The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1912-10-12

Promptly at 1890 P. m. last Sunday
the funeral procession started to wend
its way from the home Of the late Rev.
Jordan Chavis, $500 Vernon ave.
headed for Quinn Chapel, oath and
Wabash ave. In solemn tread it moved
north on Vernon ave. to S5th street,
east on that street to Wabash ave, and
then north to the church.
The officers and members of the
Eighth Regiment acted as the guard OF
honor, Col. John r. Marshall command
ing; he and his staff and field officers
as follows: Lieut-COl James d. John
son, Captain Louis B. Anderson, Captain
James s. Nelson, Captain VIM. T. JEFF
ferson, Captain John L. Fry, Major
Allen A. Wesley, Captain ]. r. White,
Captain l. W. Lewis marched at the
head of it, and the Hon. Frank S.
Dickson, the Adjutant General Of Hi
nois, with bowed head also walked
close up by the side of Col. Marshall;
the famous Eighth Regiment Band,
with its grand and imposing looking
Drum Major, followed the military
chiefs and captains-then the two big
color "Bearers''-the soldiers proper
or the rank and file of the regiment,
following them.
Many members Of the various secret
orders which Rev. Chavis belonged to,
including Odd Fellows, K P.'s, o. B.
F.'s, knights of Tabor and so on,
headed by the Z. P. Band, followed
the soldiers-then the hearse which was
slowly and noiselessly drawn by two
very large slick black horses, heavily
draped in mourning. Two Of the 20
carriages which came next contained
the mourners, the other two Of that
number were used to transport the
numerous floral offerings to and from
the church, which extended clear across
the platform in it, making solid and
beautiful bank Of fragrant flowers
Between i've and seven thousand
people surrounded the church by 2
O'Clock, at the time the funeral cortege
arrived there, and it required the serv-
ices of four or i've policemen to press
the people back and clear an entrance
into the church. The DeaeOnneBses Of
Quinn Chapel stood on either side Of
the pasagewsy leading into the church
and held aloft small American flags for
the people to walk under.
Not many minutes after 2 o'clock,
Rev. John F. Thomas, pastor Of Eben-
ezer Baptist Church, who was always
a close friend Of Rev. Chayis, rose and
announced that at q later date me-
mortal services would be held over his
remains, at which time all the Baptist
ministers would be permitted to give
fun vent to their feelings while doing
honor to his msmory. He was actively
in charge OF the Baptist end Of the
funeral. he then requested the choir.
of Hermon Baptist Church to sing, and
Rev. F. A. MeCoo, Of St. Johns Bap-
fist Church, read the goth Psalm Dr..
E W. Mcdaniel offered Che opening
prayer; Hiss Laura Williams, Of Gin
einnati, Ohio, member Of the q. b.
E's, solo. Beading Of resolution Of
hernOn Baptist Church, C. P. Bland.
Reading Of resolution Of John r Tan
ner Camp. Veterans of the 5spanish-
American War. Dr. B. +. Harris, Pres-
dent Of the STATE Baptist Association
OF Illinois read the obitnaEyI solo, Mr.
Charles ROss, Hsrmon Baptist Church.
Short remarks b. Rev. J. n. Ne
Cracker, Presiding Eldsf fron South
en illinois, IN bshasf q ths A. n Z.
preachers. Five minusss' tan, Rev. Z.
/. Martin, Of Bsfhssaa Baptist Church,
In behalf Of al the otAsr Baptist d.