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Show TRIBUTE PAID I TO MEMORY OF FRANK FROST With hearls bowed down with grief, the sorrowing relatives and friends of Frank Frost. ho died Sat urday evening at the Dee hospital, after a brief illness, assembled Rt St Joseph's church this morning to la their Inst respects Promptly at 10 o clock the solemn loll of the bell announced that the funeral cortege was nearing the I church, and a few moments later six voting friends of the deceased. W. J. Lever, C Allen. E Brophy. E. Mor rissey L Mumfort and Corly, carried car-ried the remains into the church and, with saddened hearts and tear-bedlm- i mod eves, placed the coffin between the blessed candles, vho6e lights shed a soft and radiant glow over the bank of flowers which completely covered the casket- the silent tribute from a multitude of sympathizing friends. Following the pallbearers were the devoted and grief stricken mother the fond and patient father and two lo ing sisters besides the immediate relatives rel-atives and friends of the deceased. Requiem mass was celebrated by fhe Rev t-nther P M 'nnhn;i ha n . nf ter which he paid a glowing tribute to the young man's memor and with a voice trembling with emotion he spoke kindly words of sympathj to the afflicted ones He also exhorted all in learn a lesson from this voung man's unttmeh death, saying In part: "It would be well for young and old to try and realize that outh and health are no preentives agnlnst death, nor la this reaper with serious Raped any respecter of persons We have not a lasting city here below, therefore, we should be adways rendj . as was this dear boy, for we know not the day nur the hour when the Master shall summon us Perhnps i is difficult to understand win Qotl saw fit to call this young man. in the .'lower and pride of manhood, but Mr alone our Creator can answer thai question, for He knows for each one what Is best. ' This young man s ever pleasant smile will be missed from Its accus tomed place at work, where he was always ready and willing to lend a helping hand: by bis friends with whom he conversed daily, but espe I cially at borne will he be missed, for when the twilight hour approaches and the family gather around the I fireplace a vacant chair is there Ves, but there is consolation for some day if their lives like Frank's ar modeled after the words of the poet' j "So live thai when thy summons j i The innumerable caravan that moves To the pale realms of shade where each shall lake This chamber in the 6llent halls of death. Thou go not like the quarry s!ae at nighi. Scourged to bis dungeon, but, sustain ed and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach th grave I Like one who wraps the draperv of his couch 'About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams " then the shall all be reunited on that eternal shore where there is no sorrow sor-row and no separation. At the conclusion of Father Cus'i nahan's tribute of respeet to the le ceased, the funeral cortege wended I its way to Mountain View cemetery v here the Ih9I mortal remains ol Prank Frost ',,-re consigned to moth I er earth Rev fohn Ryan conducting the services at the grave. oo |