The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-02
BENEATH SPREADING OAKS.
THE REMAINS OF SIMON GUCKEN-
HEIMER ARE NOW AT REST.

Temple Mickva Israel Was Filled by
Friends aud Relatives when :hc
Funeral Service Was Read-Rev.
L. p. Mendes Omelated-The Rabbi
Paid Eloquent Tribute to the Vir-
tues of His Deceased Friend and
Brother-Many Floral Designs Sur
mounted the Black Casket-Long
COrtege Attended the Body 40 Its
Last Resting Place in Laurel
Grove.
The funeral of the late Simon Quicken
heimer took place yesterday morning, and
all that was mortal of the merchant, the
pubHc-spirited and enterprising citizen.
the firm friend and the exponent Of char
ity now rests beneath the oaks In Laurel
Grove Cemetery.
Many attended the services at Temple
Mickva Israel at 10 o'clock, and followed
the remains to the last resting place. The
service at the Temple was conducted by
Rev. DR.. !. P. Mendes, and at the grave.
not only the rites of the Hebrew faith,
but those of Masonry, were administered.
The remains were taken from the home
to the Temple. Drawn up in front of the
edlfce were the German Volunteers, I'M
der command of Capt. C. H. Konemann.
The members of Zerubbabel Lodge formed
in a double line between the hearse and
the Temple entrance, and between them
the casket, covered with black broadcloth,
and bearing on a silver plate the name and
date of the birth and death of the deceas-
ed, was carried by the palibearers.
Pausing just within the door, the pail
bearers were met by DR.. Mendes, who
read from the burial service of the Hebrew
faith Then, to the soft strains of the
organ, the casket was carried forward
closely followed by those bearing many
handsome floral tributes and the bereaved
family. Just in front of the tabernacle
the casket was deposited and the designs
were heaped upon it.
The Temple choir sang Heart Be Still"
after which the minister read a portion of
the service in the Hebrew. Then the
closest attention of the large audience that
filed the Temple was accorded while DR..
Mendes dwelt upon some of the many vir-
tues of the deceased and those traits of
mind and heart that had marked him for
the high Place he held among Savannahs
people.
Mr. Guckenheimer's interest in the city,
his loving care as husband and a father,
his eleemosynary works, his value to tho
Hebrew congregatio were all recalled by
the speaker, who spoke of his own close
association with him and the pain and
sorrow il caused him to learn of his death.
He found comfort, however, in the knowl-
edge that a good man had gone TO his
reward, and commended that thought to
the stricken family. He exhorted all to
make Simon Guckenheimer their mark
and model and closed with comforting
words to loved ones and commitment
of the soul of his friend and brother TO
God.
A brief chorus by the choir followed the
funeral sermon, after which the pall-bear-
erS took their places. the bearers of the
floral designs having removed them from
the casket, which was lifted and taken to
the hearse, the Masons and the Voun-
teers being drawn up in line on the OUT
side to receive them. A funeral dirge
was played by the band, and, as each
carriage was filled the procession moved
toward the cemetery.
The band was in the lead, and imme-
dlately following were some fifteen or
twenty of the co.ored drivers and en-
ployes of the firm of 8. Guckenheimer &
Sons Then marched the military escort
and the Masons. Among the carriages
were two occupied by the County Com
missioners and some of the Court House
officers.
There was no music at the grave. The
service there was brief. IL consisted of
a prayer by DR.. Mendes and the burial
rites Of the Masons. Upon the mound
were piled the floral designs. and these
with the white dove of peace surmount-
ing the topmost, mark the resting place
of the honored Simon Guckenheimer.
The following gentlemen were the active
pallbearers: e. A Well, H. Loewenthal
]. Epstein, A. Leffler, Joseph Rosenheim.
1. G. Haas. w. F. Scherff, p. Schafer
w. NJ Davant, w. \. Susong and s.
Herman.
The honorary pallbearers were Messrs
]. Nj. Frank, B. Dub, Malcolm Macean,
Henry l.. Smith, j. F. Minis, L. Kaytou,
John Schwarz, F. a. We'll, Henry Solo
mon and Or. William Duncan.
Mr.. II. Loewenthal and Mr.. Henry L,
Smith represented Zerubbabea Lodge and
Mr.. John Schwarz and Mr.. p Sohafer
the German Volunteers.
At the temple those who gathered to
attend the service we're shown to seats
by the following ushers: Messrs. M. Hy-
ans. A. Fanu, Edwin Frank, Julian Hex
ter, Robert Beytagh, I. Hellman and A.
Sondheimer.
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