The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-11-10
HUNDREDS AT
CHURCH MOURN
MRS.PATTERS0N
Impressive Tribute Is Paid at
Funeral Held at st. Mary's
Pro Cathedral
FLOWERS IN PROPULSION
Many Friends From Other
Cities Come Here to Take
Part in the Services
FLOWERS IN PROPULSION


An impressive tribute was paid to-
day to tn, memory of Mrs. Agatha G..
Patterson, wife of Edward G. Pat
terson, who died early Wednesday
morning, at funeral services held in
St. Mary's Catholic Pro-cathedral.
Hundreds of friends of the deceased
gathered at the church, which was
filled to overflowing, and long cav
alcade of motor cars bearing mourn
ers went from the church to st.
Mary's cemetery, where the body was
laid to rest.
Business was generally suspended
in the city from 8 to 10 a. m. the
hour Of the funeral, as a mark of
respect by the business firms of the
city, Mrs. Patterson having been
prominently identified with the bus
mess life Of Bismarck, as we'll as its
social and civil life. Many friends
from out of the city were present
for the rites.
The body was borne from the Pat
terson apartments at the Mckenzie
hotel, where it had lain in state yes
terday, and from the room crowded
with flowers it was placed before the
altar in St. Marys church. Great
boquets of floral offerings covered
the altar rail of the church. A re-
spectful and mournful church full of
people stood AZ the body was born
to its place at the head of the aisle,
there to remain during the services,
with great candles burning on either
side and crucifx surmounting it,
The bells of St. Mary's tolled slowly
as the body was borne in. The i'm
pressive ritualistic services of the
church were conducted by Father
John Stag, while the choristers from
their elevated place in the rear of
the church pealed forth their accom-
paniment.
Father Stag, in speaking, informed
those who were not members of the
church, that ritual of church did not
permit eulogies to be delivered over
the body, of the dead. This judgment,
he said, was left to the Supreme Be-
ing. In his discourse he philos-
ophized upon the short period in
which mortal man and woman is
upon this earth, and while he said
death meant the parting of friends
and relatives, yet it must be consid-
cred all as part Of the plan of the
Almighty who rules all. Mrs. V. ].
LaRose sang II Need Thee Gracious
Jesus"
The cavalcade moved slowly again
from the church to the cemetery.
where the body was placed in it's
resting place on the slope of hill
bathed in the sunshine of an Indian
summer day. Among those mourn
ers who followed the body to the
grave were several people to whom,
only her close friends knew, Mrs.
Patterson had brought new hope
IN life by kind charity. Before the
great bronze bier on which the body
rested there had passed many friends
yesterday, and there passed at that
time, too, many who had been help
ed in their time of need by her.
The honorary pail bearers preceded
the hearse.
Honorary pallbearers for the fun
cral were: W. H. Webb. I. 2. Baker, Ed
ward Cole of Fargo, L. A. Simpson
OF Dickinson, S. H. Clark, C. B. Lit
tie. ID. j. McGillis.. George d. Mann,
H. 9. Batter of Hazelton, E. H. L.
vesperman. Alex Rosen, Charles Me-
Donald and John L. Sullivan of Man
dan, p. c. Remington and G. w. Hag-
gart of Fargo.
Active pallbearers were: p. f.
Byrne, T. H. Poole, P. R. Fields, John
Whitney, T. C. Madden, O. B. Nelson
OF Minneapolis, H. T. Murphy and
Frank Barnes.
BUSINESS SUSPENDED
In addition to the general suspen-
sion Of business here during the
funeral the courthouse was closed
all during the morning. Many state
and local officials, including Cover
nor Nestos. were among those at the
funeral. Among those from out of
the city here for the funeral were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert w. Hagrart,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Paulson, Mrs. E.
J. Weiser, Mrs. Aubrey Lawrence and
Edward Cole Of Fargo; J. F. Murphy
Of Glendive. Mont; Mr.. and Mrs. A..
B. Welch, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Donald. Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Dahners,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Harding and ]. H.
Newton Of Mandan: Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Murphy, C. f. Danielson and
James s. Milloy, Of Minot; Mr. and
Mrs. L. A., Simpson Of Dickinson;
Mrs. James Naxle Of Chicago; n. O..
Batter 1nd' R. B. Lewis Of H,selton;s
Mr.. and Mrs. !. g.. Halbeisen q Col
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