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The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 9

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The Pantagraphi
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Bloomington, Illinois
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wARP A DE 4500 THE DAILY PANTAGRAPH, BLOOMINGTON, ILL. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1937. NINE A Judge Goes to His Last Resting Place Surmounted by a floral piece of red roses, the casket containing the body of Lott R. Herrick starts on its last journey al the conclusion of funeral services Tuesday afternoon. Governor Horner (lower left) watches in grave silence as the pallbearers descend the church steps.

Only a small part of the huge crowd of approximately 3,500 that gathered at the church in Farmer City Tuesday to witness the services for the late justice were able to gain seats in the building. Many stood or sat on surrounding lawns or in nearby buildings and listened to the services by means of the three public address system speakers installed in the church basement and on the lawn outside. Family Reunions Brief recordings of the gatherings of the family clans in Central Illinois. MARSHALLS. Pantagraph Central Illinois Service.

GIBSON CITY. and Mrs. Ed Marshall and their son, Raymond Marshall, of Eldorado, arrived Sunday evening for a 10 daye visit at the home of Mrs. Marshall's sieter, Mrs. Ida Stephens, they will also visit in Elliott at the home of her brother, Oscar Jones.

WILHOITE FAMILY. (Special to The Pantagraph.) ARROWSMITH. The ninth Willhoite reunion was held Sept. at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

John Jacobe, Arrowsmith, with 63 present at the dinner and businese meeting. Irving Payne was elected president; Mrs. Keith Stark, vice president; Imo A. Mathers, secretary and treasurer. Mrs.

Lee Moneymaker, Mrs. E. E. Robbins and Mrs. Robert Orendorff, entertainment committee, and Mre.

Horace Tambling, historian. The program consisted of readinge, instrumental numbers, communications read from abeent members, and short talks by Mrs. C. E. Ritchie, Oxford, N.

and Mrs. L. P. Schapmire, of Jacksonville, who came the greatest distance to attend. There also were talks and incidents related by other members of the group.

Nan Kathleen, 5 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hancock, of Lombard, was the youngest member present. Membere attended from Chicago, Lombard, Melvin, Colfax, Cookeville, Ellsworth, Saybrook, Bloomington, Normal, Hudson, Heyworth, Randolph and Hoopeeton. DONNAN-MOORE.

Pantagraph Central Illinois Service. fourth annual Donnan and Moore reunion was held Sunday at Brainard park, Lincoln, with 97 members present. The oldest member was Henry Donnan of Chestnut and the youngest member present was Joan Wilson of Springfield. Officers elected were: John L. Williams of Chestnut, Lester DonStanford, Glenn Donnan of Chicago.

Historians are Mesdames E. C. Myrick, Henry Donnan and Mrs. Sarah Heft of Chestnut. QUISENBERRY.

(Special to The Pantagraph.) Quisenberry third reunion was held at Union, Sept. 19, 1937. Alvy S. Quisenberry from Wichita, Kan. and Nellie Attebury of Parsons, Kan.

attended. Laura B. Quisenberry attended from Emporia, Kan. An address of welcome was delivered by the president, Henry Quisenberry. Following the banquet, the following officers were elected: R.

F. Quisenberry, Atlanta, president; Frank Quisenberry, Armington, vice president; R. Hess Quisenberry, Bloomington, secretary and Minnie Layman, Lincoln, treasurer. Next year's meeting will be held at Union, the second Sunday in September, ORENDORFF. Pantagraph Central Illinois Service.

BLOOMING GROVE. The descendants of William and Noami and the youngest, Billie Gardner, six months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gardner of Washburn. TAYLOR FAMILY.

Pantagraph Central Illinois Service. DEWITT. The Taylor reunion was held in the Dewitt park Sunday with 61 present. Those from a distance who attended were Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Marsey of Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Cohagen and Donald Cohagan of Dresden, Ohio; and Mrs. Maude Cohagen of Zanesville, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs.

Majon Taylor, Paul Taylor and daughter Betty of Monticello; Mr. and Mrs. Cora Miller of Champaign; and Mr. and Mrs. T.

G. Taylor of Bloomington. Officers elected were: Taylor, president; L. M. Taylor, vice president; G.

M. Taylor, Farmer City, secretary treasurer. 'The reunion is to be at Miller park in Bloomington next year the first Sunday in August. Goldfish belong to the Chinese William Habben, 69, of Flanagan carp family. Mark Twain HOTEL 300 MODERN ROOMS from 1 250 GOOD FOOD In 3 Modern Restaurants Famous Steamboat Cabin Coffee Shop Popular Versailles Dining Old English Tap Room Best Location in ST.LOUIS 8th PINE STREETS H.A.

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OWENSBORO ST LOUIS MO TWAIN ACk WACO. RALEIGH HOTELS PICK. in should ALBERT PICK MOTELS William H. Dieterich (left) and Gov. Henry Horner (right) stood side by side at the west entrance to the Farmer City Methodist Episcopal church to pay tribute to the late supreme court justice at the conclusion of the funeral services, Scores of cars comprised the funeral cortege which, I headed by four motorcycle policemen, wound slowly over the gravel road south of Farmer City to Maple Grove cemetery, situated atop a beautiful wooded knoll.

There the body of Lott R. Herrick found its last resting place Tuesday. PHOTOS CITY SILENT, PAYS TRIBUTE FOR HERRICK Three Thousand, Five Hundred Gather at Church for Funeral. HORNER LEADS STATE BY STAFF WRITER. FARMER CITY- -A mantle lence fell over this city afternoon as 3,500 state friends and relative gathered and about the Methodist church to pay a last tribute to Supreme Court Justice Lott It.

rick. He died Saturday at ter, Minn. Businese and professional life the city was stilled, all offices business houses cloeing at noon homage to the jurist who was tent to remain in Farmer City years and practice as a small lawyer. All DeWitt county were also closed during the vices, For, two the hours services prior at 2 to p. the body of Justice Herrick lay in before the pulpit of the church, rounded by banks of elaborate al pieces.

Six truckloads of gardenias, chrysanthemums, lilies the valley and other flowere formed the entire church into a huge floral piece. Governor Leads Mourners. Additional seating arrangements were made in the church to for the overflow crowd. To modate the large number who unable to gain seats in the the Stengel funeral home three public address speakers, in the basement of the church two on the lawn outside. Headed by a motorcycle the funeral cortege arrived at church at 2 p.

The active honorary pallbearers, headed Gov. Henry Horner and members the state eupreme court, eat in choir loft to the left of the Members of Herrick's family close personal friends occupied in the center section of the and eection was elso reserved for attorneys. All counties in supreme court district were sented. In addition, 25 Chicago lawyers were in attendance, by Hayes McKinney, preeident the Chicago Bar association. Rites Brief, Simple.

Brevity and simplicity formed keynote of the funeral services, conducted by the Rev. L. P. pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, assieted by the Rev. A.

White, retired pastor. Reverend Bear gave the scripture reading opening the services and Reverend White offered prayer. For the text of his brief sermon, Reverend Bear ueed a quotation, from the Epistle to the Phillipians. He spoke of the value of worldly citizenship to one's nation and pointed out the higher citizenshipthat of the kingdom of heaven. emphasized the need for aspiration for heavenly citizenehip and of the duties of the "heavenly zen." He referred to the approach A "new period of martyrdom, the state is presuming to usurp place of supremacy in dictating the conscience of men." In conclusion, he said, "To suage your grief over the loss this loved one, I point out the enly citizenship," and then his sermon by reading Alfred Tennyson'e poem, "Crossing Bar." Buried At Maple Grove.

Immediately following the services, the funeral cortege, headed by four motorcycle policemen, traveled slowly down Main street, across route 48 and one half mile south to Maple Grove cemetery, where Justice Herrick was buried at the side of his deceased daughter. Brief services at the grave were conducted by Reverend Bear. Active pallbearers were Grover C. Watson, Farmer City attorney, George Marvel, Clinton attorney; Carl Reed, Monticello attorney; Judge Lawrence E. Stone, Springfield; former United States Representative Donald C.

Dobbine, Champaign; Henry Greene, Champaign attorney; W. W. Whitmore, Bloomington attorney and Horace B. Gor-, man, Decatur Honorary pallbearers justices of the Illinois Supreme court. Gov.

Henry Horner and other state officials. Ushers at the church were under the direction of former Judge William R. Gray of Springfield. Agsistants Harry Cring, Carl Gellespie, were. Reinhart, Dr.

Owen Nowlin, Don Busey, Dr. J. H. Ziegler, Dr. Wilford Nowlin, Mont Kincaid A.

M. Wilkes, Anthony Trinkle, Carl Nichole, Austin Howard, Harry Clarno and J. W. Kendall Sr. ITCHING BURNING OF Also externally caused pimples and rashes relieved by soothing, fast-acting medication of Cuticura.

Buy today. CUTICURA SOAP OINTMENT AND Garages vacant during the summer time because of the street parking habit, are being sought by car-owners who want winter protection for their autos- Let car owners in your neighborhood know about the garage you are able to rent during the winter months. 4500 Is the Phone Number. FIRE DAMAGES PAXTON HOME Antique China and Valuable Tea Set Lost When Stove Explodes. Pentagraph Central PAXTON.

-Loss of a cabinet of antique china and an English tea set more than 100 years old and of unestimated value resulted in a tire that destroyed the interior of the downstairs of the George Horridge residence Tuesday evening. The fire started about p. m. just after Miss Emily Horridge had lighted the kerosene stove preparatory, to getting the evening She had stepped away from the stove and out to the front porch when it exploded, immediately spreading flames over the entire kitchen. Neighbors rushed to aid, but the house was so smoke filled that none of the downstairs furniture saved.

The community fire department was called, two hose lines were strung and the fire exwas tinguished after an hour and one half of battling. The upper story was kept from any extensive damage by the fire department. WAPELLA Mr. and Mrs. M.

E. Turner and son, Dean, spent the weekend with their son, Mr. and Mre. Leo Turner at their home in Chicago. Mr.

and Mr. Hubert Burger and family moved from Wapella to Pontine Sunday, where the former is employed. Austin Cundiff is having his home painted that hie been lately erected west of the railroad. The plan to move there in the near future, The ladies of the Wapella tian church met in the home of Mra. W.

C. Ives Monday afternoon. Mra. W. A.

Graham, Reporter. CHENOA W. R. Winters, 4 member of the McLean County Drum and Bugle Corpa, departed on Monday to attend the American Legion Cone vention in New York. Mr.

and Mrs. Frank Hughes of Chicago are the parents of a baby Sra. Hughes was for. merly Miss Myra Schmidtt of this of alTuesday officials, in Episcopal Statel HerRochee- in and in confor town offices eer- openthe etate surflor- roses, of traneinterior care accomwere church, installed one and escort, the and by of the pulpit. and pews church the repre- headed of the Bear, of Brief elty, Miss Marie Dahl has been ill during the last week.

Miss Jean Dorman departed on Monday for Jacksonville where she will attend Sackfurray college. Thomas Perdue, musie in the high school, is on the sick list. Many of Chenoa students have departed for their various colleges: University of Illinois, Ben Kapian, Donald Schultze and Norman Schickendana: Illinois Wesleyan university, Bill Winter, Mary E. Anderson and Edna Smith: Illinois State Normal, Margaret Gillespie 1 and Helen Arnold. Miss Lucille Eymann spent the weekend with her parents, Mr.

and Mra. Albert Eymann. Mra. Arthur Carnahan of ington spent the weekend as the guest of Mrs. 1.

V. Daniels, Work has been started on the remodeling of the building formerly occupied by the Miller Meat Market, which will soon be eupled by Mrs. Gaines who will open a restaurant. Francis Blanchfeld of Chicago visited here last week. Many local people attended the annual Corn Festival held in ley last week.

Frances Power was a visitor of Judge and Mra, Frank M. Power during the weekend. Mrs. Myrtle Ketcham departed Friday for Chicago where she will reside with her son, John, Miss Dorothy Elfrink, of ville, visited with her mother Mrs. B.

F. Elfrink over the weekend. Canada leads the world in the transportation of freight by air. In the last year, commercial transport companies operating chiefly in the mining areas of the north carried 22.947,000 pounds of freight ing largely of machinery fuel oil and supplies. SMARTEST, SMOOTHEST RIDE IN AMERICA -and the lowest-cost trip, too! Travel by Greyhound Super-Coach at only the cost of driving a car.

Round Trip Round Trie GREYHOUND TERMINAL NEW YORK, $27.40 Kansas City, $11.00 217 N. Main Nt. Phone 509. 1201 S. Main Normal, CHICAGO $1.03 DETROIT $11.25 Phone 824.

Cleveland $13.00 ST. LOUIS $1.50 GREYHOUND A. then Able Orendorff met at the Christian church in annual reunion Sunday with 39 members present. After the noonday luncheon, Miss J. R.

Augspurger, president, Meadows, called the meeting to order. Following a session singing led by Mrs. G. S. Downs of Randolph, a program of readings music was given by the younger members of the group.

Officers for next year who were elected are: O. W. Orendorff, president; Alta Downs, secretary; Mrs. Lee Golden, program chairman. The next meeting will again be in the Blooming Grove Christian church.

HABBEN FAMILY. Pantagraph Central Illinois Service. FLANAGAN. which The Habben Habben, family Uden and Knox familiee were present, was held at Artesian park Sunday. Relatives attended from Gilman, Washington, Washburn, East Peo' ria, Eureka and Flanagan.

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