Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-04
FUNERALS,
Rey. Welcome E. BaAse.

Funeral services for Rev. Welcome B. Bates, for nearly 8 haf century 2 Baptist minister, and late pastor of the Montauk Avenue Baptist church, New London, were held at 10 o'clock Satur- day morning at his late residence in Quaker Hill for the members of the family and at 1 p. m. at the Montauk Avenue church.
 Due to falling heaHh it vas at first expected that Mrs. Bates would not be able to attend the church ohsequies but she felt able to go. Rev. Chester H. Howe, pastor of the First Bauist church, ofhciated at the services at the house. The body was then taken 70 the church and allowed to remain to be viewed by the many friends and parish toner's.
 Rev. H. M. Thompson, D. D., pasto of the Stonington Baptist church, a member of the board of trustees of the Montauk Avenue church, an official of the Connecticut Baptist convention, and l a close friend of Pastor Bates, took charge f the services in the afternoon. He was assisted by the Rev. C H. l Howe of New London, Rev. A. E. Coates, D. D., of Hartford, secretary of | the Connecticut Baptist convention and 1 Rev. George H. Borden, pastor of the I
 Rev. pr. Coates offered prayer and Rev. MT. Howe spoke, paving a short tribute to Pastor Bates of whom he had been a personal friend for many years
 The invocation was by the Rev. M- Borden.
 i The bearers were F. F. Richards, Vii. liam Stanton, and L. A. Nickie, deacons
 of the Montauk avenue church; A. W l Brown, superintendent of the Sunday
 school and NJ K. Patten and ". E
 polbear, intimate friends.
 l The body was taken to Elm -Groyt
 cemetery, Windsor, for burial in tn
 family plot. Rev. Dr. Coates tool
 charge Of the committal.
 l The funeral was attended by delesa tions from the churches at Jordan apG
 at Mystic where Rev. Mir. Bates hal
 laafored in the pastorate for years.
 ThsEe will be nsm1erial services 2 the Montauk avenue church when nor
 will De said and a greater tribute vii
 be paid fo one who had served th,
 church for little more than five years. Mrs. Aleck Fiona
 Relatives from New London, Water
 ford, Westerly and other places attended
 Saturday morning from the home of hei
 mother, Mrs. Joseph LenkeWicz of 30:
 Boswell avenue. Rev. I. V. Maciejewsk
 conducted the service. There were man!
 floral tributes. Services were later he.t
 at St. Joseph's church, Rev. Maciejewsk conducting the service. There was specis , music by the choir. Burial was in Si
 Josephs cemetery, relatives and friend
 acting as bearers.
 Charles A. Gager was in charge. Mrs. Ellen J. Mills Funeral services for Mira. Ellen ] Mills were held Saturday afternoon a
 1.30 o'clock from the home of he daughter, Mrs Charles ThaYer of 23 7 New Village Plainield, Rev Davi Coombs officiating. Services were het : at St. Pauls Episcopal church at : o'clock, Rev. MT. Coombs being assist
 ed in the service by Rev. Horace Johnso } of Lyme. There was large attendanc of relatives and friends and many nora pieces were received.
 Burial was in Evergreen cemeterJ f Central Village, where Rev. MT. Coomb read a committa1 service. The bearer
 were Frederick c. Barney, Sr., Job
 Robinson, James Greenhalgh, Williai
 Bo9th, Frederick kkeFshaw and and AlfFe ] HI9qrlgan Brothers were in charge. 5 Edgar Bass.
 : Former Representative Edgar Bass die at his home in Andoyer Friday afternoon He was born in Scotland, this state,
 1SS4 He vas a resient of North CofeI try for many years, but has lived in Al dover the Rast 29 ysara He vas 3 repr. Sentative from Coventry in 1882 H leaves five children, Mrs. E. H. Cook { AndoYer, Mark B. Bass of Ando1er, Ralp
 ". Bass of Andoyer, Mrs. W. T. Turner Winsor an Egbert A. Bass of MaterbrS hEse gaRae4IlaFsp. aPd a bE9thsr. F: l old. 1he funeral was hefd in the paris 2 house at the Willtmantic Copgregation:
 church Sunday afternoon. Burial was
 Scotland