The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-20
Funeral Of MIR. Ellyson
Today at Three o'clock
Following Services in Second Baptist
Church, Remains VIII Be Laid
TO Rest in HOLLYWOOD.

All that lis mortal of James Tay-
Tor Elyson, who died Tuesday morn
ing in his home, 10 East Franklin
.street. will be laid to rest this after
moon, following funeral services at
o'clock in Second Baptist church. the
Rev. T. Claggett Skinner. pastor of the
Church, officiating. Burial will be in
the Henry K Ellyson family section
overlooking the Jefferson Davis lot in
Hollywood.
The following have been chosen to
act as pallbearers:
| Active---Henry Lee Valentine, Rob
kiss, Henry Il Ellyson. Jr., w. j.
whitehurst, John NJ. Wyatt, Robert
Is. Crump and r. f. Gaines,
Honorary-Judge George L. Chris
tan. General Charles j. Anderson,
Edgar d. Taylor. Colonel Joseph But
ton. ]. B. Bolts, J. n. Brenaman.
Norman Call, Eppa Hunton. Jr.. A w.
Patterson, William H White, George
w. Stevens. Frederick w. Scott, the
Rev. DR.. F. T. McFaden, DR.. +. w.
cartwright. Mayor George Ainslie
Colonel Thomas q, McAdams, Charles
X. Guy. w. Fl. Sadler, f.. L. Word, j.
NJ. Hutchinson. James ID. Crump
Judge William r. Rhea. James +
Gray, James Caskie. III. L. Dencon
John n. Taylor, f.. ID. Price, DR.. J.
lHcCaw Tompkins, DR.. William S. Cor
don, Thomas c. Williams, A. D Will
Hams. the Rev. DIR. James Power
Smith and Lilburn r. Myers. a
| Active paibearers are requested t.
meet at the home at $40 o'clock
Honorary pallbearers are asked to
assemble at the church, at Adams and
Franklin streets. at 2:45 o'clock
Richmond chapter. United Daugh
:; ters of The Tunfetssrsssy. will Treer n
the church and attend the services Ii
a body. according TO announcement
made yesterday by the president
Mrs Norman v. Randolph.
Organizations Be Represented.
Various organizations of which Mr.
Ellyson was a member will be repre-
scented at the funeral. The advisor.
board of the Association for the Pres
ervation of Virginia Antiquities ant
its central committee will meet at tn,
rchurch al 2:45 O'Clock.
A meeting of the board of trustee
OF Richmond college was held yester
day afternoon, at which time suitable
action was taken in Connection will
Mr.. Ellyson's death. 1t 10 expected
, that the members of the board, o
which Mr.. Ellyson was president. ant
the college faculty will attend the OBJ
sequies.
Delegations from r. E. Lee an,
. George e. Pickett camps OF Confed
crate veterans and the Richmond
. Howitxers' association also are ex
pected to be present.
. State and city officers viii atten,
the funeral. In the absence OF Gov
erncr Davis. Secretary Of the Com
J tmonwealth b. o. James yesterday re
!Quested the heads OF the department
OF state government to meet at tn
, church at 1850 o'clock this afternoon
: to attend the funeral in a body.
The nag of the Confederate museum
Il at half-mast as a mark Of respec
; to Mr.. Eilyson. Mr.. Ellyson was l
: member of the advisory board Of tn
> museum. AS told in Tho Virginia,
yesterday. the nag on the state CAPT
toi also u at half-mast. The nag wa
lowered at Governor Davis tele
, graphic direction within a short tim
, after the executive had been apprise'
tby wire OF Mr.. Ellyson's death.
Tributes to Mr.. EllysOn.
Attorney-General John R. Saun
ders--'In the death of Mr.. Eilysol
Virginia has lost one of her most dis
. tinguished and faithful servants. II
> was loyal to his state in every sens
iof the word. In the days of 1861 t
II 1855, when Virginia needed Ytie'
most, he was found true and loyal I
l her cause. When the war terminate
I, he was az faithful in civil life as h
was in military life There was n
matter which concerned his state an
:, city in which he was not vitality in
: terested. During the days OF recon
: istruction, when Virginia was povert
\ stricken. and when she needed mos
{ the services OF her sons, there was n
man in the state who took q moro &C
n tive part in the .re-shaping and re
1 facilitating Of her affairs. Away
: loyal to his state, faithful to HI
n church, sincere and devoted to h
friends, the state has lost q great an
. useful public servant whose place wi
d be hard to fill. Az one Of his war;
i tpersonai friends, depiore his pas.
9 ling"
= Assistant Attorney General JosiA
4 d. Hank--'T was inexpressibly shocl
n ed to hear OF Mr. Ellyson's death. !
fact, did not know that he had bee
r sick. The state Of Virginia has lo
:. . valuable man and one whose faitf
e full services to the state will RENAL
q In the memory OF the people for yeaI
II to come"
8. l. Lupton, member OF the sta
= corporation commission--"I Ia
u known J. Taylor Ellyson for mar
It tyears and have been proud ar
y Happy to call him my friend. In a.
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