The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-01-05
TRIBUTES PAID
BY HUNDREDS To
JUDGE POWERS
With Ceremonies Attended by
Distinguished Men of City
and State, Funeral Is
Held.
OBSEQUIES UNDER
ORDER OF MASONS
Eloquent Eulogy Upon Life
and Ideals of Great Lawyer
Pronounced by the Rev.
E. |. Goshen.

Judge Orlando ". Powers now sleeps
so well, Tender and loving friends
yesterday afternoon laid his body az
rest at Mt. Olivet cemetery.
In sorrow and in silence scores of
friends stood with bowed heads on the
snow carpet of the cemetery with bowed
heads. as the Nody OF him whom they
had known and loved so we'll was CON
signed to the grave. The simple and
impressive fellowcraft service of the
Masonic order was repeated by the
aproned officers of Mount Moriah lodge
and tho funeral was over, leaving a
great void in the lives of those who
were near TO him.
Hundreds at Bier.
Hundreds Of friends and associates
of Judge Powers attended the funeral
service at the Masonic temple TO pay
their tribute 30 the memory of the
great jurist, whose eloquent lips were
forever closed, The main floor of the
chapel in the temple was thronged with
people and the balcony filed TO over
flowing, The members OF the Mt. Mo
riah lodge, with which Judge Powers
had long been affiliated, were drawn
up in lines about the interior of the
chapel while the officers of the lodge
stood at the caskct.
Singing from choir invisible filed
the air as the lodge members took
their places near the castet of their
friend The worshipful master of .ho
lodge aud the members knelt and with
the others in the chapel repeated softly
the words of the Lord s prayer.
The Rev. Elmer |. Goshen, pastor
of the First Congregational church
and n member of the Masonic order,
acted as the chaplain. Briefly but clio.
quently the gifted clergyman spoke OF
the great and useful life of the dis
tinguished citizen. He spoke of the
wonderful talents of the man who had
passed away, of the service he had
rendered to his country and the love
he bore for the state of his adoption.
The Rev. Mr.. Goshen called at
tention to the uncompromising war
fare that Judge Powers had long waged
for untrammeled liberty and said that
while some may have differed from
him, none doubted his sincerity and
hghmindedness. Great as pleadcr
at the bar. great as an orator in the
public forum, Judge Powers was great
est, the speaker said. in his home life,
where he had long been the kind hus-
band. the loving father and the tender
and devoted lover.
Services at Home.
Prior TO the service at the Masonic
Temple there was a private service at
the home where in the presence of the
Colladay OF ST. Marks cathedral read
the brief and impressive Episcopalian
funeral service.
The service at the Masonic temple began
al 2 O'Clock In the afternoon, Just after
the body WAS brought from the house
10 the temple. Preceding u came great
ina sses OF flowers. including beautiful
Inc Shrincrs. the Elks. the Democratic
,tate committee. the Utah Bar associa-
lion and the Empress theater-
The casket was borne by Justice ID.
y. Straup. Judge c, W. Morse. Aquila
Sebcker. +. o. Howard. Thomas Marion
aux and Joseph Lippmanp. The homo
-ary bearers were Judge John A. Mar
hail. Judge H II. Rolapp Judge lie
jrande Young. 2. l.. williams. Judge c.
: Zane Judge Andrew Howat, W. NJ.
sradey w. Mont Ferry. Senator Thomas
<earns Commissioner Heber NJ. Wells.
simon Bamberger. Judge Ogden Hiles.
-hief Justice w. NJ. Mccarthy, Justice ].
: Frick Judge c. G. Goodwin, David
<elth and ". II. Dickson.
Democracy Represented.
The Democratic state committee was
eprescnted at the funeral by commit
&c consisting OF Judge s. r. Thurman.
y. r. Wallace c. z. Overfield, Samuel
RUSSELL John f. Clark. John Dern, James
l. Moyle. Judge w. II. King, Frank X.
sebeker. John W. Burton. J. r. Letcher.
} C. Dunbar, Jor g. A. King. Noble
Ira Browning. Judge G. s. Var
an T. r, Thomas, Frank B. Stephens.
udge Il. n. Baskln, Judge c, c. Dey
nd Charles Baldwin.
Hymns during the service were sung
n quartetts composed OF Mrs. G. G.
'nyder Mrs. A. S. Peters. Fred c. Gra-
am and Horace s. Ensign. Mrs. Snyder
lso sang the solo. ''oh. Dry Those