The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-07-22
MoOdmen Dedicate Two Monuments.

Dedicate Two Monuments.
Last Sunday afternoon the organ
of WOodmen OF the World, of
this city, chartered a train to go to
Wellington for the purpose of dedica-
ting two monuments to two deceased
brothers, W. W. Duffendack and Chris.
j. Stephan. Mr.. D~uifendack was a
member of Lexington camp, and Mr.
Stephan was a member Of Wellington
camp.
AT two O'Clock the train left this city,
the two cars being crowded, and passen-
gers occupying the platforms and steps,
There were probably fifty persons in the
party, many being ladies, the wives and
daughters of Woodmen. The train
reached Wellington, and the ladies
and children were loaded into con-
veyances and taken to the cemetery,
while the Woodmen went to the city,
and met with the Wellington camp in
Odd Fellows hall. Here a hitch
occurred. The pastor Of the German
Evangelical church, Rev. Seybold,
refused to allow the Woodmen to enter
the church yard, stating that it would be
a dissertation of the Sabbath, and that
the church yard was private property.
A parley was held, but he still refused.
The Lexington Woodmen were getting
disguised, and some were in favor of
going anyway, but by dint of persuasion
the pastor finally gave his consent.
An hour had been lost in the parley,
and the hundreds of ladies and children
, who had gathered in the church yard to
y witness the exercises, were getting tired
? of standing in the hot sun.
The line of march was formed in
e Wellington, headed by a brass band.
Wellington is a good old town, full of
n clever people, and is making many sub
n stantial improvements, but the side
Z walks were about the worst we evel
saw. The band had to abandon it'
=, efforts to march and play. 1t took boil
eyes to watch the sidewalks. The tril
"a was made without accident, and thu
l. Woodmen were lined up in the form o
a wedge, the monuments forming tn
10 head.
Mr.. VIM. +. Mars, consul comman
der of Lexington camp, conducted tn
=. ceremony and read the ritual service
h. DR.. Eckle recited the poem, "Oh, VIII
lie Should the Spirit Of Mortal be Proud.
er At this point the wells were remove
as from the two monuments, and Pro
Demand made a very eloquent an
appropriate speech, and concluded Ii
~dedicatory exercises.
The two monuments are exactly alik'
Each represents the body Of a rugge
oak, about eight feet high, the top an
limbs being sawed of. Around u
,re trunk is a climbing vine, and a scroll g
~, the body of the tree tells the name, u
date of birth and death, &c. III
monuments were about six feet apar
a and between them was a heavy rust
las seat, made of stone, In imitation
he wood. On the back panel of the seat VIZ
inscribed Lexington and WellingtC
camps =,
Al the conclusion of the services NJ
Sandring took a couple of photograph
of the monuments and Of the crowd
attendance, and then all slowly depart'
toward town.
100 We were informed that the o.
Fellows, who own a cemetery, offer.
to give two lots in their cemetery II I
W0odmen would put up those tI
handsome monuments, but the famili
interested thought it best to buy lots
3. the church yard. They bought the 10
y and when the lots were sold, the balan
of the church yard ceased to be privs
property. We believe the Woodm
had a right to go to those graves a
perform their services either with
without the consent of the pastor, a
e, we feel sure they would have 60
without the consent had it not be
n, gwen. But everything passed
smoothly, and everybody was glad.
The evening was about the hott
we have had this summer, and v
very trying on those who had
umbrellas,
The Lexington people got home abb
lood ) o'clock. A representative OF the
TELLIGENCER was an invited gut
Gun and was shown every courtesy,
mere which we return thanks.