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Show mm services held fOR RALPH R. BRABY Imprcs'vc funeral services were liekl Wedne.idey, May 15 at 2 o'clock p. in. at the North Ward chapel for Ralph R. Braby, who was drowned Sunday, May 5 at Otean P.each near San Diego, California. The chapel was filled to overflowing, and a large crov. 'i of people stood outside the building. Bishep H. C. Jacphs conduce con-duce ! the services. The opening piaer was offered by President A. Meiz. The ward choir was present and beautifully rendered appropriate hymns. Among them were "Sometime "Some-time We'll Understand," "Come To Me," and "I .Need Thee Every Hour." A double mixed quartet sang, "Someu here The Sun Is Shining," ar:d "Jesua Is Calling." Miss Eva Eimprou rendered a violin solo. The speakers were: Mayor W. D. Catvilaiiii, State Tieisurer D. O. Lar-08.1, Lar-08.1, who was sent here as a special lep e3en!atie of Governor Bamberger, Bamber-ger, Pres. C. N. Lund and Bishop Jacobs. Mayor Candland said in part: "Bicthren and Sisters, for today I feel v. e are all brothers and sisters,' for she hand of death has touched us all. The boy who lies here does not belong to his father and mother alone, they gave him to their country, they gave him to us, hence today with them we mourn. "The gieat black cloud of war,-death, war,-death, desolation, of sorrow and of suffering, that settled over Europe four years ago, and which is gradually gradual-ly spreading over the whole world, has now reached our fair city. "Until now it has not seemed so near. While we read of the horrors of the terrible struggle we hoped that somehow our own might be spared, and while mothers bravely kistsed their sons good bye they knew of the dangers that would surround them, and anxious, silent prayers for their safety have ascended to Heaven both day and night. To me there is no grander, nobler, sacrifice than that of the mother who dedicates and consecrates her son to her country's coun-try's cause, and while all the brightness bright-ness may go out of the father's life with the life of his boy, he can not 5 suffer as the mother does. Therefore it is on the mothers, wives and sisters j that the hand of sorrow is laid heaviest. heavi-est. I visited the Braby home on the evening of the arrival of the body of :' this young hero. How I admired the v courage, fortitude, and resignation . of his mother; not one word of complaint, com-plaint, no wail of the wounded heart, " no uselesB outcry against the war and !- those responsible for it, but a spirit as of peace, as though she said to her-Belf: her-Belf: "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord." Of such mothers are heroes born. And this boy is a hero. If When his country called he stepped f boldly, manfully out and said: "Here am I O my country. I'll go where you want me to go, or do what you want me to do." If the commanding r. officer had said: "Go into the trench-a; trench-a; ea in France," he would have gone . bravely, cheerfully and obediently. Jf the commanding officer had called for volunteers to lead a forlorn hope, " he would have been oiie of the first to say: "I am at your service." O, the brave, manly fellow that he was. How pitiful that his life should be blotted i out, and how brave and noble it is for ill his brother to say: "Take me, O my country, for though my brother has fallen yet will I offer myself to fill his place." And that other brother, i who himself was near death's door, "" he also has offered his all to his , country and to freedom. How proud 2i: their father and mother have to be of them. How proud are we citizens of If, Mount Pleasant that such sons, such fathers and mothers are here, it. "These boys are heroes. One is dead, one is yet alive, both have offered offer-ed the supreme sacrifice, their lives, jjf to their country. We honor them as much as if they had fallen in battle, for it is no fault of theirs that they are not on the firing line today. "May the knowledge that their feint fei-nt low citizens honor and appreciate "" their sacrifice help to assuage the grief that must be theirs, of the father, fath-er, mother, of the brothers, sisters. May God add His Spirit of comfort ... and consolation as He only can do, Is J'1' the hope and prayer of all who have met here today to pay our last re-speet re-speet to our soldier boy. Amen." ( ' Mr. Larsen conveyed the sympa-thies sympa-thies of the State Executive to the bereaved family and expressed his own personal feelings in the sorrows jrj of Sanpete. President Lund and Bishop Jacobs expressed comforting thoughts to the mourners. The closing prayer was offered by Sl Elder Newel K. Young. The grave was dedicated by Elder Joseph Ked-dington Ked-dington of Salt Lake City. The pallbearers were Lieutenant Ben E. Reynolds, Francis Fogelberg, k Ross Cox, A. .1. Mclff, Auer Beek-ft Beek-ft stroin and Ben Staker, all former members of the National Guard. There were a great many people from the surrounding towns In the county who came to pay respect to V, A ; . - e: -'. . I I - ' i A RALPH R. BRABY the departed soldier. Among those who came here from distant places weie Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Braby, Mrs. Robert Braby, Mrs. Wm. Cocking, Mrs. John Kiikrnan, Mrs. Henry Russell, Rus-sell, Mrs. John Russell, Miss Ida Russell, Rus-sell, Miss Ruby Austin, Joseph Ked-dington' Ked-dington' Mr. and Mrs. John Kedding-ton, Kedding-ton, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jensen, Mrs. George Eraby, and Mrs. Eva Shields of Salt Lake City, Miss Delia Gidney of Brigham City, Mrs. Orson Braby of Ogden and Ed Braby of Garfield, also Miss Emma Munsee of Salt Lake City. There were a number of soldiers .throughout the county who were on furlows who also came to attend the funeral. Ralph's brother Orson accompanied the body from San Diego to Mount Pleasant. Burt Madsen of Camp Kearny and Roy Madsen of Fort Rily, Kansas were here. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. An auto truck was used to carry them to and from the chapel. |