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Show FUNERAL OF. H. fl.-' ROGERS, ACTIVE HEAD OF THE STANDARD OIL : k u Cessation of Work for Two Hours Wherever Big Oil Company Has a Station or Branch Men Prominent in Financial World, Some of Whom Are Among the Pail-bearers Present Rockefeller Rocke-feller Is Unable to Attend I - New York. Mav 21. The funeral of Henry H. Rogers, president of the Amalgamated Copper Company and active ac-tive head of the Standard Oil company, com-pany, today brought together many men, prominent in the business and financial districts of this city. Although Al-though attendance at the services in the Church of the Messiah at 10 a.m. was limited to Intimate business associates as-sociates and personal friends, these included so many of the leaders of tho New York business and financial world that their absenco from their usual activities had a noticeable effect ef-fect upon the business of the financial district. Throughout the country, wherever the Standard Oil company had a station or a branch, there was a cessation of all work for two hours to mark tho passing of the first vice-president vice-president of the company, and one of the men who had helped materially to make it a great organization. This applied to every one of the 67,000 employes em-ployes a condition which had not existed ex-isted In tho giant corporation since its foundation more than thirty-five ' years ago. John D. Rockefeller could not attend at-tend the funeral as bo is in Hot Springs, Va., with Mrs. Rockefeller, whoso convalescence from a severe illness would not permit him to leave her. He sent, however, a long telegram tele-gram to Mrs. Rogers expressing bis grief. The funeral cortege left the Rogers home at 3 East Seventy-eighth street, at 0:20 a. m., and proceeded to the Churcfi of the Messiah in East Thirty-fourth street, where the Rev. Robert Collier, pastor EmeiitUH,frien.l of the dead capitalist, conducted th funeral services according to the Unitarian Uni-tarian forms. During the services, - quartette from tho Mendelssohn Glee club sang several selections, , including the hymns. "Lead, Kindly Light" '.'Near-er '.'Near-er My God to Thee," and "Abide With Me." On the list of pall bearers were the names of William Rockefeller, John D. Archbold. E. T. Bedford, and Jas. A. Moffett of the Standard OH ronv pany; Samuel L " Clemens (Mark Twain). E. II. Harrlman, Elbert H. Garry, Melville E. Stone, -Tamos M. Peck, John D. Ryan, Charles A. FeR-body, FeR-body, George -W. Forking. Dr. C. C Rice, Raymond Dupuy, Geueral Jamc J. Jourdan, and Col. A. G. Payne. The Lotus club, of which Mr. Rog ers was a member, sent a minvbir of its members to represent it at tho. services, and a special delegation from tho Norfolk Va., board of trade, who were Interested with Mr. Rogers, in the building of his Virginia railroad, rail-road, came to attend tho funeral. Following the services at the Church of the Messiah, tho body was taken to the Grand Central fetation and placed on . board a special train which left for Fairhaven, Mass.. at 11:15. The funeral observances In tho Church of tho. Messiah wero exceedingly exceed-ingly simple and. followed closely to ordinary customs of the Unitarlau church. Tho officiating clergyman was the Rev. .Dr. Robert Collier, tho venerable ven-erable pastor Emeritus of, the congregation, congre-gation, who has known Mr. Rogers for many years. , it' la no time for a sermon, said Dr. CoiHe r, "only for some words about a dear friend." Dr. Collier bpoke la a voice breaking break-ing with emotion at. times as ho le-ferred le-ferred to the -numerous incidents which occurred during his buig friendship with the dead man. "I found him one of the truest men I ever met in my life," said the minister. minis-ter. "He was ever quietly and geu-erously geu-erously charitable, always doi ig g'uvl things through others and avoiding tho public knowledge of his bluest acta." i |