Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-11-26

diiu OItsCAo VIZ SoSoi'So O"A ~soSAS~'
Thea came the long line Of car
riages containing persons cf all
conditions of society.
Most prominent among them we
observed most of the Judges OF
the District Courts,
Judge Durell Of the us. District
Court, Gen. T. J. Heron, Secretary,
and A. w. Fairfax, Assistant Secre-
tary, of State.
Drs. White, Pre- sident, and Rus
sell, President and Secretary Board
of Health. e
S.A. Stockdale, Internal Revenue
Collector, 3. I. Joubert, Internal
Revenue Assessor.
Justices of the Peace, Recorders
The StatePress was represented
by Messrs. ". Il. Fish Of the N. q.
Republican, Halstead, If the I5eruille
NeGs Hartman * MU-rell, OF the
Lafourche TINES Collins, OF the
Slate Journal Marks, of the IScea-
sian Lsader. And S, We might pro-
coed alnus. indefinitely to describe
the personel Of the immense as
semblage of persons who attended
the funeral. Sufi. g it thnt standing
at the corner OF Blsin and Canal
streets, the procession occupied
fOrty-fye minutes il passing. In
addition to the hosts in line, the
sidewalks, neutral ground, and gal
leries, ali along Canal street from
Claiborne to Tchoupitouias, were
filed with spectators Of all classes,
conditions and sexes OF persons.
The procession moved up Canal
Street, south to Tchoapiboula ),
across o. Canal street, north, thence
down Canal 10 Basin street, down
BASIN to Blenvlllee, out Ij,envii.e to
the 81. Louis Cemetery Ut tue corner
oi Cla;borlc aad CJntI streets, where
the in5erment took place, after tie
performance Of masonic ritual and
the delivery of ;he following address
by Hon. J. II. Burch:
Dretirea, This mournful scene, AMI
these solemn notes that bctokeI the
dissolution OF this earthly tabernacle,
nave again airmei our ont II door and
another spiliS has been summoned to
the land where orr foref,tl rs have
gone bsfore rs Again we ar, c,llei
10 assemble among the Indications OF
the dead TO behold the "nlrroy house
appointed for all the Lying"
Tae Supreme Grand Master abo7e,
il t., wisdom of his mysterious Prosi-
dcnce, has been ; leased to remove
from his labors here below, to HI.
Grand L)ige above, or beloved bro
ther, Oscar Jam IS Dunn. To me HIS
been assigned The honorable. bat d;f-
tic;ilt duty, OF speaking t. you OF his
masonic character. When [ look
around me-, ana behold the many gray
haired masons, who have grown up in
or ancient and beloved order with or
departed brother, now lying in The eol1
embrace OF death. feel, that to some
Of them, shoall BE- delegated this
mourntui, painful, hit hon-.,ble task.
Bat, a it is in;ne to perform. mp
proaoh it with heart heavily freishted
with the avalanche OF gTiefand misery
that has SO Suddenly swept over us al,
and with f.ltering stammering
tongue
Brother Osclr James Dunn first applied
For thc honors Of " .sonry Nov. 81, 1852
He was iouni worthy ana vel. qualified,
and received his first light in the mysteries
of Masonry. ihvins made sufficient pro-
iciency in his first degree in January,
1853, he was passed to his second degree,
and finally, in the same year, he was raised
90 the sublime degree OF q Master Mason
Thus we see that our departed brother
has aerysd nearly twenty years in the
honorable service Of THIS ancient order.
Possessed OF pure motives, favorable OPT
Mons, desire Of further knowledge, and
a re lions inclination to I've se.rgiceable 70
his iyllo.vman, he, by practice, conception
AMI exempliiication, soon exhibited such
knowledge of the intents and purpose,
Of the order as u place him in The fore
N pst ranks of the craft and so strong
WIS his Masonic cliims upon them That.
il token of recognition aad appreciation,
he Vas thrice called to the cha:r as Wor-
shipfiil Master Of Richmond Lodge No, /.
In this position, bis wortliiness as a
Mason, usefulness as builder up Of the
order in this part Of the country, fidelity
in the discharge OF his dItics, and his skill
as n craftsman, recommended him 20
higher honors, and so be WAS advanced to
the honorable and digniiied position o:
| Grand Master Of Mlsoas IN Louisiana
and 20 acceptable was his work, 50 nd
mirable his plans isid down on the trastle
boafl, that he was continued in the same