| Show CHILDREN COVER THE CASKET W W H FLOWERS governor cutler gue and president smith among the speakers in the taber v nacie from wednesdays standard r this after al ahat was mortal of thomas D dee was consigned to the last renting place and ogden mourned oss of her foremost citizen ot respect for tho roan who in ahls alfe time did BO much for tho city roost of the business houses suspended business during the hours of the funeral and employer and em aloye joined in honoring the memory of the man whom all had respected ogden in honoring he memory of thomas D de honored herself tor the life of the deceased was interwoven so closely wath the history of the city that his life was a part 0 he cites growls grow lh whatever success he may have achieved was agdens success and the mile posts in his career marked tbt growth of tbt city from a small country town to the second city in the state to his energy Is due the splendid school system that the alfy possesses for it was in the interests of the public schools that ho labored the hardest long before the hour set for the services the streets leading to the tabernacle were thronged thron ged with people anxious attend the funeral and or the last time pay their respects in the business world the loss of mr dee will be keenly fet by th many with whom he has been asso clat ed in the various enterprises to which he lent his time and gave bis money no other roan in ogden was identified with so many and diverse enterprise as was thomas dee and as on gentleman who has been associated with the deceased put it we scarcely know where to look for his successor during the hours between 10 and 12 the late residence of judge dee wag thronged thron ged with hundreds who called to gaze for the last time on tho features of their old business associate and friend at 1130 the funeral cortege left the residence and proceeded to the tabernacle where the funeral services were held at the bridde on ing avenue the cortege was met by the pupils of the public schools who escorted the remains to the tabernacle there the children formed in double columns and with bowed heads stood while the remains were being borne to the church the mourners and the delegations from the various bodies who attended the services had been seated the children entered the north entrance the tabernacle and passed in double column past the bier leaving by the south entrance As each child passed a flower was deposited until the casket was almost lost from view the walls of toe tabernacle had been draped with white bunting interwoven ter woven terns while above the doors and on the platform were draped the national emblem ou the platform were the floral offerings fe which were beautiful and many from the various organizations and bodies of which the judge was a member andi from individuals and firms with abich hs had been associated floral tributes had been sent but the most touching was that af pf tha children some depositing a rose others a bouquet president presided at the services which began with a selection by the tabernacle choir under the direction of joseph ballantyne who sang he was beloved beloved by all prayer was then offered by president shurtleff lff the speakers were president joseph F smith C 0 richards dr conroy and governor cutler the musical selections were god moves in a mysterious way a duet by miss lulu jea and mr sheridan P ferrin solo miss lulu fi matchell Ml time well understand quartette tout and ferrin mrs allason and miss flowers jim mortality accompanied by squire coop the pall bearers all old time friends and associates of judg pes were david eccles H II 11 spencer charles W abley H H W H joseph geoghegan N C fly gare and george matson in attendance at the funeral aers men high in the affairs of the church stale and business arcle cr cle besides the board of education city council weber club board of equalization banh of and the teachers of the public schools all of whom attended n a body interment was in he ogden city cemetery |
