The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-06-16
. An ImposInu PROCESSION.

An imposing Procession.
Promptly at nine-thirty the process
sion headed by fully vested Acolytes,
led by the cross bearer, formed on
Ninth and Bank streets and when in
full formation made a line almost ten
blocks in length. Immediately follow.
Ing the altar boys came the school
children, boys and girls In separate
divisions, after them the women and
the men formed the rear guard. This
procession Of hundreds moving silent
ly, without pomp or music typified in
way tho Life Of the man to whose
tomb it wendell its way to join In ad-
ding its latest tribute to his memory.
Clergy Awaited the Marchers.
Fastening ahead of the marchers
the clergy had already reached the
cemetery and were fully vested await
Ing the arrival of the people, Arriv-
ing at the graveyard the procession
together with many other hundreds
ranged themselves around the impro-
yised altar and sanctuary and reveren-
tally assisted at the sacrifice of the
mass which was celebrated by Very
Rev, Jas. W. Gillespie of ST. Peters,
while present In the sanctuary were
Fathers Talon of st. Louis, Giglinger,
Dunnion and Nissan of keokuk.
Words cannot describe the scene as
during the more solemn parts of the
Mass the mellow tones OF the sanctu-
airy bell bid the more than two thou
SAND hearers kneel in silent alteration
OF the God of Hearts. There in Gods
acre with His blue sky for temple
roof, His birds for choirs and all the
beautiful foliage of June for decora-
'on the sacrifice of the Mass was
| never more attentively attended. Dur
ing the Mass appropriate hymns were
sung by the combined choirs of st.
refers, st. Mary's and st. Francis
Euogy by Father Talon.
Inc ritualistic ceremonies of the
unwilling We're carried out by the Pas
'or Immediately after them he in a
lew words introduced Father Talon
VINO delivered the eulogy of the de-
ceased, Beginning he said the signifi-
erance of the days doings were beauti-
iul and deep, beautiful because they
marked a splendid tribute to the man
and deep because they reached the
subjects in the inner recesses OF
mans heart The things of life most
saiuable are the things that can't be
seen and chief among them Is charac-
yer. Quickly tracing down from Co
iumpus and his Catholic royal patron
ess he showed that Catholics had
every right to be here and to stand
second to none In their zeal and 10y
any TO this country and its institu-
IONS. Father O'Reilley was one of the
pioneer priests in Iowa and among all
Tue notable and gifted ones Who had
come to Keoluk he was the greatest.
ne present generation owes much to
mem who have gone before and all
poth clerical and laymen must ac-
knowledge that debt and the way to
~ y Is to increase and improve the
heritage they have left us. Quoting
rom lincoln's Gettysburg speech he
'oaa how It was not for us to dedicate
monument to the memory Of Father
= reilly but rather to be dedicated
ourselves In the cause for which he
uied In 9 few pregnant sentences
le reverend speaker spoke Of the
great life work Of Father O'Reilly In
.ue cause Of temperance and educa-
.lon and called attention to the citi-
ssnsfip Of Keokuk and Iowa who
~sfe living witnesses to the efficiency