The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-07-29
R. A. WADSW0RTH IS CALLED AWAY
Resident of Maui for Twenty
eight Years, Leader in Busi-
ness Affairs and Closely
Identified With Community
Projects, He Is Taken by
Death on Monday and Laid
to Rest in Makawao Gene
terry.


most, most useful and best liked citi-
zens of Maui, died at his home in Wal
luku, Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
funeral services were held from the
Church of the Good Shepherd, Tues
day afternoon and interment was in
Makawao cemetery. Death resulted
from a trouble of several years stand
ing which had become more acute
during the past few months and the
end was not unexpected for his i'll
ness had reached critical stages re-
Gently.
Evidence of the high esteem in
which Mr.. Wadsworth was held in
the community was apparent by the
general closing of business places
Tuesday afternoon, an attendance at
the church which overflowed the
buildings capacity, the great number
of beautiful floral offerings and the
outpouring of sorrowing friends who
journeyed up to Makawao and stood
at the open grave at the cemetery.
Ceremonies at the church were
simple, Rev. Canon William Ault, who
came from Honolulu to officiate, and
Rev. J. Charles Villiers conducting
the Episcopal ritual services and two
hymns were sung by the combined
choir and congregation, simple, fami-
liar hymns in which all could join.
About the altar, the chancel and the
pulpit were great masses of flowers,
set pieces and in punches. The body
was accompanied from house TO
church by relatives and close friends
and the pail bearers who were Dan
T. Carey, c. d. Lufkin, Roy A. Wood
ward, ID. c. Lindsay, J. T. Fantom, e.
B. Carey, John Nelson and w. F. j.
Dale. Knights of Pythias, of which
order Mr.. Wadsworth vas a member,
marched from hall to the church
where they were seated together and
later conducted their ritual ceremon-
les at the grave OF their departed
brother.
Long Time Resident
Ralph Ambrose Wadsworth had
been resident of the Islands for 35
years and of Maui for % years, dur
ing which time there were few pub
lie undertakings in which he was not
either leader or a conspicuous figure
identified with every one that worked
for a bigger and better Maui. He went
first to Onomea plantation on Hawaii
by which he was employed in 1886
and 1887 On Maui he entered into
the soda and ice business and formed
the Wailuku Soda and Ice Co. Ltd,
of which he was president and mana
ger up to the time of his death.
Mr.. Wadsworth was born in Hiram,
Maine, February 2, 1861, his parents
being Samuel d. and Sarah Az War
ren) Wadsworth, and he had the best
of the many sterling good qualities
of Maine Yankees and to his death
retained some of the mannerisms of
his home state. He was educated in
the public schools and in the Bridge
ton. Maine, high school.
In Hilo he met Miss Isabel Carval-
no and they were married in 1892, the
year before their departure for Maui
Their children are David s., Alfred
r. and Winnifred A., all of whom and
Mrs. Wadsworth are living.
Always Public Spirited
Mr.. Wadsworth was charter mem
ber and one time president of the
Chamber of Commerce, of which he
was a director at his death, of the
Fair and Racing Association of which
he was one time vice-president and
was director of the first fair the one
which pioneered for and the success
of which insured the holding of fu-
ture fairs and from which the Fair
Association grew. Prior to formation
of the Fair Associate he was head OF
the Athletic Committee for years and
one of the chef makers for clean
sports. He was also one of the heads
of the Racing Association which the
Fair organization supplanted. An eX-
emplification of energy and efficiency
in his business, he brought those quail
ties into all public undertakings with
which he was connected.
At one time Mr.. Wadsworth was
Maui member of the Loan Fund Com
mission and served effectively.
In addition to the Maui Soda and
Ice Company, Mr.. Wadsworth was
connected or associated with other
local business enterprises and was a
director in the Bank of Maui, Homo
Insurance Company, Maui Publishing
Company, of which he was vice presi-
dent, and the recently organized Maui
Electric Company. He was member
of the Odd Fellows, which he Joined
back in Maine, as well as of Aloha
Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
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