The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-02

office longer than any other man IN
the history Of the Protestant Episco-
pal church Of the United States of
America. For twenty-nine years he
was a warden of st. Johns and for
twenty-seven years it's senior warden.
taking the former Office in 1881, and
the latter one in 1883. At the diocesan
convention last year, Bishop Morrison
paid a high tribute publicly to Mr..
Tucker on account Of his faithfulness
and energy as member and officer OF
the church.
Reared Friend he joined the Epis-
copal church after his marriage here
in Keokuk. For many years he was
superintendent Of the Sunday school.
He was member OF the building
committee when the present edifice
was constructed He attended to prac-
tically everything connected with the
church he loved, often doing things at
| his own expenses for he gave st. Johns
several lots, lectern and over doz-
en- windows for the church and par
ish house and never omitted an op-
portunity to advance the parish in
every possible way. He gave a great
deal to charity outside the church
but how much this was and how much
he gave inside the church nobody can
tell, for he insisted upon privacy as
regards all his many beneyolences.
His Fine Character.
| As a boy he went to school at
West Town. Pa, near Philadelphia,
and later attended Woodward college
at Cincinnati, where he was class
mate OF the late Samuel e. Carey. His
education continued long after his
college days for he was wide, deep
and energetic reader all his life. He
was thoroughly informed upon all top
les he spoke Of, for he never discussed
a subject upon which he was not
thoroughly informed. And he was In
formed upon many subjects, not only
the intricacies OF insurance, but pol
tiles literature and others.
He was fine in his tastes and In
his character, like piece Of fine
china rather than coarse clay. There
was not the least suggestion OF the
coarse in his makeup. His converse.
Zion with its good English all the time,
his dress always IN exquisite taste but
never overdressed, his home furnished
artistically all his life all these
things emphasized the fineness Of Fl
i Der which was hisp rominent charac
teristic.
j His character was fine in the other
i higher, better sense. He had very
i high ideals and sought to attain them
every day all his life. To do good fol
\ his fellows was his working creed, as
! the forty articles were his creed fol
sincere worship.
His Philanthropy.
He was a real FreemasOn. He found
in the teachings OF that order another
outlet for his philanthropy and he re
allied how much more than ritualisn
there is in being Mason. He studied
. Masonry as a code Of action and {
method of living right life. and liv
ed his Masonry That means kindli
ness, help for the afflicted, aid tx
. those who are In need Of it, brotherl,
love for all men uprightness In al
dealings with men, keeping ones ev
4 eryday life true to godly precepts, ant
recognizing ones duty to all human
ity and these things Howard Tucke
succeeded in doing to remarkabl,
degree.
He joined Hardin lodge Of Mason
here in his early life and wen
I through all the degrees here, being
!, member Of Gate City chapter of Roy
al Arch Masons and OF Damascus com
mandery Of knights Templar. He wa
Eminent Commander, the ranking oil
ficer Of the Keokuk Knights Templa
, for many years, and at the end Q
), his long and valuable service the con
!. mandery presented him with an ele
!, CANT Past Commanders jewel whic
he valued highly as token of regar
:, far more than for its high intrinsi
value.
His Family.
Few heads of families are believe
more at home than was Howard Tucl
err. His children and their husband
: and wives seemed to almost worshi
him. He was very happy in his maj
: !, riage to Miss Mary Collingwood Di,
: on, the daughter of Judge George Co
ingwood Dixon. The wedding occu
red here July IL, 1854 and his wifi
died August ~ 1879.
OF four children, Arthur Howar
: Tucker died In infancy and Miss Wi
} liza Dixon Tucker died in 1896 Thos
) surviving the father are Mrs. Mar
q Tucker Rix, the wife Of George p. RI
e and George Collingwood Tucker, a
sistant secretary Of the Iowa State /,
Q surance company, with which his +,
9 Their had 40 much -. do.
y Howard Tucker was not publ
1t man in the ordinary sense of the tern