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Show FUNERAL OF EDWARD AUTH HELD SUNDAY AFTERNOON Special Train From Salt Lake Brings 150 Woodmen of the World to the Obsequies One of the Largest Lodge Funerals Ever Seen in Utah Beautiful Floral Tri- t butes Women of Woodcraft Represented Son's Body Removed From Mountain View Cemetery. In a manner worthy of the valued services which he gave to his fellow fel-low citizens and lodge members, the life of Edward Auth, clerk of Weber Camp No. 74, Woodmen of tho World for fifteen years and a prominent citizen of Ogdon for nearly twenty years, was eulogized yesterday in tho words and acts of men and women who knew him and had benefited by his good works. Mr. Auth passed from this lifo on April G and the last Respects were paid to him yesterday In an Impressive funeral service. The funeral was hold in tho Woodmen's Wood-men's lodge rooms in Fraternity block and was ono of the largest lodge funerals ever held in the stato of Utah. At noon yesterday, three uniformed ranks of Woodmen from Salt Lake and other lodge members, making a party of 150, arrived In Ogden Og-den on a special train and marched to the Woodmen hall. In tho hall, by tho time the service commenced, nearly 900 persons were seated, making mak-ing an impressive testimony of the high esteem In which the deceased was held by the community, Of this number, betweon GOO and GOO were Woodmen, members of Weber Camp No. 74 and other camps from different differ-ent parts of tho state. Ono hundred members of the Women of Woodcraft wore also In the gathering. Tho floral offerings, which were bankod nt the foot of the consul commander's station in beautiful arrangement, ar-rangement, were a rare tribute and lent a spirit of divinity to the occasion. occa-sion. At 2:30 the service was opened by music by the lodge orchestra. Walter Stephens then sang a solo. This was followed by a eulogistic addross by Judge J. A. Howell, who spoko of the deceased as a citizen. In his eulogy he told of the upright life of Mr. Auth as he had observed it, in a close acquaintanceship of nearly twenty years, both as a citizen and n lodge officer and member. In his recital, he recalled many things which tho deceased had accomplished for the benefit of his fellowmon and in the hearts of all present his words found echo. Judge Howell's talk was followed by the rendition of a solo by Miss Lulu Thatcher and the main part of the ritualistic servlco was given by George Huas, consul commander. Angus An-gus McKollar of Salt Lake City represented repre-sented the Grand lodge, and spoke in praise of his fellow lodgeman. The oloslng song was by Hagbart Anderson. Ander-son. Preceding the service, Impressive music was played by the Woodmen orchestra and as tho people filed out of the hall at Its close, this organlza tlon again played an appropriate se-lection. se-lection. The funeral cortege formed in front of the Fraternity block on Washington avenue, headed by the Ogden City band, which was in turn followed by the uniform rank of Weber We-ber Camp No. 74 and the three visiting visit-ing uniform ranks, with the file mem-Ders mem-Ders of the lodge next In line. The hearse followed the marchers and behind it camo five carriages, In which were twenty mourners. When the line was formed, the cortege moved on to tho City cemetery to the solemn music of the band. Nino years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Auth were called to part with a 19-yoar-old son and tho youth was burled In the Mountain View cemetery. On Satur day last, the remains were exhumed 1 and burled in the Woodmen lot In tho City cemetery and yesterday, after aft-er the closing part of tho ritualistic exercise was performed at the grave by Consul Commander Huss, over the body of Mr. Auth, the body of the father fa-ther was laid to eternal rest by the side of that of the son. John Auth, a brother of Toledo, Ohio, was present at the funeral, having hav-ing arrived in Ogden last Tuesday. He left for his home today. Many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Auth from Salt Lake and other places were also i present. |