. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi6. The American Florist. 1183 m securing a stated appropriation of li!l!O,()0() for ranges of floricultural and vegetable greenhouses, to be estab- lished at Cornell University. Ithaca. N. for the use of students in those lines. He served several terms as park commissioner of Buffalo. The remains had been escorted by friends from St. Louis to Buffalo and the funeral services held at the family residence gave ample testimony of the high esteem in which Mr. Kasting was held by "all of the commun
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. igi6. The American Florist. 1183 m securing a stated appropriation of li!l!O,()0() for ranges of floricultural and vegetable greenhouses, to be estab- lished at Cornell University. Ithaca. N. for the use of students in those lines. He served several terms as park commissioner of Buffalo. The remains had been escorted by friends from St. Louis to Buffalo and the funeral services held at the family residence gave ample testimony of the high esteem in which Mr. Kasting was held by "all of the community in which he was best known. The residence and special tents provided for the occasion were w-holly inade- quate to accommodate the thousands who thronged the scene to offer a last tribute of respect to their beloved friend, and while the streets for many blocks were lined with autos. the side- walks and lawns were packed with people. The public buildings carried their flags at halt mast and every- where throughout the city the depart- ed merchant and representative of the government was the topic of the day. the stories of his political struggles freely interwoven with those of his . benevolence and thoughtfulness for others. The Masonic bodies and the Rev. C. G. Haas, of St. Paul's Evan- gelical church, carried out the services and the numerous societies in which Mr. Kasting held membership were well represented in the attendance. The postoffice was represented by vari- ous officials and about otXl letter car- riers in uniform. Music was rendered by the Orpheus Singing Society, of which Mr. Kasting was a prominent member The active pallbearers were W. J. Palmer. S. A. Anderson. Charles Schoenhut. J. B. Wiese. Felix Alberts. Charles T. Guenther. Joseph Sangster and W. A. .Adams. The honorary pall- bearers represented the city's leading business men. together with many flo- rist friends from far and near, the out- of-town trade being represented by Arnold Ringier, George Asm
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