The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-19
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| WARSAW, Ill, Sept. 19.-Tuesday
at p. M, occurred the funeral of a for
mer Warsaw boy. John Prince OF
Rock Island, who died at the home
of his parents in that city at 6 p. m,
Friday, Sept. IA. 1917, after com
paratively short and serious illness.
He was born in Warsaw April 20,
1882. the eldest son of Albert and
Louisa Prince Of 1924 Forty-fourth
street, Rock Island. Warsaw was his
home until about twelve years ago.
He is we'll remembered by old friends
here and highly respected. His loss
is keenly felt by his parents, two
brothers, Elmer Of 2O5 Fifth avenue,
A4oline, and Julius of Rock Island,
and sister, Miss Leah Of Rock
Island Funeral services were held
at his home In Rock Island Sunday
at 3 p. M, and his remains were
brought to Warsaw where short SER
vices were held at the home of his
aunt Mrs. VIM. Crenshaw, at p. m,
Tuesday, Sept. 10. Burial in Oak
land cemetery
| Mrs. Albert Prince, Miss Leah
Prince and Mr.. julius Prince and
wife of Rock Island, and Mr.. Elmer
Prince and wife Of Moline. attended
the funeral, the father of the de-
ceased, on account of i'll health, being
unable to make the trip. Mr.. Prince
was a nephew of the late Mrs. Peter
Hartmann.
Miss Hannah Goehring left Monday
for her desk in Chicago after a weeks
visit with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Goehring.
The farewell testimonial to the
contingent of drafted young men
which occurred Monday night at
Dreamland theatre, which also was
welcome to the Tenth regiment |.
N. G. band, was the largest outpour-
ing of the people that Warsaw has
seen for many a day. At an early
hour, 1900 p M, the theatre was full
and by 8 p. M, half an hour after
the program opened, standing room
was at a premium, and the streets
were blocked from curb to curb with
an anxious throng eager to catch
word or a note Of the program. Autos
also were parked along the curb.
The Tenth regiment band occupied
the stage, dressed in service uniform.
In front of the stage, which was dec
Grated with the national colors, were
seated the soldier boys, and in rear
of them the Red Cross association Of
Warsaw. Rev. DR.. Geo. Long was
master of ceremonies and capably
performed his duties. After invoca-
ton by Rev. Thompson, the band
opened the program with several
choice and patriotic airs, followed
by a solo by Miss Edyth Dallam.
after which Hon. Louis Lamet was
introduced as the speaker of the
evening. He was listened to with
marked attention and interrupted
with frequent bursts Of applause. He
briefly reviewed the causes that led
to the present participation of this
country in the war and stated that
had 1t been left to be decided by the
rank and file Of the German people
this horrible war would never have
begun. The band followed this ad
dress with another selection, a med
ley of patriotic airs, and then Miss
Dallam favored the audience with an
other song, written by John Hay,
one of Warsaw's eminent sons.
DR.. Long then distributed the COM
fort kits to the soldier boys, which
had been prepared by the ladies of
the local Red Cross. DR.. Long per-
formed the service. in his genial and
happy manner, punctuated with
witticisms which did much to
relieve the sadness of the occasion.
AS the names of each soldier was
called, he went on the platform and
received his comfort kit. When the
name of Irwin Meyer was reached,
he was, in addition to his kit, pre-
scented with an elegant wrist watch,
the gift of the Farmers Elevator Co.,
of which he has been the efficient
manager since its organization Each
soldier was greeted with rounds Of
applause as he went forward. A
number Of the kits were not called
for and one that Of VIM. A. Ringold,
Jr, who Is now in Camp Dodge will
be sent to him. At the conclusion of
the distribution, Hon. Louis Lamet 1
presented DR.. Long with his comfort
kit, as he will soon leave for Camp
Dodge to assume his duties as chap
lain. |
The band then played the Star |
Spangled Banner, all standing, and |
the great audience was dismissed by |
Rev. G. G. Maple with the benedic-
ton. The band and the soldier boys
marched to the Grant hotel where |
the banquet was served as previously