Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-11-19
GEORGE H. CROSS
Ft'.' hARCELY
Arhn.ED
Business Men Attend In Il
Body and Many Floral
Tributes

The funeral of the late George H
Cross was held at the North Con-
grcgational church and was very
largely attended by many friends
Previous to the public fun
eral prayers were said at the house
by Rev. DR.. A. p. Grint. The ser
wee at the church was conducted by
his pastor, Rev. +. b. Richards with
the bcncdiction pronounced by Dr.
Grint. The organ was softly played
by organist, A. H. Brooks. The Com
mercial Club, and business and pro-
fessiolal men generally, attended the
service in IL body. The bearers were
Frank T.. Blossom, Charles W. Rui-
ter, W. S. Davis, james Hicks, John
f. Page, b. Il. Scribncr. The honor
aly bearers were c. c. Bingham,
John c. Clark, Elmorc +. Idc, Robert
Mackinnon, S. J. Somclvillc, Arthur
f. Stone.
There was Il profu<ion of floral
tributes from many friends here and
elsewhere and organizations. Besides
many flowers from st. .Johnsbury
friends there were tributes sent from
friends in Burlington, Newport,
Biddcford, Me-, Montpelier, White
River Junction, Lebanon and Poult-
ncy. Smith & Son of White River
Junction and Green's bakery contri-
buted flowers and the organizations
who sent floral tributes were the ST..
Johnsbury Commercial Club; the
directors of the Merchants bank, the
deacons of the North church, tho
Cosmos Club, the directors of the
Woman's Club House association
and the North church Brotherhood.
A touching tribute on Sunday
morning was the placing in Mr..
Cross pew in the North church of Il
beautiful bouquet of white chrysan-
themums. This was the gift Of the
ladies in MIS-. Cross Sunday school
class.
Those attending the funeral from
out of town besides DR.. and Mrs. J..
Frank Trull of Biddeford and Mrs.
Anna Somervillc Metzgar OF San
Francisco, were Miss Carrie Cross,
Mrs. Julia Lawson and Mrs, Louise
Ewcrs, all of Montpelier, Mrs. H, B.
Cushman OF Newport, G. M. Camp
bell of Lyndonvillc and Judge Nelson
.Ass,nQle of Danville.
Y - TIVt,fatr fho hour nf {bn soiy,,..c h,t-.-
mess was generally suspended in
St. Johnsbury and curtains drawn on
the stores and business establish
ments. A fitting recognition of Mr..
Cross gift to the Trinity church in
Montpelier some II years ago Of a
chime of bells was the fact that the
bells were played in that city during
the hour of the funeral. The bells
were given to the church in memory
of Mr.. Cross parents, who were
members of that church.
The following beautiful tribute has
been sent the family from Il former
cmploye of Mr.. Cross:
Second only to his family in MI.
Cross affections were the men and
women who were privileged to be in
his employ He held them in warm
regard. His interest in them and in
their families was not an interest Of
employer in Il subordinate, but that
of true, loyal friend, and that in
tcrcst did not cease when the rcla-
tionS were severed. Those who left
his employ remained in his heart and
interest members of his office fam
lily. In return they gave him un-
swcrving devotion and loyalty.
In him they had an example of
business integrity, an honesty that
stopped to no prctcnse, fairness to
all, cxactness in detail, systematic
regularity and strict accountability.
Courtcousncss was another marked
characteristic of Mr.. Cross-an old
fashioned chivalry that cndcared him
to those who were associated with
him.
His love of home and pride in its
gracious mistress were other strong
characteristics not hidden from his
office family. He was at his best
when dispensing to his associates tho
hospitality for which his home Is
famed.
Mr.. Cross was clean in heart and
mind. He gave his best, and in return
he demanded the conscientious scr
vice he received. His native hon
esty was satisfied with no half-tasks.
He finished as he went, and always
said and did his best, expecting tho
same from others.
His friends, the little army of
men and women who arc and who
have been the employees of the
George H. Cross Company, feel his
death. They knew him intimately,
and they loved him, and his passing is
Il personal loss.