Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-08-13
TRIBUTE TO DEAD
LATE GENERAL j. c. MANcHEs.
TER MEMoRIALIzED BY THE
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Opening Service at Camp Of Iowa Bri.
sade,k. of p, at Council Bluffs Was
Memorial to Late Commanding OF.
ficer.
From Tuesdays Daily.

FroM Tuesdays Daily.
A touching tribute to the life and
character of Brigadier General j. G..
Manchester, the late commander of
the iowa brigade, Uniform Rank,
Knights of Pythias, was given Sunday
at Manawa casino at Council Bluffs,
when the Iowa regiments assembled at
memorial services in honor of the de-
parted commander. The late General
Manchester was loved by the members
Of the order in his command, this fact
being plainly shown in the sorrowing
faces of the hundreds of knights who
had assembled to witness the cere-
monies. Many Ottumwans attended
the services, which were given at the
opening of the annual camp of the uni
form rank.
Large Attendance.
The services were largely attended.
The knights occupied the parquet
seats while the friends of the order
nlled the remainder of the theater.
Upon the rostrum were the attending
members of General Manchester's
staff. the colonies of the four regi-
rsents, Acting Commander Colonel j..
F. .Kingsbury and Chaplain Paul H.
NcBeth, who had charge Of the ser
vices. Covalt's Manawa band also
occupied a place upon the rostrum
during part of the exercises.
The program opened shortly after 8
O'Clock by the rendition of a beauti-
FIJI dirge by Covalt's band. Then fol-
lowed a scripture reading by Rev.
NcBeth of Miller, S. D., and a prayer
by Rev. A. e. Budiff, of this city. Co.
Wallis band played, "Jesus, Lover Of
Ny Soul"
Following this Colonel J. F. Kings
bury introduced Chaplain Paul M. Nc
Beth, who made the memorial address.
lie said in part:
I'VE think kindly Of those who have
gone before. We regret that we were
not 1nt re appreciative Of the favors Of
commemorate. He was a thorough
believer in the principles of the or
der, and he never lost sight Of the in
terests OF the subordinate lodges from
his activity in the Uniform Rank.
There is great joy and comfort in
a true friend, and such was General
Manchester. He sought always to
make friends with those who would
be friends. He was beloved in his
own city and had many friends away
from lone.
love is the greatest power in the uni.
verse; it binds the world together; 1t
is impossible of definition. General
Manchester gave up a large portion of
his life for an order whose teachings
are love- He loved everybody and was
as tender-hearted as a child.
General Manchester was a. man of
honor and loyalty. He was honest in
his business relations. He was loyal
to his order to his home. and to his
friends The Uniform Rank never had
more loyal friend than he whose
body was recently laid away. He was
also loyal to his nation. for when only
sixteen years of age he shouldered a
gun and went out to face the bullets
of the nations enemies.
General Manchesters death leads
to the question: What is life? Is it pos
sible that the energies of my life are
to be set aside with perishable things?
Movie find this answer at every hand.
We seem to catch glimpses of city
made by God which is as eternal as
God Himself"
At the conclusion Of Rev. McBeth's
address portrait of the late General
Manchester was presented to the as
sembly. The picture was beautifully
draped in black Col. Kingsbury ac-
cepted it in behalf of the Iowa Uniform
Rank