The New York herald., 1922-07-20
AT GRAVE
EULOGIZE mitchell
Two Hundred Gather at Ser
vices in Memory Of Late
y v Mayor.

About 200 men and women who were
close friends of John Purroy Mitchell
met in Woodlawn Cemetery yesterday
to lay wreaths on his grave. Many of
them were his associates during his ad-
ministration. 1914 to 1918. He was
killed by fall with his airplane at
Gerstner Field. near Lake Charles. La,
on June 6. 1918. Yesterday would have
been his forty-third birthday. Hereafter
there will be memorial exercises at the
grave on July 19 every year.
Aviators who were comrades of Major
Mitchell in the air service flew back and
forth over the assembly in three army
planes from Mitchell Field on Long
Island. Speakers under the maple which
shades the simple headstone were
George McAneny, who was president
of Manhattan Borough when Mr..
Mitchell was Mayor. and Harold Con-
tent. commander Of the John Furroy
Mitchell Post. American Legion. There
was prayer by the Rev. Father A. M.
Arcibal. former French army chap
lain. now priest Of the French Roman
Catholic Church on Morningside
Heights. The ceremony ended, as be-
fits a soldier. with three volleys fired
over the grave by squad from the
Sixteenth United States infantry and
bugler sounding taps
The pilgrims formed In circle near
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the former Mayors mother. and Miss
Josephine NJ. Purroy, his aunt, were
escorted by Mr.. and Mrs. William Brown
Meloney. Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell had
gone to Maine before yesterdays me-
mortal observance was arrangedS
The first wreath was hung on the
gravestone by Lieut.. III. Guenet. repre-
senting the French Consul-General.
Others came from the Commissioners of
the Mitchell administration, his class
mates of '99, Columbia University the
knights of Columbus and other organi-
cations.
McAneny Eulogizes Mitchell.
Mr.. McAneny spoke of it all as "a
simple ceremony, but full of meaning
for the city Of New York" He talked
of Major Mitchel's high ideals of public
service. of his belief that every citi-
zen lowed something to the State" of
his fidelity to this belief. attested by
years Of gallant and fruitful effort in
public life. He pictured Mitchell In his
boyhood and college days and his grow
ing ambition to do what he could TO
better the standards OF city government.
He lover inefficient way in matters
of government" Mr.. McAneny said.
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unreauited toll he gave our city the best
that was In him. He lifted the standards
so high that no man could drag them
far down---a fact which will he increas-
ingly recognized by his fellow citizens.
He had a passion for good government
and social justice and passion for
friendship. Mature In his judgment OF
mems affairs, he was always, to those
who knew him well, a man with the
heart OF a boy. He took deliberately
those chances out Of which came that
one chance that ended his life. There
were moments when he was misjudged,
but the future will correct this. His
was a noble example given to the youth
of the nation. 1t will be an eternal
satisfaction that this young man lived
and did the things ne did do for the
public good"
Bishop Mnnning's Telegram.
Mr.. Content speaking for the John
Purroy Mitchell Post of the American
Legion, also read telegram from the
chaplain OF that post. Bishop William
T. Manning, VINO wired from California
that the name Of the former Mayor was
IAN honor to New York and our coun-
try"
Among those who attended the exer-
cises were Henry H. Curran, Katharine
b. Davis, former Commissioner of Cor
rection; Burdette G. Lewis, r. "A. G.
Smith, Bertram De N Cruger. Charles
Il. Largy, Henry Moscowitz. Joseph M.
Price, Raymond " Ingersoll. George
Teatherstone. Paul Wilson. Milo r.
Maltbie. william A. frendergast, St
Jchn Tucker, Il. b. Martindale. Jr..
Leonard wallstein. John T.. weier, John
a. Kingsbury. Lawson Purdy. Leon c..
Cooley. Robert Adamson, Lewis II.
Pounds. George ". Mullan, Justice Of
the Supreme Court: Frank l.. Polk,
Lamar Hardy. Stanley J. Quinn. f.
Stuart Crawford. Charles T. White. F.
b Shipley. Darwin r. James. Jr.. f. j.
III. Kracke, Magistrate Cobb. Dom Bar
Der. Collin II. Woodward, George He'll
man, George Himan. heading a group
OF Boy Scouts, and Lillian Richter and
Irene Keiser of the Lenox Hill Settle
ment Girl Scouts. Troop 80. The News
paper Club was also represented.