The state herald., 1905-02-24
.FALKENBuRG AT REST
HEAD coNsvL's GRAND FUNERAL
Chief Officer Of the Woodmen Of the
World Has One of the Largest.
Funerals Ever known
In Colorado.

Funerals Ever Known
In Colorado.
Denver, Feb. 2o.-The funeral Of F.
A. Falkenburg. head consul Of the
Woodmen Of the Work. Pacific Juris.
diction, and president Of the Interna-
tional Fraternal Congress, was prob
ably the largest and most elaborate
that has ever occurred in Denver. Ev.
cry camp OF Woodmen turned out in
force, and every fraternal organization
in the city sent representatives to
honor the president of their congress.
Fully $4,000 people, it is estimated, as
sembled around Trinity church after
the services, and on account Of the
crowd the funeral procession was con-
Quoted only with the greatest difficulty.
At o'clock In the afternoon, the
hour set for the services, Trinity
church was literally packed with men
and women Of Woodcraft. A special
detail of police In charge of Officer
Hunt was stationed at the doors and
inside to preserve order.
The casket containing the body OF
the dead consul vas placed In front of
the pulpit, near the front seats, which
were occupied by Mrs. Falkenburg and
the immediate relatives and friends.
during the services. At the front OF
the rostrum saFsotsreign Commander
j. G.. Root of Omaha. the succeeding
head consul John Foley Of Los An.
geles; Rev. Frost Craft OF Trinity
church, w. C. Hawley of Salem, Ore
eon, chairman Of the board of head
managers. and Head Clerk |. |. Boak of
Denver.
The pulpit was decorated with beau.
tiful and costly floral emblems sent
from all parts OF the Pacific division.
1t was one of the largest floral displays
ever seen at funeral in Denver. The
largest piece costing 5000 was or.
dered by Wow Wow Camp No. 3GG. IN
the center was design given by Camp
No. l, of which Mr.. Falkenburg was a
member. To the right was beautiful
design, "The Gates .Aiar," sent from
Oakland, California. II required seven
carriages to transport the floral offer
ings to the cemetery.
In the choir loft at the church were
the members Of the Woodmen Of the
World male chorus. which rendered
two selections under direction of Prof.
Gwilym Thomas. The opening selec.
ton was "0h, Paradise" and at the
close the chorus sang Lead. Kindly
Light"
Special trains arrived during the
morning from Pueblo. Leadville, Boul-
der and numerous other points, bring.
ing drill teams and other members of
the order. who were given seats within
the church, so far as possible.
Short addresses were made by the
Rev. Frost Graft. ]. c. Root, sovereign
commander: W. c. Hawley, chairman
of the head board OF managers; John
Foley and |. |. Boak.
Mrs. w. j. Whiteman sang solo.
In his address Professor W. c. Hnw.
ley likened Falkenburg to handful OF
clay that has gone through the fur.
mace and come out diamond, a sap
phire and an opal.
"He was always friend OF the wild.
owed and fatherless." said Professor
Hawley, "and In ais lifetime he caused
upwards of sec 900. 900 to be spent for
their benefit He erected monuments
to his dead brothers. which. II put end
to end, would reach higher than the
lofticst peak In Che Rockies.
Let that be his monument"
Mai. A. II. Williams was marshal Of
the day. his aides being Gen. w. II.
Cherrier. Col. John Campion. Capt.
Paul Smith. Mai. II. NJ. Libby and Col.
Myman, the later Of Cheyenne.
The drill companies were as follows:
No. 2. from Pueblo. Capt. II. c. Noble:
No. Is from Golden. Capt. VIII Mcln
tyre; No. IL OF Leadville. Capt. VII.
liam Youe: No. 1ii OF Cheyenne, Capt.
A. J. Matthews: No. 90 OF Denver.
Capt. ]. Floyd Nen. No. iS5 OF Colo
RADIO City. Capt. Thomas J. Sullivan;
No. 2s Of Pueblo. Capt. II. j. Spar: No.
5 Of Colorado Springs. Capt. l.. =. Mar
tin; No. 81 Of Longmont, Capt. W. w.
Jones: No. So OF Loveland, Capt. John
Sherman: No. l5S OF Denver. Capt.
Charles Sampson. No. IL OF Denver.
Capt. J. G. Bonnell: No. 45 Of Denver.
Capt WIN. Heinlg: No. ~ OF Fort Lup'
ton. Capt. J. G. Freuden: No. 1 OF Den.
yer, Capt. W. X. Woodman.
Services were held at Fairmount Gem.
otery according TO the ritual OF the or.
der. and nm Immense gathering was