The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-01
THOUSANDS ATTEND
W|NDER 0BSEQU|ES
Tabernacle Crowded With PeO-
pie Who Pay Loving Tribute
to Memory of Dead.
SPEAKERS EXTOLL LIFE
OF DEPARTED PRESIDENT
Solemn Music Is Magnificent,
and Floral Offerings Are
Beautiful and PrOfuse.

DCdutlluI anu EGUl uSC.
Eight thousand persons attended the
obsoquies OF the late John Rex Winder
in the Mormon tabernacle Thursday FORE
noon. The capacity of tho vast auditorium
was taxed and many were obliged 10
remain standing. although. at the re-
quest OF President Smith. as much room
ms possible was made. Those who at
| tended were not all adherents Of the
Mormon faith, There were hundreds of
Gcntilcs-men and women of all creeds
and shades OF belief. They all had come
to do honor TO tho memory or a man
whom. In his lifetime. they held. in high
| est esteem.
The services were simple, yet they
| were profoundly earnest. The speakers.
one and all, bore testimony to the pur-
| ity of heart and the sureness OF intent
which were characteristics OF John r.
| Winder. Men I'm various walks Of life
paid their tribute TO John II. Winder as
an honest, upright citizen, a man COM
mitted eternally to the doctrine OF equity
| The remaining members of the first
presidency, OF which Mr.. Winder was the
effort. both President smith and presl-
dent Lund being visibly moved with
| emotion. President Lund repeatedly be-
| teranceS
The funeral is said 10 have been the
largest since the funeral of Brigham
Young, Certainly, In point OF attend
ance, there was present n multitude. The
cortege contained about seventy car
riages all OF them drawn by white
| transportation. the street car company
placed In service SIX special cars on the
gate of the City cemetery. where the in
terment took place
Music Is Feature.
A feature of the service was the mu-
sic. The organ voluntary numbers were
given by Professor ]; j. Mcclellan an and
ward p. kimball, The complete taber-
nacle choir was present and sang Won
Stephens. Held's band led the solemn
procession on its way to the grave.
The floral offerings were extremely
Many pieces were magnificent arrange
ments OF blooms and verdure. Designs
there we're symbolical of the life ended.
pacity. All of the institutions In which
? President Winder WAS interested sent
designs. and all of the church societies.
! OF which he was officer or member, sent
pieces or blossoms In mass.
The exercises IN the L 5abernaeo were
o Se 5y ON he
among otnr high church officers, were
President smith and Amthon II. Lund.
Smith, Heber J Grant; Rudger Glawson,
George f Richards, orson F. Whitney.
David O. Mckay and Anthony w. WINS;
Patriarch John Smith: Elders Seymour
B. Young B. IL Roberts. j. Golden KIM
ball Rulon S. Wells and Charles III. Hart.
Space had been reserved for close
friends of President Winder. The corps
OF temple workers also occupied reserved
seats as well as the officers OF stakes.
bishops and counselors. The temple
choir was given place of honor In the
choir loft. The state county and city
J officials were seated at the right OF the
Draped in White.
/, There was no evidence In the drapings
OF the gloomy black that is almost uni
versally used nt services for the dead
Instead, the great stand ts, was was hung witG
drapings OF white. The whole presented
n ch|Ste arrangement.
One of the last requests OF President
Winder had been that his widow and
other near relatives wear white waists
with dark skirts. and this request was
complied with The corps OF temple la
borers also appeared In white 49,.
Al $3.50 o'clock in the forenoon the
casket-one OF rich oak, plain and sim
pie In deslgn-was removes & from ens
Wi9der home ~ NTren Then. MeS Wes Tps nlaeed
in front OF the stand. flowers being
banked behind 1t and all about. The
people entered the building through the
south door and passed the bier on the
way TO their seats. Thousands thus
gazcd for the last time upon the face
out n long lifetime. President Winder's
countenance was as though the blood
! of life still flowed through the veins and
as though the heart had not forever
somewhat emacated by reason of tho
long illness which preceded death, bat
Il was altogether as IL had peen III
The palbearers were twelve Of the
erandsons OF President Wlnder: George
Midgley, Walter Eldredge. Roy kimhan.
| WUl Winder. Ray Bradford, Bert Wtl-
llams, Leo Kimball. John Winder. Ross
Bradford, Frank Williams. Howard Mids,
ley Wnder They occupied place on
| the first tier OF the stand,
| The Invocation was given by Joseph Es
Taylor who fervently thanked God thai
such a man as John r. WInder had
| lived on the. earth. beseechlng His mercy
upon all who arc left here.
Elder Riter's Tribute,
Elder w w. Ritter. president of the
Deseret Savings bank. director OF
his first association with Mr.; Winder
was in a military capacity, MT klter
was mllitiaman when MI Winder was
colonel. That was fifty-two years ago
| when Indian campaigns were numerous.
| Following that, Mr. Ritter was even more
familiarly acquainted win MN. nm oi,on1 WneH
tor Later Mr.. Winder became director
in two banks with which Mr. Ritter iS
been associated with Mr.. Wlnder for
eighteen years. The two were also close
Iy associated in. religious way. par
ticularly In temple work .,,
II know that IL Is expected. said
/ Mr. Ritter that we shall not speak i'll
Of the dead. In the case OF John r.
WIndcr. am happy to say that there
arc no reservations, coming over the
| matter Yesterday. whether there was
anything that could reflect on the honor
and integrity of John 4; Wipder ! could
not think Of a single thing that could be
SaJd araInst him-not Il single thing In
tSis fast and busy life OF today IL Is a
rare character that passes through NE
/ about whom something cannot oe
| oo{d but there IS not even q whisper or
| a reflection upon the purity OF the char
actcr of John r. Wlnder
| I'm the military. John X, Wlnder treat
cd ms with kindness and consideration.
and in all other relations there has been
| nothing but kindness.
would have caused John X. Windcr TO
Seviate from his course OF kindness. from
| his life of honesty and stTaightiorwaru-