Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-17
SINCERE TRIBUTE
PAID AT FUNERAL
Great Crowd Attends Impressive SER
vice Tor DR.. A. II. Arp Held 1es- s.
terday at Late Residence,

Tender tribute to the memory Of Or.
a. II. ARP. whose Sudden death early
last Thursday morning cast a pail Of
gloom over the entire city was paid al
impressive services which were held
ait 2 80 yesterday afternoon at the res
ideuce, rs Fifth avenue, Moline
Tt was one OF the largest funerals
ever held in this community. From
all walks of life came his friends. for
ne had an unusually wide acqualnt-
ancesbip-
From 10 to az iD the morning the
remains laid in state at the home. But
tina great crowd which came could not
be accommodated in that time and up
to the hour of the services they con-
uuued 10 arrive. In addition 20 his
personal and business friends We're
many factory employees. those whom
he had attended VIXEN injured.
At 2 o'clock a group of physicians
with whom he had been intimately as
ISOLATED marched from the Moline city
hospital to the Arp residence, followed
by a company of nurses. The services
were at $3.50 and the big assemblage
could not be accommodated in the
home and scores stood on the lawn A
quartet composed of Henry Wheelock.
r NJ WbeeI0ck. Mrs H. T. WheelOck
and Miss Ruth Benkert sang. The
floral embleUs were beautiful and
were strewn in profuaion in the room
where the casket was. Especially
noteworthy were the offerings from
the nurses, physicians. Eiks, Red Men
and other organizations to which ne
belonged.
Rev p. c. Ladd Of the First conEre-
gatiOnaI church off1ciated and IN his
Ya4E1~rn1 ~ 4nEE
which Moline sustains through the I'M
timely death of Dr. arp.
THE things which he supplied TO
the city-stTength, proficiency, health,
courage and hope-we who remain
must now supply in the measure Of
our power" said Rev L4add- Mo
line has lost a man Of power. In the
strength of his body, ia the keenness
and fenacitv of his mind in the
strength of his purposes, his VIII and
his warm friendship. he was man
most difficult to surpass.
Moline has. lost q man Of affairs. q
man highly interested in public az
fairs. whose aim was TO discharge his
civic duties as best as lay in his power.
Moline has lost q surgeon and pbysi-
clan of the front ranks. He labored
day and night to make N0thers we'll,
Through his prodjgious lab0rs many
men were brought back to health. He
was ready for any emergency at any
time, for any person nigh or low.
HE was the greab@healer He was
the great servant He put his life at
the service of the city, His tender
ness, his secret kiudnesses, his I'M
known medical charities, his humaul-
tartan interests. his keen interest in
the recovery of his patients, these
things VIII cause his memory 10 I've
These are the things it remains Tor us
to supply as best as we are able.
The remains wefe then taken to
Riverside cemetery where private ser
vices were held Interment was made
in the maus0leum. The paIlRearers
were Rufus Walker. Jr., II. S. Fristoe,
Or. H s. Bennett. Sol Hirsch. j. B.
Oakleaf of Moline and Dr. Eli Brad
ford Of Rock Island.
The following organizations sent
floral offerings Moline camp 10. 3S,
NJ " a. Harmony camp No. z845,
r. n. q; King Philip tribe, No. 81. L.
o. T. NJ, Rock Island County Medical
society operators at Moline Central
Union Telephone company; State 6aV-
ings Bank and Trust company: Moline
city hospital; Deere & Co; Moline
lodge No. $50, b. z. O f; and the Re
public Iron and Steel works In ad-
ditiou there were many pieces from
individuals DR.. Arp was laid in
casEet Of solid bronze.