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Show JUSTICE Wl'GARTY F1EML TUESDAY SALT LAKE, Dec. 25. Funeral services ser-vices for Justice William M. McCarty of the supreme court of Utah were held yesterday at 2 p. m. at the Elks' club. The attendance was representative represen-tative of the prsent and former state, city and county administrations, and was attended by members of the Loyal Order of Moose and Knights of PyUi-las, PyUi-las, as well as by members of B. P. O. Elks' lodge No. So, the officers of which conducted the services. The eulogy was delivered by Secretary James Devine. The final tribute at the grave in Mount Olivet cemetery was spoken by the Dev. P. A. Simp-kin. Simp-kin. The officers of the Elks who conducted con-ducted , the ritual ceremony, both at the lodge room and at the grave were A. E. Osborne, exalted ruler; E. Hugh Miller, leading knglht; E. E. Bennett, loyal knight; Howard Hout, lecturing knight; Martin Mummy, tiler, and J. E. Deardorf. esciuire. The favorite hymns of the dead jurist, jur-ist, "Lead, Kindly Light,-" "Nearer, My God, to Thee" and "Abide With Me," were sung by a quartet" led by Frank C. Graham. The honary pall bearers were Chfef Justice J. E. Frick of the supreme court and Justices S. R. Thurman, E. E. Corfma'n, Valentine Gideon, D. N. Straup and A. J. Weber. The acting pall bearers were M. M. Warner, John S. Corless, Parley P. Chrlstensen, John F. Christensen, John F. Tobin, S. A. Maginnis and E. J. Parks. The eulogy ; of Secretary Devine, spoken over his friend of many years, was divided into four parts to include the early life of Judge McCarty, and the many sacrifices ho had made to attain the highest standing in his profession; pro-fession; his sterling family life and Its reflection in hls-servlce to Utah and the nation; his exemplification in his life of the four cardinal points of Elkdom, charity, justice, brotherly love and fidelity, with especial reference refer-ence to the patriotism of the late justice jus-tice as being the keynote of his attitude atti-tude toward life, and, flnallv, the spiritual spir-itual side of Judge McCarly as being the natural outgrowth of his exemplary exem-plary life principles. Special stress was laid on the fact that Judge McCarty. by birth, education educa-tion and service was a Ulahn all the way through, and that he had boon justly proud of being one of those who belonged to the folks of Utah, who had repeatedly honored him with re-elections lo the highest post in his profession pro-fession In his home state. Secretary Devine pointed out the I fact that Judge McCarty had the i unique opportunity of interpreting the laws of a new commonwealth in decisions de-cisions which are to stand for many I years becauso of the unswerving de-! de-! votion of the supreme court justice to ! the written mandates of the lawmak- ers of the stale. |