New Britain herald., 1927-10-24


 Although he had been iu this coun- fry for many years, he retained in lis speech strong hint c. the language of hls ancestors. Ia ~as of the type eaaoarad 10 the public by authors oC fiction and uy play wrtgats, Many saw iu him a c0uu- -arpart of character created by David WaraaI in the "AiU-ic Mas ter" kind and consitera.e and loy- ng his fellow mon.
 strong Regard for Children
 1lr. Lo-en1en had decp affection for children. He frequently invited them into his store and, after pre- senting them uith nosegays sent them sk.Hu on thsIr way 10 school,
 During tho war Mir Loren2on went rh.ou-a g. s-ru~-.a which may have lad something to do with un- dc,migtug Lis health. Having lived in this country so many years, he was an admirar of the United States. Bat the call of the Father,and was still strong in his breast and he- c1ne stronger when he began to be- ii0.e that the pow erfgI nations of .le earth were in league to make Germany extinct. He spent hours in front of The bulletin board in the Herald office window during the war, reading the news reports from the struggling armies and shaking his head disconsolately If the tide of battle WAS not in his favor.
 Alter the armistice had been signed and relief work among the sufferers Of Germany was under taken, MT. Lorenzen contributed large amounts for these charities, Not only did he give 10 organized agencies Of relief, but he also sent pachages broadcast through the war-torn country. His friends today estimated his philanthropic works following the war to have run as high as $100o0.
 He was born in Pmrebcrg, Hol- stein, Garmany, the son Of Mir. and Mrs. Johann LorenZen. He came of old military stock, his father having been retired captain of artillery. He and his brother, Immanuel, did not follow q military calling, how ever, but early in life emigrated to the United States. coming directly to Hartford where they set up their home.
 Spends Years On Church Street
 n florist at the Hartford Retreat. With the savings he had accumulated there he entered business on Church street, opening q florists establish ment more than quarter Of century ago. The entire period of his business career was spent on the same street and it was but few doors south Of that establishment that death came To him this morn- ing.
 For many years, Mir. Lorenzon had been affiliated with Masonic orders. He was baptized Lutheran, but he was not q regular attendant at church although he was considered tohe deeply religious.
 In the past foX years he was ire quently heard to"say nothing would be more acceptable to him than death. He expressed eradication that his sister had passed on, being spared the worry that would come with the knowledge that illness had made him an invalid.
 Mir. Lorcnzen remained q bachelor. His only surviving relatives are Mrs. Bertha Clark Of Hartford and Mrs. Ida Cooper of West Hartford, nieces, and Edmund Lorenzcn Of S'. Cath erinc's, Ontario, a nephew. They are the daughters and son of Mir. Lor- enzcns brother. Imm&nuct> who died in Hartford in 1916.
 In compliance with dcath-bed request, a Masonic funeral will be given the deceased florist.
 His only other fraternal aftilia- ton was with Beethoven lodge, l. C. 0. F.. of Hartford.
 The funeral will bo held Wydncs- day afternoon at o'clock from the undertaking parlors of F. C. Porter Sons. Rev. r. W. Shacfer will off ciatc The full Masonic service will be conducted at Cudar Hill cemetery Hartford, where the intcrment will