The funeral was preceded by prayers for the family at Jacob Greene’s house at 133 Woodland Street.
Well before 3:30, “there was a constant stream of people entering the church”.
At 3:30, Frederick W. Tilton played a “soft organ prelude.”
The procession entered the church and passed down the center aisle:
The vested choir, comprised of 32 men and boys
The vestrymen: Walter Clarke, Philander C. Royce, Henry E. Rees, and Charles H. Lawrence
The clergy: James Goodwin, James W. Bradin, Charles T. Linsley, Harry Macbeth, Abram J. Holland, John H. Jackson, F. Crewsick Todd, F. W. Harriman, and E. C. Acheson.
Chauncey B. Brewster, reciting John 11:25
Ernest deF. Miel
Francis Goodwin
The honorary bearers: John M. Taylor, Frank W. Cheney, Joseph H. Twichell, Flavel S. Luther, John H. Thacher, G. Pierrepont Davis, Samuel Hart, Thomas Sisson, Charles Hopkins Clark, Henry S. Robinson, George L. Chase, Meigs H. Whaples, Frederic L. Bunce, Sidney M. Gladwin, Jonathan B. Bunce, and Herbert H. White.
The casket was brought in by the pall bearers: John D. Parker, Walter B. Olmsted, Arthur C. Liebert, Elwyn N. Emmons, James H. Jarman, and Charles E. Thompson.
Members of the family and intimate personal friends followed the casket.
Officers and heads of departments of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company brought up the rear.
The casket was placed on a catafalque at the front of the chancel.
The funeral service:
Francis Goodwin read I Corinthians 15:20.
The hymn “Now is Christ risen from the dead” was sung
Ernest Miel led the recitation of the Apostles’ Creed.
Several prayers were said.
The hymn “Jesus lives” was sung.
Chauncey Brewster offered prayers and a benediction.
The hymn “For all thy saints who from their labors rest were sung
The procession reformed and departed the church.
The casket was moved to the vestibule, so the audience could “look on the colonel’s features as they passed out.”
After the audience had left the church, the casket was returned to the front of the chancel.
An honor guard consisting of Charles A. Goodwin, F. Spencer Goodwin, Richard H. Cole, and R. W. Huntington Jr. remained with the casket throughout the night, taking one-hour shifts in turn.
The chancel was decorated with floral tributes from friends, associations, societies, and corporations.
Ushers were George Bulkley, George J. Capewell Jr., John Day, Edwin C. French, Richard J. Goodman, Thomas F. Lawrence, W. B. Roberts, Walter S. Schutz, and Frederick B. Wright.
Seats were reserved for the “societies, associations and corporations with which Colonel Greene was identified.”
The casket was solid mahogany with handles trimmed with oxidized silver, and there was a silver plate on it.
A button of the Loyal Legion was in Greene’s coat.
Bouquets of violets, roses and lilies were around his body in the casket.
Greene was a colonel because of his service in the Fifth and Seventh Michigan Calvary regiments during the Civil War.
James Goodwin was rector of Christ Episcopal Church, Hartford.
James W. Bradin was rector of Saint John’s Episcopal Church, Hartford.
Charles T. Linsley was rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford.
Harry Macbeth was rector of Saint Thomas’s Episcopal Church, Hartford.
Abram J. Holland was a minister at Grace Episcopal Chapel, Hartford.
John H. Jackson was a minister at the Open Hearth.
F. Creswick Todd was a minister at Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford.
F. W. Harriman was rector of Grace Episcopal Church, Windsor.
E. C. Acheson was rector of Holty Trinity Church, Middletown.
Chauncey B. Brewster was the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
Ernest deF. Miel was rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford.
John M. Taylor was vice president of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Frank W. Cheney was a director of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Flavel S. Luther was president of Trinity College.
John H. Thacher was the assistant adjutant general of the G. A. R.
Samuel Hart was the vice dean of the Berkeley Divinity School.
Thomas Sisson was a director of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Charles Hopkins Clark was a director of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
George L. Chase was president of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company.
Meigs H. Whaples was the president of the Connecticut Trust and Safe Deposit Company.
Frederic L. Bunce was the president of the Phoenix National Bank.
Sidney M. Gladwin was the treasurer of the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut.
Jonathan B. Bunce was the president of the Society of Savings.
Herbert H. White was the secretary of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company.
The pall bearers were members of the clerical force of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, “for over a quarter of a century associated with Colonel Green in the management of the company”.
