The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-03-10

procession from the church to ths
cemetery. They appeared in line Of
march as follows: Company +, 54tf
r. N. g.; Modern Woodmen; Wood
men of the World; the Red Men; Phi
Kearney Post G. A. r.; Woman's Re
lief Corps and Ladies of the 9. A. r
These orders alone represented ar
attendance of over 400 people, the
majority of whom apparel in line Of
march to the cemetery.
The funeral party moved from the
residence, No. 500 B avenue East
south on Fourth street to High Ave
where it was met by the escort of the
lodges and orders, thence west to
Market and north to the church en-.
trance. AS the escort Of the orders
reached the church the lines opened
ranks, making an open way to the
door of the church for the carriages
and the hearse. The pallbearers,
w. H. Shaw, w. R. Cowan, William
Boyd, of Cedar, j. N. Henry, James
Loughridge and John r. Lacey car
ried the casket into the church to a
place near the altar railing. The main
auditorium of the church had been
reserved for the organized bodies
and almost every seat was occupied
by the divisions as they filed In fol-
lowing the casket. A large number
of the Grand Army was In line fully
seventy-five of the members being at
church and in procession.
The deceased was one of only
four surviving members Of the char
ter list of Red Men, which order he
assisted in organizing twenty-eight
years ago. He was also among the
first of Modern Woodmen, being a
charter member "a years and it was
largely due to his efforts that Com
pany F was organized. He was its
first captain. The pallbearers with
the exception of Mr.. Lacey, colonel
in-conmand of the .Thirty-third, were
members of Company X of the regi-
ment to which the deceased belong
ed.
The service at the church was note
worthy. Appropriate music was fur
nished by a quartette of voices, Mrs.
V. X. Logan, Miss Hazel Phillips, Roy
Kemble and DR.. Tony, Miss Mae Mil
lar at the organ. The service was
conducted by Rev. Eugene Allen. The
did not resort to the usual
form of a funeral sermon or eulogy,
with biograph and remarks. He sim
ply talked of John Martin, much as
he would have talked to members of
the family or intimate friends and
from the record and the work done
by the man he drew certain conclu-
sions and lessons which were en-
phasized as worthy of emulation. Fol-
lowing the close of the service the
moved from the church
in quiet order and took their sta
tons which moved east on A avenue
and 20 Forest cemetery. Arrived at
the cemetery hollow square was
formed about the grave that gave
accommodation to the orders with
the general public at the sides. The
grave service was that Of the Grand
Army and was conducted by the Post
officers. Company r fired three vol
leys over the grave and taps were
sounded by the bugle. The service
to many seemed more impressive
than ever before and the last rites
brought tears to many eyes.
Mrs. Amanda Martin, the aged
mother, who was probably the first
woman in Mahaska county,
was unable to be in attendance at
the funeral and her son, Byron Mar
tin, stayed with her at the home.
viii Martin was at some distance in
the west and could not be reached
in time for the funeral. The daugh-
ter, Mrs. Roy Seaton, accompanied by
husband and three children. came
from Chicago. Others present with
the bereaved family from a distance
were: Mrs. Fannie Elwood, of New
Sharon, T. NJ. Wallace. of Center
Vile, Mrs. Ora Clayton, Of ottunwa,
and Miss Katherine Crozier, of Al
bia. In addition to the messages and
words of coincidence and sympathy
that reached the family the tributes
to the memory of the deceased in
form of floral display were numer-
Gus and expressive in measure of the
of the deceased. Some of
the pieces were of unusual size and
beauty. They we're taken to the
church in special flower wagon and
made a great bank about the casket
They were transferred to the ceme-
terry, where they made a complete
covering of the grave. On account
of the unusual size of the funeral the
perfect order and ease with which
the details were handled ELECTED
comment. The arrangements moved
with military precision and were in
keeping with the life and the work
of the deceased. The plan of the fun
eral and its movement was made by
Mr.. McCurdy who brought to his as
sistance Colonel J. F. McNeill. He
had charge of the marching bodies.
The meeting was so nicely timed and
movements so accurately arranged
that no time was lost In handling the
men and no confusion resulted in
accommodating them at the church.
The best Of order was obtained at
the church when the funeral attend
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