Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-01
ROYAL ARCANUN MEMORIAL
Members of Union Pacific Council Com
memcrate Brothers Who Are Gone,
SERVICES IN KoUNTzE MEMORIAL CHURCI
spoken by e. NJ. Bartlett
A. Hugh Nipple and Others TO
Large Audience of Brother
Arcanumites.

The dead of the Royal Arcanum were re-
membered yesterday afternoon by an Inn
pressive memorial service at Kountze
church. II was held under the auspices of
Union Pacific council No. 1869 and seldom
has there been a more beautiful tribute to
departed brothers by fraternal order in
Omaha, The lower auditorium OF the large
church was filled with sympathizing mem.
bers of tho order and their friends and
wives. The pulpit was banked with inn
mense potted palms. Red and white car.
nations lent color to the green that almost
obscured the speakers and presiding officers
from the view of the congregation. Tender
eulogies general in character, were deliv-
cred by E. NJ. Bartlett. "a Hugh Nipple
and Rev. T. ]. Mackay.
Organist j. II. Simms played Chopin's
Funeral March" as a fitting prelude and
the ceremonies were begun by Regent
Howard Bruner who spoke briefly and
requested Secretary II. B. Morrill, to read
the roll of the absent brothers The sec
retary did so, Guide f. w. Robinson an
swering the pathetic absent as the indi-
viduals of the following roster were called:
William b. Alexander, Marion L. An
drews, Charles Aspinwall, TO- w Bartlett
F. w. Dent, Harold II. Finn, Charles H.
Gardner, l.. A. Garner, Dell n. Goodrich.
w J. Hughes, w. r. Learn, A: NJ; Lyons,
Stuart P. Shears irwin G. shreiver, L. A.
Sunderland, ]. S. Tebbetts, N. H. n. Thoe-
broe, NJ. A. Upton. William F: Vail, J. T.
Vickers, ]. T. Wade, +, A. Walter Philip
A. Warrack, II. B. Wheeler and e. L. Whit
more.
Dudley Bucks arrangement of the famil-
lar Rock of Ages" was sung by quartet
composed of Miss Barr, Miss Porterfield,
Mr.. d. II. Wheeler, jr., and Mrs. c. S.
Haverstock. An invocation was asked by
Chaplain Mackay, and Mr.. Haverstock gave
with great beauty the song, "one Sweetly
Solemn Thought"
Heroes of Every Day.
Yesterday" said Brother e. NJ. Bart
lett, I'VE strewed flowers on the graves OF
! the heroes who died on the affairs of their
countrywide gave up their lives that we
might enjoy the blessings Of free gov.
ernment These heroes well deserved the
| honors done to their memories. But the
heroes are not alone among the soldiers
| the authors and the statesmen. The
| heroes whose memories we are speaking
Of today were, like those among us, In
every walk of life, and this hour reminds
us what is felt toward this class of men.
''It is the man who takes his loved one
to the altar and plights his faith that HI
win stand by and protect her the mar
that 1t occasions no reproach on the Httl'
beings whom he has brought into this
world. And the hero whom we speak O.
today is the one who made 1t point tt
protect and provide his family from tn
future and whose hrst thoughts were al
ways of the loved ones at home"
Miss Porterf1eld sang 20. Shadow IN
Sultry Land" by Marston, and Brother
Hugh Nipple pronounced another eulogy
He dwelt much upon the certainues o
death and oblivion, but reminded his hear
ers that much good for themselves AM
their fellowmen might be accomplished
during their span of existence, irrespective
of fame and a permanent record In tn
worlds history. He devoted part OF nj
remarks to commencing the work an'
principles of the Royal Arcanum. I'M
prosram was closed with solo, Th
Home Land" by Miss Barr. eulogy b!
Chaplain Mackay and another number b!
the quartet.