The New York herald., 1921-05-30
GEN. HORACE PORTER
DIES IN S5TH YEAR
Noted for Bravery i'll Civil
War, as Envoy to France
and in Business Life.
SERVED AS GRANTS AID
In Forefront of Civic and
Patriotic Affairs of Both
Nation and New York.
FUNERAL NEXT THURSDAY
Union League Club Names
Committee-Military Ser
vice Is Planned.
SERVED AS GRANTS AID
FUNERAL NEXT THURSDAY

Gen. Horace Porter died just after
o'clock yesterday morning, in his S5th
year, at his residence, III Madison ave-
nue., after long illness. At his bed
side when the end came were members
of his family. including his sister, Mrs
James Wheeler: his hrother-in-l law,
Henry McHarg, and niece. DR.. Joseph
Inc Hindrup of Brookline, Mass. DR..
James r. Hayden. his personal physi-
clan. and d. A. Foster, the Generals
secretary.
The General had beer unconscious
since last Thursday and had been in
III health since undergoing an opera
ton nearly a year ago Until that
time he had been active and robust
and familiar figure ut his many
clubs. Just before his recent illness
he had been making plans to spend
the summer months in Greenwich,
Conn. where he had gone in warm
weather for several years. He had
lived in the Madison averue residence
for twenty five years.
Funeral services for Gen. Porter will
be held next Thursday forenoon at 10
o'clock at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Chuch, Fifth avenue and Fffty-fifth
street. the Rev DR.. John kelman Of
ficiating.
Daughter Is Expected Soon.
Although the plan was not completed.
It was stated yesterday that many Of
Gen. Porter's soldier friends wished TO
hold a military service in honor of his
memory. but IL held it will be deferred
for at least two weeks to await the ar
rival in this country of Mrs. Elsie Porter
Mende the Generals daughter, who is In
Switzerland.
Mrs Mende had been notified by cable
of her fathers condition and was maxi
ing arrangements to hurry to his bed
side when he died. She is the Generals
only surviving child. son, Clarence.
haying died two years ago. Following
the funeral service on Thursday tho
body will be taken to Long Branch, y. j.,
and thence to the nearby town of Ell
beron. where it viii be placed In
vault.
Scores OF kilograms and notes OF cor
doenoe were received at the Generals
residence during the day. Within two
hours after the news of his death was
announced the messages began arriving
bearing words of sympathy from friends
OF the family and expressing the sense
OF loss the nation had sustained In the
passing OF the great soldier, diplomat,
publicist and business man whose ac-
tivities in many fields were equally bril-
liant.
Clubs of which Gen. Porter was a
member and in which he was active al
most 10 the time of his death included
the Union League. the Metropolitan, the
University the Century, the National
Arts the Down Town, Lawyers, Players.
Authors. Lotos. Republican. Army and
Navy and the Automobile Club. He also
was a member of the q. A. R., of the
Society OF Foreign Wars. the Society
of the Cincinnati. the Military Order OF
the Loyal Legion and the Alliance Fran
caise
Union League Names Committee.
The Union League Club. of which the
General was president from 1893 to
1897 and a member since 1892. yester'
day named the following a committee TO
attend the funeral services Thursday
forenoon:
Chauncey NJ. Depew. Elihu Root,
Samuel w. Fairchild, Charles r.
Hughes Henry r. Dawson, James r.
Sheffield. william II. Taft. Gen. John
J Pershing Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Henry
A. Hayden, William II. Remick. Charles
A. Fowler. Gilbert G. Thorne. w. l. Lin
coin Adams. Benjamin 3. Odell, Fred
eric j. Middlebrook. Henry G. Quinby,
Gates w. McGarrah. Bertram II. Borden.
William c. Breed. William p. Guthrie.
Mortimer G. Addoms. George f. Baker,
william c. Bates. John L. Brewer.
Senator William VI. Calder. Charles w.
Carpenter, Emory w Clark, Henry
Clews Henry J. Cochran. Washington
r. Connor. George y. Cortelyou. Edward
r. Finch. Horace w. Fuller, John ".
Griggs, Ulysses S. Grant Jr., William
s. Hawk, Warren NJ. Healey, Job l..
Hedges.
A. Barton Hepburn. George W. Hodges,
Alexander c. Humphreys. Charles
Lanier. Chester s. Lord. Henry c. Meyer.
John r. Miller. Andrew Mills. William
II. Murphy. Benjamin Parr. William n.
Porter Henry B. Quinby. r. Tecumseh
Sherman. George II. Taylor. Senator
James W. wadsworth. Jr., James y.
wheelan. Albert H. Wiggin and Clark