Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-15
KNIGHTS OF GRIP
PAY TRIBUTE TO
! LATE CHAPLAIN
Memorial Services Are Held for Rev.
Homer 7. Wilson, for Nine
teen Years In This
office.
GAvEL GIVEN TO PRESIDENT
Reply is Made to Message Of Good
Wishes from President Wood
row Wilson.
SEVERAL COMMITTEES NAMED

Features of the afternoon sessions
of the convention were presentation
of gavel to the retiring president.
V. ]. Schoenecker, jr., memorial
service for the late Rev. Homer T.
Wilson, chaplain of the association
for nineteen years; and presentation
of 33 Gideon Bibles, to be placed in
the rooms of the Fontenelle hotel.
w. H. Morgen of Nebraska City
made the speech. presenting the
gavel, which is the gift of Post d,
Nebraska City of which Mr.. Morgan
is president.
"Ho, cugga. shupe wa-shu-sha toma-
hawk" said Mr.. Wilson, using the Indian
language. This, he explained means
7 Hello, friend, 1 come to give you the
gavel" The Ravel is made, as the
speaker explained 'of the most historic
woods in Nebraska" The description was
published In The Bee Monday and Mr..
Morgan said he hoped 1t would be used
20 such adantage that the scalps Of
10000 more renegade commercial Indians
may soon be dangling from the associ-
atoms belt"
Honor Late Chaplain.
Memorial services for the late Rev. Mr.
Wilson were opened with prayer by Rev.
A. A. Brooks, national chaplain. Mrs.
Marion Hillard Crump sang Dear Prom
ised Land" with violin obligato by Miss
Madge West. Rev. Mr. Brooks read the
scripture lesson and then delivered an
eloquent and touching memorial address.
The closing hymn, Nearer My God to
Thee was sung by the audience.
The 800 Gideon Bibles were piled at the
front of the stage On the inside cover
of each is a photograph of the deceased
and beloved chaplain with this inscrtp-
tion:
Placed in this hotel by
Nebraska Division. Travellers Protective
Association of America
'As a memorial to
Rev Homer 7. Wilson
Late National Chaplain.
HE died at San Antonio. Tex, Wednes-
day, February 10 and is buried in MissioE.
Burial Park
mo more will we be greeted by his
smiling face nor welcomed by his warm
hand grasp as we meet in our national
conventions. No longer will we be en-
Unused by his magnificent eloquence and
lifted to higher ideals by the power of his
elegant words. The world has lost one of
its greatest orators and the commercial
men their best friend. His influence has
been of lasting benefit, teaching us that
il is not ali OF life to live nor all Of death
to die; that boundless eternity com
pensates for a brief earthly existence
if rightly lived and that
Lives of great men oft remind us
We can make our lives sublime,
And, departing. leave behind us
Footprints on the sands of time
Reply to President.
Committee on Constitution and BY
Laws Amendments-Alex Lawrence, Jr.,
Pennsylvania; w. V. Dixon, Indiana;
70. N. Mulkey, Texas; William Kohn.
Wisconsin,; &. w. Outhwaite. louisiana
John A. Schake Missouri; w, w. Weies'
Fletcher, Tennessee.
argent-of-Arms-N. Stanley Brown,
Nebraska; II. +. Lentbecker. Maryland
oSS G0%T5ttss PTesdeSt@ to eRGs PaFRer q Mary
land; Carl Finck, Kentucky; w. C.
Johann. Wisconsin; A. L. Byrd, North
Carolipas David Jones, Pennsylvania;
Committee on Resolutions-T. w. Van
Missouri; George Nj. Armor. Maryland;
r. J. Mccarthy, Arkansas; F.. r. Emery,
Pennsylvania; E. e. Lebo Indiana
A committee was appointed to send
reply to President Wilson's telegram of
good wishes. which was read at the
morning session.
Announcement was made of appoint
ment Of committees as follows:
Committee TO receleye Report of Ma
tional ary-Treasurer-Fred N. Pal
mer, Texas; II. L. Harwood, Virginia. ].
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