The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-17

With him in the House Of Represen-
tatives held him In high regard, and
the members OF Congress from West
Virginia paid tribute to his ability as
a colleague and his aGabillty and re-
Liability as a friend.
Tho las: one OF the delegation 10
500 him alive and to talk with him
was Congressman Edward Cooper.
They had not known each other until
they met as fellow members, and q
close friendship sprang up between
them at once basod upon mutually
high regard. Mr. Cooper. ono week
ago yesterday, knowing that death
was lowering near. went to Atlantic
City especially to see his friend.
They had but Ave minutes together
"a wonderful Eve minutes between
friends, It probably was-and Mr..
Cooper returned TO Washington,
without hope, but 10 tell friends that
the patient was facing the fatality
with a herosm and stoiCiSm that
was Spartanllke,
So soon az news OF Judge Moss's
death ut Atlantic City reached WASH
ington, strangely enough 1t came in
roundabout way through Parkers-
burg and came to Congressman
Howard Sutherland, that official no
titled the vice president and tho
speaker, and they announced a Joint
funeral committee to 20 TO Parkcrs-
burg to attend the ObseQuies, when
were sot for O'Clock this afternoon,
Trinity Episcopal church to be the
scene Of the final rites, and the rec
tor Of that parish, the Rev. DR.. 5.
Scollay Moore to be in charge.
Mr.. Sutherland also conferred
with members of the family at At
lantic City and at Parkersburg over
the phone as to the funeral arrange
ments, and afterward announced
that the body would pass through
Washington at o'clock Sunday. but
owing to the lack Of time, the mem
bers OF the joint committee in Wash
ington would not be able to leave
until 12:47 Sunday night, arriving
in Parkersburg at 1925 today,
When the funeral party passed
through the capital yesterday even
ing, there was large gathering at
the station, which included members
Of the congressional delegation
Floral tokens from the Senate. the
House of Representatives, from the
West Virginia Society of the District
OF Columbia, from the Chevy Chase
Club, and from other organizations
and friends were put aboard tho
train when it reached here Senator
Golf in New York, Representatives
Bowers at Martinsburg and Cooper
at Bramwell were notified by wire
Of the death Of their colleague of the
funeral arrangements, and Of their
appointment as members OF the CON
gressiOnal funeral party. wreath
of flowers was among the floral
pieces placed aboard the train, it
having been sent by the Congressional
Union for Woman Suffrage, for which
organization Congressman Moss
performed his last notable service.
DisreEarding the advice of his ply
sicians and the wishes OF his family
the indomitable representative got
out of sick bed to conduct a fight
in committee in favor of reporting
amendment. The officers of that or
ganizatOn learned of his death with
sorrow. AS a member of the judi
ciary committee Representative Moss
led the fight to have the federal wo-
man suffrage amendment reported to
the house" said Miss Anne Martin,
chairman Of the womans party.
The congressional committee APP
pointed, the names for the Senate
being selected by Senator Chiffon and
those from the house by Congress
man Sutherland. was as follows;
Senate Chiffon and Con. of West
Virginia; Brown, of Florida; Oliver
of Pennsylvania; Sterling, of South
Dakota.
House Sutherland, Littlepage,
Nicely, Cooper and Bowers, of West
Virginia; Webb, of North Carolina;
Chipperheld. of Ohio; Parks, Of
Georgia; Mooney. of Ohio.
Judge Moss makes the second