The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-15
SIMPLE SERVICE
FOR DR.. WARNER
Many Grieving Friends
Throng Home In
Park Place
Touching EuIOgy Is Delivered by
Rev. Dr.. VIM. Stevenson
OF ,YOnkerS n. Y.

DR.. I.<Dever Warner was buried to-
day with simple yet impressive ser
vices. The home at 225 Park Place
was thronged with relatives and per-
sonaI friends who came to pay their
final tribute OF respect to one of
Bridgeport's foremost citizens.
The services were brief and were
At IL O'Clock Rev. DIR. William P.
Stevenson, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church of Yonkers, N. Y, Of
fered simple prayer. This was fol-
lowed by appropriate readings from
Scripture
Rev. DR.. Stevenson. for years a per
sonal friend of DR., Warner, then de-
In his remarks, Rev. DR.. Stevenson
paid high tribute to those innate traits
that had brought DR.. Warner to the
spoke feelingly of his beautiful home
life. His services to the city, his
benefactfons to his employees and his
loving guidance and counsel to his
family were remarked by Rev. Dr.
Stevenson IN his most ntting et71ogy.
Men who had known DR. Warner for
years wept at. the conclusion of the
remarks and there was scarcely a.
dry eye in the entire concouTse that
completely filled the home.
A short prayer concluded the SER
vice The burial was in Mountain
Grove cemetery at the convenience of
the family later in the day.
The honorary pallbearers were Hon.
Charles F; Brooazer, of Ansonia; Aus
Virgil P. GHbney, of New York, and
Judge Morris B. Beardsley, DIT. G. G..
Godfrey, DIR. Henry B1odgett, Gen.
Henry A Bishop and George C. Ed
wards.
Rev. John MacLaren Richardson, d.
D., pastor of the First Presbyterian
funeral, but was delayed in arriving
here from Ohio. where he was called
last week by the death of a relative.
Rev. DIR. Stevenson, who was here to
of Dr.. Warner, took charge of the SER
vice, when a telegraphic message this
morning announced Rev. DR.. Richard
sons inability to attend.
= BY orders OF Chief of Police Eugene
BiTminghann, who also attended in per-
son. a detail of patroImen under the
were present at the services. They
were Patrick Burns, Charles Musante,
Daniel A. Poland, Samuel H Greg
CRY, James r. Glennon, B. H. Glen
non, John Ha1pin, John r. McGoverns
William Dalwig, John J. Flynn.
There was a wealth of beautiful
flowers from DR.. Warmers former
business associates and his many per-
sonal friends. Many of the floral
pieces accompanied the body from the
South. The fanilyfs tribute included
covered the casket, a pillow Of vioaets,
inscribed Papa, a. massive wreath of
orchids and a large placque of the
same flower.
Other floral pieces were:
Wreath of oak leaves with a, cluster
of white roses officers of Pequonnock
National Bank.
Wreath, galax leaves, calrnelia and
japonica, Warner Bros. Fire Depart
ment-
Basket of roses, camelia and orchids.
office employees of Warner Bros. fac
tory.
Flat spray of roses and cyoas leaves,
engineering department of Warner
Bros. factory.
Flat spray of camelia, and orchids
officers and directors of Bridgeport Y.
M. c. A.
Wreath, ivy leaves with cluster of
white roses, New York Office en-
ployes.
Wreath, ivy leaves with a cluster of
lilies of the valley and violets, Chi
cago office employees.
Wreath, lilies, Bridgeport Gas Light
Company.
Wreath galax leaves and vioIets,
Bristol Brass Company.
: Wreath, lilies of the valley and Or
chfds, department heads, Warner Pros.
factory.