Evening star., 1949-12-13
National Figures
Are Among Hundreds
AT Bergman Rites

The good will that Clifford K.
Bergman held toward men and
the good news ever shining in
his life" stood forth today in trib-
utes and in the presence of hun
dreds of friends at his funeral.
Many of the national figures
he drew into his cartoons for The
Star. and many other people from
the newspaper profession and
from community enterprises and
organizations here, filled the
Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church for services conducted by
the Rev. Robert E. Sheriff..
They heard II. Sheriff. describe
Mr.. Berrymanf as having been
Christ-like noF only in his re-
ligious beliefs but in everyday
work and associations in the
world.
He was a man among men,
respected and honored in every
group of which he was a part" J"
DR.. Sheriff. said, but never once
did he water down his convictions
to become a good fellow among
men. Mr.. Bergman was Christ
like in his good will. The central
message of our Christian faith is
good news and he lived as if the
message Of good news was ever
shining in his life"
Buried in Glenwood.
Mr.. Bergman. who died Sunday
at 80, was buried in Glenwood
Cemetery after the services in the
little church where he worshipped
for many years, and which he
helped build.
Chief Justice Vinson, Associate
Supreme Court Justices Reed,
Burton and Clark were at the
church to pay their respects to
the memory of a good friend.
Members of Congress. officials of
the Federal and District Govern
ments, representatives Of all
Washington newspapers. press as
sociations and numerous newspa-
per bureau officers here also at
tended.
Senator Ferguson, Republican,
of Michigan; former Senator Rob-
ert M. La Toilette. jr., of Wiscon-
sin and the Rev. DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris, Senate chaplain,
were among the mourners.
Hymns Sung During Service.
During the service George A.
Myers sang hymns. The eulogy
by DR.. Sheriff. dealt with the
generous, thoughtful and loving"
nature of Mr.. Bergman and his
fidelity to religious beliefs.
Mrs. Bergman was escorted by
their son, James T. Bergman,
also a cartoonist for The Star,
and Gibson Crockett, a protege of
Mr.. Bergman who shared the
front-page cartooning task with
Cliff and jim"
Miss Florence T. Bergman, art
editor of The Star and daughter
of the veteran cartoonist also
was in the family group.
Pallbearers were Walker Buel,
Charles Carroll Glover, DR.. Gilbert
Grosvenor, Louis Hillyer, Joseph
H. Hines, S. H. Kaufman, B. M.
McKelWay, the Rev. DR.. James
Shera Montgomery, Robert Lin
coin O'Brien, H. L. Rust, Henry
Spencer, Thomas L. Stokes, Cor
coran Thorn. Lloyd Wilson. Rich
ard L. Wilson and John Russell
Young.
Delegation From Press.
From the newspaper profession,
OF which he was one of the most
honored members, came a large
delegation. The National Press
Club sent as its representatives
James j. Butler. George w.
Combs, Theodore F. Koop. War
.ren B. Francis. Bulkley S.
Griffin, Frank A. Hall, Martin S.
Hayden, Harold B. Hinton, David
Lawrence, Sir Willmott Lewis,
Lorenzo Martin, Radford E. Mob
icy, J. Lacey Reynolds and Gerard
"A. Robichaud.
! Members of the Gridiron Club
also were there.
A number of those present for
the services were fellow members
of the Alfalfa Club, which made
Mr.. Bergman its mock candidate
for President three years ago.
Message of Sympathy.
: Meanwhile, messages of sympa-
Thy continued to arrive at the
Bergman residence, 2114 Bancroft
place NV. where the genial
artist who drew The Stars editor
3al cartoons for more than 40
years. passed away peacefully.
Hundreds Send Tributes.
One of the first such expressions
came from President Truman
AS the news of the car
toonist's passing spread across the
Nation and abroad, the flow OF
condolences increased. BY last
night, several hundred kilograms
together with scores of personal
visits and countless telephone
calls, testified to the wealth OF
friendships Mr.. Bergman had
made and retained in more thar
half a century at the drawing
board.
The messages included one from
Vice President Barkley. persona.
friend whose sense of humor otter
had been tickled by the good.
natured cartoon lampoonings o1
congressional figures.
Barkley Deeply Shocked.
Deeply shocked and grievec
over the death of my long time
friend" Mr.. Barkley wrote. "Ac.
cept my sincere expression o1
profound sympathy"
Senator George, Democrat, o1
Georgia was joined by Mrs