New-York tribune., 1922-12-14
Business Halts
.FOrW Wananaker
Funeral To-day
Body Lies in State This
Morning at Philadelphia;
Nations NotabIes Among
l50HonOrary Pallbearers
viii To Be Filed Soon
''He Was Always on Time"
Tribute Among Hundreds
That Stands Out Unique

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. i3.-The burial
Of John Wanamaker tomorrow In the
Episcopal Church Cemetery Of ST.
james the Less, Falls Of Schuylkill'
will be observed by n reverent sus-
pension Of business activities through
out the city. From Q o'eloek to-mor-
row morning until noon the body Of
the merchant prince will lie in state
in Bethany Presbyterian Church, Twen-
ty-seeond and Bainbridge streets, a
house Of worship founded By him and
on which his heart eentered.
Funeral services will begin promptly
az 2 o'clock. Thousands will be unable
TO enter, as H. Is expected the funeral
will bring together many who have
reason TO feel they have been deprived
Of a real friend.
To Rest In Marble Vault
The body will be placed In a white
marble vault 90 the right Of the tow
erCd gateway 70 the cemetery. To the
left Of {. Is the duplicate marble vault
in which rests the body OF Mrs. Wana-
maker, who died In 1920. Before the
commttal 20 the vault there will be n
brief service, and the Rev. Edward
Ritchie, rector Of St James the Less,
will speak on the life Of John Wana,
maker and his Christian character.
The services al Bethany Church will
be conducted by the Rev. Or. A. Gordon
MacLennon, pastor, and many promi-
nent divines OF all denominations will
be present.
The terms Of the will are known 70
several OF the late merchants lawyers,
but they refused 20 talk to-day. They
would not give a hint as TO when the
will would be filed for probate, but II
Is thought the formahty will be OBJ
served within n few days.
All that i definitely known as 20 his
fortune is that he carried insurance
policies aggregating more than $1,000
600.
always at Work on Time"
Among the host Of tributes 10 the
memory Of Mr.. Wanamaker, which con
tinued % pour into this city to-day
from all sections Of the country, this
ore stands out as unique:
"He was always at work on time"
With these seven words Mr.. Wana-
makers first Office boy, George W.
Stull, summarized the secret Of the
world renowned merchants success.
The one-timo office boy, who swept out,
ran errands. delivered parcels aud
gradually learned 10 do more important
routine work for his employer, now is
superintendent Of the store.
The list Of more than $50 honorary
pallbearers contains the names Of men
prominent in the city, state and nation.
Among them are Chief Justice Taft,
Senators Pepper and Reed, Pennsyl-
vania; Governor Miller, New York;
Governor Sproul and Governor-elect
Pinchot, Pennsylvania; William Jen-
nings Bryan, Cardinal Dougherty, II.
Gordon Selfridge, London. England; /;
Mayor Hylan, New York; Mayor Moore,
Philadelphia; Charlemagne Tower, for
mer Ambassador TO Germany; Oscar
and Nathan Straus, New York; the
Rev Francis +. Clark, Boston; Grover
A. Whalen, New York; President Rea
and Vice-President Atterbury, Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; Solicitor Gen
eral Beck, Washington; John Shedd.
Chicago; Wallace X. Radcliffe, Wash
ington; Thomas Edison, Orange, N. j.;
Howard Heinz, Pittsburgh; Irving T.
Bush, New York.