The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-03-30
FUNERAL Of OTTO TAPP[RT
LAST SAD RITES OVER MORTAL
REMAINS HELD YESTERDAY.
AT TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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Take Part In the servlces-Many
People Pay Their Respects to a Pop.
ular Travelling Man.
fFrom Mondays Daily.l
The funeral of Otto f. Tappert, held
at Trinity Episcopal church yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. was one of the
largest attended events of the kind
ever held in the city. An escort OF
lIlks and Travelling men accompanied
the remains from the house to the
church. where the regular Episcopal
service was supplemented by an ad-
dress by Judge Robertson on behalf
of the Elks, and at the grave the Elks
service was used.
Otto Tappert had friends not only
in Norfolk but he could count them
by the hundreds all over north Ne.
braska, where he has been travelling
for the Standard Oil company for
many years, having covered the terri.
tory even before there were railroads
and when he had to make his trips
by stage. Always in a good humor,
brimming full of the milk of human
kindness and ever having a good word
for every person with whom he came
in contact, he made friends in an ear
ly day and has been making them
ever since, and all were anxious to
pay their last respects to his memory.
At the time of his death Mr.. Tappert
was grand counselor of the grand
lodge of United Commercial Travellers
of Nebraska, and the grand lodge was
well represented at the funeral, the
grand officers being +. Jetten, depart
ment supreme counselor, Omaha; ].
A. Traphagen, past grand counselor.
Lincoln; T. A. Walton, grand past
counselor, Hastings; M. l.. Dolan,
grand junior counselor, Grand Island;
L. M. May, grand conductor, Fremont;
Il. A. Baily, grand page, Lincoln; G. ].
Lyons, grand secretary, Omaha; d.
C. Hewitt, grand treasurer Hastings.
The Standard Oil company, for which
Mr.. Tappert had travelled for thirty
five years, was represented by Messrs.
Stokes, Fuller and McCutcheon, trav-
cling men, who had been delegated by
the Omaha branch to represent the
company at the service. Manager
Gheen of the Sioux City Office and Mr.
Taylor, travelling man, were here
during the morning but did not re-
main for the service, Mr.. Gheen being
called home by sickness in his family.
Members of the United Commercial
Travellers and Elks met at the Elks
club rooms at 2 o'clock, and sent q
delegation of more than eighty to the
Tappert home to act as an escort. At
ter short prayer by Rev. ]. G. s..
WELLS, rector Of Trinity church, the
procession formed escorted by the two
lodges which Mr.. Tappert loved in
the following order: Grand officers
of the u. c. T.; past exalted rulers
and officers of the Elks; members of
the u. G. 7. and Elks, many belong
ing to both lodges.
The capacity of the church was en-.
tirely inadequate to seat the large
crowd of people present. Seats were
reserved for the Elks and travelling
men on one side of the room. The
Episcopal funeral service was conduct
ed by Mr.. WELLS and at it's close Judge
Robertson, representing the Elks and
in response to request, pronounced a
beautiful eulogy over the remains of
the brother who was always present
at roll call. The church choir sang
with unusual feeling.
The pail bearers were Ed Getten,
J. ID. Sturgeon, ]. T. Thompson, c. ID.
Sims, w. A. Vigars and G. E. Greene,
all members of the Elks and u. G. T.
lodges.
The church was bountifully decorat.
ed with floral offerings, the most sig
| niticant piece being sent by the grand
) lodge of the U. C. T., floral grip"
: Other contributions were from Nor.
folk lodge, b. p. o. E., No. 653; Omaha
[ lodge, b. p. o. E., No. 80; U. c. T. of
/. Lincoln, No. 104; U. c. T. of Norfolk
, No. 120; U. c. T. of Chadron, No. 30S
4 M. w. A. of Norfolk; Royal Highland
a ers of Norfolk; A. o. U. w. of Nor
e folk; Standard Oil company of Oma
ha; Standard Oil company of Sioux
y City. Besides these there were many
q private tributes.
). AT the cemetery the Elks had
@ charge OF the final service. A quar-
J. tette consisting of Messrs. Parker, Sol
,, ONION, Maylard and Greene sang two
V selections, there was prayer and re
Q sponsive readings, led by Exalted Rul
|. er Mapes. the closing ode and bene
> diction.
It Judge Robertson's Address.
l. Following is the text of Judge Rob