Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-19
CITY AND STATE
MOURN MAYORS DEATH
[Continued From First Pagel

been called from busy life to the
peace OF eternal rest; and
Whereas. in his public and official
life he was always earnestly concerned
for the proper development and ad-
vancement of our municipality, the
comfort and happiness of her citizens,
and was ever solicitous for the welfare
of the masses; now, therefore,
BE it resolved, That the City Coun-
ell of Harrisburg give expression to
the great loss 1t has sustained in his
death and to the irreparable loss sus-
tanned by his associates. constituents
and the people; and
BE it further resolved, That we
hereby extend our coincidence to his
bereaved family. and, as mark of
respect to the memory of our late es-
teemed associate that his desk he
draped for period of thirty days,
that all offices of the city government
be closed Friday afternoon. Goth in
slant. that we attend the obsequies in
body, that this memorial be spread
upon the minutes of City Council, and
that a copy thereof, duly attested, be
forwarded to his family"
Mae Crouse( Miss Ruth Blosser. Miss
for several months.
House Pays Tribute
The unusual tribute by the House
was paid to Mayor Meals on motion
of Mr.. Ulsh. Dauphin.
Dr. Meals served for three terms as
member of the House and was much
interested in third-class city legisla-
tion. His son. Ira Dale Meals. is as
sistant resident clerk of the House.
The resolution was adopted as fol-
lows:
I'm the House of Representatives,
April 1s, 1917.
RESOLUTION
The House of representatives, in
General Assembly met, hereby eX-
presses its appreciation of the char
acter and public services of the late
Z. s. Meals, Mayor of the City of Har-
risburg, and hereby manifests its deep
regret at the loss to the State of
PENNSYLVANIA in his death.
Therefore, be it resolved. that this
resolution be spread upon the minutes
of the House of Representatives and a
copy thereof be sent to his family"
The House, when it adjourned until
Monday night, did so out of respect
to DR.. Meals memory on motion of
Mr.; Swartz, seconded by Messrs. Ulsh
Pallbearers
Active pallbearers at the funeral
tomorrow will be Captain of Police
j. p. Thompson, Lieutenant j. Frank
Page, Sergeants Grant Eisenberger
and Frederick Essig. officers William
Z. Balthaser and Alfred Brine. Chief
OF Police j. Edward Wetzel will rep
resent the police department as an
honorary pallbearer. Others will be
selected from the city fire department
and the various clubs and organiZa-
tions of which the Mayor was men,
Der.
The body of Mayor Meals may be
viewed late this afternoon ,thiN
evening and tomorrow morning. Ser
vices in the afternoon will be private.
Surviving are two sons, Ira Dale and
Harry S. Meals. this city, and two
brothers, r. ]. Meals. Roanoke. Va,
and w. w. Meals. Carlisle.
Realized Death Was Near
After his death there was found in
his room this note, written by Mayor
Meals before his removal to the hos
pital. 1t shows he realized the end
was not far away.
Il die in the faith. believing that
there is Just God. l thank the citi
zens of Harrisburg for the many
things | have been elevated to-
did the best l knew how in the admin
istration of affairs and for the best
interest of Harrisburg as 1 under
stood it.
ALLOW none to suffer on account
of me. wish none to be distressed
on my account. God is good. Had
He not been He never would have
given His Only Son that you and
might be saved. There is but one
religion. The religion of Jesus Christ.
I am the Rock-I am the Founda-
tion-On Me you must build your tenn
may God be with you till we meet
again. Those who are poor, cancel
accounts with them"
Other Condolences
DR.. J. Nj. J. Raunick, president of
the Harrisburg Academy of Medicine,
and DIR. j. E. Dickinson, president of
the Dauphin County Medical Society,
ta Il
up resolutions of coincidence. on the
committee are Drs. Hugh Hamilton,
II. MCGOWAN and w. T. Bishop. DR.
George b. Kunkel will represent the
Academy, and DR.. Park A. Deckard,
the Medical Society, as honorary pail
| bearers. Both We're attending physi-
clans during the illness of the Mayor.
A special meeting of the Bureau of
| Health was called for this afternoon
! to take action as a tribute to the city
| executive.
Resolutions passed by the Police
| Department follow:
Whereas, After a long and painful
/ Illness, during which time he made a
brave and gallant struggle for recov-
cry of health, combating his indomit-
| able will against insidious disease, our
! honored Mayor and loved head of the
Department of Public Affairs has been
forced to succumb to the grim mon
ster. DEATH and
Whereas, After earnest, enthusias-
| tic, faithful and commentators ser
vices as a member of the School
Board, member of the Legislature and
| twice as Chief Executive of the City
his demise has deprived the citizenry
| of Harrisburg of a most efficient and
! Jealous officer and removed from the
midst of his fellow men and officers
one of the most genial and well-be-
| loved companions. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we. the officers and
members of the Harrisburg Police De-
partment, attest our deepest regret al
the loss of so able an Executive and
valuable citizen. feeling that the COM
munity at large, as we'll as ourselves
will greatly miss his CHEEKY compan-
ionship and able guidance, and, be II
| further
| Resolved, That we extend our
heartfelt sympathy to the family OF
our esteemed and lamented Mayor, in