Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-10
Funeral Of Loved Salt Laker Held
At Masonic Temple
Today.
TRIBUTES 70 UTAH PATRIOT
Feeling Address Delivered by Rev. y.
\. Simpkin-Body Lies In Mt.
Oliyct Cemetery.

| ing his last. long sleep under the still
green SOD Of Mt. Olivot. overlooking
! the miles OF empire for which he La
bored so long and so nightly. This
| afternoon at 2.30 o'clock the funeral
| Cortcge began it, march from the Ma
| sonic temple. whore for the greater
| part OF the day Salt Lake had paid
| tribute to all that was mortal OF the
late secretary Of the Commercial club
and iutermountain patriot
seldom In the western country has
such honor been paid. such general
tribute offered, 10 the life and achieve
meuts of a man. Representatives OF
every rank OF life, an professions and
callings. city ana state officials. called
al the Masonic temple and barred their
heads IN honor of him who Is now but
memory. And tho day was typical Of
| the life Of the dead man, with the sun
| breaking up the storms and the cold
at times giving way 10 grateful
| warmth
BODY LIES IN STATE.
Sontnolei by "a Scottish Rite guard.
| the body reposed IN state 10 the aud
I forum of the Masonic temple from
| O'Clock until 4. The coffin. emboWcrou
| with iioral onerings, was placed ul,3u
"a raised dais, the mccca Of hundrc ls w
/ friends who made a sad pilgrimlg.
upon tho loved face before darkness
! was closed about the mortal remains
| The city's most prominent men fought
| their way through driving snow TO pay
| tribute 10 an that was left OF the man
/ who had made such "a deep impress
| upon the city and the west during his
! few brief years OF residence. They
came and gazed, sadly silent then
| turned and thoughtfully made their
| way into the world where Fisher Han
| ris had made sslch a manly fight
Visitors there were from many %
| the neighboring cities men OF distinc-
/ ton who had been favored with the
| they bowed their heads IN last trib-
ute. sadly they Withdrew. Somebely
| clad women made their way 10 tho
bier quietly dropping a ilowef and a
tear i'm memory of the man who had
been their friend in many undertaking.
during his breathing existence
THE PALLBEARERs
The active panbearers were Judge o.
| W. Powers All ~ Waller James I'll.
Brown J. Va Houston a. Vance Lane,
L. II Harding, John s 'ftrhlow ami
| W W. Armstrong.
The honorary pallhearers were
members Of the board OF directors OF
the Commercial club as follows: ".
| J. Hailoran. 4. > Burton, Joy II.
| Johnson. n. r. Miller. John s Brana-
ford, Ira N. Lewis, II. +. Clark A. w.
| Carlson, Governor William Spry. J. T..
| Caiue. Samuel NewhOuse. John Dern,
George 4. Odell. Samuel Weitz and IL.
| L. A. Culmer together with Judge c.
| c. Goodwin and A. j. Davis.
MANY OUTSIDE DELEGATIONS.
| Visiting delegations began 10 arrive
| early IN the morning, that from Brig
/ ham City being the first 10 arrive. IL was
/ followed hv that OF the Weber club Of
| ogden, while number of other towns
| and cities sent representatives VINO
| gathered az the Commercial club be-
| fore the noon hour
4 number OF the business houses Of
| the city particularly those which had
| been connected more or less intimately
| with the dead man. closed their doors
during the funeral hour.
ATTENDANCE Is LARGE.
The Indictment weather had little eff
| fect upon the crowd. As carly as
O'Clock Il began 60 gather ana long be-
| fore the tire for the services the audi
/ forum OF tho Masonic temple was crow
! ed almost t0 lts capacity. Then the
| STREAM OF carriages and automobiles
| bcgln 10 arrive so many in number
1 that the Highways about the building
were seriously threatened with a block
/ AIDE
shortly before O'Clock the members
| Of the Commercial club. together with
/ visiting delegations who marched with
| them. ia ull some Gao arrived on the
scene The Press cluD ana ~ contin-
/ gent also appeared and the business
men came alolg n quiet groups. The
| snow pelted down periodically, varied
| with "a glimpse of the sun and showers
| of rain.
nm, t,rrNrt.r
4 portion of the solemn Masonic
ritual was given by Rev. Charles A.
! Perkins. chaplain of the Argenta lodge
] II was a most Impressive scene.
REV. sIMPKfN's ADDRESS.
Rev. r.. A. simpkin delivered tho
| funeral address. lie had been intimate
ly associated with the dead man Tor a
! number OF years prior 90 deceased, and
| spoke feelingy OF him from very close
/ friend hip
m has been my good fortune" said
/ tho reverend doctor. Ito be ablo 10
/ speak of the dead from "A standpoint
/ of friendship 10 have known some OF
! hs inner life and TO have been adj
| mitted into o very close association
| during the last few months OF life.
"This has been a tremendous loss 20
/ the city. TO the state, and 10 the in
| termountain west that big new empire
/ of tomorrow 20 which he gave his life,
| no the city he gave the best that was
/ in him. and that best was "a grand
| best
! "lIc was peculiarly happy OF endow-
mont ilo was touched with genius.
| aud set the biggest of that genius was
/ the good fellowship. and the brother
! houd. aud tho warmth Of friendship
| aud love. While his lie lacked even
Ia trace Of the accumulative spirit. bee
I Was generous to fault. He gave
I both OF substance or scif with lavish
I hand
frhc way ho stood by his duty from
/ the mt of the year until after the en-
| campmeut was aa beautiful a piecg
/ OF horoisn las the city has ever seen.
| HIS home life was Ideally beautiful,
and ho was very happy Ia his friend
I slIut
"And DO crown This life of usofulness.
az Inc hst hIs simple falth Boo the
Father when the shadoWs wcrc falling
fast and when ho heard tho call was
sublimatod hy the smllo upon his fca-
| turla when hc haae farewell a. those
Who had gathered % hls bedside Truly
hc Was
Sustained and sooihod hy an INHALER
INK trust DO approached MS gray.
Like ono Wno WlapH tnv dralery OK hi1
couch about him and lies down 70
pleasant dramEN