White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-11
FULL MILITARY HONORS
FOR HOWARD G. BLISS

With full military honors the NOR
tai remains OF Howard G. Bliss, who
died gloriously in France in his coun-
try's cause. will be lowered to their
final resting place today in the fam
lily lot IN the cemetery at Garrison,
Utah.
Howard Bliss was killed in action
III France October Is. 1918, but a
short time before the signing of the
armistice His body is the first of
the boys from White Pine county who
gave up their lives during the great
war to he returned here for burial.
The fiag-draped box containing the
casket and body arrived in Ely on
Thursdays train and was met by
Mrs Howard c. Bliss. widow of the
deceased. and by her mother, Mrs.
George r. Smith of Baker. Lined up
at the station when the train arrived
was nearly the full representation of
Ely post No. 3 of the American Le-
gion. in command of Jay Brinton. act
ing commander in place of Post Com
mander Curtis II. Bent. who has been
unable to take part in the ceremonies
by reason of illness.
Private Bliss was serving with n
infantry when killed. The body was
first sent to Hoboken and then start
ed on the long journey to Nevada.
accompanied as far as Cheyenne,
Wyo.. by two captains and two SER
geants. From Cheyenne TO Ely es-
eort duty was performed by Private
II. A. Kroncke of the 18th cavalry,
troop +, stationed at Fort d. A. Rus
sell. in Cheyenne
On arrival in Ely the body was es-
corted 10 the W1lson-Bates mortuary.
At o'clock this morning il will
be taken TO the boys former home in
Baker, where services will be held.
followed bv the committal service in
the cemetery at Garrison. Rev. Har-
old ST. {. Carter. acting chaplain,
Will preach the funeral sermon. Mem
bers OF Ely post No. 5. American Le-
gion. designated 10 accompany the
body of their late eomrade to Baker
and Garrison include the following :
Sergeant in command. Pete Nor
gard of the guard of honor. consist
ing OF F. j. MeE1ln. George c. Rob-
inson. George Holley. Nick yassilou
Gus F'langes. c. Park Grier. Dan
Deckelman and ]. w. Mahoney. The
pallhearers. who will also act as a
firing squad will be Bud Bodell.
William Coleman, Frank Hartley, C.
Rowan, Oscar II. Upwali. V II. Var
gas. Fred l.. Moore. William Will
ioughby. William Biggane, Alvin Pc
ters. Clark Oldfield. A. p Baird, Os-
car Foreman and Fred Brown. Bu-
glar Schallenherger will blow taps al
the grave.
Howard G. Bliss. son of one of the
pioneer families. was a native of
White Pine county and went from
Ely to the service in which he gave
up his life. His funeral will he
largely attended and the sympathy
OF the entire community goes out to
the members of his bereaved family
In the solemn events associated
with his life. death and commitment
tc the grave IL is well TO recall the
words written by Abraham Lincoln
tc Mrs. Bixby in Boston. Mass, Nov
ember 2l. the mother OF five sons
who died on the field of battle in the
civil war The words OF President
Lincoln to the sorrowing mother live
IN their sympathy and reflect the
feeling and sentiment of the present
day. although written flfty-seven
years ago, Lincoln said:
Il pray that our Heavenly Father
may assuage the anguish of your be-
reayement aud leave only the cher.
ished memory OF the loved and lost.
and tho solemn pride that must be
yours to have laid so costly q sacri-
flee upon the altar of freedom -