The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1935-03-23
thousands Attend Funeral of Noted Actor
RI M AIN OF
DE LAWD'' ARE
LAID TO REST.
Prominent People OF
All Races Attend
Funeral


banks of flowers, Richar
Berry Harrison, made in
mortal as de Lawd"
"The Green Pastures" la
Monday night in his caskt
at home here, at 5942 Ind
ana avenue. All night Ions
the city's great and humbl
folk, with all thought O
color, race and creed for
gotten filed past the bronz
coffin and gazed upon tn
face of the silver haired oil,
man who had done so mucl
to Danish their conception
of the Almighty as a stern
unbending. and sometime
wrathful Diety.
TIE body was accompanied from
Noy York City by the actors son
Paul Lawrence Harrison. follow
ise-impressive funeral rites held
in that city Sunday. in the Cath.
ederal OF st. John. the Divine
A silent. reverent crowd barred
their heads as the casket contain.
Ing the famous actor. was carried
from the Commodore Vanderbilt
trough the La Sale Street Station.
10 the waiting funeral carriage.
Impressive Rites
Tuesday morning, at IL o'clock.
as the long cortege moved from
the Indiana Street home. just one
block to st. Edmundson Episcopal
Church. fully twenty-thousand
people from all walks of life. lined
both sides OF the street and watch
ed silently from every available
window and housetop.
The funeral services we're Inn
4npnan1ye With al the pon,p e ~
K. Martin. the sstsF, officssted.
The solemn hiShass requssn
was sunx by Rev. Martin ana .
vested choir OF forty voices. SIX
teen acolytes attended the officiat-
ing priest. 49,
Miss Abbie Mitchell and John
Green. two OF Chicago's leading
singers sang two Of Mr.. Harrison's
fayorite hymns. There was no
eulogy. Bishop George Craig stew
art was present, and stood In has
high official robes attended py n'S
chaplain and pronounced the pene-
diction. ~
The church. which couia
accommodate an audience OF only
several hundred persons was
crowded with the aristocracy oi
tho South Side colored community
together with numerous outstano-
ing white citizens. Among the ia'
Tar we're Mayor Edward keiiey'
If Chicago; Rev. Preston bradies .
Anthony Czarnech, collector VI
,ha port of Chicago, Mary McDo-
vol nj the University OF chicago
Settlement; Prot. Sophrohis"''
l,rackinriage. also of the Cniver-
sity Of Chicago. and many DINERS
,uterun.nt al Lincoln Cemetery
pollowing the church ceremoh-
,os Tho hody of the illustrous ac-
tor was taken 10 Lincoln cemetery
n, Street and kedzie avenue
,hare il was tenderly lowered IN
M the grave. A vast throhs
which had followed the cortese
from the church. stood around tnt
grave. while the minister spohs
Inc las, solemn words OF farewell
Among the intimate relatives -
the funeral were the widow Oh 'h'
deceased, Mrs. Janet Wasning.oi
Harrison; his son Paul, ana hi'
daughter, Marion. From the ac
tors birthplace in Canada caa'
his sister Mrs. Sarah Victorh
HARRISON and a brother Rev. wh
liam Harrison; also brothe'
from Detroit thomas Henry mar
rison. -
Mr.. Harrison died in Fifth Ave
nue. Hospital In New York 0ity
last Thursday. following a paraiy
tic stroke which he suffered in hi
dressing room, March 2. when d
was preparing te play his role a
matinee performance. his under
study. Charles Winter Wood rush
cd TO his side, and the stricken &C
tor said: Hold me up, Charlie oil
man. hold me up. The world need
this play"
Bust To BE Cast
lust prior to the funeral rite
in New York City. Sunday, MIS-
Augusta Savage, a noted scuip
,ress made a death mask OF ID
Lawd.r A telegram from MIS-
Savage was received in Chicag
and read at the services at -
Edmundson Episcopal Church, an
nouncing that bust OF Mr.. Har
r,son would be cast in bronze.
Among the Detroiters attendin
the funeral at Chicago, was Edga
] Pitts, a supervisor OF the SER.
classes at the Lucy Thurman
w. G. A. In that city. Mr.. Pitts VIII
was a close personal friend OF Nj
Harrison. represented the Tribun