Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-28
DIR. LACEY At FINAL REST
ons Of Most Imposing Funeral Services
Ever Held in the City,
sAsONs HAVE CHARGE OF THE SERVICES
Prominent Members of the order from
All over the state in Attendance
and Participate with the
Local Lodges.

BETTING the exalted position he had held
in the order DR.. Thomas b. Lacey was
laid to rest yesterday afternoon in Fair
view cemetery with full Masonic honors,
the funeral. from the large attendance Of
Masons both from the local bodies and
from abroad. being one of the most i'm
posing ever held in this city.
At the family residence on Sixth avenue
the services were conducted by Rev. otter
bein o. Smith, pastor of the First Con-
greGational church, while at the cemetery
they were in charge Of Bluff City Masonic
lodge and Ivanhoe commandery, Knights
Templar, the members Of the latter In full
uniform acting an escort from the
house to the grave. In the cortege were
upwards Of a hundred OF the members of
Bluff City and Excelsior lodges as well
as the members OF Council BLUFFS lodge OF
Elks. Of which DR.. Lacey had been exalted
ruler. The floral tributes, including sew
eral set pieces from the several Masonic
and other bodies, were most elaborate.
At the cemetery w. H. Norris OF Man
chester, past grand commander, past grand
master and past grand high priest, acted
as master Of Biuff City lodge and con-
Quoted the exercises according to the ritual
of the order. Short addresses were made
uioo ny W. mart VI sue lily BTdnO
high priest Of Royal Arch Masons, and
D. w. Clements of West Union, past grand
commander Of the Knights Templar Other
prominent Masons of the state present
were: Crom Bowen Of Des Moines, emil
nent grand commander Knights Templar
and past grand master; d. w. Brownloe
of Sioux City. past grand commander and
present grand recorder of the grand COM
mandery; Alexander Teddy Of Bmmets-
burg, deputy grand commander; Thomas
Adamson of Lemars, past eminent com
mander; DR.. s. w. Weber of Cherokee,
past eminent commander; r. H. Molineaux
of Cherokee, past grand senior warden.
The pallbearers were: Drs. d. Macrae
IT., F. w. Dean. H. B. Jennings. J. C.
Waterman, V. L. Treynor, ]. H. Cleaver
DR.. Bryant. dean of Creighton Medical col
lege, Omaha, and Congressman Walter 1.
Smith.
Out Of respect to DR.. Lacey who was
president OF the State Savings bank, all of
the banks closed at o'clock and the off,
GERS of the several institutions attended
the funeral in a body.
The following resolutions relative to the
death of DR.. Lacey were adopted at a
special meeting yesterday of the Council
Bluffs Medical society:
Death has again invaded the ranks OF
our society and removed from among us
one of our most active and beloved MEM
beers, DR.. T. B. Lacey. We, as fellow as
sociates and co-workers, deeply deplore
| his death, coming as 1t does seemingly be-
! fore his allotted time.
He was one OF the foremost In our ranks,
a man of strict principle and honor, one
whose professional Judgment was always
| respected, always willing and ready 10 re-
| spond to the call of sickness and distress
and one who, by his unfailing courtesy and
I Ind hnd aVa1a RArG
| Resolved, That we, as a society here as
| sembled, deeply deplore his DEATH realizing
| that we have lost a brother.
| Resolved, That these resolutions be spread
| upon the minutes OF this society