Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-08
Funeral Services at Shawsheen,
Mass, for Former Head Of
American WOODEN CO.-Killed
Self in Florida Last Week
Condolences to Family From
President Coolidge and, Other
NOtables

Shawsheen Village, Mass, Feb. Z.
-(AP)-A captain of industry was
laid to rest today and the president
Of his company took notice of his
passing. After simple funeral serv-
ices, the body Of william NJ. Wood,
former president Of the American
Wooden Company, who committed
suicide in Florida last Tuesday, was
placed in a snow-covered receiving
vault here to await burial in the
spring. Leaders of the wooden in
dustry in this country and abroad
were present or sent flowers and
messages, and hundreds of Mr..
Woods one-time employees stood
bare-headed among the snowdrifts
outside the chapel while the funeral
was held.
Prayers in the privacy of Arden,
the Wood home in Andover, began
the ceremonies. Then a squad of
Lawrence policemen carried the
solid bronze casket, covered with
flowers, to a hearse, which bore it
to the West Parish cemetery on the
outskirts of Shawsheen Village.
There, a few miles from the mill
workers community village estab-
lished by Mr.. Wood the Episcopalian
service was held by the Rev. DIR.
Samuel McCoomb, dean of the Epis-
copal Theological School in Cam
bridge. Assisting him was the kew.
DIR. Frederick Palmer. a retired
clergyman who was rector or CHRIST
Episcopal Church, Mr.. Wood
Church in Andover. The sanctuary
choir of Emmanuel Church in Bos-
ton sang the professional hymn,
ooh, God, our Help in Ages Past"
the Psalm, Lord, Thou hast been
Our Refuge" the anthem, Souls of
the Righteous" and the recessional,
"Ten Thousand Times Ten Thou
sand" The casket was then carried
to the public vault in the west par
ish cemetery to rest until the spring,
when it will be placed in the family
lot near the bodies of Mr.. Woods
father, son, daughter and sister.
Among the hundreds of messages
were kilograms of coincidence to Mr..
Woods survivors from President
Coolidge. Governor Fuller, U. S. Sem
ator William Butler and Congress
woman Edith Nourse Rogers of
Lowell. The five hundred floral tri-
butes included pieces from wool pro-
ducers in this country, England and
Australia, and a wreath from each
Of the sixty-two mills Of the Ameri-
can Wooden Company.
The entire board of directors of
the American Wooden Company was
present in the chapel. as were the
siXty-two agents of each of the mills,
the Andover board of selectmen, An
drew G. Pierce, Jr., president of the
American Wooden Company, and Of
ficers of the Pacific Mills, the Ar
lington Mills and the Park National
Bank and Chase Securities Company
of New York.
The honorary pail bearers were
Andrew G. Pierce, Jr., of New Bed
ford, Frederick r. Ellington of Bos-
ton, George NJ. Wallace of Shaw
sheen Village, Keith Merrill of
Washington, d. c., Frank Jellous of
Rochdale. Robert L. Clarkson of
New York. Willard H. Cummings of
Wellesley Hills and Nathaniel Stew
ems of North Andover. Mr.. Wallace
was Mr.. Woods secretary and init
mate friend.
Mr.. Wood Is survived by Mrs.
Wood, their daughter. Rosalind, and
their son Cornelius A. Wood. Will
liam NJ. Wood, Jr., was killed in an
automobile accident two years ago
and a married daughter, Mrs. Irene
Wood Sutcliffe, is also dead. Mrs.
Wood and her daughter expected to
return to their home in Boston, there
to remain for the immediate future
with a short trip tentatively planned
later.