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


m~A-N-
-
1owlaDta osnsu1s. p: o~orre
~ nesuosavtr1D. oAio; osaator
~ NUM-. WeabhsrG W. Va; n.
:. Uesoeee onfoaukA p: Pstsr An
-. Aaxx1seurU. p; Lucius How.
1stoe deputy b. p. O. nlks. ciarHs.
- ". Va; Thomas -Aorgnn. Gin
-. Ohio; Pat Shields, grAnd tyler
Q. Ellis, C1nxksburL. w. Va:
49, Danteh. Augusta. o. and
u1ySd Arkle. Bangor. Maine.
1ne remains wcre removed from
- famfly residsnoe 70 the Ella su-
eG1Dr1um. who're they lay In state from
Until ESQ o'clock During that
une they Viewed by thousands
o. readents of the city and personal
u1ends OF the deceased. The door,
II the auditorium were thrown open
- the public ~ 1:l5 o'clock. and for
ever an hour q continuous procession
q mourning persons passed on either
side OF the. bier. Entering by the
main entrance OF the club. they filed
through the auditorium and gained
exit through the auditorium hall door
On Fifteenth street.
While the entire building was
drAped In black, the large room where
the service was held showed special
signs Of mourning. Hanging in tn.
hall. an enlarged portrait of Mayor
Schmidt was surrounded by black
ribhou. The main hall was draped.
black and purple streamers encircling
the wallis and hanging from the win,
dows. White runner on the floor aid.
Cd the people to keep in line.
The solemn procession was headed
by the police Of the city followed nv
the firemen. Afterward the police
formed two lines from the stree, 10
the entrance. between which the nro-
csssion passed.. The-eve. ~ many
were filled with tears az thew passed
before the body of the city's departed
executive for the last time.
Men from every walk Of life. from
the highest city and county ofncinl
to the Common laborer men rem.
resenting practically every vacation
were in line. and fully as many wo.
men were present Near the and ~
the procession were the lodges and
various ORGANIZATIONS of which the
deceased was a msmber The CITY ~.
hcials and county attended
In A BODY as did the members NJ hoth
branches OF council The hoard of
directors OF the BOARD NJ trade NJ.
tended as a mi. Wheeling Lodge
No 2a4 Fra,arnai Ordar 81, rasIss
was represented bv a large delega.
tfon which uas followed ir linz nv
sixty Of Rellaire Lodge No.
IIe p p q Elks Member M Wheel
ing Iodga No TIA Krirh,s n, pvtb.
las also attended in a bodv
Nembers NJ the bereayed family
with relatives and immediate friends
we're in the balcony Of ne auditorium
throushou the service Al 9.S0
O'clock members OF Wheeling Lodg
No % r. p q Elks together with
NJ Visiting lodges and or.
r~anizations. gathered in the audito.
rum wbere the funeraI rites of the
EIks lodge were carried ont.
The ritunlistic service WAS IN
charge of Dr Leon y Refer exaIt.
I'D ruler Of tho Wheeling lodge. Seat.
cd on the stage with him were Nor.
gan Vester. leading knight;
Alfred t. Holly. grand trustee OF the
Grand Lodge. ] W. Cummins. es.
teemed exalted ruler. John F. Rich.
rdson secretary: Wheeler Norton.
S%feeHe0 NRdOlTE knfEUNa IaAtANH
Hoxe Jr- district 6eputv of the state
lodge: Peter r Haberstick. manager
@. the Wheeling Club: r. O. Leonard
esouire: Judge Frank Nesbitt. Rev.
Abram Brill and Rev. Jacob Britting-
ham. ID. u.
The invocation was offered by the
Rev. Abram Brill Of the Eon Street
Temple in a few. but eloquent words
80 a. g..o..,4.- ,ba E-fEas
quartet. composed of Messrs. David
Crawford Will Leach Phil Mcguire
ard Alan n. Robinson. rendered in a
touching manner the hymn. Lead
Kindly Light"
The funeral Grafton was delivered
BY Judge Frank W Nesbitt and was
one OF the most eloquent and impress
sIve ever heard In this city.
EuIogizlng the deceased in highest
terms. the words Of the speaker
-. a.. -