The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-06
Great Crowd Of Members and the
Public at Oakland Cemetery
on Sunday Afternoon
to Attend.
GRAVES ARE DECORATED
Addresses by Hon. w. II. HartzeIl of
Carthage and Or. A. 3. Hughes
were Given at the
Cemetery.

Appropriate and impressive were
the memorial exercises held yesterday
afternoon by Keokuk camp No. 622 of |
the Modern Woodmen of America at
Oakland cemetery, the afternoon be-
ing devoted by the members of the
order to the memory of the deceased
members of the camp who have pass
ed away since the organization of
the camp in keokuk The members
gathered at the lodge room at Sixth
and Main streets, marched in body
to the cemetery where the exercises
were held and then returned
The weather was ideal for the oc-
casion and there was large turnout
of the members. At 200 o'clock the
solemn procession to the burying
ground was started and the big gath
ering of men created much favorable
comment as the parade went up Main
street to Twelfth, then turned and
marched up the hill to the cemetery
The committee in charge of the
Gay led the procession and were fol-
lowed by the Fiftieth Iowa band in
team in uniform and well drlned The
members of the order followed and
there were over two hundred men in
line. At the end came the carriage
reserved for Rev. J. c. Mccain, chap
lain of the day and the two speakers,
Hon. w. H. Hartzell of Carthage and
Dr. A. B. Hughes.
At the Cemetery.
Arriving at the cemetery, the mem
bers gathered bout the stand pre-
pared for the occasion and were
joined by a great throng of friends
and ladies. The members of the Roy
al Neighbors had gone to the ceme-
terry in street cars and the public
had turned out generously to attend
the exercises.
Consul j. C. Wustrow presided and
after selection by the band and the
singing of the opening ode, he made
the opening remarks. Prayer by Rev.
]. C. Mccain, pastor of the Methodist
Protestant church, was followed by a
band selection and then Hon. w. H.
Hartzell of carthage made the adj
dress on behalf of the Woodmen.
Mr.. Hartzell's remarks were inn
promptu and his discourse was one
of the best ever heard here at an oc-
casion of this kind. He paid glowing
tribute to those departed members of
the order, who, by their membership
in this worlds greatest fraternal So
ciety, had protected the widows and
orphans left behind. He spoke of the
great work the organization is doins
in the United States by its fraternal
spirit and of the marvellous growth of
the Modern Woodmen since it was
| first launched. Every member is not
only pledged to certain worthy objects,
1 but by becoming a member has thrown
/ the mantle of protection over some
I lyoyed one. so that when he at last
1 gives up the struggles and trials OF
1 life, he does not leave his loved ones
/ as an object of charity.
The address by Mr. Hartzell was a
most appropriate and beneficial one
| and the members of the order who
gathered about the speakers stand
and the public, listened attentively to
| the discourse.
After another selection by the
band, DIR. A. B. Hughes made brief
address on behalf of the Royal
! Neighbors, the ladies auxiliary of the
Modern Woodmen. He gave most
appropriate talk, which was timely to
the occasion and interesting to all.
Music by the band, the reading OF
the names of the deceased Woodmen
and Royal Neighbors by Consul j. c.
Wustrow and the benediction by the
/ chaplain. concluded the afternoon
exercises and the procession was
formed for the return to the lodge
hail.
During the dav, the graves Of each
! departed member of the two organ
/ izations, were decorated with flower!
and an emblem of the order, by com
mittees. Where the dead member il
buried in another city, arrangements
had been made to have their grave
4 decorated on Sunday.
List of Dead.
The following is a list of the de
ceased members of Keokuk camp No
622, with date of death:
List of Dead.
List of deceased members of Keo
kuk Camp, No. 622, NJ. w. A.:
j w. H. Whaley. died Jan. 10, 1890.
H. C. Bentley. died April 10, 1891.
Henry Spears, died April %, 1894.
! Andres Olson. died Dec. 90, 1894.
/ H. A. O'Harra, died Jan. IL, 1895
Chas. H. Wooley, died Oct. 13, 1895
William Holden, died Jan. %. 1896