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NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
LAST SAD RITES 
Services Over the Remains of E. C. Swift Held 
at Little Episcopal Church, Beverly Farms 
Last Sunday—T he Church a Bower of Flow- 
ers—Large Crowds Come by Special Train 
for Funeral 
The little St. John’s Episcopal 
church, at Beverly Farms, was last 
Sunday the scene of services over the 
remains of the late Edwin Carleton 
Swift, more impressive than which has 
never been held at this pretty North 
Shore edifice. 
A special train of eight cars, one of 
the largest for the purpose ever made 
up by the Boston & Maine, brought 
almost 600 relatives, friends and busi- 
ness associates of the well-known man 
from Boston and from all parts of the 
New England States and other parts 
of the country, in fact, shortly before 
11 o’clock, and there were almost as 
many more assembled from near-by 
places, hundreds of whom were forced 
to remain outside during the services, 
as the church did not begin to hold all. 
The interior of the church was one 
mass of flowers. There were over 
300 floral offerings. The walls were 
covered with southern smilax, English 
ivy and laurel. The wainscotting, 
which extended around the interior, 
offered an ideal place for decorations, 
and this was completely covered with 
palms and bay trees, garlands, wreaths 
of every conceivable flower—in season 
and out of season—from plain wreaths 
of English ivy to wreaths of most 
costly orchids and gardinias There 
were lilies of the valley, violets, brides’ 
and beauty roses in profusion. 
In front of the chancel was a solid 
mass of flowers. Over the communion 
table was a magnificent cross of Easter 
lilies; the communion cloth was draped 
with asparagus vine, white roses and 
orchids, and there were vases of white 
roses on the altar. 
The casket, of black broadcloth, 
was covered with lilies of the valley, 
violets and orchids, as expressed in 
the wish of Mrs. Swift, cabled from 
Europe. It rested on a bank of violets 
and maidenhair fern. 
Among the beautiful pieces was a 
large cross of Easter lilies from Mrs. 
Clarenc Moore and a wreath of or- 
chids and other rare flowers from Mr. 
and Mrs. Moore.. So great was the 
number of floral offerings that the 
church could not hold them. 
The funeral left ‘‘Swiftmoor,” in 
Pride’s Crossing, just before 11 o'clock, 
the casket being drawn by Mr. Swift’s 
favorite horses and driven by the 
family coachman. When the casket 
was brought into the church the pro- 
cession moved up the main aisle, the 
impressive Episcopal service, begin- 
ning with “I am the resurrection and 
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the life,’ being chanted by the Rev. 
Eugene J. V. Huiginn, rector of the 
church and of St. Peter’s Episcopal 
church in Beverly, who was assisted 
by the Rev. Dewitt S. Clark of Salem, 
who married Mr. Swift. 
The family pews on the right were 
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence 
Moore, Mr. Swift’s son-in-law and 
daughter; Noble Swift, Mr. Swift’s: 
only living brother; Mrs. G. F. Swift, 
widow of Mr. Swift’s brother of Chi- 
cago; Mr. and Mrs. J. B_ Hallett, F. 
E. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dun- 
nells, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Swift, M. 
Harry Swift, Miss Helen Dowell, Mrs: 
Edward Morris, Charles H. Swift, Mr. 
and Mrs. E. H. Everse, Mrs. William 
Swift,Mr.and Mrs. F. E. Piper, Clay- 
ton W. Swift, Dr.and Mrs. Hart- 
shorn, Dr. De Wayne Hallet, H. H. 
Hallet, Mrs. D. M. Anthony, Mrs. L. 
A. Worcester, Mrs. L. J. Piper, Miss 
Sophia Carl, relatives of the Swift’s; 
Mrs. F. G. Macomber, Misses Fannie 
and Bessie Osgood and Miss Ella 
Fiske. 
On the opposite side of the church 
were the bearers, A. T. Hunnewell, 
H. W. Heath, F. W. Crocker, Walter 
E. Glidden, W. H. Noyes, J. F. Lock- 
wood, C. A. Cushman, F. C. Clark, 
H.B. Petersand R. A. Skinner, while 
occupying seats in the center of the 
church were the honorary bearers. 
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The combined vested choirs of both 
the churches, with over 30 men and 
boys, under the direction of choir- 
master and organist Leo C. Demack 
sang their various selections with ex- 
cellent expressions. After the ser- 
vices the casket was opened and hun- 
dreds took a last look at the body, it 
taking 35 minutes for the crowd inside 
and outside the church to pass up the 
aisle and view the remains. 
The ushers at the church were: C. 
B. Bingham, C. W. Benjamin, Walter 
C.- Merl, He Fo? Rousselie Hap: 
Whitford, A. H. Handy, F.C. Bas- 
set of Boston and Gen. William Stop- 
ford, Edward W. Rogers, Charles P. 
Chase, J. M. Publicover, Charles 
Woodberry and W. B. Publicover of 
the Beverly and Beverly Farms 
churches. 
Interesting services were held at 
Forest Hills cemetery about 4 o’clock 
and the casket was placed within the 
tomb where it will remain until 
further disposition is made of it by 
Mrs. Swift who has probably arrived 
home from Europe by this time. 
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