The record-union., 1891-11-20
P. F. D0LAN INFERRED.
An Impressive Funeral Ceremony by
the Odd Fellows.
A Great Throng of Mourning Acquaint-
ances Follow the Remains to
Their Last Resting Place.

The funeral of the late P. F. Dolan,
County License Collector and Grand Mar
shal Of the odd Fellows of California,
took place yesterday afternoon under the
auspices of the society of which the de-
ceased was so prominent member.
The funeral was one of the largest and
most impressive ever seenin Sacramento.
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful. El Dorado Lodges tribute was
a magnificent piece symbolic of the order;
General Relief Committee, a large pillow,
inscribed sc. r. c., Our President;
Board OF Supervisors, a broken wheel;
from county officials, an anchor and
cross
At 2:30 o'clock the body, escorted by
pull-bearers and mourners, was removed
from the deceased residence, 5I7 n street,
10 the hall of FL Dorado Lodge, No. s, in
odd Fellows Hall, where the funeral
services were conducted under the au-
spices of that lodge. The hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity, and
many found it impossible to gain en-
trance.
G. NJ. Harrison, Vice President of the
Odd Fellows General Relief Committee,
3owing in sOrrowful submission" ne
said, Ito the quick-coming dispensation
Of that mysterious Providence which
rules the destinies of all, that has re-
moved from the scenes of his activity in
The zenith of his usefulness our brother
and friend, it is fitting that we, who have
known him so long and so well, should
bear public testimony to the high esteem
IN which he was held by the members of
an organization which he loved and
honored, and that we should pay an
humble but heartfelt tribute TO his
memory.
Patrick Francis Dolan came to this
city from Boston, Mass, in April, 1859,
at an early period of mis- manhood, with
MS widowed mother, brother and sisters,
20 make for them a home and carve out
Tor himself q character in a strange COM
munity. Beng the eldest of the family,
ne was his mothers main reliance and
advisor. Possessing an indomitable
Will and great force of character, most
nobly did he fulfill the dual position of
brother and father to his younger rel
atives
He has served this community for
many years in positions of trust and re-
sponsibility with unswerving integrity.
strict and eXacting in his business meth
ods, he has left behind him a record of
iaithfulness and efficiency in every posi-
tiOn to which he has been called.
"a man OF positive views, he had the
courage Of his convictions, and nesitated
not to express his opinions upon any sub
.ect agitating the public mind whenever
occasion required.
but this man of blunt business ways
and ready retort had another phase of
character hidden away and unSuspected
by the casual acquaintance. Large of
heart and OF sympathetic nature, it only
required the occasion to call forth words
of sympathy and acts of kindness and
charity unknown to the outside world.
I'VE who have long been associated
with him upon the odd Fellows Cen
eral Relief Committee have had full op-
portunity OF gauging and analyzing the
tender and fraternal phase of his mind
and heart.
''No matter how dark and starless the
night; no matter how fierce the storms
that We're abroad, ne was always ready to
obey the summons of sickness or dis
tress. In standing with him beside the
bed Of pain in the home Of poverty,
made desolate by long illness, L have
seen this strong mans frame culver
with emotion as the giant oak trem-
bles in the rising gale, and his clear
eyes moisten as he turned away his
sympathetic face to hide the gathering
tears. | have heard his strong voice grow
low and gentle as he spoke words of
cheer to the sick, and on more than one
occasion have | known the empty larder
to be repleished from his private means.
Our loved and respected brother has
passed behind the curtain that wells the
known from the unknown world-that
curtain whose folds never swing out
ward The most subtle exponent of
creeds and the uptutored savage are alike
ignorant Of what lies beyond. But in
his faith and mine there is a benefcept
Providence who looks down in mercy
upon our frailties and rewards with ever
lasting peace those whose lives are guided
by the dictates of their own consciences.
'As an odd Fellow, he was grateful to
his Creator, faithful to his country and
1raternal to his fellow-man'; as a friend
ne was as true as the needle to the pole:
as brother, he was kind and conSideTate:
rs a husband, he was ever loving and
loyal; as a son, he was the staff on
which his aged mother leaned with conf
dence and affection. Possessing all these
traits in an eminent degree, he has gone
TO meet the Sovereign Grand Master of
the Universe. l will
No further seek his merits to disclose.
Or draw his fratlties from their dread abode
tTheTe they alike in trembling hope repose),
The bosom of his Father and his God
Following the eulogy, a quartet, COM
posed of Messrs. Dunster and Wilson and
ArS. Colonel j. w. Guthrie and Miss
Della krull, rendered some appropriate
selections. The friends and relatives OF
the deceased were then permitted fare
well look at the pale and peaceful face,
after which the funeral procession was
formed.
The procession, which was in the fol-
lowing order, was marshaled by Fire
Commissioner NJ. A. Howard: Hussar
Band; Sacramento Canton, |. O. o. F.;
Exempt Firemen's Association; FL Do
rado Lodge, No. s, /. O. Q. F.. General
Relief Committee, /. o. O. F.: delegations
from other lodges; Rising Star Rebekah
Degree Lodge. No. s, in carriages; and
the Veteran Odd Fellows in a large
wagon. The pall-bearers came next, as
follows: Honorary-W. b. Lyon, ii. B.
Nielsen, +. Lyon and C. NJ. Harrison.
-Active-Charles Barnes, II. G. Wolfe, b.
Shields, 3. u. Steinman, George @. Bates
and J. C. Devine. After the hearse fol-
lowed the mourners, Board of Supervis-
ors, city and county officials and a very
long line of friends.
At the grave, in the Odd Fellows plat
IN the City Cemetery, DR.. c. B. Nichols
delivered an eulogy, the quartet sang,
and FL Dorado Lodge, to which the de-
ceased belonged, performed services ac-
cording to the ritual of the Order.
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