The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-24
HERDS. BODY is
PLACED BENEATH
HIS NATIVE SOD
CAPTAIN MEADE FRlERsoN, JR.,
TO REST FOREVER IN BEAuTi.
Full ROSE HILL.
WITH FULLY MILITARY HONORS
All That Is Mortal of Gallant Young
Soldier From Maury County Is
Brought Home to Rest With People
fio Loved Besi.
(From Tuesdays Daily Herald. }

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beautiful Rose Hill cemetery there
rests all that is mortal of Capt. Meade
Frierson, Jr., who died in battle in
France on August 30, 1918. His body
was placed there on Monday afternoon
under the sun of glorious December
day by loving hands, A little more
than two years after his spirit had
gone to join that band of immortals
who have died since time began that
the world might be better ana a safer
place in which to live, his body came
home to rest among the people with
whom he was born and reared and
for whom he had made the sublime
sacrifice.
This intrepid young hero, whose life
and death will forever illumine the
annals of Maury county, was. buried
with military honors. Wrapped for
ever in the stars and stripes, under
whose folds ne died and for the vindi-
cation of which his spirit crossed to
those who brought it into being and
have defended 1t against foes, foreign
and domestic, his coffin was lowered
that his dust might mingle with the
ashes of Mury county A squad of
his compatriots in khaki fired the fl
nal three volley salute and the SER
vices were ended when the majestic
notes of TAPS" were heard.
The body arrived with the members
of the family and large party of
loving friends from Nashville short
ly before noon Monday. Many friends
here met the, remains at the station
from whence they were conveyed to
the residence of Mrs. H. Bruce Coch-
rane, cousin, where they remain
cd until the hour of the funeral
A large crowd drawn from all sec
lions of the county attended the SER
vices at the First Methodist church.
AS the funeral party entered the
church the choir in the softest notes
rendered America"
Before flag draped altar the cas-
ket was placed. Two United States
flags lowered to half mast from the
choir chancel were the decorations.
The services were conducted by Dr.
James i. Vance, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. of Nashville, of |
which the parents of Captain Frier-
son are members. DR.. Vance was a
devoted friend Of Capt. Frierson and
bis eulogy was eloquent and impress. I
siye. He quoted the tribute which
Meade's younger brother, William.
paid to his memory He also quoted
from one of the last letters that this
gallant young soldier Wrote home. in
which he expressed the wish that he
might have one more glimpse of
America, but at the same time he
said he did not want to come until
he job was done. DR.. Vance then
cad extracts from a letter written
~ Capt. Frierson just before his
country unsheathed it's sword to crush
he rising tide of absoutism,' in
which this hero said that when he
led he wanted to die in the service
Il his country and his friends" He
lso used this immortal expression:
II | am privileged to die shall die
nth song upon my lips
In commenting on these messages
u. Vance said that his wish to get
limpse OF shome was human: his
tatement that he would die for his
ountry with song upon his lips +
'as divine. !
AS the funeral party passed from c
he church Cardinal Newman's state !,
hymn, Lead, Kindly Light" was n
by the choir. AS the body :,
assed into the cemetery where it was :,
rest forever, it was preceded by ;,
lie military escort and the pail bear !,
s marched beside the funeral car
The following named served as pail !.
carers, the ex-service men being in !
Inform: Horace Frierson, ]. |. Fin !
~, Girard P. Brownlow, L. H. Ham |!
ond, Proyne Greenlaw, Ernest E. I
cLemore, Roy Irvine and William |
y. !!
The floral offerings were profuse ]
d notably beautiful. There was a
rfect bower of them placed over and
ound the grave. Among the beauti.
wreaths was one from The Herald. !
which Capt. Frierson was city edi- ]
r when he joined the army. Beauti
lily designed in red, white and blue 70
is emblem contained the cryptic ga
ures 800 indicating that the last TO
py of this brilliant young newspa. e
r writer had been filed. The local ba
st of the American Legion also sent sir
appropriate design in the nations
lors.. Although Capt. Meade Frier- OF
ms life embraced the brief span of ~ !,
Iy fwanfvthroa vaa,r q. a. g..