Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-09-26
TRIBUTE TO DEAD
Hundreds of Friends Gather at
Funeral Services Over Re-
mains of Mrs. J. T. Shields.
SOLEMN RITES AT CHURCH
Rev. J. r. Lockney Delivers Eloquent
EuIogy in Sermon-Many Priests
Assist in the Requiem.

Funeral services over the remains
If Mrs. John T. Shields were held
this morning at $3.50 o'clock at the
Sacred Heart church. and were at
tended by friends and relatives who
mole than filled the seating capacity
of he church. The funeral cOrteSa.
the longest ever formed in the three
cities, containing over 100 carriages,
formed at the home OH Twcnty-secOnd
street and Seventeenth avenue. at .
O'Clock. following a brief prayer over
the body at the home, and proceeded
to the church.
The casket was borne to its place
before the altar by the pallbearers,
who passed through two lines formed
IN the main isle by the members OF
the Catholic Order of Forcsters, f
which Mrs. Shields was a membe'.
The pallbearers were c. J. Larkin, T.
F. Halligan, j. II. OBryan, J. p. Sex
ton, John Ward and T. A. Pender.
Officiating Priests.
The priests who participated in TIE
exercises were the following: Rev.
j. F. Lockney, pastor of Sacred Heart
church, who acted as celebrant and
delivered the funeral sermon; Rev. w
r. Shanahan, president of st. AM
brose college, Davenport. deacon;
Father d. J. Flannery of Davenport.
sub-deacon; Father J. S. Kelley. pastor
of st. Mary's church, Moline master
of ceremonies; Father ID. NJ. German.
president st. Joseph's college. Du-
buque, who said mass on the blessed
virgins altar; Father j. II. Cannon.
urbana, who said mass at St. j.
seph's altar; Dean ]. J. Quinn. pastor
of st. Josephs church, this city. who
said the mass on the St. Paul of the
Cross altar; Father w. p. Cleary. as
sistant at st. Joseph's church. who
said the mass at the altar of the Holy
Rosary: Father j. T. a. Flanagan,
vicor general of the Davenport do
cese. in the sanctuary. The service
was the first in this locality in which
five priests participated in the saying
of the requiem mass.
Pays High Tribute.
In delivering the funeral sermon
Rev J. +. LocknCy paid a high tribute
to the memory of Mrs. Shields lie
sta ed in opening his sermon that
Mrs. Shields was the first with whom
he shook hands upon being placed in
charge of Sacred Heart church and
the impression he formed of the
woman in receiving the hearty hand
shake and kind word. he afterward
lea ned to be a correct one. Mrs
Shields living up to his first high
opinion of her. He said that. since
she had now passed away. he could
inform his charge that the two figures
of alteration angels which decoratai
each side of the main altar. had been
her quiet and unOstentatious gifts
In speaking of her social, charitable
anC church work, in a most eloquen:
eul0gy he paid her the highest tribute
praising every deed she had perform
ed. He praised equally well her per
sonal character and life in the private
blessing of the home He remarke'
that one of his very first funeral ser
mons upon coming to Rock Islam,
was addressed at the burial of Mrs
Shields brother several years ago.
Following the church exercises
mourners filled the long line of car
riages. which included every avaiabl
one in the three cities. and followet
the body to the place of burial i'll Cal
vary cemetery. Very short service
took place at the grave.
Many Floral Offerings.
The floral offerings were many il