New Britain herald., 1923-08-09
HURLBUT FUNERAL is
HELD This AFTERNOON
Former Head of Vulcan Iron Works
OF Early Puritan and Mayfower
Ancestry--Actiye Fratcrnaly

| AnfeSIFy--ACINC
The funeral of the late Elmer G
Hurlburt general manager OF the Vul-
can Iron Works who died at the Grace
hospital in New Haven Tuesday eve
ming was held this afternoon. Serv-
ices we're conducted at the late home
with Rev. Henry w. Maier officiating
IInterment was in Fairview cemetery
and the Odd Fellows had charge OF
the committal exercises.
The active pallbearers we're from
among the most intimate co-workers
of the deceased at the Vulcan Iron
Works, as follow: G.. e. Bean, e. N.
Beecher, A. H. Oldershaw, w. d. Cal
vert, r. C. Schilling. 7. Haugh.
Honorary pallbearers were: Grant
U. Kierstead, grand lodge, I. o. o. F.:
Arthur Woodford, grand lodge, !. O.
O. F.; Robert Sloan. Phenik lodge,
No. So. l. o. o. F.. Edward A. Dan
berg, Comstock Encampment, No. 20,
!. 0. o. F.: Major Clifford d. Perkins,
Putnam Phalanx; Ex-Major w. E..
Beers Putnam Phalanx.
Elmer G. Hurlburt was the son of
Amos w. and Ellen B. Ode Wolff
Hurlburt He was born in New Fla
ven, Conn, February is. 1857 His
ancestry is traced to no less than II
who came to New Eng
land and settled in the colonies prior
to 1890. Among them William Brew
ster and James Chiffon, "Mayflower"
-
thy descendant of those early pio-
neers. After graduating from the
grammar schools of Hartford and
West Hartford and the High school
of West Hartford. he for a time had
various occupations and then attend
ed the Cheshire Military Academy.
graduating in 1886. .."
Thirty-six years ago he was en-
ployed by the Vulcan Iron Works as
timekeeper, and was ever on the alert
for improvement. taking great inter
est in the study of the process of
malleable iron Since that time the
Vulcan Iron Works, has become one
of the plants of The Eastern MALL
cable Iron company. Mr.. Hurlburt,
having passed through the various de-
partments, was appointed general
manager in 1909 and achieved marked
success as an executive officer. His
taithfulness and loyalty commanded
the respect and often the love of his
associates One who was closely con-
nected with him said that in the many
years they had been together. Mr.. |
Hurlburt had never failed to show
and sympathy for his fell
ow workers. ....
Mr. Hurlburt was a republican in
politics and served year as member
If the New Britain council, three
7ears on the board of public safety,
he last year as chairman.
Fraternally he was a member of
'henix lodge, No. So, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows; and in 1909 be-
anne grand master of the grand lodge
llso past grand representative. He
vas past priest of Comstock Encamp-
nent of New Britain, and was a men,
yer of the uniform rank. He repre-
ented Connecticut at sessions held in
Denver and Seattle of the sovereign
rand lodge 190S-1909. He was also
member of l. O. o. r. home cor
Grafton and member of the build
ng committee. He held the rank of
aptain of the Putnam Phalanx
He belonged to the Shuttle Meadow
Tub, the New Britain club, and was
lso faithful member of the South
church.
He is survived by his wife. daugh- ,
er, Virginia. his mother. brother,
rthur Hurlburt of this city. as a sis
ar, Mrs. Amelia Caswell of Elmwood.