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Show PIERCE MEB LAIDJTO REST Attended by the Ogden High School cadets, who murched in military or-cVr or-cVr ahead of tue luneral car bearing i the casket, and also many of the other oth-er high school students, the funer;l sen Ices for t.ie late I'lerce J. Mover vcro held at 2 o clock yesterday nf-ternnnn nf-ternnnn at (he Presbyterian church. Under command of Captain Kneass, the cadets assembb'd at the Moyer tome on 1 v iity-fourth street, and ac- ' cnipanled the body to the church. I One entire side of the auditorium was IK'L-crved for tho high school students, Ti was a very pathetic and impressive I right when the funeral cortege a I'll I'-ll ved nt tho church and the audience, composed largely of students, stoiwl r.s the casket, preceded by the beautiful flowers, was conveyed to the pedestal at tho rostrum. The pallbearers were lie Cherk-clts, Cherk-clts, Ed Smyth, Walter Smytii, Dau Moran, Filch Klnuev and Chester Al- I'.U. Immediately following the casket verc the members of the family and then the High school cadets. The gieat bank of flowers was a silent testimonial of the love and esteem in which the young man was held by hl3 school mates and friends. Itev. J. E. Carver, pastor of th Presbyterian church, officiated at the irervlces and delivered an excellent fuuorul ernion. addressing his remarks re-marks principally to the assembled students. He nuJo mention of tho high esteem In which the young man was held by his fellow-students and urged such a comradeship at all times Kev. Carver confined his remarks laigely to the possibilities of youth and the strength of character which is usually evidenced by young people In grasping the conditions in life. Ho quoted extensively from the Apostle Paul. The musical numbers were very beautiful. As the casket was brought into church Miss Lulu Mitchell and Mrs Mamie Harrington-Stevens rendered ren-dered the duet, "Some Da;; We'll Understand." Un-derstand." As the casket was silently silent-ly couveyed out of the edifice Miss Iuie RartMt rendered the solo ' The Homeland." Miss Gertrude Bid-c'le Bid-c'le acted as accompanist for the singers. sing-ers. At the conclusloa of the services the cadets again formed In line accompanied accom-panied the funeral cortege to the Ogden Og-den City cemetery. There they presented pre-sented arms ;is the casket containing the body of their former comrade was c'nveyed from the funeral car to the grave. As the casket was lowered into in-to the grave a lone bugler founded tapi". |