Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-09-30
FUNERAL Services
FOR MAJOR RAMSAY
Prominent Men Pay Re-
spects to dupont Com
pany Vice-President
FLORAL TRIBUTES
FILL CHURCH CHANCEL

Simple and impressive we're the iu-
neral services this morning in II. An
drew's p. f. Church for the late Major
William c. Ramsay, who lied lhursdtY
morning at his home, IN Guyencour;'
The burial office from the Episcopal
prayer book was read by the rector, The
Rev Richard ". Irapnell, the vested
choir of st. Andrews sang two hymns,
and Major Ramsays remains were taken
away to await removal TO Washington
tomorrow and interment in the Airing
ton National Cemetery at IL o'clock
Monday morning.
Brief and void Of pretention as the
services were they were largely attend
cd. the body of the church being filled
with the mourners. Every business aud
professional line in Wilmington was
represented around the bier, leaders in
finance in law and in politics being
mimbfr red among those gathered to pay
their last respects to the dead. Officers
of the DUPONT Company of which Major
Ramsay was vice-prcsident; heads OF
the engineering department OF the con-
Germ OF which the deceased had active
charge; friends and acquaintance IN
every walk of life were included in the
grave. attentive throng that occupied
the pews in old ST. Andrews and raised
tieir voices i'm the responses to the bur
ial service conducted by the rector. Dc
cupving prominent place near the
cI.ancel were Governor Charles r. Mil
Ter and his staff. tho later in full uni
form
The casket. its mahogany surface
almost hidden beneath a blanket OF
smilax. relieved by a cross Of white
Easter lilies. was borne to its place by
six men connected with the engineer
ing department OF the company, whose
hands bore the casket in and out OF
the church at the special request OF
the widow. They were William b..
Foster. Eugene DUPONT. II. NJ. Pierce,
Walter BlackistOn. John Lee Pratt
and NJ DUPONT Lee. These six men
were selected from the honorary pail
bearers. the others being IT. NJ.
Barksdale. Ireene DUPONT. Alexis du-
POnt Alexis I. DUPONT R. r. NJ. Car
peter Eugene E. DUPONT and T. w
Baachus. The Rev. Mr.. Trapnell led
the cortege, reciting the opening sem
fences OF the burial service.
The services lasted about half an
hour Jesus. Lover Of My Soul" and
"There is a Blessed Home" were the
two hymns sung by the choir. AS sim
ply as they had entered the church.
the funeral cortego left and the re-
mains we're borne away.
Seldom has q more beautiful dis
play of floral tributes been seen az a
funeral in Wilmington. The entire
chancel and inner chancel. OF sane
tuary OF ST. Andrews we're filled with
them-howers arranged in every
known design and in clusters and
bunches-whlle the overflow was ar
raigned about the pulpit and the
choir. With one exception the pieces
bore no names. the exception being
p huge wreath of roses. orchids. lilies
Of the valley and sycamore leaves 10
''Our Chief" II was from the en-
ployes OF the engineering depart
ment OF the DUPONT Company, over
which Major Ramsay presided.
Roses of subdued colors. lilies.
orchids. snap dragons. sweetheart
roses. Gala lilies, dahlias made up
the floral tributes. The designs were
removed from the church after the
service and will accompany the re-
mains to Washington tomorrow. but
the punches and loose flowers will
be separated and distributed amorg
the local hospitals.
In Difference to the memory OF the
major, the engineering department OF
the DUPONT Company was closed to-
day and also the engineering shops
in the DUPONT mills at Wilmington
Word of Major Ramsays death was
sent TO all the engineering corps of
the DUPONT Company throughout the
United States.