The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-07-31
A. W. LUCAS IS
LAID TC REST
WITH TRIBUTE
4 City Auditorium Is Filled
with Sorrowing Townsmen
Paying Their Tribute
EULOGY is DELIVERED
Deceased Had Accomplished
Great Good in His Life.
MIR. Cameron Said
EULOGY is DELIVERED

Arthur w. Lucas. one of Bis
marck's foremost citizens. was laid t
rest yesterday afternoon in st. Mary:
cemetery after one Of the most i'm
pfessive tributes ever paid the mem
ory Of a citizen of the city. Nearly
1000 people joined in the solemn
services conducted in the City Audi
torum in honor Of the deceased. wht
passed away in hotel in Chicago
Friday night Business was suspcnde;
in the city during the services in ac
cordance with Mayor Lenhart's pro
clamation.
Services were in charge of the Elks
lodge, of which MIR. Lucas was an &C.
tive member. Just before 2:3t
Z o'clock solemn procession headed
by the Elks band with members OF
the lodge escorting tn. body, moved
from the undertaking parlors to the
auditorium, the band playing a fun
cral dirgc as the procession wound
it's way through the streets of the
city which Mr.. Lucas had served SO
long in official capacity. Pall-bear-
ers were s. w. Derrick, E. A. Hughes,
William O'Hara, DR.. M. w. Roam,
p. r. Fields and H. T. Murphy.
The bier was heaped with Aoral
tributes from organizations. EN-.
loyes, relatives and friends, and the
whole platform of the auditorium
contained the many Norai offerings
which came from withln and without
the city. Members of the Elks lodge
marched into the Auditorium in a
body and remained standing until
Alex Rosen, exalted ruler Of Bis
marck lodge No. 1899, bade them be
seated. The Auditorium upstairs and
down, was filled with people, all Of
whom had at one time or another
known the smiling greeting of Mr..
Lucas. -
Ell1 Give Service. .t
Mr.. Rosen presided at the ritual
istic service which was conducted,
with members in the chairs of the
lodge as follows: Esteemed Lead
ing Knight, Robert Webb; Esteemed
Loyal Knight, George y. Mann; Es>
teemed Lecturing knight, A. P. Len
hart; Chaplain, /. C. Davies; Esquire,
J. l.. Kelley. L. X. Thompson, secre-
tary of the lodge called the mama Of
the absent brother. Members of the
city commission coupled seats on tho
platform.
Scott Cameron, delivering the
eulogy, paid fine tribute to the life
and work of Mr.. Lucas. Although he
had not lived the expected three
score and ten, he had in the time
allotted him on earth by the Creator
accomplished far more than most of
us could hope to accomplish If we
lived far beyond his age, Mr. Cam
eron said. He reviewed the rise Of
Mr.. Lucas to successful business
man through his own efforts. his
unfailing interest in the welfare of
his community and his whole-souled
generosity.
Praised for Civic Interest.
Much of the praise that is bestow-
ed upon. the city Of. bismarck as a
beautiful city may be traced to Mr..
Lucas work as MEMBER and presi-
dent of, the city commission, Mr..
Cameron said. He referred to the
paving program as one Of the ac-
complishments Of the dec d.
Though Mr.. Lucas msYt h4ve suf-
fered the vicissitudes which affect
everyone, yet he always kept such
troubles to himself ana presented to
his friends and acquaintances
hearty smile and CHEEKY word OF
greeting. Mr.. Lucas, he said, was
generous to a fault-no worthy char
ity had ever been brought to his at.
tention that he was not willing to
aid, even beyond the measure Of his
ability, and no good cause ever arose
that he did. not willingly seek to do
more than his part to further it.
The respect and admiration of his
employees itself was q tribute of
which any man might we'll be proud,
he said.
Lost Good Citizen 81,
Bismarck, Mr.. Cameron said. had
lost one Of its first citszens. In the
time of bereavement Of members Of |
the family and the Borrowings Of |
friends, the only consolation that
might he offered, he said, was that
in his span Of life the deceased had
done so much for the good Of
others and had we'll earned the judg-
ment Of "Well Done, Thou Good and
Faithful Servant"
As the concluding part Of the Elks
ritual officers Of the lodge passed
the bier, each testifyint to the steri.
ing qualities Of the deceased and |.
dropping on It bits Of lamaranth and
ivy, twin symbols OF their tribute.
Mrs. John A. Graham sang sweet,
Zone Sweetly Solemn Thought" ana
"Abide With Me-" with Mrs. Arthur
Bauer 40 accompanist, and Henry
Halverson sang "Our Absent Broth
err"
A leng cavalcade Of automobiles
moved slowly from the city audi I
torium and wound up the slopes OF
the road lesdins into the silent city /
on the hill, st. Mary's cemetery. and 7
paused at the cat1fulaue hsaped with
aovers and surrounded ~ reverent
moirners. While saressinr wind Z
aung itself across the hilltop and : 4 4
benignant sun paused behind hasy
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