The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-10
MASONIC BURIAL
FOR COL. HASkINS
Grand Master and Other Of
ficials Attend Ser
vice Today
FUNERAL HELD IN
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Episcopal Service Conducted by Rev.
Nelson Kellogg, Rector - Casket
Draped with American Flag-Mag-
nifcent Floral Display.

The funeral of Congressman Kit
tredge Haskins, who died Monday
morning, was held this morning at 10
o clock at ST. Michael's Episcopal
church. \ requiem was offered for the
repose of the soul at 630 clock in
the church and the body Law in state
III Masonic temple from $50 to $50
o clock with guard of honor from
Beauseant commandery, Knights Tenn
plar. Many paid their last respects at
the temple during the hour.
The body was transferred from the
temple to the church by friends of the
family as bearers. The church was
filled with relatives. friends and dele
cations of different organizations of
which Col. Has1ins had been a member.
Beauseant commanderv members were
in the full regalia and marched in a
body to the church, followed by delega-
tions from the blue lodges. Sedgwick
post, G.. \. r., Sedgwick Woman 5 Re
lief corps, Bingham chapter, 0. f. s.,
the Windham County Bar association,
the yestry Of the church, and Norwich
university. Of which Col. HaSkins was a
trustee, were all represented by dele
cations.
The floral display in the church was
magnificent and many of the flowers and
set pieces were not taken into the
church. The Episcopal funeral service
was conducted by the rector, Rev. Mel
son Kellogg, and a choir sang the chants
and three hymns.
The casket was borne from the church
by these bearers: Ferris R. Vaughan, c.
b. Crowen, A Y. d. Piper, Frank B.
Putnam, George NJ. Clay and W. B. Vim.
ton. knights Templar.
The honorary bearers were Judge j.
| NJ. Tyler, Judge +. l.. Waterman, Judge
C.. II. Robh of the supreme court of the
| District of Columbia, Judge A F.
| Schwenk, Attorney O. f. Butterield of
| Wilmington and Attorney II. d. Ryder
| of Bellows Falls.
The casket, draped with an American
! flag, was placed in the automobile
| hearse and the procession of automo
biles moved to Prospect Hill cemetery
where the knights Templar committal
service was conducted and the burial
took place.
The grand lodge of Masons was repre-.
| sented by Henry II. Ross of Burlington
| grand master; Charles Whitcomb OF
| Proctorsville, grand treasurer; II. l.
Ballou of Chester, past grand master
and acting prelate for the comman
| lery. Other members of the fraternity
from ont of town included F. II. Bah
bitt and DIR. G.. II. Gorham of Bellows
Falls, L. c. and w. f. Robertson, j
| w. Field and G. 5. Howe of Hinsdale
| \. II.
Members of the bar from other town:
were Judge T. f. 'Brien of the mu
nicipal court of Bellows Falls, Judge
Warner A. Graham of the probate court
of the Westminster district, Attorney
George \. Weston of Bellows Falls anc
Attorney A. \. Butterfeld of Jackson
vile.
Prof. II. R. Roberts of Northfeld wa
present as a representative of the
trustees of Norwich university.
Others from out of town present were
DIR. Frank f. Haskins of Boston, {
nephew; Mr.. and Mrs. C. f. Haskins O.
Quincy, Mass, Mr.. Haskins being {
nephew; Mrs. j. w. Vickerman of New
York, an aunt of Mrs. Haskins; anC
Mrs. w. w. Dinsmoor of Boston, a sis
ter of Mrs. Haskins.