Evening star., 1920-02-24
THR0NGS ATTEND
FUNERAL SERVICES
For |: D MAI. PULLMAN
D. c. and National Officials
Pay Tribute to Memory
of Police Chief.

With scores of local and national
government officials. representatives
Of local organizations and officials Of
leading associations of the city. to-
gether with hundreds Of friends. in
Raymond w. Pullman, chief of po-
lice. are being held this afternoon at
the Church of the Reformation. on B
street between I'd and Sd streets
southeast, under the auspices of the
police department. 1t was in this church
that Mai. Pullman was once Sunday
school superintendent.
Six police captains are pallbearers.
A police detail in charge of Inspector
Francis E. Cross is in charge. The
detail consists of four captains. two
lieutenants. eight sergeants and 120
privates. Rev. John Weidley is Of
ficiating at the services. assisted by
Church of the Covenant.
At a meeting of kallipolis Grotto
yesterday afternoon message of con-
dolence to the family was adopted
and a floral tribute sent. Maj. Pull
mans father, P. r. Pullman, is past
monarch Of the grotto.
Quartet Sings at Services.
In compliance with a request made
by Mai. Pullman when he realized
that death was coming, the funeral
services included singing by James K
Young. Milton J. Fillius. Ambrose
Durkin and Edward l. Hutchinson.
Durkin and Young are employees Of
the police department, the latter act
ing as special personal clerk to Mai.
Pullman during several years past.
Hundreds Of messages and scores
of floral contributions were received
at the Pullman residence yesterday
Amone the MESSAGES was a tele-
gram from the President Of the
United States. 1t was addressed to
Mr. and Mrs. P. r. Pullman. and read: /:
'The news Of your sons death came
and 1 unite in assuring you OF our
, deep sympathy.ain your great loss"
Commissioner Brownlow today re-
ceived a telegram from Richard syl,
police, whom Mai. Pullman succeeded
Mai. Sylvester asked Mr.. Brownlow
to. express his feeling of sympathy
at the death Of the young poliee chiet'
He is now at Wilmington. Del
Another message was from Mgr. c.
r. Thomas pastor of St Patrick's
Church, who wrote Of Maj. Pullman
a. an upright man as well as
capable police ofnoial: w.,. -.
ceived by the Commissioners rom
italian Consul Salvatore FEorta, Hep-
resentative Anderson II. walters OF
Pennsylvania and A. Bryiawski. local
theater man.
Came to Pay Last Honor.
During the two hours from l o'clock
until the opening Of services, while
the body was lying in state In tne
church, tho pews were nlIed WitH
friends and admirers Of the late police
chief, who came to pay last respects.
A wire reached this city last night
from Boston expressing the regret with
which the news OF the death OF MAJ.
Pullman was heard by high oniciah OF
motion picture companies William A.
Brady. president Of the National Asso-
ctation Of the Motion Picture Business.
declared that the death of MAJ Pull
man ssended q career which was essan-
tally and typically American"
MI. Brady appointed the following
COMMITTEES TO attend the funeral today:
Adolph ~Zukp1. Lewis Selxnick. Harry
M Crandau, John c. Finn. Charles c.
Pittiiohn, oscar A. Price, Frank R.
Wilson. Frederick H Elliott and Jack
s. Connolly.
District building employees Were no.
tilted this morning that in case any
one wished to attend the funeral
leave Of absence would be granted
from 2 O'Clock on. Officials Of the de-
partments Of the District government
met at the church at 2 o'clock and at
tended the funeral in a body.
Flags ut Hali-StaR.
Al the request Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers' Association, dags