Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-13
MOURNERS CROWD CHURCH
At FUNERAL OF FOLKES
Sorrowing Friends and Associates
Pay Final Honor to Late Com
monwcalth's Attorney.
LOCAL BAR PAYS TRIBUTE
Lawyers Hold Special Meeting and
Adopt Resolutions Of Sorrow-Po-
lice Headquarters Adds It's Praise
to Departed's Sterling Character.

scores of sorrowing friends and nu-
merous fraternal delegations assembled
yesterday afternoon at O'Clock I'm
5road, street Methodist Church, where
were held the funeral services of Mine
Tree Folkes. for ten years Common
WealthS Attorney in Richmond who
died on Tuesday afternoon Mt b:a0
o'clocl! in St. Luke's HOSPITAL THO
main auditorium of the church wns
crowded with mourncrs paying tribute
TO the memory Of the popular lawyer.
! mo Dnrial was in'Hollywood Cemetery.
Three favorite hymns. Rock Of
Ages still. Still with Thee" and
Peace. Perfect Peace" were sung by n
quartet. Mrs. ~ w. Martenstein was
the orEantst. and II. II. johnson tho
musical director The singers were Miss
| Doza Mitchell soprano: Miss PattIe
isaacs. contralto; ]. Lynn Tucker. tenor,
and Austin w. Martenstein, baritone.
The services were conducted by Rev.
John W. Shack ford, pastor Of the
church. assisted by Rev. r. H. Potts
and Rev. S. c. Hatcher. d. d. Mr..
Folkes was one OF the stewards OF
Broad Street Methodist church, OF
which he had been n member since his
hoyhood
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
ATTEND BY DELIBERATIONS
Mccarthy Council. Royal Arcanum.
OF which Mr.. Folkes was n past regent,
attended the services in n body. Dele
cations represented Hcnrico Union
Lodge. No. $50: the local tribe OF Red
Men, tho Richmond Acrie Of Eagles. and
Marshall Lodge, Knights of Pyth!as.
Tribute was paid to the deceased at
IN meeting of the Richmond Bar yes
terday at noon in the Law and Equity
Court. Henry r. Miller. president OF
the Richmond Bar Association, called n
meeting OF the association, inviting
every lawyer in the city. Judge r. l..
Moncure, who presided. appointed the
J following committee to draw ND suit
able resolutions on Mr.. Folkes's death:
II. NJ. Smith. Jr.. chairman; c.. E. Wise,
r. \. Darlington. Thomas y. Mosby,
Charles Y. Meredith. Gilbert L. Pol
lock. Henry r. Miller. and A. w Pat
terson.
Tho following resolution was passed
by tho associations: BE 1t resolved
by the bench and bar OF the city OF
Richmond. that in the death of Minetree
Folkcs the public has lost patriotic
public-s spirited and useful citizen, and
this bar has sustained the loss of one
of Its most beloved and honored men,
bcrs."
Mr.. Folkes was universally beloved,
and grief was expressed everywhere at
his sudden passing. Every office in the
City Hall was closed yesterday after
! noon from 4 to o'clock in his honor.
POLICE HEADQUARTERS
ADDS TOUCHING TRIBUTE;
Police Headquarters issued the fol-
] lowing statement:
In the passing on to the great be-
yond OF our beloved Comm onw ealth q
Attorney Minctree Folkes We the force
at Police Headquarters. feel n sense Of
personal loss, severance of n link OF
friendship which bound his life to ours.
Starting out as boys together on LIES
journey. with some of us, widening as
the years went by, his circle Of friends
grew TO include us all, and being init
matclv associated with him day by day
officially, 1t is hard TO realize that the
end has come. that ne has passed out
OF our lives forever"
"On his bier we would lay our trih-
ute to the integrity Of his character,
the fairness of his Judgment. the charm
of his personality, and the sterling
worth of his friendship. And some
where out in the Great Unknown may
the sweetness of his earthly character
reach perfection and may the Divine
help which alone can succor In An hour
like this be the abiding consolation Of
his loved ones"