Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-19
LAST SAD RITES OVER
PROF. ZIMMERMAN
Beloved Randmaster at the Naval
Academy, for SO Years, Laid
at Rest.
REQUIEM MASS AT ST. MARY'S
All HonOrs Shown Esteemed Baud
master Whose Life Was Closely
Identified With Annapolis
Regiment of Midshipmen in
Funeral Cortege- Firing
Squad Taps" Sounded

Funeral COrtege- Firing
Squad Taps" Sounded.
With all honor that could be bestow-
ed upon any man, either in civil or
military life, the mortal remains OF
| Prof Charles A. Zimmerman. for thir-
ty-nine years bandmaster at the Naval
Academy with the rank of lieutenant
in the United States Marine Corps. were
today laid at rest in St Mary's ceme-
terry i'm the family burying ground.
The funeral services. with Requiem
Mass. the Rev. Father Claire. cele-
brant. were held at 1880 o'clock in
St Mary's Church, that edifice being
| filled to overflowing with sorrowing
relatives and friends People from ali
walks and conditions of life paid the
last sad tribute to the deceased. aud
never h2s there been su~a a funeral
cortege as that which followed Pro
/ fessor Zimmerman to the grave
The streets were lined with people
along the route, both from his late
residence to the church, and from the
church to the cemetery. Eight sailors
acted as body bearers, and the follow
ing midshipmen were pallbearers;
Midshipman T. H. Patterson, of the first
class; Midshipman H. l.. Grosskopf.. of
| the first class: Midshipman w p o.
Clarke, of the second class: Midship-
man c. o. Ward, of the second class;
Midshipman H. w Need of the third
class; Midshipman j. p Canfeld, Of
the fourth class; Midshipman W. c.
Vose. of the fourth c.ass.
AS the deceased belonged TO several
orders, two members of each acted as
honorary pallbearers. at the request Of
| the widow There were two from the
Annapolis Lodge No. 622, B. p O. e..
Messrs.t Jos. w. Trautwein and Frank
Stromeyer The two from the Knights
| of Columbus were Prof Arturo Fer
nandez and Frank A. Wiegard from
the Catholic Benevolent Legion, s. o.
| Tilghman and Rasmus Clausen; from
| the Holy Name Society, ]. Henry Eel
4 Ter and Antony c. Davis
The casket was covered with a
! United States flag and above il was a
! pail of lilies of the valley. white roses
/ and orchids, most exquisite floral
/ tribute from friends. Flowers were
/ sent from Baltimore. Washington. New
! York, Philadelphia as well as nu-
merous tokens from Annapolis and the
/ Naval Academy The Elks sent two
/ large wreaths of roses, with their IN
sigma, "B. p. o. E." in immortelles,
and in ribbon.
( The services at the church were at
) Ina Nv tln ssf 1,e
Naval Academy with his aid, and naval
} officers of the various departments
at the Academy. Among those from
4 other cities who were present at the
obsequies was Lieutnant Santleman.
/ bandmaster of the United States Ma
I rine Band, at Washington.
/ ne funeral cortege was in charge
4 of Lieutenant-C Commander Sinclair
/ Cannon, U. S. N, who commanded the
regiment of midshipmen. numbering
( about 900, who marched, without arms.
having been excused from a recitation
| period to show this honor to the dead
bandmastr, who always was their
friend A firing squad of marines
from the Marine Barracks and a bu-
gler, together with the full member
ship of the Naval Academy band. also
were in line of march
The band played dirge from the
| residence to the church, and a funeral
| march from the church to the GENE
aery AS the funeral cortege entered
the cemetery the band played THE
Rosary" a favorite of Professor Zim-
merman's, and there were many moist
| eyes as the strains were waited on
the crisp wintry air
Services at the grave were conduct.
ed by the Rev Father Warren, c. SIS
r., Rector of st Mary's, after which
the Marines fired three vol.eys over
the grave, the bugler sounded taps.
One of Professor Zimmerman's
! most beautiful compositions, al
| ways played at the Elks' Memoria
services. was entitled Taps" in which
taps" was introduced with great eff
feet and played by bugler from the
far off balcony Taps was sound
ed today for him which he has played
for others so often.
After the services at the grave ths
Elks filed by and dropped into it theil
! pun Last VI dl4 u
pass the open grave was the United
States Naval Academy Band, of which
for so many years he had been direc
tor. One by one they filed past unit
the forty-seyen men had, for the las
time. looked in upon the mortal re
mains of their leader.
Headed by the band, the regimen
of midshipmen marched to the Nava
Academy and the bandmaster was lef
to sleep in the quiet St Mary's GENE
terry until the resurrection morn.
A pathetic feature of the funeral was
the lining up of the children OF st
Mary's school with the Sisters of Notr,
Dame in front of the school as tbs
funeral cortege passed. Professor
Zimmerman had been their LIFELONG
friend, had always played for then
to sing at entertainments and coached