The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-12-23
MANY FLORAL WREATHS
ARE SENT FROM HERE
Hiuh Renard in Which Hattesburg
Man, Killed by Maniac at Baton
Rouge Yesterday, Was Held, is
Shown by Expressions of Sympathy
Sent to Mrs. Foster by Formers
Business Associates and Friends.

The body of Ben NJ. Foster, one OF
the best known and most universally
liked business men the city ever has
known, who was killed in Baton Rouge
man, will be laid to rest at the old
home of the Fosters at Lake Charles,
La, tomorrow afternoon Many friends
Of the local business man will go to
Lake Charles to attend the services.
A number of Hattiesburg friends of
Mr. Foster are in Lake Charles this
afternoon. They accompanied, Mrs.
Foster and the two children who left
for Louisiana yesterday afternoon, i'm
mediately after the news of the death
was received here.
On the train carrying the funeral
, party. were number of floral Offer
|sass, altng from business associates,
personal friends, from organizations
with which he was connected, and
from Troop No. 2, of the Hattiesburg
Boy Scouts. Of which Mr. Foster was
a member
Accompany Mrs. Foster.
Accompanying Mrs. Foster to Lake
Charles were the Rev. Z. E. Dudley,
pastor of the Main Street Baptist
Church, of which Mr. Foster was
member t. J. Ryan. of the Foster
Ryan Hardware Company; ~ r. Nc
Cullough and J. B. Walker. They will
return to Hattiesburg Saturday morn
ing.
Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Eos.
ter would have made the trip, had
there been time enough yesterday aft
ernoon to have caught the southbound
train, after the news of the death was
received here.
One of the saddest tributes paid,
was that of the Boy Scouts of Hat
tiesburg. Mr.. Foster was one of the
organizers of the movement in Hatties-
burg. and was Scoutmaster of Troop
No. ?. Immediately after the appar-
ance of The News yesterday after.
noon. telling of the tragedy. Russell
Rawls. and several other scouts, went
TO the Foster home on Main street, to
carry sympathy of the whole organiZa
tion to Mrs. Foster.
A mammoth floral wreath was sent
to Lake Charles. with card bearing
the following names:
ID. P. Snow, assistant scoutmaster;
Joe Corsey, Fox Garrett, Ray Smith.
Bennett Pascomb, Neris Huston,
Clyde Jackson, Robert Thames, Ed
ward Montague, James Ferguson, Tom
mie Travis, Donald Maddox, Ben Red.
Vert Giles, Russell Rawls, William
Thames, Hindrix Window, Otto Fer.
rell Milton Askew.
Had High Standing.
Mr.. Foster was one OF the most pop
ular and best liked business men the
city ever has numbered among its cit.
izens. A member of the Main Street
Baptist Church. he always was active
in the work of the church and every
organization connected with it.
In the business world, he was at the
top of his profession. and the express
sions heard about the street today
show that no man ever has engaged in
business here for whom the public had
higher regard.
His word was as good as his bond
When Ben Foster made verbal con
tract, regardless of how great an
amount of money was involved. y
was the same as if it had been in writ
ing. He would live up to it. even t.
the letter" was but one of the many
tributes paid him by business asso
ciate in Hattiesburg.
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