The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-04
Railway Officials Pay Tribute
to r. j. Parker.
Services Held This Afternoon
at Grace Cathedral.
FROM OUT OF TOWN, 125
Twenty-Five Officers Here
From Chicago Alone.
General Offices Closed for the
Afternoon Services.

SPECIAL cars Degdn TO arrive IN 10
peka this morning from both east and
west lines of the Santa Fe, bringing
officials of the road to attend the fu-
neral of Rolla ]. Parker, general man
ager of the western lines.
The body of the dead general mana
ger lay in state at the Penwen rooms
from 10 o'clock this morning, and was
viewed by many of the friends and
| former employees.
Funeral This Afternoon.
| At o'clock this afternoon the fun
| eral was held at Grace Cathedral,
with Dean Jas. P. Deb. Kaye conduct
! ing the services.
| The pallbearers were men who have
been closely associated with Mr.. Par
ker in his service with the Santa Fe.
They were: H. r. Lake, of Wellington.
superintendent; A. Ewing, of Las
Vegas, superintendent; J. L. Robin
son. of Amarillo, Tex, switching in
| spector; r. c. Martin, of Amarillo.
assistant to the general manager; John
Roberts, of Chicago, accountant; A. ].
Delaney, of Topeka, special clerk gem
eral mana gers office; ]. S. Joyce,
of Topeka, transfer clerk general
managers office,-and r. E. Gish, Of
las Vegas, trainmaster. At the re-
quest of Mrs. Parker, all officials
of the Santa Fe present at the fun
eral, acted as honorary pallbearers.
w. B. Storey, president of the
road, called to New York for a con-
ference, was unable to be present at
the funeral.
Burial was in Topeka cemetery.
with Sloan lodge. No. 225. A. F. &
A NJ, of which Mr. Parker was a
member, in charge of the services at
the grave.
General Offices Closed.
r11.z IT, offiraS and
1.-THE offices at the shops, were. closed
at noon today, on account of the fun
eral. The shopmen remained at their
tasks, however.
Many Officials Here.
Among the officials of the system
outside of Topeka, who are here for
the funeral, there are:
Chicago, III.
la. G. Wells, vice president. r.
Edward Chambers, vice president
+. N W. willard assistant to the president.
r r Houghton. freight traffic manager.
Iobn Purceli, assistant to vice president.
| F. A. Lehman, assistant to vice president.
C. B. Strohm, superintendent OF transporta-
G. E. Taylor, superintendent of terminals.
G. H. Nelson, superintendent refrigerator
r. s Statler, manager telegraph depart
!. Norton, assistant freight traffic man
J. J. Conn, assistant general purchasing
E. &. Walker, chief clerk. general purchas
G. q. Tnnnell missioner of taxes.
, c. C. Dana, general freight agent.
e. E. Woods, general g.as att0 attorney; r..s,
f. Mcbride, cashier.
B. N. Bukey, assistant general passenger
F. c. Maegly, assistant general freigh
R. Z. Cochrane, chief clerk, chief engineer
office.
: E. A. Harrison, architect.
F. II. Appleton, chief clerk to vice presi
F. Poison. engineer of car construction.
Kansas City, Mo.
' Geo E. Roe. division freight agent
E Geo. W. Hagenbuch, division passenge
c. r. GilfiIlan, assistant general nvestocI
agent.
Amarillo, Texas.
= F. L. Myers, assistant general manager.
Avery Turner, general agent
F. NJ Bisbee, chief engineer.
F. E. Edwards, assistant to the genera
: ]. E. Dyer, assistant to the general man
In. {. Martini, assistant to the general man
H II. Stephens, mechanical superintendent
Grant Hale superintendent special service
u. N. Freeman, treasurer.
U T. B. Galiaher, general freight and pas
senger agent.
f ]. D: Sweeney; car .5.ir; accountant ogn6t
= ICharles Walsh, general baggage agent
W. W. Davis, purchasing agent and store
4 E. n Roush, general foreman, bridge an
: building department
10. J. Ogg, superintendent.
: J. B. Briscoe, assistant superintendent.
[ f. S. Nudge, valuation engineer.
e J. E. Miller, labor agent
f IL F. Harnitt, general inspector
A. F. Bauer, general inspector.
= A. NJ Hove assistant editor, The Earth
. F. B. Sanford, chief dispatcher.
/ G. c. McClelIand. chief clerk, superintend
Il ]. H Snow, right of way agent.
h J. L. Robinson, transportation and switch
: H. G, Flanders, master mechanic.
. L. C. Whitney, transportation clerk, ger
u eral managers office.
H. z. BflIingslea, travelling schedule clerl
o r. B. Barila, secretary TO gSnerai manage
Il q J. G. Christensen. secretary to assistar
general manager.
= c. F. Lodter, chief clerk, auditors office.
Il c. P. Scott, travelling auditor
e A. F. Klopstein, head freight clerk, auditor
IS A, ;: Mitchell. head ticket clerk, auditor
II J. G. Brandt, chief clerk, assistant genert
8 manager.
T. E Anderson, clerk.
e R. A. Rutledge. engineer.
l. Ohm ID. watson, manager harvey mouse.
s. V. Reeves, airbrake instructor.
:. III. Haas. roadmaster.
= G. w Hilton, engineer
l. G. W. Herbert, conductor
a C. A. Herbert. conductor.
n H W. Daugherty, engineer.
<, IC. B. Parks, brakeman
r c. H. Berry, travelling agent
7 ]. L. Hardy, transportation inspector.
: Slaton, Texas.
i J. F. Anton, superintendent.
7 c. W. Owen, road foreman Of engines.
. f. r. Foster, roadmaster
f. E Self, storeman.
y W. B. Montague. conductor.
e S. R. MeManus, boilermaker foreman.
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