Smyrna times., 1936-01-09
JAS. PENNEWILL.
RITES AT DOVER
Governor Among Leaders who
Pay Final Tribute to
Former Chief Justice
EULOGY IS PRONOUNCED

Funeral services for James Pen
newill, former Chief Justice of Del
aware, were held Wednesday after
noon, of last week, at his home on
North State street, Dover, where
he died suddenly Sunday, Decem-
ber 20. Interment was private in
Lakeside cemetery. Governor c.
Douglass Buck, other State offic-
ials, members of the bar and lead
ers in all walks of life attended to
pay their final tribute to the jurist
who had served continuously for Sc
years as one of the judges of the
State courts. The services were
held at 1.30 o'clock and were con.
Quoted by the Rev. G. Ashworth
Burslem, former pastor of the Do
yer Presbyterian Church, who was
assisted by the Rev. Essell P.
Thomas, pastor Of Wesley M. E.
Church. The eulogy was delivered
by DR.. Burslem. The paIlbearers
were Chancellor Josiah o. WoIc9tt,
Judges Richard s Rodney, William
Watson Harrington, Charles S.
Richards, all of the State courts;
Judge Earl D. Wiley. of the Kent
County Court of Common Pleas:
John G. Hopkins, George Ehringer,
George E. Dawson. of the board of
directors of the Murphy Home, of
which the former Chief Justice was
president, and John B. Hutton, Do
yer attorney. Called by the Office
he held to pass judgment upon
men, said DR.. Burslem in his
eulogy, land to administer justice.
he did not forget the quality of
mercy is not strained, but droppeth
like gentle rain from Heaven.
Head and heart function in uni
son, neither one intruding upon the
province of the other, but main
tanning that even balance which
enables the law to fulfill it's inten-
tion and purpose of becoming, not
an avenging nemesis, but a rem
edial agent. Throwing off the robes
of office, he became the private cit
izen, lover of home and fireside, de-
lighting in the company of loved
ones, generous in his friendship,
and the companion CT good cheer.
Away from pubic gaze the native
generosity of his soul found free
expression. Unremembered acts of
kindness and unheralded deeds of
beneficence, in these he found de-
light. Strength and virtue, gen.
erosity and kindlines, hign purpose
and honest intent were the quail
ities that made him rich and en-
riched our common life" Among
those who attended the funeral, in
addition to Governor Buck, were
Secretary of State Walter Dent
Smith, State Auditor j. Henry
Hazel, United States Senator Dan
iel o. Hastings and John =. Town
send, Jr., Chief Justice Daniel ].
Layton, Associate Judge Frank L.
Speakman, former United States
Senator j. Frank Alice, former
Congressman Robert C. Houston.
Judge Walter A. Powell, former
Speaker of the Delaware House of
Representatives ]. Thomas Robin
son, Charles M. Cullen, DR.. Row.
land G. Paynter, George Black, SUI
perintendent of the Department of
Public Safety in Wilmington; Rob-
ert H. Richards, John Biggs, JAM
es r. Morford, e. W. Cooch, Caleb
r. Layton, Caleb Layton, Jr., Lee
Layton, James L. Wolcott, Charles
l.. Terry, Thomas c. Frame, Will
liam M. Hope, James H. Hughes,
Frank Hall Davis, Melvin Hopkins
w. j. Storey, Howard E. Lynch,
Jr., James F. Alice, Jr., George M.
Fisher, John Carrow, DR.. Frank
Hall, the Rev. r. c Helfenstein, the
Rev. s. B. Hiley, State Banking
Commissioner Harold w. TIorsey,