The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-11
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The body Of Mrs. Reuben ]. Carey
was brought to this city for burial
Tuesday at Moss Ridge cemetery, a
large number Of relatives and friends
accompanying the body to this city.
Mrs. Carey died Sunday morning a!
| 1920 o'clock, at the home Of her son.
Chas. T. Carey, after an illness OF
three weeks duration.
Mrs. Carey had been making her
home with her son, but few months,
having previously lived with daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ida M. Dickerson, Of Gales
burg, for many years.
She was born near Leeds, England,
October 9, 1888, coming with her pa
rents to the United States when six
years of age, the family locating at
Honesdale, Pa, where she grew to
womanhood. In 1854, she was mar
ried to Francis v. Taylor, of Scran-
ton, Pa, to which union were born
two children, one son dying in in
fancy, the other having died at the
age of fourteen years. Mr.. and Mrs.
Taylor moved to South Bend, Indiana,
and later to Louisville, KY, where
Mr.. Taylor died, when the widow re-
turned to Scranton In 1862 she
was married to Reuben j. Carey, or
New York, the family coming to Car
thage in 1876, since which time some
of the members have been residents
Of this city or vicinity.
Mrs. Carey leaves surviving one
son, Chas. T. Carey, Of Keokuk, and
one daughter, Mrs. Ida M. Dickerson,
Of Galesburg; two sisters. Mrs. Saf.
ah Cooper, Of Nescopeck, Pa, and
Mrs. George H. Adele of Portsmouth,
Va.
Funeral services were held from
the home of Chas. T. Carey, in Keo-
kuk, Tuesday at l ,. M, after which
the body was brought to Cartilage for
burial.
The triennial supreme meeting OF
the Tri-State Counties Mutual Life
Insurance association was held IN
their hall In this city, Tuesday, S. F.
Huston, president, presiding. A com
mittee of three, consisting OF 3. =.
finder, Samuel Naylor, and e. A.
Wilcox, was appointed on credentials;
the following committee being ap-
pointed on resolutions: =. r. emit
tenden, Jas Westfall and S. M. Parr,
the nominating committee being H.
IF. Chittenden, j. I. Hendricks and
George Hecox.
Matters were discussed relative to
oSS~ ~
in general way.
The officers and delegates were
entertained at Hotel Cutler, where d
banquet had been specially prepared
for the company, by Manager Slim
son, and was greatly enjoyed and ap-
preciated by the visitors.
The credentials committee reported
the following members entitled to
sit as delegates in the meeting: 5.
f. Huston, Jas. McCarty, Linus
Cruise, Samuel Naylor, G. e. Pumph-
rey, S. M Parr, J. l. Hendricks, Jas.
Westfall e. A. Wilcox, H. F. Chitten
den, Roy Hey, s. c. finder and George
Hecox.
The association adopted resolu-
ton, whereby it is to assume and pay
all losses incurred by its present
members who have been selected to
serve in the war Of the United States
Of America either in the army or
navy; that the association will pay
one assessment to the beneficiary or
beneficiaries of members called In
the present war, not to exceed the
same as for loss in non-harZardous
occupations, but does not cover new
members taken into the order after
the resolution takes effect.
A resolution was adopted, recon-
mending that committee of four be
appointed, to revise and renew the
constitution and bylaws and ritual
of the association, said committee to
be party from each county, and that
a special meeting Of the supreme
union might be called when said
committee is ready to report, as the
present resolution committee did not
have sufficient time to investigate
and make the necessary changes and
report at this meeting, and the SUI
preme secretary to be a member of
this committee.
Interesting talks were made by the