The Monroe journal., 1921-04-26
FIVE THOUSAND PRESENT
All GARLAND'S FUNERAL
>oi,.ier Who Vas Killed in Action
shown Every Possible Honor
BY Union County People.
LAID IN STATE At COURT HOUSE

The body arrived at Monroe on
Friday evening. coming from Column
bia in charge of Corporal Faverolles
of the heavy artillery. II was taken
IN charge BY members of the Melvin
Deese post Of the American Legion,
who had II placed in the court room
in the court house where il lay III
state. guarded by uniformed mem.
bers OF the post night and day, until
sunday afternoon. when il was COM
mitted to the earth with full military
honors in the same cemetery az
Smyrna where sleeps the father OF
the dead hero.
The casket was covered with the
Stars and Stripes and surrounded BY
masses of the most beautiful flowers
in most artistic design. for the most
part the work of Mr. Code Morgan.
who took charge of this feature or
the ceremony at the request of the
Legion post, Thousands of the coun-
tvs citizenship passed by the casket
as it lay in state and not a few eX-
pressed the fact that they knew the
departed hero in life. and spoke OF
his many good qualities.
Promptly al the appointed hour
the procession moved off. At least
five hundred people followed the
hearse in automobiles. The sound OF
tolling bells at all the churches added
solemnity to the scene. Taps was
beautifully blown by Mr.. Peach as a
signal for the departure of the pro-
cession and the commencement of the
church bells.
Masses of People Present.
On arrival at the cemetery, il was
almost impossible to get into the vi
entity o. the church for the masses
of people that pressed forward to
witness the ceremonies.
The procession. headed by the fir
ing squad made its way slowly TO the
grave. The easket. carried by six
uniformed pail bearers and preceded
by the color bearer. was followed by
the family.
/ Arriving AT the grave, the cere-
monies were in charge of-the Amer
lean Legion. DR.. c. C. Weaver, pas
tor of the Monroe Central Methodist
church made the opening prayer very
eloquently and touchingly. wom-
ems quartette. consisting of Mes
dame j. Frank Laney, Ray Funder-
burk, G. NJ. Smith. and jeff Sewell,
sang very sweetly "Tenting Tonight, :"
The Reverend Mr., ]. J. Higgins. OF
Unionville, followed with few words
of eulogy of the dead and a warning
to the living. A male quartet, com.
posed of Messrs. George s. Lee, Jr..
Fred Smith. W. b. Cole, and Glenn
Wolfe sang softly and sweetly, Jesus
Saviour, Pilot Me"
The post commander of the local
post of the American Legion, Major
B. II. Hinde. then read the funeral
service of the post. which follows:
Comrades, We are gathered to.
gether to pay the last earthly honors
to one of the Legion who has gone
forward on that journey which we
must all sooner or later take He
who is gone answered the call of his
country for men TO fight for liberty
when men were needed. He served
the flag with honor and now sleeps
his eternal sleep under that victorious
banner, which in life he followed"
The Legion's Prayer.
The prayer in the Legion service,
as uttered by Major Hinde, was:
20 Great Lord of Hosts, and God
of Battles in whose great might We
trust for all victory. we come into
Thy Dread Presence to commit to the
earth the remains of this our com
rade, who at Thy command has been
called from us TO join the great army
of those who have gone from earthly
things to the Heavenly Kingdom.
In Thy keeping most graeiou:
and merciful Lord, We commend his
spirit in the blessed hope of a joyful
resurrection when the great armie:
of the fallen shall be mustered into
Thy Dread Presence before the Great
White Throne
I'VE pray Thee. o Lord. that We
who are alive and remain may always
see our duty and do 1t unto the end
even as has been done by this our
comrade who has fought the good
fight and finished his course.
And now, o Lord, trusting in Thy
great mercy and sweet compassion
we commit his body to the grave
Earth TO earth; ashes to ashes; dust
10 DUST there u remain in TIL,
peace until the last trump shall
sound and the bodies of the dead be
raised.
Look down with pity and compass.
sion on those who mourn his los.
and let them not weep as those hav.
| ing no hope. Comfort them In theiI
sorrow and lead them into the ways
of peace.
ION us. his comrades, We pray Tn,
Heavenly blessing and the everlast
/ Ing help and guidance of Him WHIT
taught us to pray:
"'Our Father, Who art In Heaven
hallowed be Thy name: Thy kingdom
come; Thy will be done on earth a!
1t is in Heaven. Give us this day oul
{ daily bread. and forgive us our tres
passes, as we forgive them who tres
pass against us and lead ut not int
temptation but deliver us from evil
for Thine is the kingdom, the power