Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1914-10-02
BIG FUNERAL FOR
LEOPOLD SCHMIDT
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The flowers that filled the large
room formed wonderful display OF
tokens. embiems and designs of many
shapes and many varieties, a large
number of them coming from Mon
tana, Oregon and California, as we'll
as from all parts of Washington.
Floral pieces from different lodges
and organizations appeared among
the many personal gifts from friends
until the room was so heavily laden
as to inspire the wonder of those who
viewed it.
i While the hundreds who attended
stood with bowed heads in the large
rooms on the lower floor of the
Schmidt home, and on the porch and
lawn outside, the officers of the Elks'
lodge exemplified the impressive rit-
ual of that order and portion of the
Episcopal church service was said by
Rev. Mr.. Morrison, who also delivered
the following eulogy:
Two Prominent Characteristics.
Leopold F. Schmidt was in the
69th year of his age at the time Of
his passing into Life. 1t was not my
good fortune to know him personally,
yet it has been possible for me to re-
ceive a very clear impression of what
manner Of man he was, from the atti-
tude of those members of his family
I have known, from the impression
of personality he left upon the COM
munity in which he has lived for 20
years, and from the chance remarks
Of friends and acquaintance. And
that impression has in it something
unusual in at least two regards.
First, Mr.. Schmidt was q man of un-
usually strong affections and Of wise
foresight in his family relations. One
cannot help but be impressed with
the pride and veneration and affec-
ton apparent to a remarkable degree
in every reference made to him by
his children, and this strong bond of
love and affection was not confined to
his family but showed itself in his re-
lations with friends and acquaintan-
ces as a great kindness and sympa-
thy. His wisdom showed Itself in
his insistence, though wealthy. that
his children should learn trade so
as to be able to do some one thing
we'll, that they might be Independent
Of the vicissitudes Of capricious for
tune.
my friends we cannot exaggerate
or overemphasize the basic import
ance of this wise love and affection
in estimating the true inner worth
of any man. We must declare Leo
pold Schmidt as inevitably follower
of the Master who said, BY this shall
all men know that We are my disci-
pies, that We love one another. Men
may disagree with him regarding
matters Of public policy and the pub
lie welfare, as good men have always
disagreed, but no man can question
the abiding, the unusual worth OF q
spirit and character so obviously sim
cere, 80 manifestly governed by love
and kindness.
1.-THE other regard in which Leo
pold Schmidt stands out as unusual
among most of his contemporaries
was in his far-seeing vision, and in
the true cotholicity of his tastes and
of his understanding. Few men know
how we'll educated or how widely read
Mr.. Schmidt was. He spoke and
wrote with ease three languages. He
knew and understood many parts OF
the earth. His knowledge of history
was profound. His reading was wide
and deep. His knowledge and appre-
citation of many topics of news was
sure and certain. In his business re-
lations and in his conduct of his fam
lily he possessed much Of the far
sighted wisdom Of the seer and states
man. He foresaw before most men
the trend of events; and in his own
business did all he could to correct
and control the evils incident to that
business, and behind 1t all was a
rather remarkable quality OF SINGER
ity and of faith. He believed whole
heartedly in his work, and took pride
in making what he did manifestly the
best of which he was capable. He
never sacrificed his ideals to private
gain or to considerations Of selfish
policy.
Unusually Broad and Unselfish.
81 say again that men will dis
agree, as they have always disagreed,
upon the question of public policy
and public welfare. But the man
himself cannot be questioned either