The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-11
BODEKER ISSUES
FUNERAL ORDERS
Whole Department Will Pay
It's Tribute
FORM HONORARY ESCORT
Those Who Do Not Attend Funeral VIII
Remove Helmets for Five Minutes
As Mark of Respect to
the Deceased Mayor

Chief of Police George H. Bodeker has
added his tribute to Mayor Frank P.
O'Brien in a letter to the entire police
department The chief requests that
every man. who possibly can will attend
the funeral tomorrow in full uniform.
Those that cannot do so are asked to
remove their helmets from 10 o'clock to
1905 o'clock, out of respect to the dead
executive.
When the body of Mayor O'Brien
reaches Birmingham today it will be met
by squad of policemen in full dress
uniform, and escorted to his late home
at 900 South Nineteenth street. Tomor-
row squad of mounted officers will es-
cort the body from the home to st. Paul S
Catholic church, and from there to the
Oak Hill cemetery. Captains Egan and
Johnston will be in charge of the de-
tall
Chief Bodeker's letter to the police de-
partment is as follows:
In the death of the Hon. Frank P.
O'Brien the police department lost one
of the best friends they ever had. He
was ever ready and willing to advance
the interests of the police department.
LAS a token of our love and respect 1
hope that every member of the police
department will attend the funeral SER
vices in full uniform Monday, September
- at 10 o'clock at st. PauPs Catholic
church, Third avenue and Twenty-second
street. AS a request, l ask, when the
funeral procession passes, to remove your
helmet until 1t has passed, and II the pro-
cession does not pass you, remove your
helmet from 10 o'clock until 1905.
GEORGE H. BoDEKER, Chief"
In connection with meeting the body
of Captain OBrien tomorrow and escort
ing it in the funeral procession the chief
has issued the following orders:
THE following officers and patrolmen
are requested to escort the remains of
the late Hon. Frank P. O'Brien, mayor
of the city, from his late residence, 300
South Nineteenth street, to st. Paul's
Catholic church, Third avenue and Twen-
ty-second street; thence to Oak Hill Gem
etery:
Captains Egan and Johnston will be in
charge of detail; Patrolmen Clements,
Pucket No /, Saunders, Pucket No. 2,
Burson, Tidwell, Karin, Ivey, Ellard,
Drake, Reid, O'Neal. Williams, Hood,
Brent, Bagley Shelnutt, McAllister. Tur-
ner and Hamilton.
1.-THE officers and patrolmen are all to
be in full uniform, and all to wear caps.
All will be expected to report at roll
call room at a. m. September IL, with
out fail.
"All will ride horses.
GEORGE II. BODEKER, Chief"
In regard to meeting the body at the
Terminal station today, Chief Bodeker
issued the following order:
1.-The following officers and patrolmen
are requested to be at roll call room, CEN
trail station, September IL, 1910, at 8
p. m. BY all means mbe on time
Captains Johnston and Egan, Ser
geants Hawkins and Donlin, Patrolmen
Armstrong, Bagley Buckalew, Dough-
erty, Carroll, Morrow. Tidwell. Cochran,
Crenshaw, Koran, Byars No. 2, Waldrop,
Propst, Morgan, Huffman, Fowler.
Parker, Zeigler, Cunningham. Bentley,
Goldstein, Pair and Garner.
'The above officers and patrolmen will
be required to be in full uniform, officers
wearing caps and patrolmen wearing he'll
NETS.
1.-THE above gentlemen will escort the
remains of the late Hon. Frank p.
O'Brien, mayor of the city of Birming-
ham, from the Terminal station to his
late residence, 900 South Nineteenth
street. GEORGE H. BODEKER,
"Chief,,