Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07
ST. ALbANS PAYS
ITS TRIBUTE TO
PRIVATE LAWT0N
Over 1000 Wait Outside Church
Chaplain Thomas Speaks
at Grave-Guardsman
Had Vision of Home.

st. Adams. Aug. 31.-Funerai ser<
ices for Private Henry Lawton. aged
"a years. of Company b. First Vermont
Regiment, who died at the post hospital
at Eagle Pass. Texas. last Saturday
morning. were held at st. Luke's Epis-
copal Church this afternoon Mt 2:30
o'clock. the Rev. George w. Smith off,
ciating. following a brief service at the
home of the young mans father. John
Lawton. on South Main street. Tho
church. which seats over 400 people.
was filled long before hour of services
and there were over a thousand people
outside. The bearers were members Of
the three fraternal orders to which the
deceased belonged. st. Adams Aeric.
No. 1205, Fraternal Order of Eagles;
Court Weldon. No. 1887. independent
Order OF Foresters; and Franklin Lodge.
No. 4, Free and Accepted Masons. They
were William =. Kelley and william ].
Dougherty from the Foresters. George
n. Lewis and Sidney Peare from the
Masons, and Albert J. Roby and s. y.
| Domey from the Eagles. These orders
attended the funeral in a body. march
ing from their lodge rooms to tho
church and forming an aisle through
which the remains were borne into tho
| tHuiCH. lne HlcIn OefS Oh tho SLthnd-
han club attended in a body also. A. r.
| Hurlbut Post, No. 60. G. A. r.. and
veterans of the Spanish American War
acted as escort. The members OF St.
Luke's vestry. Of which the deceased
was the youngest member. attended in
n body and one of the members. NJ. S.
Bostwick. had charge of the funeral
arrangements. The full choir of the
church sang the hymns, Asleep in
Jesus" and Nearer. My God, to Thee"
the same that were sung at the funeral
of the young mans mother. who died
about three years ago. AS the fra
ternal orders passed out of the church
! after the services tho choir SANG the
hymn For All Thy Saints" and a s the
rector left the church. ACCOMPANYING
the remains. the "Nunc Dimittis" was
sung The casket was dreped with the
Stars and Stripes, for which the young
man gave his life.
The st. Adams Brigade band headed
the procession to the cemetery. c. II.
Anderson, captain of Uniform Rank
X. Of P. acting as marshal of the day.
At the grave the Rev. Mr.. Smith CON
Quoted the church committal service
At the close tho Ma sonic burial service
was conducted by Worshipful Master
S. A. Miller. Chaplain John NJ. Thomas.
who is a member Of that order, taking
the part assigned 10 the chaplain. The
firing squad from the Second United
States cavalry. stationed at Fort Ethan
Allen. fred salute over the grave.
Just before salute was fired and taps
sounded Chaplain Thomas paid a.
tribute to the character and service Of
Private Lawton. who. he said, "just as
truly died in the line OF duty for his
country as If he had been killed in
battle" He said. too. that besides his
own attendance upon the young man.
he was attended by the regular army
chaplain, who was the Episcopal rector
at Eagle Pass. and who administered
the last sacrament. And he spoke Of
Private Lawton's vision before he died
of his old home among the green hills