Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-17
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At | o'clock Sunday attefioon at Park ConsreS ati6nal church, where he had been { member sinea It's organization, fuI neral Services for Chafies Bard were feid and W&fo attended by many friends and former buslhsss associates who came to pay their fn&l tribute to a fan Rh6 has iHt a lAstihE impression on th6 corhrhihlty. The ehlosy was deiiy- tri6utG to the fife of Mr. Bard. Df. Howe spoke as follows:
 think the minds of fiafy Of us here tEis afteff66n have Seen engaFed in re- ealiifs tae H&moti9s of the generation Ehieh preceded the present 6ne. Some of 1s at fe3st are fecafiiiE that great guid of fine eiti2shfS Which -xe knew here 1 thlfd 6f eeftafy 2g6, The noble men aild ths EtAel6us wofnsh who gave thls city distinction As a bbsiness. social and religious eefter. the Ike 6f which few l New England cities could parallel. We recall the strong masterfuI spirits who l held in thelr hands tfie Business interests | of that day. Bahksfs manufacturers | merchants of whom only a few remain, With Wfofn Ne ar9 associating the name &nd career bf odr Ttnerate6 friend who has now psssed from 61r midst We can | not recAil that period without thinking of finn as 6he 6f it's most rissterful and c6hifnAndink splits. | Arrl sure we can. | n8t ree2ll the ffteh of large affairs ai
 6ahEers or fasfnbefs Of large business in.
 ttrests without recalling him. No mar
 afions us touched 50 manly business con eerns as hAs he in his long career. NC
 one brousht to business an intkllect o greater power or clarity of vision 6r wal sought more in Consultation and counsel we d6 not all khow the story of hIi
 eAtlier strussles or Limitations. but ",
 knoM that from bothood he was connect
 ed With the business c6nc9rns of the cit,
 and Foany out of the city but Fe do knov
 no other man brought to business here
 fi6ts th6fodgfly tfaihed and discipline
 intellect, or who in clarity of judgmen
 6r fofekfdlneAs of personality shrpasse
 him. His attention to details was pains
 taking to the last degree. carried out i
 spksch and S6rfesbordehce. his friendl
 letters were insdrbassed~ in beauty Q
 dicti6h and f6eabt1ary of Which some c
 us bestoNtd sn Ihstifted admiration an
 received them as literature.
 1R Ais vigorous years he Vas | church
 man whose interest in his church and hi loyalty were exceeded by no one and hi
 seat Nas hever iihoceupied When in tn
 city or uninteffupted by the physical ir
 hfrnities of these later yIafs.
 Then he vas thoughtfui for others. R.
 eallihg pErhaps fis 6@n earlier struggle . he seemed eager to aid others that wer striving in the business world for plac and footing. How many young me wefe aided by him who seefned eager opeh doors of oppoftunity which the tgould have found closed. The numb,
 9t those whom he helped to find the Ia, or computation. Aha So Al6fE these lin, and Others unnamed he lived his Iife an did his full das'b Work till at the lai the evening shades betokened the con ' pleted task
 And about these closing days there W; what to some Of us was singular and c: i , cepticnal radisfiee. Many of us kne and honoted his trained and discipiir, intellect, but did fi6t divine it's rythm boket ot exbfessi6h It is often sa thAt ko6d-sreat Souls die Singing. Tn is that they catch the notes of harmon 1. and melody to which the whole creatic rises. It .kas 2 strange but pleasir z spectacle to s6ffie of us to find in the : closing days ti1at he spoke in strains
 rythifiic eAdehees With strain of poet [ expressioii in which business and frien l ship and religious faith were woven-t we Sat h wbhdet as #e listened. A, mil wAnderiRg fFptn it's eoiventional groov r and sett.ns its thought in poetic mould
 And we said that is what a great Ii /: should culminate in ana berhaps at la 5 we shsli Batch the fote of that high !. life and move in thought and action wi t tho rythm Of a universe which Carlys :. tells us is set t0 music: If SO We shou | be *iliiis to iie the death offthe rigf
 eous and find life rounded at last into t
 harmohy of ths sbhetes
 ! The honorafy beafers were Arthur n Brewer, Francis J. Leavens, Costello u {. pitt. Nelson J. AylinR, Charles D. Nov, < Martin E. Jensen, Frank " Browni S and Henry A.. Tirreii Burial was in { I, family i3t ih Yaftic eefhetery Where tho was eofdnttAi sefviee cohducted |. Rev. Dr. Howe
 ,s n The Henry Allen & Son Company ge '. the funeral directors.
 r. Mrs. William Kirby.
 g. Funeral services for Mrs will.; :e Kirby were held on Saturday mornI l. from her late home at 55 Lincoln syenl C. szs..-..-... :. = -.
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