The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-03-29
LAST HONORS PAID TO WORLD
WAR HERO


Cemetery Sunday afternoon, of the
who gave up his life on the battle
field in France, during the world
war, final honors were paid, and the
earthly ecOmium rendered: well
done, thou good and faithful SER
want"
Draped in the Stars and Stripes,
for which he laid down his young
life, on November 6, 1918, along the
road to Sedan, and accompanied by
a military escort, the casket bear
ing Capt. Hutchcraft's body arriv-
ed in Lexington, at eleven O'Clock
Saturday morning, over the Louis
Vile & Nashville, from Louisville.
The body was taken in charge by
Undertaken VIM o. Hinton, of Paris.
and brought to the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Hutchcratt,
on Second street. Over the box that
enclosed the casket was the Amerl-
can flag, wreath and twig Of
red bud. Private Daniel l.. Dixon,
of Philadelphia, Pa, member Oh
Battery A., 81st Field Artillery,
Camp Knox, near Louisville, was IN
charge of the body.
The funeral was held at the
Christian church, at three o'clock,
Sunday afternoon, where services
were conducted by Rev. w. e. Ellis.
Upon arrival at the church, the cas-
ket, preceded by guard OF honoT'
was carried through double line
of members of the Bourbon POST
American Legion, followed by mem
bers of the family and relatives.
Ed. Ellis delivered an eloquent ad-
dress, eulogizing the life and death
of Capt. Hutchcraft, and paying
tribute to the Bourbon county SOL
diers who had made the great sacrl-
! fee for their country. selected
program of songs was rendered by
the choir under the direction OF a
L. Boatright.
! At the conclusion of the services
at the church, the funeral cOrteSe
{. nreceded by Bourbon Post and mem
hers of American Legion Posts from
surrounding towns, proceeded TO inc
cemetery. where the final honors
were paid. The pall-bearers were
DIR. James A. Orr, Colliver Dawes
clinton Harbeson, Cassius M. Clay
lanes G.. Metcalfe and Robert G
Jones. all overseas officers, IN 1ui
uniform. The guard of honor, colol
guard and firing squad We're lh.e
mate friends of Capt. Hutchcral
and overseas veterans. AT the sraV'
an appropriate services was held. +
firing squad fired three volleys owe
the grave, and Buglar Frank HiS
Gins blew the solemn and plalntlV
notes of ,"taps," signifying the CLOS
of earthly things for the fallen SOL
der. ~.
Committees from Lexington Post
No. 8, American Legion, the Fayett
Bar Association, OF which Cap'
Hutchcraft had been a mempei
members of the Pennsylvania Colles
faculty, where he had at one Tim
been instructor in the law depar'
nent members of the Fayette wa
Mothers Association and delegatlol
from the Winchester War Mother
Association, as we'll as veterans Iroi
Mt Sterling, Winchester, R1chmon'
: Georgetown, Cynthiana, Carlisle an
johannesburg, and members
bourbon Lodge, l. o. o. F., atteno9
the funeral.
when the body of Capt. Hutch
craft. which had been resting IN I'll
American Cemetery at Letahhe
France, since his death, was con !
I signed to it's final resting place !
: the soil of Bourbon, the county n
bourbon. the county he loved an
served, those who gathered to- q
honor to his memory also pal9
tribute to the spirit that controiie
his life and to the cause for wnlc
he died. Capt. Hutchcraft gay
; promise of rendering most dls'i :
guished service in civil h1e. =
Z high purpose, lofty courage CIV
and moral, as well as physical, thol
oughly trained, with keen lntere'
: in social and political propien
8 though one of the youngest memDel
: he attained high rank in the qua
fiLegislature. There was full groun
& to believe that he would attain en-
s inence, not only in his chosen pr
|: fession of law, but service 10 II
4 state as a leader of the younge
: more progressive men OF the STATE