Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-02
There the Body Will Lie in State from
Noon Until Three O'clock.
NAY Be VIEWED BY ANY WHO WISH
Brief Speeches from Few oitis,ns and
Prayer By Rabbi cohn.
VICE PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS SENDS WORD
with Secretary of Treasury shaw,
and other Old Friends He sends
Words of Sympathy 60 MIR.
Rosewater's Family.

All plans for the funeral Of Edward
Hosewater have been made. The body will
be brought from the home on Douglas
street to the Bee building Sunday, where
1t VIII lie In the rotunda from 10 to u. M,
when the services will be held under the
auspices of Covert lodge, No. IL, Free and
Accepted Mssons. Of which Mr.. Rosewater
was member. Worshipful Master Charles
L. Porter, assisted by Hon. George W.
Lininger, will preside. Rabbi Cohn of
Ienple Israel will deliver the prayer. Five
minute speeches will be made by these
citizens: DR.. George L. Miller, Robert
Cowel. w. J. Conneu of Omaha; Norris
Brown, attorney general. and Melvin r.
Hopewell Of Tekamah. 10 Barton and his
quartet Will have direction of the music
The honorary pallbearers will be: Harry
p. Deuel., Ed Haney. Luther Drake, Arthur
Brandeis, Eleazer Wakeley. Morris Levy,
Bruno Tzschuck Louis Raspke Lewis
Reed, John A. Creighton, L. H. Korty
Vaclav Buresch. Active pallbearers: Louis
Rowzee, william Neckel. T. f. Doyle. a. u
Eddy. j. d. Weaver Dwight Williams, T.
II. stursess, T. w. Mccullough.
The Bee building will be closed Sunday
from IL to IL o'clock, but at IL o'clock.
when the body is brought into the no.
tunda, those desiring will be admitted Ia
view the body before It is laid for hnal
rest in Forest Lawn cemetery The Be,
building has been draped and the Rrea.
rotunda is set with palms and ferns.
All the members of the stricken family
who were not In the city when death came
have been heanG from and win be at the
funeral. They were widely scattered
Former Employees Pay Tribute,
ABOUT twenty former employees Of The
Bee gathered at the Commercial club Sat-
urday morning to express their regret at
the death of Edward Rosewater. Alfred
Sorenson was made chairman of the meet.
ing and ]. w. Hosier secretary. Mr.. soren
son became so deeply affected after a short
talk expressing his sorrow, that for the
time he was compelled to resign the chair
to Mr.. Hosier.
committee. consisting OF T. w. Black
burn, ]. b. Haynes and Alfred soreuson.
drew the following resolutions. which were
adopted.
In the presence Of death all earthly con-
,rS. 1rpveasies as aIe and should be forgotten.
come come to all, puts an end TO the competi.
tons and the antagonisms which often en-
avoided most strenuousiy in life comes 70
tne Drink OF the grave to be buried for
ever w IN IN the hnal resting place of humanity
friends and foes alike, and the good thew
nave done we emblazon on their manu-
ments e and ensrave upon the tablets OF
Edward Rosewater has just ended an
parted from the field of battle The scens
OF victory. and defeat. and went smiiingiy
to meet his Maker He leaves to his ch.i-
ment builded by untiring energy. and a
reputation for ability and mental strength
things he has accomplished and the rssrS, sooS
kindly ceeds OF his career will not he for
gotten SO long as memory lasts or history
reSoras rt,So tne growth and development OF the
In his noble building and influential news.
paper the community will be reminded on
the public. spirit. abiding confidence in
a Umaha and the genius OF Edward Rose
We, the former employees OF The Oman.
BEE now engaged In vocatlons apart from
the newspaper. tender the widow and chill
sympathy in this hour Of affiiction. and
commend to the sons, upon whom the man.
tle of the father has fallen, the energy. the
BILE industry OF him whom we ali learned
to regard highly for his appreciation Of
services well performed, and his oOnsIdera-
tion for our material welfare while in his
emuloy.
Resolutions to he Framed
1t was decided to have a copy of the reso-
lutions engrossed on parchment and
framed to hang in the editorial rooms OF
The Bee. A floral tribute in the rotunda
OF the building. where the body will lie I'm
state, was first suggested but both Mr..
Haynes and Mr.. Blackburn remembered
that they had often heard Mr.. Rosewater
express sentiments which indicated that
he would not care for display Of flowers
when 1t should come his time TO die. The
engrossed copy OF. the resolutions will be
left at some central point in the city next
week and all who have ever worked for
The sfu
This telegram was received from Richard
L. Metcalfe at Lincoln:
/ am sorry that l cannot be with you to-
day 70 give my testimony as an ex~employe
Of The Bee to Mr. Rosewater's unfailing
kindness. desire TO join with you In pay
ing a high tribute to a Just and considerata
employer OF men.
Flags at HaIf-Mast.
Evidence of the feeling or keen sorrow
over the death OF Edward Rosewater is
manifest in the numerous flags being dis
played about the city at half-staff Among
the public buildings whose flags are at
half-mast are the Douglas county court
house. the city hail. Bee building, Omaha
club, Boyle's Commercial college. schmoi-
Ter a Muellep plano house. Others were
being added 10 these Saturday afternoon
and these will be materially Increased
Sunday during the funeral.
From one who Lovaa Him.
Edward Rosewater dead IL Is hard to
realize that our dear old friend and
counsellor is gone forever. that the voice
that was heard In our homes for thirty
years is still in death. That voice that
was always the advocate OF hruth, justice
and right used to take great pleasure
In reading his bold manly articles to my
young wife, when we started housekeeping
and have read them TO my children and
they to me through all those years 10
Us The Bee has been a great education.
The words right" truth" Justice"
we're familiar words to the little ones before
they knew what they meant The sound,
sensible advice to the wage Garner, and
the home owner" expressions that he
loved 70 use will be remembered h., 1,,.