Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-21
last TRIBUTE TO
GEN. 7. S. PECK
Throngs Attend Funeral Of Bur-
lington's Well.Known Citizen
Services at College Street
Church and Burial with Mill
tary Honors in Lake View.

tary HOnOrS IN Lake view.
Burlington paid its last tribute Of respect
Tuesday afternoon to the memory Of
General Theodore Stafford Peck. The
funeral services were held in the College
street Church, and SO great was the
throng seeking admittance that the seat
ing capacity Of the church was soon ex-
hausted and many stood outside. Officials
of the State, headed by Governor Horace
F. Graham, representatives Of military
life, and Of all the military orders of the
city, and the business community. were
present. 1t was one Of the largest funerals
ever held in the city.
Hundreds viewed the body as It lay in
state in the vestibule Of the church from
noon until the hour Of the service, three
o'clock. with a guard of honor from the
battalion Of the University Of Vermont.
Despite the fact that 1t had been re-
questcd that friends omit sending flowers,
many organizations to which General
Peck belonged could not refrain from pay
ing that tribute, and there were many
beautiful wreaths and sprays banked in
front of the pulpit. Of roses, Gala lilies,
Easter lilies. carnations, and a large red
cross of immortelles. from Colonel and
Mrs. Andrew Cowan of Louisville, Ken
lucky. Col. Cowan being past president of
the Society Of the Army Of the Potomac,
of which General Peck was president at
the time Of his death. Beside it stood the
flag with it's emblem Of mourning. Among
the flowers was a wreath of pink and
white carnations from the T. s. Peck
Insurance Agency.
Representatives of the following organi-
cations were present: Washington Lodge,
No. 3. Burlington Lodge. No. 10O Masons.
Burlington Chapter, No. 8. Burlington
Council. No. s. of the Masons. Burlington
Commandery, No. 2. Knights Templar
Haswell Lodge Of Perfection, J. w. Roby
Council, Delta Chapter Rose Croix, Yer
mont Consistory Of the Scottish Rite. Bur-
lington Lodge Of Elks. Ethan Allen club
Algonquin club. Green Mountain Lodge
and Hamilton Lodge Of Odd Fellows
Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen OF
America.
In frame on the other side of the pull
pit was shown General Pecks old battle
flag of the 9th regiment. Vermont volun.
teers. General Peck's pew. No. 81. was
draped with a flag, and over the arm was
a spray of his favorite flowers, white car.
nations.
| Over the casket was a blanket Of pink
and white carnations from his daugh.
and over all was the flag.
The honorary bearers were: Gen. s. F
Jocelyn, U. S. A., retired Gen. c. p. Mil.
Ter. U. 8. A., retired, Gov H. F. Graham
Acting Presidnt G. H. Perkins Of the Uni
versity Of Vermont. Peter Lander. Charlie:
Wells, Cob w. Murray Connell. U. s. A.
w. B. Medlicott Of Boston. Robert Rob
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Of the medical college Of the University OF
Vermont. Elias Lyman. George NJ. Besett
H. A. Way, DR.. ]. D. Hanrahan Of Rut
land, DR.. H. r. Watkins, Louis H. Turk
A. G. Crane, F. w. Ward. H. l.. Ward. ]
L. Southwick. w. B. Howe, T. A. Uns
worth, F. D. Abernethy and Mayor ]
Holmes Jackson.
The body bearers were: F. A. Rous
seau, ]. E. Trail, A. r. st Pierre, DR.. Ly
man Allen, w. c. Isham, F. w. Elliott. H
T. Rutter and Judge ]. T. Stearns.
The church services were preceded by &
prayer service, held at the house at 2:3
o'clock conducted by the Rev. I. c. Smart
who officiated at the church.
AS the funeral party entered tn
church Handers Largo" was playet
by Ensign j. w. Crosley.
Immediately following the bod!
Army Of the Potomac. of which Gen
eral Peck was the late president, Mill
tary Order Of the Loyal Legion. Stan
nard Post, G. A. r., veterans of Span
ish-American War, General William
Wells Camp. Sons of Veterans in
body. Vermont Society of Colonia
Wars. Vermont Society Sons American
Revolution. Green Mountain Chapter
D. A. R., Women's Relief Corps. Ladies
Garfield Circle, Daughters of 1912. tn
General Society Of the War Of 1912. ant
j. W. Boutwell,. representing the Media
Of Honor Legion.
"Onward. Christian Soldiers wa
sung by the congregation. Scriptur
was read by DIR. Smart. and the choi
sang the anthem 1.-THE King of Low
My Shepherd Is"
PROFESSOR EMERSONs TRIBUTE.
An eloquent tribute 60 General Peck
the man. was paid by Prof. Samue
F. Emerson of the University of Yer
mont. who gave as the late general
cardinal virtue that Of loyalty.
In every worthy life. he said. tn
spirit that dwells within 1t has an i'm
measurable Immortality. One lives With
another and lives on, and on. and or
J after death destroyed the frame. Deaf
reveals Immortality. the strength of tn
spirit. We are liable to overlook tn
genuine worth Of man. but when deaf
comes that worth stands out in beaut
} and glory. How grandiy our Lincol
lives to-day. how mucn more vigorousl
than when he was with US.
One does not die when when one put
on this mortal frame. There Is trut
In the old saying that death is eman
cipation. From the death of the appar
} emit frame. abundant life springs GU
into all infinity.
General Peck might have preferre
death In battle, his sword pointin
toward victory. That might hav
seemed to him q grad elimination q
young life. But kind fate reserve
, Tor him a nobler end. For so years I
lay open the inner life. to participat
In hfe' to meet there the temptatio
ana worst them. to maintain onesel
, spotless before friends and comrade