The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-06-30
ROBERT HAYNES WELLoNs

R. H. Wellons, who died in Colo
RADIO Springs, Col, on the evening Of
June the 10th, was the son of tie
late F. B. Wellons and Lucy North
cut Weilons. He was born in Mari
eta, Ga, Jany. Goth, 1889. His re-
mains reached Marietta SATURDAY
morning at II o'clock and the fu.-
eral services were held at home OF
his aunt, Mrs. Campbell Wallace On
Kennesaw Ave. at 1880 the same
morning. Dr.. J. H. Patton, Of the
Presbyterian church and DR.. R.sm-
bert Smith CT the Methodist Church,
conducted the services.
The pail bearers were George
Montgomery, Ralph Northcutt, Bella
Barnes, Campbell Wallace, Joe Brum-
by, and Tom Wallace.
DR.. Patton paid a fine tribute to
this young man whom he had known
from early boyhood. The many
beautiful floral offerings were silent
messages of love and admiration from
his friends and loved ones.
His body was laid to rest by the
side Of his father who died only a
few months ago. There is a peculiar
sadness in the passing away of this
young man. He had only reached
the morning of his young manhood.
lAS lryr cd -
tellect, and an ability for accomplish
ing whatever he undertook, there
seemed for him every prospect for
successful career.
His thirst for knowledge was his
hobby, and he longed to grasp the
big questions in life. Four years ago
he spent much time in travel through
most Of the interesting portions of
the United States and Canada; later
he went to Boston and spent a year
in the Government Service, and from
there he was transferred to New
York City where he remained a year;
At the end of this time the oppor-
tunity came to him to go abroad in
| the Government service; but on ac-
| count of his fathers failing health
he returned home to be with his fam
| lily. To visit the old world had been
| the dream OF his life, and for years
he had studied during his spare NOM
ents the French and Esperanto Ian
guages, until he had completely mas
tered both, learning by his own eff
forts to speak Esperanto and to read
| French as fluently as he did the Eng
| fish language. He had a chain of
| correspondents in Esperanto from
nearly every nation on the globe, and
also many correspondents in French;
this was his method of learning the
languages more accurately.
In character R. H. Wellons was
one of natures nOblemen, retiring in
disposition and in habits, stunning
everything like parade or show, gen
tie and kind to the humblest and
sympathetic to the point of suffer-
! ing.
His ideals were beyond anything
this world could satisfy, and only
heaven with its glories could fill the
longing in the soul of this young man
whose standard Of right and wrong
was of the divine His friendship
when secured was abiding and true
as steel, which honored every de-
mand made upon it.
Unselfishness was his crowning
virtue, this chief characteristic from
which sprang meekness, forbearance
long suffering and consideration for
others, made him the noblest Of char
acters, and it can be truly said Of
him, that he desired not to be min
istered unto, but his greatest pleas
ure came in serving others.
When this young man was barely
out of his teens there sprang up in
a peculiar way friendship between
! him and VIM. c.. MCAd0o. now Sec
rotary Of the Treasury. When Mr.
McAdoo accomplished the wonderful
feat en- tunrcliug the Hudson river,
this boy became SO interested in the
achievement and was so impressed
with the marvellous ability of the
man III whose brain this plan was
conceived, he wrote to Mr.. McAdoo