The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-23
FRIENDS Of ANDERSON
PAY TRIBUTE TO DEAD
F1.NFRAL ATTENDED BN LARGE
NUMBER OF FRIENDS AND
ACoUAINTANCEs.
Odd Fellows and Elks Hold Joih'
service over Body Of Deceased
Brother. Tom Anderson,
OF Oklahoma City.


OF THE deceased met at odd Fellows
hall at $40 O'Clock Friday after
noon in Joint session of the Odd Eel
lows and Elks to pay tribute to the
memory of Tom Anderson, man
whom they had known and loved.
A committee composed of W. ID.
Hines and George Griffin, represent
ing the Elks. and j, W. Brodhead'
V. Trippet and Ed Vestal repre-
sentiug the Odd Fellows. met the re-
mains and funeral party at Fort
Worth and acted as escort TO Wax
ahachie where additional friends met
them at the station.
The funeral service was conducted
By the officers of the Odd Fellows
lodge with the assistance of the
Elks. When the crowd had assem-
bled " Trippet. noble grand. con-
Quoted the ceremonies which inciud-
ed songs. prayer and short talks by
| friends of the deceased. The quar-
ltette rendered very impressive
number, after which Judge NJ. b.
Templeton of Dallas paid beauti-
| full tribute to the life and character
OF the deceased. He said: Il have
known Tom Anderson for years. He
was man without - crouch, he met
iyou always with smile and hand
shake"
o. b. Sims said: 'Of all the men
ever knew Tom Anderson was the
| best and truest friend ! ever had
most noble character
o. Il. Dunlap said: This marks
the close of the earthly career OF
| one whom we all loved. Tom An
derson was a reader, thinker and
yet ever boy He had big heart,
ever holding out hand of friend
ship to people in trouble. He was
| a man of action and not of words. ;"
p. T. Crisler. "If there was ever
man on earth who would have
said you take one and I'll take the
other il was Tom Anderson
r. S. Cronk Tom Anderson was
| a big hearted, noble. character.
Wm. Stiles Tom Anderson was
one of the first men | met in Ellis
county forty-six years ago | loved
him because he was honest, upright
and man among men2
+ Burton Prince: Il can but think of
Tom Anderson as one of the purest
characters. a FRIEND of Odd Fellows
and Elks, The night was never too
dark or the day too dreary for Tom
Anderson to answer the call from
friend"
G. K. Gibson who is known as
one of the strongest and best friends
of the deceased, said he was deeply
grieved over his loss. He recounted
the acts and deeds of Mr.. Anderson
in the interest of Odd Fellowship in
Texas. and said there was mourning
today not only in every Odd Fellow
lodge in Texas. but.in the Orphans
Home down at Corsicana, where the
children all knew him well and
loved him dearly. He dwelt in feel
ing terms on the strong personal ties
that for nearly fifty years existed
between himself and Mr.. Anderson.
and paid glowing tribute to the
memory Of the man he had known so
long and loved so we'll
With this the program was con-
cluded and the friends and acquain-
tances were given an opportunity to
look upon the face of their depart |
ed friend and brother before the !
casket was closed and a start made |
for the cemetery, where the body
was laid tenderly to rest alongside |
other members of the family.
In the funeral party were the
widow OF the deceased. son and
two daughters and their husbands.