Evening journal., 1920-10-06
BESTOW -HONORS
ON WAR HEROES
American Legion Escorts
Bodies of Pfivates Kane,
Phillips to Graves
BOTH VICTIMS OF
DISEASE IN FRANCE

With full military honors. the body /
OF Charles J. Kane, a Wilmington |
soldier, who died in France. was
buried IN Cathedral cemetery this
morning. A member OF the Whining
ton police force when this country
went into the war. Kane Joined the
army and died in a war. hospital In
France OF pneumonia on October is,
! 1918. shortly before the armistice was
signed Kane had gone through
many battles up TO thattime.
/ He was member OF the 336th
Machine Gun Battalion.
! Comrades u Kane escorted his body.
Wh ch arrived from France Monday
night TO The grave this morning.
! Another Wilmington soldier Joseph
/ w. Philips who was a private IN
the Fourth Pioneer Infantry, and who
died at st. Nazarre. France. uc.obar
TO- 1918, was held this afternoon win
full military honors.
The funeral of Private Kane took
place from lha undertaking parlors
Of William I. Lynn. 209 West sixth
street. The Rev. Father John J.
pougherty, pastor OF the Cathedral.
assisted by The Row. James Grant. y.
H., assistant pastor at st. Patrick
Church. who was chaplain during
the war conducted the rites OF the
church at the grave. About 100 mein-
hers OF the American Legion posts
OF this city Intended the funeral In
body. many OF them being in uni
form
About GO members OF the local po-
lice force led BY Chief Of Police Black
and Captains kelleher and Wardcll,
led the corlege
The procession was headed by the
u philharmonic Band, followed by the
Revs ]. Francis Tucker, George G..
WILLIAMS. james NJ. Grant and RAY
lmond Cooke, who were chaplalhs
during the war Then came the
caisson bearing the remains Of Pri-
yaie Kane flanked by the pail bearers,
IL. w. Zebley. G.. e.. Graham G. j.
August. Y. E. Loughrey, j. N. Lynch,
lE. /. Willis and G l.. Jones, repre-
lsenting the army. and II. Hunter, w.
la. Evans, +. G.. Fagan, w A. Mellon
laid, II n. Powell and W. l.. Cook,
representing the navy, followed. Then
came the firing squad, II. +. short
In. J. Ward, A. +. liazelton and e..
H.. McGinnily. representing the army
and =. w Lewandosky, w y. Brind-
Hey, g. Biehm and y. w Tuncy rep
resenting the navy. followed by the
American Legion.
fclals Who attended were Mayor
/ Taylor. george 4. Lyon, president
OF Council; Charles Forwood. John y.
Henry. Herman ID Faulkner, A. r,
Abrahams John j. Murray MEM
hers OF council and Furman G.
Cole recorded, OF deeds
, As the body was carried from inc
Lynn parlors the band played NLeao
kindly Light" The cortege proceed
cd along West street. 10 Delaware
a avenue. Pennsylvania avenue u
= Union TO the cemetery, where
y military salute Of three volleys wa
: 0red by the firing squad, afic
\ which Buglers Bubaker and Denne!
sounded 'taps" with respons'
from a slant part OF the cemeler!
, BY Bugler Sauebrey
I, Numerous floral tributes were re
A ceiVed Among them was pillow
r lilies from The widow. formerly MIS-
% Vera Thurman, and lheir S-year-o,,p
son: a bleeding heart from his molh
Il er spray Of gladiolas from IN
n parkside Athletic Association, q
= which he was an active member, u
n, being a member Of both the baseba
= and football teams OF former year
A. There was beautiful spray Of pin
n dahlias from his former nelghbor, o
or Spruce street
an Persons stood with barred head
along the line Of march. and man
at nags were displayed at half stan.
as rue funeral Of Private Pallhp
OF took place this afternoon from u
MT nnderiaking parlors OF James
ne Chandler. 1911 jefferson street IN
g." American Legion members acted
he an escort OF honor. and the knigh
ly of pvthias, Knights OF The Code
ryi 7arle and Red Men attended IN
his body. Ministers who served as chsl
rs, lains during the war participated
is Tho procession moved from NJ
no Chandler's parlors 10 Westminsu
A preshvterian Church where service
were held. lnterment was IN NJ
salem Cemetery. a.
or The sermon was preached by W
ID Rev Charles l.. Casdee pastor w
nailhearers were l.. Iebley, G.
iourhrey. John J. Robins ana v
Wallace representing the army, an
lC n Cathcarl. ID. \. Mcdonald, y.
NJ Pagan and l. l.. Maxwell, represeh
~ u" Tbe u, firing squad for the army WI
n Hazelton. G. Biehn, Edwai
Tufilv and n. L. Brinkley. and Tor "
% navy q i. McGinnity. T. W. Lewai
l,ss deskv. h. ]. Ward and II. F. short. 1l
M hucisrs were r Beyerlein and