Frank Gates Allen, 82, former Moline banker and manufacturer, and one of Moline's most public spirited citizens for about a half century, died at 10:20 o'clock last night in the residence he shared with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Seiffert, 1628 Eleventh avenue, Moline. Mr. Allen, who held the highest honors in Masonry, had been ill of Heart trouble about a month.
Mr. Allen will long be remembered for his many generous contributions to Moline, but that which perhaps most of all endeared him and his wife, the last Mrs. Minnie Stephens Allen, to Moline residents was the generous gift of their beautiful 22-room home to the Moline school system.
Allendale, the former $200,000 Allen residence, is now occupied by Moline board of education offices and home economics classrooms. The Moline dental clinic and school nurse's office are also located there.
Funeral services for Mr. Allen will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning in Scottish Rite cathedral, Moline, with Doric Lodge of Masons in charge. The Episcopal services will be read by the Rev. William O. Hanner, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, Rock Island. The Rev. Channing F. Savage, rector of Christ Episcopal church, Moline, of which Mr. Allen was a member, is out of the city.
The body will be taken from Knox funeral home to the cathedral tomorrow and will lie in state from 1 to 5 pm.
After the services Monday morning the body will be cremated. Commitment services will be held at the Allen family lot in Riverside Cemetery, Moline, at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, with Doric Lodge of Masons again in charge. Mr. Allen's ashes will be mingled with those of his wife.
Active pallbearers will be Frank Silloway and Joseph E. Shearer, both of Moline; Leon W. Mitchell, Ardo W. Mitchell and Ben T. Reidy, all of Rock Island, and Harry F. Evans, Henry Lord and D. Nelson McClelland, all of Davenport.
Honorary pall bearers will be Charles Deere Wiman, Edward Andries, Robert W. Rank, Charles L. Coryn., L.R. Blackman, Charles A. Darland, Harry C. Good, T.E. Toline, George Carlson, E.W. Ross, E.H. Sohner, James F. Lardner, Mayo Harris and Karl Sheldon, all of Molinel Maurice Hemsing., G. Decker French, Joseph L. Hecht, John H Vanpatten, Charles H. Wilson John Schenk, Cable G. VonMaur, George Brumbaugh, George French and Henry Lord Jr., all of Davenprt; Walter A. Rosenfield and Oscar F. Smith, both of Rock Island.
Mr. Allen was born in Aurora, Ill., Feb. 14, 1858. He moved to Moline in 1881 shortly after graduation from the University of Michigan, where he won a coveted "M" as a member of the varsity football team.
His first job in Moline was as a reporter for the Moline Dispatch. Later he became associated with the Moline Plow company, remaining with the firm many years. He served the plow company in various capacities, becoming president and general manager of the firm in 1918, a position he retained until retiring Sept. 1 1919.
Mr. Allen was named president of the Moline State Savings Bank and Trust company in 1902, and later became chairman of the board of the bank. In 1925 he was made chairman of the board of the Moline State Trust and Savings bank, when the State Savings Bank and Trust company merged with the Moline Trust and Savings company. He retained this position For several years before retiring. In recent years Mr. Allen had been head of the law firm of Allen, Seiffert and Pryor, being associated with his grandson., Allen Seifert and his grandson-in-law, John Pryor.
Mr. Allen Miss Minnie Florence Stephens, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Stephens, in Moline, June 8, 1882. Mr. Stephens was one of the founders of the Moline Plow company.
Mrs. Allen, founder of the Moline Woman's club and a musician of unusual ability, died Oct. 13, 1933, in the Allen's Pasadena, Calif., home. The Allen's had gone to California to live because of Mrs. Allen's health.
For years Mrs. Allen headed the philanthropic department of the Moline Woman's club and was the Moline guiding genius of the Moline Good Fellow fund. She also developed an interest in writing in the last few years of her life and several of her letters were published.
Mr. Allen was chairmen of the committee of the Scottish Rite Cathedral association of Moline in charge of a campaign to raise funds for construction of the present $450,000 Masonic cathedral. The drive culminated with the laying of the cornerstone for the building in 1929 in a ceremony at which former governor Louis L. Emmerson spoke. Mr. Allen gave the address of welcome.
Mr. Allen was an outstanding leader in Masonry and held offices in various Masonic bodies over a period of years. He affiliated with the Moline Scottish Rite bodies from Freeport in 1926. Mr. Allen received the 33rd degree, the highest honor in Masonry, on Sept. 20, 1927, to May, 1928 and was president of the Scottish Rite Cathedral association in 1928 and 1929.
He was orator of Moline Lodge of Perfection from 1924 to 1928 and became a member of the board of directors of the Scottish Rite Cathedral association in 1926, a position he held until his death. Mr. Allen also served as honorary chairman of the successful campaign in 1937 to raise $100,00 to refinance the mortgage on the Cathedral. He was active also in affairs of the Episcopal diocese of Quincy.
Among other contributions which Mr. and Mrs. Allen made to Moline was the gift of the flagstaff memorial in Stephens square, Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street. The memorial was designed by C.S. Paolo, noted sculptor of New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen were guests of honor at a membership dinner of the Moline association of commerce in the Moline Elks' building on Nov. 11, 1931. At that time Moline citizens paid tribute to the couple for their numerous contributions to Moline. Representatives of six organizations were; Parent-Teacher association, Moline Woman's club, Daughters of the American Revolution, Scottish Rite Cathedral association, Moline city council and the board of education.
Surviving Mr. Allen are his daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Allen Seiffert, nationally known, poetess; a grandson, Allen Seiffert; a granddaughter, Mrs. John Pryor and a sister, Mrs. Lottie Mack of Aurora. In addition to his wife, a brother and a sister preceded him in death.
The Rock Island Argus
Sat, Aug 31, 1940-Page 12
Frank Gates Allen, 82, former Moline banker and manufacturer, and one of Moline's most public spirited citizens for about a half century, died at 10:20 o'clock last night in the residence he shared with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Seiffert, 1628 Eleventh avenue, Moline. Mr. Allen, who held the highest honors in Masonry, had been ill of Heart trouble about a month.
Mr. Allen will long be remembered for his many generous contributions to Moline, but that which perhaps most of all endeared him and his wife, the last Mrs. Minnie Stephens Allen, to Moline residents was the generous gift of their beautiful 22-room home to the Moline school system.
Allendale, the former $200,000 Allen residence, is now occupied by Moline board of education offices and home economics classrooms. The Moline dental clinic and school nurse's office are also located there.
Funeral services for Mr. Allen will be held at 9 o'clock Monday morning in Scottish Rite cathedral, Moline, with Doric Lodge of Masons in charge. The Episcopal services will be read by the Rev. William O. Hanner, rector of Trinity Episcopal church, Rock Island. The Rev. Channing F. Savage, rector of Christ Episcopal church, Moline, of which Mr. Allen was a member, is out of the city.
The body will be taken from Knox funeral home to the cathedral tomorrow and will lie in state from 1 to 5 pm.
After the services Monday morning the body will be cremated. Commitment services will be held at the Allen family lot in Riverside Cemetery, Moline, at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, with Doric Lodge of Masons again in charge. Mr. Allen's ashes will be mingled with those of his wife.
Active pallbearers will be Frank Silloway and Joseph E. Shearer, both of Moline; Leon W. Mitchell, Ardo W. Mitchell and Ben T. Reidy, all of Rock Island, and Harry F. Evans, Henry Lord and D. Nelson McClelland, all of Davenport.
Honorary pall bearers will be Charles Deere Wiman, Edward Andries, Robert W. Rank, Charles L. Coryn., L.R. Blackman, Charles A. Darland, Harry C. Good, T.E. Toline, George Carlson, E.W. Ross, E.H. Sohner, James F. Lardner, Mayo Harris and Karl Sheldon, all of Molinel Maurice Hemsing., G. Decker French, Joseph L. Hecht, John H Vanpatten, Charles H. Wilson John Schenk, Cable G. VonMaur, George Brumbaugh, George French and Henry Lord Jr., all of Davenprt; Walter A. Rosenfield and Oscar F. Smith, both of Rock Island.
Mr. Allen was born in Aurora, Ill., Feb. 14, 1858. He moved to Moline in 1881 shortly after graduation from the University of Michigan, where he won a coveted "M" as a member of the varsity football team.
His first job in Moline was as a reporter for the Moline Dispatch. Later he became associated with the Moline Plow company, remaining with the firm many years. He served the plow company in various capacities, becoming president and general manager of the firm in 1918, a position he retained until retiring Sept. 1 1919.
Mr. Allen was named president of the Moline State Savings Bank and Trust company in 1902, and later became chairman of the board of the bank. In 1925 he was made chairman of the board of the Moline State Trust and Savings bank, when the State Savings Bank and Trust company merged with the Moline Trust and Savings company. He retained this position For several years before retiring. In recent years Mr. Allen had been head of the law firm of Allen, Seiffert and Pryor, being associated with his grandson., Allen Seifert and his grandson-in-law, John Pryor.
Mr. Allen Miss Minnie Florence Stephens, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Stephens, in Moline, June 8, 1882. Mr. Stephens was one of the founders of the Moline Plow company.
Mrs. Allen, founder of the Moline Woman's club and a musician of unusual ability, died Oct. 13, 1933, in the Allen's Pasadena, Calif., home. The Allen's had gone to California to live because of Mrs. Allen's health.
For years Mrs. Allen headed the philanthropic department of the Moline Woman's club and was the Moline guiding genius of the Moline Good Fellow fund. She also developed an interest in writing in the last few years of her life and several of her letters were published.
Mr. Allen was chairmen of the committee of the Scottish Rite Cathedral association of Moline in charge of a campaign to raise funds for construction of the present $450,000 Masonic cathedral. The drive culminated with the laying of the cornerstone for the building in 1929 in a ceremony at which former governor Louis L. Emmerson spoke. Mr. Allen gave the address of welcome.
Mr. Allen was an outstanding leader in Masonry and held offices in various Masonic bodies over a period of years. He affiliated with the Moline Scottish Rite bodies from Freeport in 1926. Mr. Allen received the 33rd degree, the highest honor in Masonry, on Sept. 20, 1927, to May, 1928 and was president of the Scottish Rite Cathedral association in 1928 and 1929.
He was orator of Moline Lodge of Perfection from 1924 to 1928 and became a member of the board of directors of the Scottish Rite Cathedral association in 1926, a position he held until his death. Mr. Allen also served as honorary chairman of the successful campaign in 1937 to raise $100,00 to refinance the mortgage on the Cathedral. He was active also in affairs of the Episcopal diocese of Quincy.
Among other contributions which Mr. and Mrs. Allen made to Moline was the gift of the flagstaff memorial in Stephens square, Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street. The memorial was designed by C.S. Paolo, noted sculptor of New York City.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen were guests of honor at a membership dinner of the Moline association of commerce in the Moline Elks' building on Nov. 11, 1931. At that time Moline citizens paid tribute to the couple for their numerous contributions to Moline. Representatives of six organizations were; Parent-Teacher association, Moline Woman's club, Daughters of the American Revolution, Scottish Rite Cathedral association, Moline city council and the board of education.
Surviving Mr. Allen are his daughter, Mrs. Marjorie Allen Seiffert, nationally known, poetess; a grandson, Allen Seiffert; a granddaughter, Mrs. John Pryor and a sister, Mrs. Lottie Mack of Aurora. In addition to his wife, a brother and a sister preceded him in death.
The Rock Island Argus
Sat, Aug 31, 1940-Page 12
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