, 1875-06-07
ASHES TO ASHES.
Imposing Ceremonies Attending
tho burial Of Solomon ID.
1}aylcss, Of Fort Wayne.
Sketch Of the Brilliant Masonic Career
of tho Deceased.

Srtefat Dtsrateh IN The Chfra1o 7Tfhtnt.
Fonr WAYNE, Ind, juno G.-E0ft Wayne hhs
to-day witnessed tho grchtoAt hlaaonic pageait
over neeu III tho atato, and ono OF tho finest IN
tho United States, in honor Of tho lato Hon. mol
D. LaylcsH, whose death one wock ago thH hloFe-
ing was duly te!cgraphod you. alr. H0gleaa waa
ono OF tho olest af'i ''oet-kown aiasohH III THO
Uslitod statos' md l'af atsalhed 20 prominence
In tho Order greater than ever nehioVed oy any
1nliana Mason, and surrasscd by bis TOW mon
In tic country. Io took his first legrco nj Troy,
o.. June !, 18lf, and became = Master MaBon
,,,,o, H. rn tl,n-o.ftor III ncco,o1or 19t5 bav-
w.. ~, -. IT,, ..,.a.,,,,.t. ,,,oo, T., HI. iodco
R hea asl 1ao ahnotuato oeos ', u, H." 'o.,
ho was chosen Worah'pful Master, Which position
ho hold several yoars Ho mado
.MAsoynY a STUDY,
md ann r,vo inrtructton to c,nsseB, In 1850,
49, pS1N 1t.s ~. ,,.:, ,"...,,,.., 49,.
whom he lols oIao. ~ naa '"ss1 oc.o" i'lo3o
lodges aud conferred moro degrees tl'an any
other Mason III that State. In january 1873, nt
Lancaster. O., he received tho noya! Arch do
-.roo. .,,1 a inv ,rnola aflcr at Tho uo,nc placc
h.e'n. a.i,' .c'," ~" ".a' r.. .uso 'se'
INC hnlBns lealp!"e ot"eto' =" 4'''' 1T VIZ
eaillcs KY, tho sosoct Master begFeo "as eoil-
fertcd upon him, and the orler OF High PRIEST
hoot1 Mt Ju1inuapo!is In 1B52 In 1856. at this
ctv. In rcce;yoI lilo Auclout and Accented
n' u:. ..,,,,,;.',. H. .,,;p.,
sscot''si 1'.o " anu '''s'uoa"s tno
dogreo s.. T.. r. L..
TIE OFFICIAL l'osons or MASONRY
woro phoyotod upou tho locoasol liboral'y. In
,oE, ~ taka ,o .arvoJ no Nm ar,rt bt,.,or NJ
1901 ana 1000 no sefSea ~ !ne ola',a alaases VI
tho Hraaa Loabo VI t1o ntato auu ueohiluu ~
election. In 1919 md 1913 ho WAS Grand High
Priest Of tho Grand Chapter Of Indiana, mud
1,a.l"n | ca,,.t HTo.o,,s - t,o gt.to fro,,, IAN
Soya1 ana 'e'oc1 1lhson" " sl,o at".o 4solu ioo.
to lsGa. 1lo borTod ~ Most Emlnone Grand
Commander OF tho Knights Tcn1plera of lndl-
nnr md, at tic General Grand .rrtenuial Com
claye Of the United Htntes Ia 1869, was elected
| Grand Junior Warden OF tic Gonoral Grand
| Tncamnmont. In 1865 l,o was chosen Grand
Jncturor in tho three symbolic dogrocs; Ia 1866
1s5v, G. i. Grand Captasu-ioncral and
Grand CIencra]iralmo Of tho Grand Com
mamIery OF tho Slate in tho flrst ycar
! Of Tint baly. For many yeara he acted ~
cdi,or OF tho Indiana Free Mason md Mystic
Star, Two lending Masonio publications. IN
short, ho had held mors ot}scct coufarred moro
;]crrcre and couBocrato1 mora lodges, cLaptors
| nnl onca,npnlentv than AnY other Nasou in tho
State. According to
mi DYING REQUEST,
ls fcmains wore kept for weelt prior to inter
| mont. Mch,Wl,lke Tue Masonic Lodges and tho
! Com1nandory of this city matle preparations for
| characterization in hIs honor, commensurate
tornitr. Invitations woro eout to all tho COM
| r,ordnr;ns nni Inlrea within rai1,nY Of a hum
trcd 1nileB to participate, md special trains OF,
nii tho railroads. c.mtrojuc in thiB city wero mr.
ra,,t,ad for. Tho day arrived, aud brought With
it thousands Of rcon1o.
~ s-'3 rtaI,r SPECIAL raa1ys
roaclel tho CITY tl1la morning. comprisipg from
ovLt to ycuty cars oach, bringing delegations
from Toledo: Lafayette. Nic!ln,ond. Muncic,
points. 4 reasonable eatitaa1a ptacea tho num-
bor Of atranrors in tLo city at little, II any,
| short Of 10, o0O. THO various lodges and COM
n,anarias ,soro mot on tl,o arrival Of trains and
4,1t},n