Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-09
ST.. DWORMAN'S
FUNERAL WILL
BE HELD TODAY
MASONIC ORDER WILL CONDUCT
CEREMONIES ATTENDANT UPON
BURIAL TODAY.
BODY ARRIVES FROM HOUSTON AND
IS TAKEN TO COMBE HOME.
BURIAL IN BUENA VISTA.

| The body OF Samuel l.. Dworman, presi-
dent Of the First National bank, who died
Saturday afternoon III the Baptist SAM
tarlum at Houston. arrived in Brownsville
IA j :35 o'clock today. Members Of the
Brownsville Knights Templar lodge met the
body al the train and escorted il u the
Combe residence at Ninth and Elizabeth
streets. from which place the funeral will
be held at 80 o'clock this afternoon.
Burial will be in Buena Vista Park.
Services at the home will be conducted
by the officers Of the Knights Templar
body, members Of which will act a. hon
orary and active pail bearers. At the
grave services will be under the direction
of Rio Grandc Lodge No. 81. Ancient Free
and Accepted Ma>On-. Brownsville lodge
No. 1882. Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks. in body will form part OF the
procession.
With the body arrived Mrs. Annette
Natanson of New York city. sister of the
deceased and only surviving member Of
the immediate family, A. Wayne Wood and
Y. {. Shaw Of Brownsville, Henry J. Bor-
den, W. W. Ratcliffe and J. :. Rice Of
Houston, DIR. Fred j. Combe OF San An
tonic, and other intimate friends Of the
deceased.
All Brownsville banks were closed TODAY
out of respect To the memory of the de-
ceased, and a number of business houses
closed during the funeral hour The FLAG
on the First National bank has been NJ
half mast since Saturday afternoon. as
well a. the flag on the city hall. the de-
ceased having been member of the
Brownsville city council
The deceased was past worShipful mas
ter Of Rio Grande lodge No. 81. Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons. and besides
was a member of Texas consistorv No. /.
thirty second degree Scottish Rite. FL Nina
Temple. Mystic Shrine. and Brownsville
commandery No. s.. Knights Templar. He
WAS also past exalted ruler of the Browns
Vile lodge of Elk~
The death of Mr.. Dworman was \ shock
TO the entire community. UnSelfish 10 \
fault, mindful of the feelings of other.
energetic, progressive. he was man M
great ability and admired by hundreds NJ
friends throughout the United State, tn,
loss Of Mr.. Dworman i considered los,
mot only 10 hi immediate friends and busi
ness a~Sociates but to the entire Rio
Grande Valley. 10 the upbuildng Of which
he was q large contributor OF his time.
man and leading spirit in many movement,
toward better Brownsville. died Saturda,
Afternoon at 3 80 o'clock in the Raptis
sanitarium in Houston. Death came \. tn,
inevitable end Of two week, Of suffering
from 4 brain affection, terminating il
paralysis. For four days prior to the las
hi death had been recognized as momen
tarily imminent
AZ the bedside Of Mr. Dworman whel
4 the end came were his sister. Mrs. Annett
4 Natanson of New York, who had hurried +
e Houston from California. Mayor A. A
Browne and \. Wayne Wood. his bankin
associates. Besides several Housto
specialists, DIR. ii. H. Loew of Brownsville,
a close friend of Mr.. Dworman. was in NJ
y tendance. a. was DR.. H. l.. ID. Kirkham \
n Houston, formerly Of Brownsville. ". I
i Shaw and others were present.
/, The affection that terminated in NJ
Dworman's death first showed itself in N