Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
STATE OFFICERS
ARELAD AT REST
Impressive Services Held at
Norristown and Wellsboro
on Saturday

Two of Pennsylvania best-known
state officials were buried almost at
the same hour on Saturday, many
noted men attending their obsequies.
At Norristown in the presence of the
Governor and many prominent men
Adjutant General Thomas ]. Stew
art was buried not far from his Boy
hood home and while the people OF
Montgomery county seat were pay
ing the last tribute at Wellsboro'
on the northern tier, there was
buried Robert X. Young, one of that
county's long line of distinguished
men, former state treasurer, FORMER
auditor general and public service
commissioner.
On Its arrival at Norristown from
Harrisburg the body of General
Stewart lay in state in the Masonic
Temple and Charity Lodge, No. lSV.
+. and A. NJ, OF which he was a
member, held a lodge of sorrow. The
Seventh Regiment, u. S. A, which
accompanied the body as a guard OF
honor on the special train from Har-
risburg, acted in the same capacity
at the temple, and also as the cort-
eye moved to Riverside Cemetery.
There Masonic burial rites were con-
Quoted outside and firing squad
fired a salute A bugler sounded
taps, after which relatives passed in
, to the maUsoleum with the body,
which was laid in a crypt. There
was a profusion of floral tributes.
I But, perhaps, the finest tribute was
! the bent forms of members of the
Generals old regiment, the One Hun
dred and Thirty Eighth, into which
he went as boy. They were on
hand. as were members of Zook Post,
G. A. r., of which he was a past
commander. In attendance were siN
British Army officers who came from
Philadelphia with Colonel John s
Muckle, one of the honorary pail
! bearers.
The obsequies were conducted by
| the Rev. Thomas r. Beeber, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church. In
| the lodge of sorrow in the Masonic
| Temple eulogies were spoken by
Judge George b. Orlady, past grand
! master; Grand Master Louis A
! Watres, Past Grand Master Luthei
! NJ. Gorgas. General c. B. DoughertN
! and General William ]. Latta. whC
! preceded Stewart as adjutant gen.
! eral.
The funeral of Robert *. Young
was held, from his Wellsboro home
! and many men prominent in officia
! life of the state paid tribute to hi:
memory. The active bearers were
! T. A. Crichton, Q. +. Bennett, c. w
! Williams. George NJ. Spalding, Evar
! +. Rees. w. d. VanHorn, II. l.. Blat.
J chley. of Wellsboro, and S. Z. Hill.
/ ger. of Auburn, n. Y.
/ The services, marked by simplicity
J were conducted by the Rev. Thoma:
! A. Barr. ID. D., of the Lawrencevillt
/ Presbyterian Church. The Rev. A. 9
! Shaw. -. n, pastor emeritus of Tho
/ Wellsboro Presbyterian Church, reaJ
! Tennyson's Crossing the Bar" Mrs
! Mary Robins Mead. of Watkins, n
| Y, recited Tagore's I'm One Saluta,
! tion to Thee. My God, and I Have
/ Got My Leave; Bid Me Farewell
! She also delivered a brief eulogy.
The honorary bearers were E. A
Van Nalkenburg. Ex-Governor Will
liam A. Stone. Attorney General f
s. Brown, Public Service Commits.
sioner w. D. r. Ainey, eX-AuditoI
General A. f. Sisson, Senator I. J.
I Eyre, Lewis f. Beitler. Judge S. +
Channel. eX-Congressman Packer
Representative A. 3. Hitchcock
d. w. C. Dewitt, L. L. Bailey, Frank
/ NJ. Eastman, L. Harrison and w. l.
Shearer.