The record-union., 1898-04-25
The LATE LEVI RACKLIFFE.
HIS REMAINS LAID TO REST
yesterday.
Impressive Services Held at the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of
Respect.

The funeral services of the late
State Treasurer Levi Rackliffe were
held in the Assembly Chamber in the
State Capitol building yesterday after
noon. and the large chamber was taxed
to its utmost capacity to accommodate
the large number of persons who gath
cred to pay their tribute to the de-
parted.
The remains lay in state from IO:30
o'clock a m. until the hour set for the
funeral. which was in charge of the
Masonic fraternity Delegations from
the several Masonic lodges, the An
cient Order of United Workmen and
the Grand Army of the Republic
marched into the chamber and subse-
quently followed the remains TO the
grave, while the employees and officials
of the State Capitol building and the
employees Of the State Printing Office
turned out to a man. Sacramento
Commandery, No. >, Knights Templar,
acted as escort. The Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic were also
in attendance.
The services at the Assembly Cham
Der were simple, though impressive.
They We're conducted by Rev. 5. j.
Carroll, pastor of the Sixth-street
Methodist Church, who delivered a
brief impressive address.
The ladies of the G. A. r., led by Mrs.
George w. Herr, next performed the
ceremonies of that order, and the line
of march to the cemetery was taken
up, led by the Second Infantry Band,
which played a dirge along the route.
At the grave the impressive Masonic
service was read by Worshipful Mas
ter w w. Douglas of Union Lodge, No.
So The singing, both in the Assem-
bly, Chamber and at the cemetery was
by male quartet composed of Messrs.
Cohn, Kidder, Genshlea and Crocker.
The floral pieces were many and ap-
propriate, some being Of great size and
all of unexcelled beauty. That sent
by the employees of the State Treas
urers office were an ivy pillar, encir-
cled by wreath and surm0unted by
dove-emblem of peace. The employees
of the Capitol grounds sent a beautiful
emblematic harp.
Two pieces were sent by the officers
and employees of the Capitol building,
one being a large chair, signifying
rest" the other an open book and
scroll The employees of the State
Printing Office sent a broken wheel,
surmourted by a cross and wreaths of
smilax and violets, and dozens of pieces
sent by friends of the deceased, formed
a beautiful background.
A firing party from the local guards
men, commanded by Corporal Kleis,
fred a salute over the grave after the
Masonic services were concluded, and
the deceased was left alone to his last,
long sleep.
IN MEMORIAM.
The committee appointed by the
officers and attaches Of the various
State departments to draft resolutions
of respect to the memory of the de-
ceased Treasurer, have reported the
following:
Whereas, An alI-wise and omnipo
tent Providence has, in His infinite
wisdom, seen fit to call from our midst
our friend and associate in the States
service, Levi Rackliffe, late Treasurer
of the State Of California; therefore be
it
Resolved, BY the State officers and
attaches of the State Capitol, that we
shall ever cherish the memory of his
sterling worth, his answering integri-
ty. his unvarying kindly and courteous
disposition; and while we shall ever
feel that, in his untimely death, we
have sustained an irreparable loss, yet
we humbly bow to the will of God and
commend his stricken family to the
care of the Great Comforter, who only,
can bestow that peace which the
world can neither give nor take away
Resolved, That we extend to his
widow and children our sincere sym
pathy in the great affiiction which has
fallen upon them.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be engrossed and presented to the
family of the deceased, and that a copy
of the same be furnished the press for
publication" (Signed), e S. Hadley,
Deputy superintendent State Printing;
Colonel r. L. Peeler, Assistant Adju-
General; Charles H. Jackson, Dep
uty Attorney General, Committee