New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-15
President Joins
I'm Sorrow Over
Aldridge Death
wv Good Friend. Admirable
Citizen and Able Official.
Harding Word to Widow
Of Collector of \. !. Port
Body Taken TO Rochester
Will Rest i'm State at City
Hall Tomorrow Prior 10
Last Rites in Afternoon

Message Of condl'enee from persons
in many walk. OF Ifc we've received
ye.tefda, .1 Rochester by Mr. George
". Aldridrc. whose husband. fhe Col
lecior o. The Port OF New York. died
suddenly Tuesday afternoon on the
go.f lirks o. the Wcstchcsier Bi.imore
Country Club ~ Rye The funeral viii
be In Rochester tomorrow afternoon
al 1 o'clock.
The son. George " Aldridgc ir. a
Manhattan business man. also received
scores o. message The death %
Uncle George. o. bis old friends
liked 20 call him, was a severe blow
f0 hundreds all over the state and
nation. and ihe shock was especially
severe 20 bis associates in fhe Custom
House. vino saw rlm leave fHe Office ~
midday on Tuesday apparently in the
ac.t Of health ard spirits.
President Voice. Ills Sorrow
Chief among the messages was one
rom President Harding 20 Mrs. AID
ridge. as follows:
Il have learned with very grca. sor'
row Of the death % yopr husband. lie
was my good friend. an able public
Official and admirable citizen.
III sympathy VIII aid sou in meeting
your grief please know that Mrs
Harding and / feel deeply your be.
rcaycment."
The body was taken ia,e Yesterday
afternoon from Rye t0 Grand Central
o. e.. 4 b.
ing for Rpchcstcr ~ O'clock. lf wal
be- taken 90 the Aldr.dgc home. where
d. viii. remain until tomorrow fore
noon. when 10 Will De carried TO the
Rochester City Hall 20 iic 20 state unit
p. M. and then will bs taken 20 tho
first Presbyterian Church FOR The
funeral Burial VIII be az Rochester.
The body was escorted 20 Rochester
oy James /. Ho'chkiss. County Clert
o. Monroe County: George 4. G.ynn
chairman Of the Republican State Com
miftcc: Charles r. barnes. head o. fh'
Rochester Traction Company. and
George ~. A'dridge jr
SIR Giynn announced ias' nlsh' chat
flc honorary pallbcarcTs would be- Gov
error Miilcr United States Senator
Wadswo4fh and calder. Charles ID. iiil
JOS. Republican national committee
man. william J.. Ward and himself
All the member. 81 the Republican
S.afc Executive Committee and uost o'
the members az the state committee
viii attend the funeral Mr Aidridg'
was q member Of the state committed
for fhir'y-four years.
"Mr. Aldridgc's death was grca'
shock 90 al a u.s. said Mr. G.ynr
L.. sN a. 10. fs Ha.. q.
healfh. ard was cheerful tie va.
~ ally beloved by The Ronnbiicans OF
This state. and MS loss viii be deepl'
felt
Hillcs Offers Tribute
"Thc Collector death means o rrca'
las. 20 his family and friends. and O
ihe Republicans 81 the state and M
tor said Nr. Hilles. "Hc WAS th'
klua o. man VINO won accessions 20 th'
PARTY. This WAS demonstrated Oy TOO
powerful organization which be had
led To- Monroe County f0r moro than O
generation
FORMER Senator Firar T. Bracket
Of Saratoga Springs. said.
81 was associated with h.m IN TIC
state comm tee tn.rty-hvc wears aSo
but the last ton years have not becn
boz close touch with him. As long as
was In politics wc were intimately &C.
quairtoi. lie was O. most genial man
END had q wonderful power OF making
and holding friends
Tho death certificate fled Yesterday
ir Nesfcleffcr COUNT by d.. Elmer
7 pcnrcck. health officer Of the town
Of Harrison. sets forth that death re-
suited from a hcmorrhace ~ The brain.
and not "a heart emDClism. as was az
first reported.