The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-19
HUNDREDS PAY LAST TRIBUT TIE
 TO MIR. KLEIN
Body of Dead Merchant First to Enter Chapel
 He Gave

First to Enter Cnapel He Gave
 I Tn the beautiful though unfinished lrnortuary chapel in the cemetery or I lB'Nai Israel they paid the last tribute to the memory of Bernard Klein, this afternoon. The chapel was built by I MT Klein and his sons Jacob E. and built should be the first for whom wife and mother. the late Mary Low i enthaI Klein. It is curious 1ncfdent ]that MT Klein after this splendid me mortal to his deceased wife had been ibeautiful city and his efforts for the lservices should be held in it.
 The funeral services for MT Klein to-day, in which hundreds from prac- itically every walk and condition in Iting acknowledgement of his good ldeeds his aid in Building Bridgeport
 from a. modest village to a large ana IAbrahanl lodge, I. o. B. B., assembled
 uplift of humanity. If the wishes iof MT Klein could have been con Isulted it is doubtful if he would have ldesired services Of such public na-' ture. The family too would rat her l have had a private service for their dead, but MT Klein had so long oc- cupied such a prominent and peculiar place in public life that 1t was thought only hitting that the many societies and charities with which he was associat- ed in life. as we'll as the general pub lie. should be allowed part in the. Hast sad rites
 From 10 to 12 o'clock today the body Hay in state in Ehe so11tn pafiof of MT. KIein's home, 439 Norman street.
 There many friends of the family and of the deceased passed before the bier of all that was mortal of the dead philanthropist.
 The body lay in a modest black ve1- vet covered casket. The handles were | of silver and on silver plate onA the casket was the name Of the de- Iceased. the dates of his birth and of his death.
 | Hundreds of handsome floral tributes were banked about the bier. There were pillows, wreaths of lilies, roses, icarnations. sweet peas and many oth- l CT varieties of flowers. On the cas- ket lay the regailias of the various fraternal orders with which he was affiliated.
 At 1:so more than 100 members of fAbraham lodge. I. o. B. B., assembled at Steuben hall and marched to the house in a body. There at o'clock they conducted a funeral service, ac- tcording to the ritual of their order. Those taking part in the service were President Theodore B. Stefber, vice. president pr. M. J. Greenstein; sec retary Attorney I. J. Cohn, treas
 
 | ney Henry Greenstein.
 Mr. klein was the last surviving charter member of this lodge. He was one of its founders and had been a life long trustee ofs the lodge be- sides holding many other positions of trust and honor in it's gift and in the state and national bodies of the order MT Klein was also one of the founders of the B'Nai Israel congrega- ton, a trustee and it's treasurer, from +, ffa11r led VVhar the Icongregation was established there were not dozen persons Of the Jewish faith in this city It was largely through the personal efforts of MT ceased that the congregation was maintained MT. Klein was one of the founders of the Park avenue Temple, where the congregation now worships and a trustee Of the Temple.
 Following the service of Abraham for members of the family. This was conducted by the Rev. pr. David Levy, rabbi of the Park avenue Tenn pie. Meanwhile an immense cortege had gathered in Norman street about the house of the dead. s The members of Abraham lodge and delegations from St. Johns lodge, F. and A. M, Steuben lodge, I. o. O. F., Bridgeport encampment, l. O. Q. F. Freundshaft Rebekah lodge, I. 70. o. F.. New Haven lodge, Independent Dr. der of Free Sons of Israel acted as escort to the body from the home to the Park avenue Temple, where the public funeral services were held. All these societies had sent handsome flor al tributes and there were flowers from friends in New York and many cities in New England
 The honorary pail bearers were Hon. Robert B. DeForest. Judge Alfred B. Beers Peter w. Wren, former Mayor John L. Vessels, Town Clerk Joseph 1 Schultz, Attorney Joseph Me1tzer. | Hamilton s. shelton, vice. president of the Connecticut National Bank, Chari- 1 ties Commissioner Henry Harris ana Isaac Cohen of this city and Hugo Josephy of New York city.
 AS the body was carried into the Temple Mrs Elmer Beardsley. the or ganist played Chopins funeral march. | The service for the dead. according to l the ritual of the Jewish synagogue, is simple though impressive. pr. Levy | read from the scriptures and then madeaan address, euIogy of the de- ceased. Tn nodulated voice. yet with full tones and in eloquent and forceful language he told the life story Of the man to whose memory great congregation had gathered to. pay their last token of respect Every availa- | bIe space in the Temple was filled be- fore the service began and many oblig