The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-25
INFERRED WITH HONORS
GREAT coNcoURsE FOLLOWS RE.
MAINS OF TENNENT LoMAx.

Frabernal Orders, ConIeueTapc SoC~
Grams. Sons Of Veterans, Mill
tary Commands, Civic On
Gals and Citizens Fay
Last Tribute.
The remains Of Tennent Lomax were
laid to rest in lakewood Sunday morning
with all the honors his people could pay
them. One of the largest corteges that
Montgomery has seen in recent years
followed the funeral car to lakewood.
The long procession bore eloquent testi-
mony to esteem in which Mr. Lomax was
held by the people Of Montgomery. Made
UP as 1t was of State, court ana munich
pal officers, fraternal organizations. Con-
federate Veterans and Sons of Veterans
and companies of the Alabama National
Guard the funeral cortege illustrated the
| energetic and useful life that had closed
| The great assemblage at the church. the
| funeral procession and the immense crowd
which gathered at the cemetery paid such
| tribute to the dead as few men Of his
| age have received.
All Sunday afternoon the mound heaped
high nth flowers was the center OF a
silent and thoughtful crowd. Until dark
| ness fell, hundreds were gathered about
the grave
The floral designs were especially beau
| tiful and numerous They filled complete
ly a large floral car. They came from
| State officials, court oflcials. various fra
ternal and benevolent organizations and
from many of his host of friends In and
| out Of Montgomery. Camp Holtzclaw,
| United Sons of Confederate Veterans. OF
| whic hhe was Commander, and one of the
most active members, sent beautiful
white and red Maltese cross.
| The services wee held at Court Street
| Methodist Church at II o'clock. The
great cortege moved from the bereaved
| home for the church promptly at the ap-
| pointed time.
Conspicuous near the head of the pro-
cession was an honorary escort Of griz-
| gied Confederate Veterans dressed in full
uniform Of Confederate Grey. The old
soldiers were from mpsLomax. named
| in honor of the distinguished father OF
| Mr.. Lomax, Colonel Tennent Lomax, who
| fell in battle at the head Of his regiment.
| The honorary escort was headed by
Judge J. B. Fuller. commander OF the
| camp.
| AT the side of the funeral car walked
a detail from the Montgomery Blues. OF
which he had at one time been an ofhcer'
and of which he was an honorary men,
Der until the day of hh death.
| In carriages came the honorary ano
active pall-bearers They were;
Honorary Pail Bearers-Judge t. N.
Mcclellan, General%John w. A. Sanworo'
ST., Judge A. d. Sayre, Mr.. Warren ~
Brown, w. r. Waller, DR.. M. l.. WOOD
Judge w. H. Thomas. e. c. Andrew' T.
H. Carr, David Well, Thomas H. Watts
Horace Hood, Junius Riggs e. A. era
ham. Leon Well, C. w. Ferguson, M; r.
LeGrand. and President John w. Aber-
! crombie of the University Of Alabama.
Active Pail Bearers-Judge John X.
Tyson. Henry H. Matthews, William a.
Gavle. William B. Whiting, Chappeli
Cory. WiIlim w. Hill, r. F. Lyon, b.
P. Crum
The active pail bearers were CHOSEN
from his. personal friends, the men VINO
had been closely associated with him III
his years of energy and usefulness.
The University of Alabama. Mi. Lomax
alma mater to which he gave an unchang-
ing and loyal devotion and for Wnlcn
he had labored untiringly ana success
fully was represented among the honorary
pail bearers by President John W. Aper-
crombie. r...,,.
/ Governor Jelks came over from Eufaula
Sunday morning to attend the exercises
| ACCOMPANIED by II. r. Shorter. drano
1 Chancellor y.
| Pythias of Alabama came from orrville
| IA lead the Pythian services at the grave.
| Among the other cut of town friends VINO
| came to nav the last tribute were Colonel
r. H Adams and Hon. j. c. Eyster OF
Decatur.
The local lodges of the knights OF
Pythias. the Independent Order OF Oud
Fellows and lhe Improved order OF Fed
Men were out in full regalia to pass the
last sad rites to their departed brother.
| OF these three orders Mr.. Lomax was
CONSPICUOUS members. He stood high In
the counsels of all. His activity In the
fraternal orders of the city was charac-
teristic of Mr. Lomax's energy. 1t was
said that there were more members or
each order in line then ever turned out
before to follow the remains of MEM
Der to the grave
In line, too, was a large turn out OF the
Montgomery Greys and the Montgomery
Blues. Mr.. Lomax was an honorary
member of both commands and they
marched with the procession to the cene-
| terry.
Near the head Of the procession in
bodv marched the members of Camp
| Hoitzclaw, United Sons of Confederate
| Veterans In his devotion to the cardi-
| nal principles of the organization the per
| petuation of the memory of the valor ana
self sacrifice OF the organization, Mr.
Lomax had been conspicuous. He was a
| moving spirit in organizing the local camp
| and he was from its organization to the
| day of his death the camps commander.
| A long line OF carriages and vehicles
| containing veterans and friends compiet-
| ed the long procession. 1t was said that
| every available carriage in Montgomery
| was in line.
The large auditorium of the Court
Street Methodist Church was filled to
OVERLOOKING when the funeral procession
reached the church building. The church
was crowded until 1t could hold no more
and it was said that almost an equal
number who were unable TO gaip admit
lance remained outside the building dur
ing the services.
As the flower covered casket was borne
down the central aisle tears came TO eyes
unused to weeping and the sound OF Sob
bipg came from parts of the great crowd.
The services began with the singing OF
zone Sweetly Solemn Thought by the
choir composed of Messrs King and Van
| Pelt and Mesdames o. Brien and Grimm,