The record-union., 1898-04-23
THE LATE LEVI RACKLIFFE.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIS FU-
NERAL ON SUNDAY.
Meeting of State Officials Yester-
day-Pallbearers and Com
mittees Appointed.

In accordance with the desire of the
Governor that the late State Treas
urer, Levi Rackliffe, be given a State
funeral, a meeting of State officials and
employees was held in the Secretary Of
States office yesterday and Commit
tee on Arrangements, consisting of
State Printer A j. Johnston, Deputy
Controller w. w. Douglas, State Capt.
tol Janitor w. H Govan, Private Sec
retary Peter j. Shields, and Secretary
of the Board of Examiners Joseph Z.
German, We're appointed. Z. S. Hadley
Charles H. Jackson and Colonel X. l..
Peeler were appointed a committee to
draft resolutions.
Those present at the meeting were:
Peter J. Shields, Private Secretary to
the Governor; A. Lindley of the Sec
retary of States office; State Printer
A ]. Johnston, Deputy State Printer
E. S. Hadley, Talbot H. Wallis, Frank
E. Wright, Deputy Surveyor-General;
State Librarian Frank L. Coombs, and
deputy w. w. Seaman; G. N. Post and
Charles H. Jackson of the Attorney
Generals office; J. L. Gillis, w I. Ses-
non, G. w. Scott and w. r. Stone OF
the Secretary of States office; b. j.
Watson, Deputy superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction.; w. H. Govan, state
Janitor; w. A Nurse of the office OF
the Commissioner of Public Works; }.
c. German, Secretary of the state
Board of Examiners; DR.. F. w. Hatch
of the State Commission in Lunacy;
Colonel r. l.. Peeler Assistant Adju-
tant- General; w. w. Douglas, Deputy
State Controller.
The Committee on Arrangements met
in the Controllers office later on, ana
in accordance with the wishes Of the
family of the deceased decided that
the funeral should be held from the
Assembly Chamber at 1:30 o'clock p. m.
tomorrow.
The remains will lie in state in the
Assembly Chamber from 1880 a. m
until l o'clock on Sunday, and may
there be viewed by friends.
The Masonic fraternity will have
charge of the funeral, and Union Lodge,
No. 5S. will conduct the services at
the cemetery The services at the AS
sembly Chamber will be by Rev. S. j.
Carroll. pastor of the SiXth-s street Meth
odist Church.
Delegations will attend from the Ma
sonic lodges, the Grand Army posts,
the Ladies of the G. A. r., and the An
cient Order of United Workmen, and
State officials and employees will march
to the cemetery in a body. Sacramento
Commandery. No. 2, Knights Templar,
will act as escort.
While the honorary pail have
not been named it was decided that
they should consist Of two from the
+11n nj
Army of the Republic, two from the
Ancient Order Of United Workmen and
all of the elective State officers. The
active pail bearers have been CHOSEN
from the employees Of the Capitoi
grounds. and consist Of S. j. Renne,
s. B. Woods, R. T. Mitchell, Frank Nor
gan. j. Allen and A. Million. They are
called to be at 906 M street at $50
a. M on Sunday, and to escort the
remains to the Assembly Chamber.
AS a mark of respect to the deceased
statesman, Governor Budd yesterday is
sued the following proclamation:
state of California, Executive De-
partment Sacramento, April I'd
Levi Rackliffe. State Treasurer of the
State of California, died at Sacramento,
April Il, 1898 and it becomes my
mournful duty to announce that fact
to the people.
I'm memory of the deceased, and as
mark of respect to a faithful official, 1t
is ordered that the flag be displayed at
half-mast upon the Capitol and all
State buildings until after he has been
buried, and that the several State Of
fees in Sacramento be closed Satur-
day. April %, A. D. 1898"