The Press., 1922-02-23

onel Hall, with all his other business
 outside his own home town, always found time for the future and for the beautifying of Wilmington. He was chiefly interested in education and through his untiring effort the school graduating exercises were held year ly He also offering prizes in gold
 to give the school children something to work for. He will be greatly miss ed in this community, and also
 throughout the state, as leader
 among men in politics and in business.
 He was ever kind and courteous and could e approached at all times on all matters. After a delay of many
 hours the tody arrived in New Lon don. The special car was detached from a train at New London last Sat-
 urday morning and was attached to
 the boat train over the Central Yer mont railroad. The body was carried
 to Stafford Springs where it was taken
 in charge by G. H. Baker & Co.,, un-
 dertakers and was prepared for burial
 after which it was brought to his late home.
 The funeral services of Col. Will
 liam Henry Hall took place from his
 late home on last Monday afternoon
 at 1 o'clock, where Rev. Earl w. Dar-
 row of HOlyoke conducted prayers,
 after which the body was removed to
 the Clara Hall Eliot Memorial church
 at ? o'clock. Rev. Dr. William Ar
 mold Shanklin, president of the Wes-
 leyan university, delivered the eulogy.
 Previous to which prayers were offer
 ed by Rev. Earl w. DarrOw and Pastor
 Rev. w. V. Allen. Dr. Shanklin used
 quotation from Tennyson's "In me- memOrian," "'SO we in this service which is a rainbow whose back ground has Leen tears, yelling from loving
 hearts, turn in faith to God, believing
 where we cannot prove. All of us feel sadly that we shall no more re- ceive the friendly welcome, no more hear the cheerful voice of William
 Henry Hall. That we shall look in vain for the encOuragementa and sym pathy he was always ready to give. He was full of life, laughter and gen. iality, and now the house to which he loved to come is strangely vacant and
 desOlate. This beautiful village of which he was so fond wears a look of sadness and melancholy to the friends
 who used to come and visit here."
 pr. Shanklin said in the way of sketching the biography of the de- ceased, He was born in 1867, he died
 February 15, 1922. There it is two dates and a life between. But of that life this brief record tells us nothing, it does not touch the hem of the gar ment of his personality. If we multi piled the date and listed his varied activities we are not let into the secret of this sturdy life that has left it's i'm press so ineffaceably and beneficiently upon this community of his birth, up- on his alma mater, and upon this commonwealth. The all containing and all including quality which drew other lives to this great heart was character which had it's source and it's deepest root in God. From child hood he stood four square to every wind that blows, adopting as his max i'm that questions of right or wrong have neither time nor place nor ex- pediency. His life was simple, sin cere and beautiful, indeed life to him was one great unity. He held that the service of God meant the service of men. In the ordinary business life he formed higher business. To hon. esty and integrity he added disinterest and public spirit. He fully gave his thought and his time and his money to great causes. He devoted himself to this. community. He was eminentIY social, absolutely truthful. He WaB by temperament, as we'll as by ciIS cumStanceS, of the happiest of men. Verify William Henry Hall, was a good son, a good husband and father, good friend and a good citizen. We shall think of him in the presence of God; we mediate upon the infinite possibility of that fuller life and are silent" The floral offerings which covered the entire altar were numer- Ous and beautiful, not withstanding that it was the wish of the family that flowers be omitted. Conspicuous among which was a large standing piece of white carnations, bearing the words, Our friend and employer sent EY those employed in the mill The casket was covered with a blanket of JacqueminOt roses sent by fellow memt CTS of the senate There were many prominent people present in cluding Lieut.. Gov. TempIetOn, es- cOrted by the governors staff. The Temple quartette under the direction of Arthur Priest of Hartford, sang several selections. The honor bearers were executive secretary Harry w. Reynolds, representing Gov. Lake, It. Gov. TempletOn, State Highway com missioner c. J. Bennett, Pres. c. l.. Beach, Connecticut Agricultural col lege, Christopher Allen of Stafford Springs, E. Kent Hubbard of Mid dletown, Gen. F. E. Kaley of New York city, William J. James of Hills Grove, R. l.. A. 1. Mitchell, Stafford Springs, w. B. Melee of Providence, R. l., William Park of Stafford, A. D. Perrin, New York City, Charles J. Plunket, Adams, Mass, John F. Pull man, Bridgeport Professor Edwin O. smith, Philadelphia. F. o. Vinton, Mansfield, F. l.. Stiles, North Haven, Gen. G. E. keeney, Somers. The active. Eearers were all employees of the C.. Hall, Jr Co.,, Arthur Spicer, Rol!in Birdsall, John Brownlee, Thomas WOndrasek, John Safranek, Charles Woodwork, John R. Edwards, F. COlhurn. Col, Hall was very promi- HenL III maSOnlc traternltieS: a mem- ! CT of Uriel lodge, A. F. and A. M.. of which he was past master and was also treasurer for a number of years, a member of St. Johns COmmandery of Willimantic and Sphinx Temple, Mystic Shrine in Hartford, he was also a 32nd degree mason of the Scottish Kites, Norwich COnsistory. He was also charter member of Rockville, B. P. o. Elks, Manchester Tent Knight of the Maccabees, the Grange, a member ot the Odd Fellows. Col William H. Hall was married June IA, 1894, to Miss Alice May Holman, daughter of Judge and Mrs. w. D. Holman of Holland. Mrs. Hall, and five children, Doris E. McBee of Adams, Mass: Miss Clara A. Hall, who is studying music in Paris; Gardiner Holman; Holman Henry and Frances, survive him. He also leaves a grand daugh- ter, Sally McBee, and his mother, Mrs. (H3r0innr Hall ond %Luoo