter what the other de-
mands upon his time. He was a real
father" TO them, knowing every boy
and girl by name. and enough OF their
personal history to talk TO them in the
intimate fatherly way their child's
hearts and minds craved
mir. Peck was beloved by every
child here. no matter how short or
how long their acquaintance with him
might be-" said Mrs. August Barth,
superintendent Of the asylum. He
had that happy faculty OF getting on
friendly terms with the children at
once. None was afraid OF him. IL
was not an unusual sight to see half
the children In the building, trooping
along behind him, through the house
and out in the garden. when he came
here to visit with US. He had CHEEKY
word and kindly pat for every one
OF them. The boys adored him. 1t
was his delight to go into the boys
dormitory at the bedtime hour and
join with the boys, in the evening
hymn and prayer. Mr.. Peck furnished
our boys dormitory in 1892, the year
before he became a member OF the
ofiicial board Of the asylum.
His benefactions to the institution
and It's little ones were boundless. One
= year, on his birthday. Nov. 8. he
gave a complete new outfit OF cloth
Ing to every boy and girl, even to
handkerchiefs. ties and hair ribbons.
He presented the gifts personally and
he used to say that one OF the sweet
est moments OF the year was in the
hearing Of the various of Thank you
Mr.. Peck he received. in acknowledg.
mont. And once every year he provid.
cd an old-fashioned chicken pie supper
ut which he always presided. We al
ways had a table for the home-com.
ers' as We called our boys and girls
who had gone out OF the asylum dur.
Ing the last year or two just previous.
The last time Mr.. Peck was in the
asylum was Dec. 10, when he came to
make arrangements for the chicken
pie supper which was to take place
Dec. Is. When we found he could not
be with us that day, owing to illness
we postponed 1t hoping each day that
he would recover and we could enjoy
our usual feast together. But, these
things were only instances OF Mr..
Peck's benevolence and kindness to
the asylum and the children. He fitted
up boys reading room in the base
ment and stood ready always, to pro
vide anything that was necessary to
the health aid comfort OF the chill
dren. Our boys are known as 'Peck's
boys II all men could go to their
last resting place with tears shed for
them az genuine as those which the
asylum children have wept the last
few days for their beloved Mr.. Peek.
there would be honor indeed paid to
them.
Yesterday afternoon a boy who left
the asylum four years ago and who
had not visited US since, came here 10
say that he had read OF Mr.. Pecks
death and wanted to return to the
place where he could feel nearer TO
Mr.. Peck, to whose kindness and faith
erly advice and counsel he owed so
much. The boy also begged that he
might go with the other boys and girls
to the funeral"