| Show CH CHURCH OFFICIALS I SPEAK AT FUNERAL Hundreds Gather at Meeting MeetingHouse MeetingHouse House to Attend Funeral of S W Richards Hundreds Hundred of ot persons among them the te heads of ot the Mormon church gathered at atthe atthe atthe the Twentieth Ward Werd chapel at Second avenue and D street Sunday afternoon to pay their final fina tributes of respect to Samuel Sauel Whitney Whiney Richards who died die Fri Friday Fi Friday i day after a life of ot great activity over a ahal half hal century of ot which had been spent in Salt Lake The services were presided over by Bishop George Romney of the Twentieth ward and among those seated upon the rostrum were President Joseph JosephF F Smith of ot the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints Anthon H Lund sec second second second ond counselor In the first presidency and other of the church authorities The mu music music music sic was In charge of the temple choir Those who desired to view the remains vew of ot Mr Richards prior to the funeral services were permitted to do so at the We family residence In Fourth avenue be between b between tween the hours of ot 11 U and 1 Sun Sunday Sunday Sunday day The funeral services were wee an announced announced announced for 2 at the chapel of the ward and long before that hour the I meeting house began to fill fi wih the 1 friends who had known Mr Richards dur during durIng durIng ing his many years residence here At a the th seating capacity of the chapel was taxed and many persons were unable to gain entrance to the building during the services Many Floral Tributes Many handsome floral tributes were ere ar arranged arranged arranged ranged at the front of ot the chapel and the c occupied the place at the left lett side of ot the speakers stand It I was about p m when Bishop Romney opened the exercises the temple choir singing the th hymn lu Iii Il the thc House of ot Many Man Mansions The speakers of ot the afternoon dealt de it t with wih the active life le of ot Mr Richards and the service serico which he had ha givan the church churchIn In various capacities They spoke in feeling terms of the life of ot usefulness which had been ben ended at a ripe old age The high character of the family at large also was touched upon In the remarks The opening prayer was mane made mae by James Jame McGee and the speakers In the order In which they took part In the services were Bishop Romney President A A H Lund Hamilton G a Park Apostle John Henry Smith and President Joseph F P Smith The benediction was pronounced by Patriarch John Smith |
