, 1885-01-17

Inc immediate family and relatives OF
the governor in the meantime had been
assigned seat in the front pews.
The Knights Templar funeral services
were conducted throughout by Rev. DR..
Rater, appropriate responses being made
at intervals by the members of the order
and n of the chapters read by Sir Knight
Billiard. The appended resolutions,
passed by the commandery Of which the
dead governor was a member, were read
by Sir Knight Baird
WHEREAS, The Divine and Eminent
Commander of the Universe has been
pleased to summon from the labor of char
ity and hospitality among the unfortun-
ate Of earth Ito hat Temple not made
with hands, eternal in the heavens our
late beloved Brother, Sir Knight Will
liam Hale, and
WHEREAS, Wyoming Commandery
No. l, of which deceased was a bright
and honored member, deeply feels the
loss it has sustained in his demise, and is
desirious of t~reasuring among the records
and archives of this C~ommandery, its
humble tribute to the worth and character
of the deceased. Therefore be it
Resolved, By the members of Wyom-
ing Commandery No. 1, of Wyoming
Territory. in special conclave assembled,
That in the death of Sir Knight William
Hale, this Commandery has been depriv-
ed of an honored and valued member,
whose years of pilgrimage through the
Masonic fraternity were fraught with
golden deeds Of usefulness.
ResolUed, That to the family of the de-
ceased Sir Knight we extend our sincere
and heartfelt coincidence in this their sad
hour of bereavement, for the utterly ir-
reparable sorrow that has fallen upon them
50 untimely in the death of one who was
at once a noble husband, an indulgent
and loving father, and a dutiful and gem
erous son.
RESOLVED, That as a citizen, the deceased
was ever a valued and trusted friend 10
the needy, a counselor to the wise, and a
leader in progress and development. As
Governor of Wyoming Territory his ad-
ministration was marked with signal
ability in the Wisdom of its conceptions,
the Strength of its actions, and the
Beauty of its accomplishments. And his
untiring and successful efforts in the work
Of saving the Yellowstone National Park
to Wyoming Territory, form a corner
stone to the of his worth that
shall grow in the hearts of the whole peo-
pie of this Territory.
ResolUed, That in dying amidst his
years and honors, a noble type of the
sturdy manhood Of America, hat rises all
the rounds ofthe ladder of Flame, the de-
ceased has left an example ofsemulationto
the youth of our Territory, that will long
continue to cheer on the ambitious and
struggling to the goal of a life's achieved
greatness.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread in full upon the minutes of this
Commandery, and that an engrossed copy
thereof be presented to the family Of the
deceased.
SIR KNIGHTS ]. c. BAIRD,
GEORGE G. RAFTER,
A. j. PARsHALL,
Committee.
After Mr.. Baird had concluded the
reading of the resolutions the choir con-
sisting of Mrs. Pierce, Mn. Adams, Mr..
w. 7. Haines, and Mr.. R. N. Heath,
with Prof. Inman at the organ, chanted a
beautiful dirge.
Upon the conclusion of the services the
pail bearers again took up the coffin, and
preceded by Rov. DR.. Rafter slowly moved
out of the church. The family and rela-
tives followed and these in turn were sue
ceeded by the Knights Templar and vari-
GUS other organizations in the order in
which they were assigned in the process
sion.