Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-20
LAST TRIBUTE IS
PAID TO MAYOR
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OF Mayor Meals almost daily for many
years. When he called this morning
he added to the many tributes, two
large palm leaves with a card of
mourning attached.
Large designs were received from
the many organizations of which the
Mayor was a member. Others were
received from United States Senator
Boies Penrose, State Senator %. b.
Beidleman, City Council, and from
many of the Senators and Representa-
tives of the State Legislature.
City Offices All Close
All city and some of the county
offices closed at noon to-day, the
Mayors desk in the Council Chamber
has been draped in black, police
headquarters were similarly draped,
and each officer of the city police force
has placed a small black bow of rib
bon over his badge as tribute to the
official.
Services were held at o'clock this
afternoon. The Rev. Harry Nelson
Bassler, pastor of the Second Reform
ed Church, conducted the ceremonies,
assisted by the Rev. DR.. Robert Bag
nell, pastor of Grace Methodist Church
and the Rev. DR.. William r. Picken.
of Shippensburg Burial was made in
the Harrisburg Cemetery.
Honorary PallbearcrS
Honorary pallbearers were: State
Representative Joshua w. Swartz B.
p. o. Elks; Charles f. Blessing, Loyal
Order of Moose; Charles w. Pressler,
Cornplanter Tribe, No. 61, 1. o. Red
Men; DIR. George b. Kunkel, Dauphin
County Medical Society; DR.. Park A.
Deckard, Harrisburg Academy of
Medicine; Sheriff w. w. Caldwell.
Dauphin county; Senator E. E. Beidle-
man, and Secretary of the Senate w.
Harry Baker, State of Pennsylvania;
Chief j. Edward Wetzel, Harrisburg
Police Department; Augustus Kreid-
Ter, Hope Fire Company; Daniel l..
Kiester, Harrisburg Republican Club;
Howard c. Sponsler, West End Re-
publican CLUB; Edward S. Manning,
Motor Club, tof Harrisburg; III. f.
Hershey, Social Club; Commissioners
e. 2. Gross, w. l.. Gorgas, w. II.
Lynch, City Clerk Charles A. Miller
and Assistant r. Ross Seaman, city of
Harrisburg; Albert M. Hamer. secre-
tary to the Mayor, and Lewis Miller,
Shamrock Fire Company.
Active pallbearers were Captain of
Police Joseph P. Thompson, Lieuten-
ant ]. Frank Page, Sergeants Grant
Eisenberger and Frederick Essig,
officers William e. Balthaser and AL
fred Brine.
Judge Walter Dale Meals, Cleveland; ;
DR.. Charles A. Meals, Braddock;
Henry Francis Koser New York
Harry Cronise, Biglerville; Preston
Peters, Bendersville; and William
Yeats, Bendersville, all nephews; Ira
j. Meals, Roanoke, and William w.
Meals, Carlisle, brothers, the Rev. DR..
Picken, Shippensburg, brother law.
Shamrock Passes Resolution
Resolutions passed by the Sham
rock Fire Company in special sessions
follow:
Whereas 1t has pleased God to
take from our midst our esteemed
brother, Ezra S. Meals; and
Whereas, The Shamrock Fire
Company, No. IL, feels deeply the
loss of a staunch friend and most
valuable adviser; now therefore.
BE 1t Resolved, That the Sham
rock Fire Company expresses its great
regret at the loss of our worthy
brother, and
BE 1t Further Resolved, That we
herewith extend our coincidence to
the family and as mark of respect
to the memory of our late brother,
period of thirty days, a representative
of this company attend the funeral,
that this memorial be spread upon our
minutes and a copy thereof duyl at
tested be given to the family, also
copies be given to the daily papers"
Republican Club
Action by the West End Republican
Club follows:
Whereas. The Great and Supreme
Ruler of the universe has in His in
finite wisdom removed from among
us one of our worthy and esteemed
fellow laborers. DIR. Ezra S. Meals,
and, whereas. the long and intimate
relation held with him in the faithful
discharge of his duties in this associa-
ton makes it eminently befitting that
we record our appreciation of him,
therefore,
Resolved. That the wisdom and
ability which he has exercised in the
aid of our organization by service
contributions, and counsel, will be held
in grateful remembrance,
Resolved, That the sudden re-
moval of such a life from among our