New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-18

pleton, Nicholas Murray Butler, A
Lawrence Lowell president Of Harvard
University. Mr.. Choate's alma mater;
Robert W. de Forest, George L. Ingra-
ham, Charles Lanier. Lewis Cass Led
yard. !. 2. Morgan. John G. Milburn,
Frank X. Sturgis. Francis Lynde Stet-
son, Charles II. Tweed. Henry White
and william ". Phillips, Third As
sistant Secretary Of State.
Services Were Simple
On the colorful background Of the
floral offerings banked around chancel
and altar the black coffin, topped by a
few palm fronds, made sombre blot
as the services proceeded. They we're
the simple, set services Of the Episco-
pal Church, with eulogy. The regular
order was departed from only in one
instance when Dr. Parks. in his final
supplication, spoke Mr.. Choate's name.
DR.. Merrill read the opening sentences
of the ritual for the deal, Bishop
Brent the prayer and DR.. Parks the
lesson. The singing, by vested choir
of fifty. of the professional hymn, 30
God. Our Help in Ages Past; the
psalm. lord, Thou Hast Been Ny
Refuge; the hymns "The King OF
Love Ny Shepherd Is and God Moves
in a Mysterious Way" and the recess
sonal. "Rise. Crowned with Light
completed the service.
Among the floral pieces was a cross
OF red carnations set against a field
Of white carnations. sent by the
American Red Cross of Washington: n
great cluster of iris from Colonel
Roosevelt. Gala lilies from Mr.. Bal
four. a panel Of red roses with a Grim.
son flag from the Harvard Club, and
red roses and Gala lilies bound with
British flag. these the tribute OF
Give Bailey, the British Consul Cen
eral.
Members of the Choate family.
whose place in the procession was I'M ,
mediately behind the coffin, occupleu
a reserved front pew during the ser
vices. Mrs. Choate leaned on the arm
of her son. Joseph Choate, jr, whose
wife followed with George Choate'
Miss Mabel Choate and the Choatc,
grandchildren. All, with few OF
their closer friends, accompanied the
body to Stockbridge.
Among those who attended the ser
vices at st. Bartholomew were nun
dreds Of men and women prominent IN
the professional, political, business ana
social life of New York. In ADDITION
there were official representatives OF
foreign governments, amog them on
Cecil Spring Rice, British Ambassador
there as the representative Of his hing'
an honor rarely accorded any but roy
atty.
present were Judges Gildersleeve, MI
burn and O'Brien, Ambassador J. j.
Jusserand, Paul d. Cravath, Thomas r.
Pvan Frederic r. Coudert, Ambassador
and Mrs. James W. Gerard, George r.
BAKER. Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson
Ogden Reid. Mrs. J. p. Morgan, MISS
Arne Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert l.
Satterlee. Mrs. +. Henry Hartman
Isaac n. Seligman. Henry Clews, DR.
Henry Fairfield Osborn, Mr.. and Mrs
August Belmont, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pierson Hamilton, Robert Fulton Gut
ting. the Marquis de Chambrun, Mar
tin w. Littleton, Justice Con, justice
Greenbaum, Arthur c. James, Genera
Charles F. Roe, De Lancey Nleol
lanes r. Sheldon. Mr.. and Mrs
Lanes A. Burden, Cleveland Il
Dodge. Judge Edward E. Mccall
Fvert ]. Wendell, Dr. +. l.. Partridge
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies, Mrs
Henry p. Dawson. Oscar Straus, Jacot
Fl, Schifs. Adrian Iselin, Charles A. Pea
body. Marcus NJ. Marks, William a
Prendergast, Madison Grant, Charles r
Hughes. f. II. Outerbridge, Eugene A
Pbiibin' Oren Root. Ex-Governor 5. L
Baldwin of Connecticut, Mr.. and Mrs
lanes VI. Beck, Senator Frank 3. hel
Iocg. Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen, Georg'
Haven Putnam, George Wharton Pep
per. George Won L. Meyer and William
/ Hamlin Childs.