New Britain herald., 1929-12-16
BUDDIES AT FUNERAL
 OF WORLD WAR HERO
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(ContInued From First Iage) were dealing out death and suffering on a front in France. the batti" Of chateau Thierry. the account Of which added another golden page 10 inc glorious records ot tn" armed forces of the country. The three blasts which rent tn" peaceful air m ii. Mary's cemetery this morning. were a last tribute from war scared Veterans to one whose yalOr brought 1.n high honors from his own and two foreign governments during the World War.
 Surrounded by corps ot com rades all Of whom had experienced in like degree the tortUrrs Of the front line trenches with a l~ader Commander Joseph FoingoId of Private Walter J. smith Post No. 1rl. Veterans of Foreign Wars, marine in service, who had served with the same organization as Smith aud had been wounded om tho saiu" day in the same action. the body c. Hergcant smith was received into it~ jasl final resting place iu Ih" family plot in tn" cemetery toGay.
 Borne on thre shoulders ot V.f- .rans. his hullrt-toru and shnH- .achrd body Was taken from his nome at 9G smith street at >:3n o'clock. Escorted hy his bgddjrs from the Foreign War Veterans post Ii n, cortego proceeded 10 St Nary's church for the religious services, With the spacious auditorium all but tiled with former service men auI friends solemn high mass or 1aquicm was celebrated with Rev Thomas IHWlor as ccleurant. Rev, tiatthoW J. Traynor pastor. as dca- con: Rev. John T. Connor as suh- deacon and Rev. Walter J. Lyddy as master of ceremonies.
 Aside from the dIrgo Of ,h" Gre 2orian chant sung for tho mass proper, the music GuiinG the sorv- i""s lent an additional military air. A the cortege entered in" church. ,Irs Mary T. Crean sang My Coun- 1'v 'Tis of Thec.' Al the oflrrlOry, she rendered Ave Maria" Al the oommunion, Organist John J. Crean, all overseas veterans. tolled "rentnG Tonight on the organ chimes and a; he end, Mrs, Crean sang the saddest ot sad parting for soldier-"Taps.
 I'hc flower and pail bearers w"r" selected from among the ranks of the members of the Veterans Of Foreign Wars. The pail bearers were Herman Simonsen. Eugene Jones, Charles Weare. George SpoOnor, lNawey Selandcr and Joseph Farr, The flower bearers were MoXie Wag- u"r, Joseph Ecncy. Edward John .on and Matthew Sheppard Of these, thcrc were two who bear lasting scars of battle received in almost the same spot where smith suffered his wounds. Chateau Thi"rry. They gre Dewey Selandcr, who lost an arm when machine gun bullet shattered lis elbow, and Eugene Jones, whose rose was taken off when h" got in line with the cnfiladinG fire Of a German machine gun. Commander Joseph Ecingold was in charge.
 The firing squad. selected from t'lc ranks of Co. i. l69th Infantry t& x. c., assembled at the state ar ory at an carly hour. From there t,Ic detail proceeded under the com loand of Captain w. W, T. Squire to the home. There it was delivered io the funeral cortegc and Corpora seven J. Bortkowski was placed II command. The members of tho quad were Ralph DawleN. William Daniels. Joseph Conforto. Johr rnazzo. Anthony A. PclIcErini. Ken rath Grey, Alexander Jantk anl salvatore Lopez.
 Because Sergeant smith was os p-cially honorcd by his government l.. the award of the distinguished :,ryicC cross for vHlcr in action anC tod by the French and Englisl .,ovrrnmcnts with an additional dec oration from France Of tn" 'roiN Ct Glcrrc with palm, q c0mpImonlar. dotail Of three men was ordered iron trc National Guard command to h il attendance. Thceo were S"r=tah Walter J. Sorrow. Jr.. Corporal Jo .~ph Hippo and Private Joseph Cos lan@a.
 As tho sound Of the last saint by the firing squad was "cnoin :..ross tho hills at the graN" Hu@I' Charles A. lIAhry, also Of iIh N7 .onal Guard unit, rounded "Tapa Father Tavlor conducted the com
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