The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-28

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Ing many men Of pruutn0snA tssai
and VISITING city ed1otAis. nsuh.n Ct
city counct. comfy soanissipanra
city md county smpt1ysn. msuhsu of
the directors of the hoard of trad.
and reRIfssnt.uves af labor orwui-
<afions. Tia nshsrsng VA nost -
mopoaifaa. all uritsd for ths lin. fpr
NE oae purpose of paying q last trfb-
uts az respect 10 one who could count
his friends By ths thousands ana hiu
enemies on one hans
When thu services NJ u, club vsr~
concluded Manager p. r. Hab~rseick.
who had charge Of this portion Of the
service. bad all the oruniAtions In
readiness and the marchas started
rom the club house and swung up
o street 70 Twelfth 70 Ohaplins to
sixteenth TO McCoiloch 70 Baker.
where tho marchers boarded special
carr on thu City and Elm Grove line
ana were taken 70 the oemsesry.
Entire police Feros.
The cortese was headed by the en-
tire police force. led by Chief Howard
Hastings. accompanied BY Chief Fank-
houser OF Steubenville. then followed
a number OF firemen. city ofdcfala.
members OF city council. city em-
ployes. county commissioners, county
employees n oficials. Wheeling lodge
or Elks. Bellaire lodge Of Eiks. Mar.
tins Ferry lodge Of Elks, Wheeling
lodge. No. ia. Knights OF Pythias.
Wheeling aerie. No. 3l4. r. o. E.. and
q large delegation OF marchers unat-
tached. representing various labor or.
g~anizations.
Then followed the funeral car
drawn by four handsome black horses.
at b head OF each was the following
hremen: George Dixon. William
Rodgers. John Leadley and Leo Con-
nell. and on either side OF the car. a.
a guard OF honor. were the palIbear-
ers: c. Hal Brues. @. Ed Mendel, F..
c. Driehorst. DR.. T. VI. Haskfns, Otto
Schenk. r. ]. Schumann A. II. wfede-
busch and l. F. Stifel. The procession
rent as far as the Peninsula ceme-
terry. where the marchers boarded spe-
cial cars and were taken TO the GENE
terry.
At the Cemetery.
Under a large canvas canopy In
Greenwood cemetery that shaded the
last resting place OF the former may
or from the beating rays OF the mid
summer nj flowers and floral trib-
utes OF all descriptions we're banked.
and the scene beggared description.
Emblems OF different lodges OF the b.
+. o.. Elks. Eagles. Knights OF Pythias
and others were piled in a massive
pyramid around the grave. Hundreds
OF people were grouped in l.. circle
ground II, and within this center we're
stationed the members of the Wheel
ing fire department, the Wheeling.
Steubenville. Martins Ferry. Bellaire
and Moundsville police forces, and
then the Eagles. Knights of Pythias.
and in the center the b. p. o. Elks
who had charge. .
The services at the grave we're very
brief. but impressive. A short ser
vice and prayer was conducted by
wheeling Lodge. y. p. o. Elks. fol-
lowed by n short sermon and prayer
by Rev. w. G. Ulfert. Next a prayer
was offered by Rabbi Abram Brill.
This was followed 10y the singing Of
We Shall Meet. But We Shall Miss
Him by Past Grand Treasurer Thos.
p. McNuity. OF Baltimore. Md A
prayer was next offered by Rev. ia
cob Birmingham. of ST. Luke's p. r
church. followed by the Elks in their
beautiful "Forget-McN Not" burial ser
vice. IN charge of Or. Leon Refer.
exalted ruler of the Wheeling lodge,
-. y. q. Fiks.