Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-02-19
DEATH OF ONE Oh LNNCHBt RG'S
MOST PROMINENT AND
POPULAR CITiZENS.

Hit oriG Court Street Baptist
Church WAS the Gene Friday nf,cr
nom. january 2Hth. of tn" last rites
ior Mrs. Annie Singleton Jones.
wife OF Mr.. James NJ. NJ. Jones, pro
pri,tpr Of the Manhattan Hotel. The
vast auditorium WAS crowded with
th" sympathiHing friends or tho lam.
lily In the unavoidable absence Of
the pastor Rcv. V. \. Johns, the con
duct OF the obScQuicS fell TO Rev. l..
o. Lewis pastor of the Eighth Street
Baptist church,
After an illness extending over two
monhS. Mrs. Jones fol asleep Tues
day evening. January 25th. mSt
when she was apparently making her
greatest gains toward recovery. AS
size had seemed to Ire improving daily
her numerous friends were profound
ly shocked and rricvcd by the sudden
ness Of her demise. Her sisters and
brothers who had been summoned to
her bedside at the beginning Of her
Illness, had returned to their several
homes. and had to he recalled as soon
lis conveniently might he Mr.. and
Mrs. William Mitchell of Washington
d. c.. Miss Nlaync Singleton of Phila
dclphia MIR. Landon Singleton OF
llo, Springs. Va. Mr.. Thcodcrick l..
Jones Of Atlantic CITY, n. j., Mrs.
lIhol Stokes Moran. and Miss Josie
Stokes Of WashinCton d. c.. Mrs.
Mali*Sa ). Pace of Bristol. Tenn
and MIR. Mnnford Johnson of New
Haven. Conn. Mcssrs Dabncy and
Andrew Singleton, Miss Lula Jones
and Mrs. Maria Merchant were al
ready on the scene.
The pall-hcarCrS were: Mc$srS.
NI'hanicl j.. Berry. Albert G. Lang
horne, james II. Majors, Daniel But
l'r, ChaS II. Stewart and Warwick
Mullan. The flower bearers were
NcSsrs William II. Hatcher. Samuel
Garter and George Mayo and M,s.
dunes Eliza Hatcher. Maggie l.. b.
Willis. l.ilAic Rhodes Thompson, \. n.
luShinGtou and MARY Lou Johnson
The automobile procession arrived
at the Church prumty at 800 Z. NJ.
The proccsSional was read by Rev. G.
l.. Wells OF the Y. Il. :. college, scrip
;urc read by Rev. c. G.. Caucn pastor
"i III" Riv"rmont BAPTIST church.
Srrrra other ministers were present
The touching solo: "tace to Face"
was beautifully rendered hy Mr.. Mum
ford Johnson. tcsoluttons OF The Ci,
ronaliS club. 4 social organization OF
the old regime, WHEREOF Mr.. William
II. Hatcher was president and MIR.
McG. llig@onhotham WAS secretary
were read by Mr.. Daniel Butler.
Numerous tel, grams and other mes.
Sa&"s OF coincidence were received
from friends in distant parts OF the
country among them being one from
irl. h,l
Philadelphia. IN" rcrvadlny pathos of
the so!os: 'Etcrniiy,' wellcd up out
of the voice Of Mrs. Frances Cox.
Rev. Lewis delivered a feeling. con
else and appropriate sermon from the
text: 'i'u1 il shall come - pass that
at evening time there shall be light
Iachariah ll:7. He stressed the fact
lhai while Mrs. Jones' public lii"
bought her into daily contact with
every pha%" Of humanity. she f,..
manned genial. friendly and kindly IT,
the last act. and her prcStinr virtues
Shonc nnsnottcd. Verify III evening
time il shall nc lisht. The coNSolat-
ions Of the h,auli"ul solo: NO hur.
'chS londcr We're impressed upon
IN" audience ny the rich tullr> Of Nir
Rudolph Johnson. The opening ana
c.oSin@ hy.2us beautifully rendered
by the Court - Get Choir were.
"Ro"k Of Ages" and 4 am Thine o
ICrd."
On account OF the coldnres Of the
weather, the burial rites Of IL" Court
ct Calanthc and tho Eastern Star
were performed III the church. the
former presided over by Mrs Mar
tha Campbell and Mrs. Martha w
Evans and the latter 10y DR.. \. \.
l.ushington and Mrs. Elizabeth Tins
ley. The rites were impressive tol
the last degree. The hymns sung by
the two organiHatinuS Of which Mrs
Jones was Il member were: "SiStcr.
Thou Vast Mild and Lovely" and L
Would not Live Always
The funeral arrangements were in
charge OF lligEanhotham and Strange.
h'rom beginning to end the function
was marked by perfect smoothnesS.
The floral designs which have
never been surpassed here for bcaut,
an1 seriousness, testified to the or;u
LARRY ri 1c d"pa, ."f!. InI ~ loving
esteem, in which she was held by her
numerous friends. Her "Narrow
House. was a vcritab'c mound of
l"auty. The lingering rays Of the set
ting Sun lovingly carrcSScd the beau
Gful petals; and in all his course, he
has scarcely shed his evening bcnc.
diction upon a lovlicr scene. Ins long
lines Of golden light formed shin ;
ing path from the flowers OF earth to
those blooming i'm the Better Land
And vet, O Sun. what is Thy glory to
hers? Thou Durest thy radiance upon
her tomb; but her soul dims even thy
cfulgcncc. 1t will shine on and on.
when thon r"7'..1 ""~It n,,d ""h Aq|