Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-28
.LAUD LIFE WORK
OF J. P. DOLLIvER
Members of Iowa Association
Pay Tribute to Memory of
Late Senator
SOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED
Rev. M. S. Hughes of Pasadena,
Boyhood Friend, Tells OF
legislators Career
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED

The Temple Baptist church was
filed to it's capacity yesterday after
noon when memorial services were held
to honor the memory of the late Sena-
tor J. p. DolliVer of Iowa. The meet
ing was under the auspices OF the Iowa
Association of Southern California.
An excellent program was carried OUT,
and addresses were given by personal
friends of the late senator on MS hIe
and work.
The Rev. NJ. S. Hughes of Pasadena
spoke of the boyhood and later life
of the senator. Rev. Mr.. Hughes ana
Dolliver were boyhood friends, both
natives Of West Virginia. He gave
many personal recollections OF ms
friend, he having spent much time with
him in his home. He also showed the
conditions that existed around the
young man when lawyer IN Fort
Dodge, Iowa, which led to his attitude
in politics.
An interesting and thorough de-
scription of Senator Delivers politi-
cal career was given by Col. j. J:
Steadman of Hollywood, also an OLD
friend.
one of the principal and most i'm
pressive features of the service was
the rendition of "Sowers and Reapers'
by Princess C. Long. This was
taVOrlte song OF the SendIol'
READING OF LAST MESSAGE
Following solo by Elsie Whip of
Pomona, Secretary G. A. Parsons OF
the Iowa association read the last
message sent by the senator to the
association. It was received during
the annual outing last summer.
Mrs. J. H. Pearsons, s1ster-ln- Law
of Senator Dolliver, was present at the
services. She is spending the winter
in Southern California.
At the close of the service the fol-
lowing resolutions were presented py
Judge F. w. Houser, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, and adopted'
Whereas, by an inscrutable prov
idence, the Hon. Jonathan +. DolH-
yer, late United States senator
from the state of Iowa, in the mid
day of his most fruitful and benet1-
cent life, has, through the mystery
of death, laid aside the draperies OF
mortal life, with its burdens, its
rewards and it's ambitions; and
Whereas, the members of the
Iowa Association Of Southern Cali
fornia, representing more than 5O,-
900 of the former residents OF the
state of Iowa, desire to express
their grateful appreciation of his
noble character and OF his having
consecrated his high endowments
of body, intellect and spirit to the
cause of human progress. Now
therefore, be it
| Resolved, That in this memorial
service, held in the city of Los An
geles, Cal, on this 9th day of NO
Vember, 1910. we do but perform a
| patriotic duty in paying homage to
| Senator Jonathan p. Dolliver as
most distinguished representative Of
the best type of American citizen
ship, in social, political and re-
lieious life; that in his demise, in
the prime of life and in the pleni-
tude of official power, the state of
Iowa has lost it's most eminent citi-
zen; the United States senate it's
most eloquent member; the nation
one of. its ablest legislators, and
the cause of Christian civilization
most potential and consecrated
leader.
That we ever hold in grateful
remem rance his efforts to in
crease the sum of human happi-
ness, widen the portals of oppor-
tunity and give to the humblest