The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-03-10
Funeral of The Late Mayor A. G.
Meyer This Afternoon
LAST RITES WERE SAID
Services Carried Out In Accord
ance With the Wishes of
Deceased
From Tuesdays Dary.

from tuesdays Oaf1y.
Only when one with a stronghold
on the affections of very large num-
Der of people quits this earthly life
is there such funeral observance as
took place this afternoon at the home
of the late mayor of Mankato, August
G.. Meyer, at 524 Byron street
The mayor had expressed a wish
to have the services held at his
home. Otherwise there is little doubt
that one of the large down. town
churches, probably the Presbyterian,
would have been chosen to accommo-
date the vast throng of people that
were certain to be present, no matter
where the rites took place, or how.
small a fraction could get withino
hearing distance of the pastor
The difficulty of having to carry on
the service in the dwelling was to
some extent overcome by the kind
ness of the neighbors on both sides,
Mrs. A. w. Anderson and Mrs. NJ. B.
Wood, having offered the use of their
residences to the Masons, who had
charge of the funeral.
Great Array of Flowers.
The array of floral offerings was
magnificent. These were tastefully
arranged about the casket this morn
ing by Mrs. H. E. Carney and Mrs.
Otto Hoerr. There were wreatns from
the various lodges to which the late
mayor belonged, others from the city
officers and employees and from other
organizations and individuals. One
was sent from Austin, Mimi, by j. N.
Nicholson, president of the league of
ioin Nf
that organization.
Arthur Schaub, former city attor-
ney, this morning received the fol-
lowing letter from Mr.. Nicholson:
Permit me through you to extend
to the city of Mankato the sympathy
of the League of American Municipal
tiles in the recent loss of your valu-
able mayor. 1t is a distinct loss to
the league as such. because Mr.. Mey
er has always been an ardent sup
porter of everything that went toward
Strengthening the position of the
league in the state. From what we
know of him, also, we feel that he
has been a constant worker for the
best interests of your municipality. |
wish you would carry to his family
our coincidence and assure them of
our deepest sympathy in this hour of
bereavement. Very truly yours, J. n.
Nicholson, president"
The Funeral Services.
Rev. Edward Constant, pastor of
the Congregational church, was the
minister chosen to deliver the SER
mons both at the house and at the
grave. Those chosen as active pail
bearers, all Masons, were: General
Gustave Widell, d. E. Walker, George
w. Scherer F. F. Field, DR.. j. A.
Hancock and Leonard Lampert, the
last named being of Minneapolis. The
singers selected are all well known
locally, being Judge and Mrs. Evan
Hughes, F. D. Sleight and Miss Mil.
dred Parmalee.
Within an hour before the service
at the house, two Masonic bodies met
at the Masonic hall, and the firemen,
volunteers and regulars, met at the
central station, all preparing to take
part in the procession from the house
to the cemetery The two Masonic
bodies were Mankato Lodge No. II,
A. F. and A. NJ, which had general
charge of the funeral, and Mankato
Commandery No. 4, knights Templar,
WHICH dCI6U DIS escort.
The procession was led by the COM
mandery and after that came Man
kato Lodge No. u. Next was the
carriage with the active pallbearers
Then followed the hearse After that
were carriages with various members
of the family and the minister Next
were the five carriages with the var
ious city officials and employees, in
GLIDING the councilmen, police officers,
city clerk, heads of different depart
ments and others. After these the
fireman marched in uniform.
Services at the Grave.
The service at Glenwood cemetery
was strictly Masonic, differing widely
from that held at the house, which
following the usual routine of burial
ceremonies.
During the entire time of the flu
neral, two to $3.50 o'clock, large local
business houses, including many of
the retail stores, and the banks re-
manned closed. The retail liquor
dealers all kept their places closed
during that same time, having held
meeting last night to come to that
understanding.
st. Peter and Paul's school discon-
tinued its sessions during the same
period, and kept the flag at half mast.