Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-19
CITIZENS HONOR
Pc. PORTER'S MEMORY
Large Attendance AT Funeral Of
City Clerk
ClTY'S BELLS TOLL REQUIEM
Every Honor Shown Chief OF City's
Fire Department Many
Flowers

With the bells of the three city fire
companies and that of the First Meth
| odist Episcopal Church tolling sad
requiem, the mortal remains of Capt.
Philip L. Porter Chief Marshal of the
City Fire Department, City Clerk, and
Captain of the State Guard of Annapo-
lis, were laid TO rest yesterday after
noon in st. Anne's Cemetery.
The funeral services over the re-
mains were held in the First Methodist
Episcopal Church, the Rev DR. II, w.
| Burgan. pastor. officiating The church
was filled with the fraternal orders To
which the deceased belonged, members
of the Independent No. ,, Resuce Hose
and Water Witch Fire Companies,
state tHomel Guard of Annapolis,
Mayor and City Council, City Police
Department. Judge Moss. States At
torney Nicholas Fl Green, Sheriff John
Il. Sullivan, and other city, county
and state officials, as well as citizens
from all walks of life,
The choir sang abide With Me-
Thy viii BE Done" and Nearer My
God To Thee"
For his theme for the funeral dis
course DIR Burgan chose Psalm XC,
verse -; so teach us to number our
days that we may apply our hearts un-
to wisdom"
He said II is too common for people
to count time by days and months and
years and not by degree of service
and work accomplished
The presence of such a vast throng
to pay their last tribute to Capt. Por
ter, the minister said was evidence
that the man who had gone had done
good service, and would be missed by
this community
He pleaded with the fraternities
present 10 renew their vows to live
better lives, lives that would count for
something to the fellow-men, to give
the best service for their Master. the
Founder of all Brotherhoods.
The preacher told OF the value of
useful life TO a community, and said
God gave us our life for service and
usefulness, and He requires us TO give
some of that service to Him.
| The sermon was one preached 10 the
living rather than for the dead, and II
must have made its impression on the
vast throng of men and women pres
ent.
Quantities of flowers filled a largo
automobile truck taken TO the ceme-
terry before the service, and the beau
tiful pail covering the casket was OF
Gala lilies and white roses, with an
emblem of the No. 2 Fire Company in
immortelIes of red and white resting
in the centre Of the pail, sent by No.
independent Company.
The honorary pallbearers were
the members ofsthe City Council
The active pallbearers we're Judge
Robert Moss, Mayor James F. Strange.
DR. Frank ii. Thompson, Messrs.
| George r. Quaid, Albert Knackstedt,
| G. II Frantz and j. Walter Cook.
The funeral was the largest one i'm
this city since that of Prof thinner
man. The line of men covered the
entire length OF Northwest street from
Church Circle to st. Anne's Cemetery.
First in line came the City Police
force; next State Firemen's Executive
Board; Independent Fire Co. No. 2,
Rescue Hose Co. Water Witch Hook
and Lader Company, all of Annapolis
Red Men of Grand Lodge and Annap-
oils Order; Odd Fellows. knights of
Pythias and Home Guard
Former Sheriff Peter Mcfarland. og
Allegany county and the entire Board
Of the Executive Committee OF the
State Firemen's Association were here
to attend the obsequies. Interment
was in the family lot in St Anne's
| Cemetery