FUNERAL OF MR. ALBIN MARTIN.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9130, 11 August 1888, Page 5

FUNERAL OF MR. ALBIN MARTIN.

The funeral of Mr. Albin Martin, a veteran colonist and artist, took place yesterday afternoon, and, as might have been expected from the prominent position which the deceased occupied in art circles, the Auckland Society of Arts mustered in good numbers, to pay the last tribute of respect to their deceased vice-chairman. At a quarter past one p.m. five carriages left the front of the Art Gallery, containing members of the Society of Arts, and amongst them we noticed Mr. A. E. Mackechtiie, President of the society ; Mr. J. L. Holland, secretary; Messrs. J. Martin, C. Blomfield, T. L. Drummond, and F. Wright, members of the committee ; and Dr. A. G. Purchas, Messrs. J. Waymouth, and J. Leech, members of the Society. Shortly after two o'clock the funeral cortege left the residence of the deceased for the Ellerslie Episcopal Church. Mr. Martin's son and Colonel Dawson were chief mourners, and besides the carriages containing the President and members of the Society of Arts, there were a number of private carriages containing many old friends and residents; ana amongst the occupants we noticed Messrs. J. Dilworth, Nolan, Hull, Dr. Philson, Wayland, Hall, and C. Outhwaite. As the cortege entered and left the church, where the Rev. F. Gould, of Otahuhu, read a portion of the burial service, the Dead March" in Saul was played on the harmonium by a young lady. The funeral cortege then proceeded to the quiet little cemetery of Panmure, where the concluding portion of the service was read by the Rev. Mr. Gould, and the coffin, which was literally buried in floral wreaths and immortelles was, with its mourned contents, laid in the grave.