Morning Star (Rockford, IL), pg. 7, Thursday, October 14, 1909
Ralph G. Root is Laid to Rest
Simplicity Marks Funeral Services Over Body of Popular Young Man
Extreme simplicity marked the funeral services for Ralph G. Root yesterday. The large company of relatives and friends of the young man cut off in his prime, herd no public tribute to the excellent qualities that had endeared him to his acquaintances in the business and social world. The private utterances heard on every side however afforded some allight index of the genuine sorrow felt and manifest by all.
The services were held at the residence of W. T. Robertson, 818 North Main street at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. P.M. Snyder of the Second Congregational church and the Rev. C. J. Wilson of the Westminster Presbyterian church read the short Episcopal service for the dead.
Miss Sarah Williams sang "Asleep in Jesus" while Mrs. Daisy Force Scott sang "The Golden Bells" and "Crossing the Bar." Mrs Nellie Morrill Moffat was at the piano.
The hundreds of close friends of Mr. Root here and in other cities and towns paid their last tribute in floral offerings that banked the rooms with rare blooms. The casket seemed to rest upon a solid mound of flowers and five flower laden carriages followed the hearse to the grave in West Side cemetery.
Besides the loving remembrances of individuals there were a number of large floral pieces from societies and organizations with which Mr. Root had been connected. The Elks and the Masons sent large pieces while the railroad men of Chicago and the officers of the Dairy Shippers Despatch company, with which Mr. Root was latterly connected, sent great sprays of lillies and roses. A floral pillow from Modinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Chicago, represented the members there while a delegation from Tabala Temple here attended the services at the request of the Chicago officers. A dinner club of which Mr. Root was a member sent an immense boquet of roses.
A special car brought a delegation of twenty-five railroad men and officers of the Dairy Despatch company from Chicago. Many of the railroad men were accompanied by their wives. Among these in the party were Mr. Morgan, Western agent o the Nickle Plate, Mr. Babcock, Western agent of the D.L.W.; Mr. Graham off the D. & W.: J. W. Archibala president of the Dairy Shippers Despatch Company, Mr. Hopkins, president of the Campbell car company. Mr. Ryan president of the Ryan car works, Mr. W. S. Logan manager of the Dairy Despatch company, Mr. Arthur, secretary of the same company, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lucos, W. S. Logan, W. L. Kendall, U. S. Gruver, Wade Medlar, J.P. Gayno, T. F. McArthur, George Deskill, Mr. Dixie and others.
Almost all who attended the services at the house went to the cemetery where the only service was a brief prayer by Rev. Mr. Snyder. The pall bearers were: George C. Spafford, Harry L. Winter, Fred E. Carpenter, Robert W. Porter, Chicago; W.E. Turner, Mitchell, S. D.; and Arthur W. Robertson.
Ralph G. Root is Laid to Rest
Simplicity Marks Funeral Services Over Body of Popular Young Man
Extreme simplicity marked the funeral services for Ralph G. Root yesterday. The large company of relatives and friends of the young man cut off in his prime, herd no public tribute to the excellent qualities that had endeared him to his acquaintances in the business and social world. The private utterances heard on every side however afforded some allight index of the genuine sorrow felt and manifest by all.
The services were held at the residence of W. T. Robertson, 818 North Main street at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. P.M. Snyder of the Second Congregational church and the Rev. C. J. Wilson of the Westminster Presbyterian church read the short Episcopal service for the dead.
Miss Sarah Williams sang "Asleep in Jesus" while Mrs. Daisy Force Scott sang "The Golden Bells" and "Crossing the Bar." Mrs Nellie Morrill Moffat was at the piano.
The hundreds of close friends of Mr. Root here and in other cities and towns paid their last tribute in floral offerings that banked the rooms with rare blooms. The casket seemed to rest upon a solid mound of flowers and five flower laden carriages followed the hearse to the grave in West Side cemetery.
Besides the loving remembrances of individuals there were a number of large floral pieces from societies and organizations with which Mr. Root had been connected. The Elks and the Masons sent large pieces while the railroad men of Chicago and the officers of the Dairy Shippers Despatch company, with which Mr. Root was latterly connected, sent great sprays of lillies and roses. A floral pillow from Modinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Chicago, represented the members there while a delegation from Tabala Temple here attended the services at the request of the Chicago officers. A dinner club of which Mr. Root was a member sent an immense boquet of roses.
A special car brought a delegation of twenty-five railroad men and officers of the Dairy Despatch company from Chicago. Many of the railroad men were accompanied by their wives. Among these in the party were Mr. Morgan, Western agent o the Nickle Plate, Mr. Babcock, Western agent of the D.L.W.; Mr. Graham off the D. & W.: J. W. Archibala president of the Dairy Shippers Despatch Company, Mr. Hopkins, president of the Campbell car company. Mr. Ryan president of the Ryan car works, Mr. W. S. Logan manager of the Dairy Despatch company, Mr. Arthur, secretary of the same company, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lucos, W. S. Logan, W. L. Kendall, U. S. Gruver, Wade Medlar, J.P. Gayno, T. F. McArthur, George Deskill, Mr. Dixie and others.
Almost all who attended the services at the house went to the cemetery where the only service was a brief prayer by Rev. Mr. Snyder. The pall bearers were: George C. Spafford, Harry L. Winter, Fred E. Carpenter, Robert W. Porter, Chicago; W.E. Turner, Mitchell, S. D.; and Arthur W. Robertson.
Morning Star (Rockford, IL), pg. 7, Thursday, October 14, 1909
Ralph G. Root is Laid to Rest
Simplicity Marks Funeral Services Over Body of Popular Young Man
Extreme simplicity marked the funeral services for Ralph G. Root yesterday. The large company of relatives and friends of the young man cut off in his prime, herd no public tribute to the excellent qualities that had endeared him to his acquaintances in the business and social world. The private utterances heard on every side however afforded some allight index of the genuine sorrow felt and manifest by all.
The services were held at the residence of W. T. Robertson, 818 North Main street at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. P.M. Snyder of the Second Congregational church and the Rev. C. J. Wilson of the Westminster Presbyterian church read the short Episcopal service for the dead.
Miss Sarah Williams sang "Asleep in Jesus" while Mrs. Daisy Force Scott sang "The Golden Bells" and "Crossing the Bar." Mrs Nellie Morrill Moffat was at the piano.
The hundreds of close friends of Mr. Root here and in other cities and towns paid their last tribute in floral offerings that banked the rooms with rare blooms. The casket seemed to rest upon a solid mound of flowers and five flower laden carriages followed the hearse to the grave in West Side cemetery.
Besides the loving remembrances of individuals there were a number of large floral pieces from societies and organizations with which Mr. Root had been connected. The Elks and the Masons sent large pieces while the railroad men of Chicago and the officers of the Dairy Shippers Despatch company, with which Mr. Root was latterly connected, sent great sprays of lillies and roses. A floral pillow from Modinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Chicago, represented the members there while a delegation from Tabala Temple here attended the services at the request of the Chicago officers. A dinner club of which Mr. Root was a member sent an immense boquet of roses.
A special car brought a delegation of twenty-five railroad men and officers of the Dairy Despatch company from Chicago. Many of the railroad men were accompanied by their wives. Among these in the party were Mr. Morgan, Western agent o the Nickle Plate, Mr. Babcock, Western agent of the D.L.W.; Mr. Graham off the D. & W.: J. W. Archibala president of the Dairy Shippers Despatch Company, Mr. Hopkins, president of the Campbell car company. Mr. Ryan president of the Ryan car works, Mr. W. S. Logan manager of the Dairy Despatch company, Mr. Arthur, secretary of the same company, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lucos, W. S. Logan, W. L. Kendall, U. S. Gruver, Wade Medlar, J.P. Gayno, T. F. McArthur, George Deskill, Mr. Dixie and others.
Almost all who attended the services at the house went to the cemetery where the only service was a brief prayer by Rev. Mr. Snyder. The pall bearers were: George C. Spafford, Harry L. Winter, Fred E. Carpenter, Robert W. Porter, Chicago; W.E. Turner, Mitchell, S. D.; and Arthur W. Robertson.
Ralph G. Root is Laid to Rest
Simplicity Marks Funeral Services Over Body of Popular Young Man
Extreme simplicity marked the funeral services for Ralph G. Root yesterday. The large company of relatives and friends of the young man cut off in his prime, herd no public tribute to the excellent qualities that had endeared him to his acquaintances in the business and social world. The private utterances heard on every side however afforded some allight index of the genuine sorrow felt and manifest by all.
The services were held at the residence of W. T. Robertson, 818 North Main street at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. P.M. Snyder of the Second Congregational church and the Rev. C. J. Wilson of the Westminster Presbyterian church read the short Episcopal service for the dead.
Miss Sarah Williams sang "Asleep in Jesus" while Mrs. Daisy Force Scott sang "The Golden Bells" and "Crossing the Bar." Mrs Nellie Morrill Moffat was at the piano.
The hundreds of close friends of Mr. Root here and in other cities and towns paid their last tribute in floral offerings that banked the rooms with rare blooms. The casket seemed to rest upon a solid mound of flowers and five flower laden carriages followed the hearse to the grave in West Side cemetery.
Besides the loving remembrances of individuals there were a number of large floral pieces from societies and organizations with which Mr. Root had been connected. The Elks and the Masons sent large pieces while the railroad men of Chicago and the officers of the Dairy Shippers Despatch company, with which Mr. Root was latterly connected, sent great sprays of lillies and roses. A floral pillow from Modinah Temple A.A.O.N.M.S., Chicago, represented the members there while a delegation from Tabala Temple here attended the services at the request of the Chicago officers. A dinner club of which Mr. Root was a member sent an immense boquet of roses.
A special car brought a delegation of twenty-five railroad men and officers of the Dairy Despatch company from Chicago. Many of the railroad men were accompanied by their wives. Among these in the party were Mr. Morgan, Western agent o the Nickle Plate, Mr. Babcock, Western agent of the D.L.W.; Mr. Graham off the D. & W.: J. W. Archibala president of the Dairy Shippers Despatch Company, Mr. Hopkins, president of the Campbell car company. Mr. Ryan president of the Ryan car works, Mr. W. S. Logan manager of the Dairy Despatch company, Mr. Arthur, secretary of the same company, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Lucos, W. S. Logan, W. L. Kendall, U. S. Gruver, Wade Medlar, J.P. Gayno, T. F. McArthur, George Deskill, Mr. Dixie and others.
Almost all who attended the services at the house went to the cemetery where the only service was a brief prayer by Rev. Mr. Snyder. The pall bearers were: George C. Spafford, Harry L. Winter, Fred E. Carpenter, Robert W. Porter, Chicago; W.E. Turner, Mitchell, S. D.; and Arthur W. Robertson.
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