Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-06-06
WOOOMAN Have
MEMORIAL DAY
PAY TRIBUTE TO DEPARTED
BROTHERS IN SERVICES HELD
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
UNyEIL MONUMENTS
w. o. w. Dedicate Stones at 6otn
Cemeteries With Solemn Rites
Of Order and Brother Wood.
men In Attendance.

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The Woodmen OF Ottumwa, mem
bers of NJ. w. A. camps 103 and 174O,
and the local camp of the w. Q. W.,
paid lasting tribute to their departed
members at the Ottumwa cemetery
yesterday afternoon with the solemn
rites OF their order. Although the
heat was sweltering 1t did not deter
the members from honoring their
dead and great procession marched
from the Woodmen hall on Second
street over the hills to the last rest
ing place of scores Of their brothers,
in reverence and in solemn duty, re-
spectful observance of brotherly love.
The three camps held their services
jointly, each represented by the uni
formed team of the orders, with many
other brothers marching In pairs IN
tho rear.
Band Heads Procession.
The Fifty-fourth regiment band
headed the procession to the GEM
etery. Shortly after o'clock the
bandmen wended their way to South
Ottumwa and we're Joined by the men,
bers of the south side camp. Return
ing to the north side they marched to
the Woodmen hall where the w. 0. W..
and M. w. A., camp No. 103 Joined the
| procession. At the cemetery all
gathered around the platform to hear
the tribute of the speakers Of the day.
Rev. r. J. Locke, pastor Of the First
Congregational church, made the ad-
dress for the M. w. A., and his dis
course paid great homage to fraternal-
ism and its attainments. the goal for
which the lodgemen were successfully
working and the great blessing they
were bringing to home and country.
He spoke Of the departed members,
| the honor due them, the reverence In
which they should be held and i'm
pressed all with tribute which should
be paid them.
Judge NJ. A. Roberts was the speak
er for the w. O. W.. and his talk was
equally as impressive. In a way it
was along the same lines as Rev.
Lockes address, bringing out the good
of fraternalism. His address was
greatly appreciated by all lodgemen.
All Attend Unwilling.
Before the services at the platform
/ three monuments were unveiled by the
4 w. o. W., in accordance with the rites
Of the order. The entire procession
gathered at the grave Of Edward F
Johnson and Witnessed the solemn
services and the dedication of the
three monuments The heat was SO
oppressive that the one service was
made to cover the unwilling of the
three stones. The other monuments
we're placed at the graves Of Frank
| House and James F. Rector.
The graves Of the scores Of the de-
parted were decorated in the morning
hours that the services In the after
noon could be held without delay
Flowers were bounteously strewn over
| the mounds of earth which marked the
last resting place Of Woodmen, wheth
er they be members of the M. w. A.
or the w. o. w.
Hold Morning Services.
The Woodmen Of the World held
morning services at the Shaul Gem
4 etery where the monuments Of Ben
nett w. Scott and Peter Crone were
dedicated. w. B. Lackey Of Council
Bluffs made the address at the unveil
ing. paying tribute to the departed
and giving praise to fraternalism
The procession then returned to the
city to prepare for the afternoon ser
vices. c. l.. Firkins was master O
ceremonies at the Ottumwa cemetery
The Royal Neighbors also decorated
the graves of the department mem
bers at the cemeteries.