Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-24
TRIBUTES FROM ENGLISH
 AND AMERICAN FRIENDS
At Funeral of Arthur Crosby Ludina-
 ton in Old Lyme.

The funeral services of Arthur Cros- by Ludington were held in the Con- sregational church at Old Lyme Sun day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock The ser vices were conducted by Rev. Edward NJ Chapman and Rev B. w Bacon of New Haven, who was a former pas tor of the church. The active bearers were Thomas FarweH, Joseph Hun tngton. Griswold Perkins, George and Harry Griswold, George Page Ely and Charles Chadwick, Jr. The honorary bearers were friends of MT. Luding- ton from New York. The 1 o'clock express stopped at Old Lyme to ac- commodate large number of relatives and friends who came to the service. NIT. Chapman spoke of the Red Cross which accompanied the body from London and was placed upon the cas- ket, being the gift of English friends. card attached bore the following message: Greater love hath no man than this-that a man lay down his life for his friends
 The following memoriam was also read:
 ''The friends of Arthur c. Luding- ton, whose names are signed below, had intimate opportunity to know the work which he did for this city and state.
 gro the solution of civic problems in New York he contributed a. keen in
 
 at Yale, at Heidelberg. and as assist ant to President Wilson at Princeton. Having an income sufficient for his daily needs. he chose to devote his whole energy to public service.
 His patience. skill and reliability in gathering and n1arshaling facts and in devising and improving legislation, made him indispensable in many pub lie undertakings. In the struggle for honest elections. direct primaries, Massachusetts ballot, short ballot, leg islative reform and many kindred pro- posalS he played a part which was al- ways immensely useful, yet rarely con- spicuous.
 'It is significant that hardly g. piece of work is identified with his name or capable of being singled out as exciu- sively his handiwork. Yet few i'm without receiving from him some real contribution. He worked always in such unselflsh and intimate coopera- tion with others that these contribu- tions, large though they were, cannot be detached from those of other men. He' rendered important service to the City club, the Citizens union, the Hon. est Ballot association, the Direct Prim- ary association, the Short Ballot or ganization. the legislative committee of the progressive party, the conges- tion committee. and to governors, anu 4l61I1OSTS OI II10 1SSlS1G- ture.
 His untime1y. death by accident in London, on Nov. 4. deprives this city of a. citizen whose later life would surely have been of still greater value and enlnence. We who have suffered a personal loss fin his death feel it our duty to bring home to citizens of New York the debt of gratitude which they too owe to his memory. And espe- cially should he become an inspiring example to other young men of edu- cation and means. Freed from the necessity of earning a living, he felt an imperative cali to freely give pulp lie service. For he held, with Rob- ert Louis Stevenson that no man can be honest who does not work"
 Everett V. Abbot, George B. Agnew. Walter T. Arndt, Albert $. Bard. Charles A Beard, Robert s. Binkard, Emory R. Buckner, William M- Chad bourne Richard s. Childs. Julius Hem " Cohen, Albert de Roode, Arthur DuBois. Mansfield Ferry. Edward R. Finch, Felix Ffankfurter. Joseph O.. Hammitt, Robert L. Hoguet, Raymond V. Ingersoll, T. Catesby Jones, Clar- ence N. Lewis. Sam A. Lewisohn, Wal ter Lindner. Robert McC. Marsh, Philip J: McCook, Henry Moskowitz: Joseph NJ. Proskauer, William L. Ransom. Samuel J. Rosensohn, William J. Schieffehn, William Allaire Shortt. Laurence A, Tanser, Frank B. Will Hams.