Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-10
MASSES At LININCER HOME
ThrOngs Of People Pay Their Tribute
of Love.
BODY IN STATE AT ART GALLERY
Guards from Masonic Orders Keep
vigil at the Bier and MasOns
win Have Charge of
Funeral.

omaha's love for George w. Lininger was
impressively manifested Sunday afternoon
IN the throng of persons who visited IAn-
niger Art gallery, where the body of the
great 'connoisseur was lying in state. A
constant stream OF men, women and chill
dren, representing all classes. passed In
and out OF the gallery to pay their dead
friend the silent tribute OF a tear.
The body lay in state from until p. m.
IN the center OF the gallery, IN a black
cloth casket, placed on a draped bier, sur
rounded by the priceless gleanings OF
sculptured and painted arts gathered from
every quarter OF the world by Mr. Ln-
niger.
At each corner of the bier was stationed
a Knight TempIar in full regalis, members
OF Mount Calvary eommandery. These
guards of honor were relieved every hour
and each detail was in charge of COM
mander or past commander of Mount Cal
vary commandery. The first detail was
In charge of Eminent Commander F. II.
Jackson; second. Past Commander George
f. Powell; third. Past Commander w. II.
Butts; fourth Past Commander John f.
Simpson; fifth, Past Commander NJ. }
Kennard.
Details from Lodge at Night.
During Sunday night details from Capitol
lodge No. 3, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, acted guards OF honor At 10
o'clock this morning the commandery win
resume the duty of guards OF honor as
on Saturday afternoon. The first detail
will be in charge OF Past Commander Ed
ward Heney; second. Past Commander Vic
tor White; third, Past Commander William
T. Robinson. and fourth. Past Commander
| Gustave Anderson.
The funeral will take place at O'Clock
this afternoon with the Masonic Grand
Lodge of Nebraska in charge, and Mount
Calvary commandery, commandery No. /,
knights Templar, and Capitol lodge No 8,
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, par
ticipating. The devotional services will be
conducted at the house by Dean Beecher
OF Trinity cathedral These will be Of the
usual Episcopal ritual. The Masonic ser.
vices, under charge OF the grand lodge, will
be carried out at the grave in Forest
Lawn cemetery.
List of PaIIbearers.
The honorary psllbearers. which include
many of the foremost citizens OF Omaha,
and present and past Grand Masonic lodge
officials, will be: Judge Eleazer wakeley,
Judge George w. Doane. United States
Circuit Clerk George H. Thummel. DR..
George L. Miller, Henry W. Yates, DR..
Andrew B. Sommers. William A. DeBord.
Major Bradner d. Slaughter, United States
army; Grand Secretary Francis E. White.
William A. Paxton, Senator Joseph II.
Millard, Grand Custodian Robert E French
Of Kearney. Daniel H. Wheeler, Frank b.
Bullard of North Platte. William r. Adams,
/ Henry H. Wilson OF Lincoln. Judge Robert
q. Evans of Dakota City. Dr.. o. 8. Wood.
Haraln p. Devalon. ornan J. King OF
Lincoln. United States Judge William II.
Munger, Charles X. Coutant Acting Gov
ernor Melville r. Hopewell Of Telsamah.
John ]. Mercer, Martin Dunham George
Barker. Euclid Martin. Charles Rosewater
The active pallbearers will BET LaForest
L. Pratt, NJ e Muxon. George West, W.
B, Graham, DR., Frank slabaugh. Charles
Z. Bedwell, John r. Webster, John Bonn
ford.
Mrs. Lininger is bearing her deep afiie-
ton with unusual fprtitude. Jacob B.
Lininger, brother, and his family arrived
from Wymore and are at the Davenport
street home. II has been decided not to
cable to Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Halier, who
are In Europe. but let them know Of the
death OF Mrs Hallers distinguished father
by letter.