Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-02
FRANK sCHwARz.s FUNERAL.
A Midnight Service In the Scottish Rite Ca
thedral-Final Exercises Yesterday.

Midnight Service In the scottish Kite Ca
thedral-Final Exercises Yesterday.
Just at the beginning Of the new year the
midnight services over the remains Of the late
Frank Schwarz were begun in the Cathedral
OF the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Masons on g street. There was nothing about
the cathedral TO indicate that the body Of the
man in the coffin was that of suicide but to
the contrary. The walls and galleries were
draped in morning and tas,efully decorated
with ferns and palms. In the center Of the
hall the coffin rested on trestles, aud long be-
fore the midnight hour the galleries were filed
with friends 81 the deceased. and he had many
of them. The cssket was heavily trimmed with
silver and around it were ferns and flowers,
! among which were gas jets made in imitation
OF candles. The dove Of peace rested on IA
column OF white flowers at the head Of tho
casket and beneath the dove the face Of the
man who only two days before was In full life,
His features were peacefuland bore no evidence
of the terrible mental agony the dead man had
endured for months aud which finally impelled
him TO take his own life.
COMMENCEMENT or THE SERVICES.
In the eastern end OF tho gallery is the organ
and around this stood the Masonic quartet
When the minute hand Of tho clock indicated
the birth Of year tho worshipfui master
man. moment OF deadly silence passed and
Knight ksdosh. stepping forward, rested his
hand gently on the lid of the coffin and
responded in . SLOW but firm voice, God is his
Judge
When the coffin lid was removed a glittering
cross on the breast Of the dead mah could be
seen, IA could the cords binding hands and feet
and the chaplet of laurel about his brow. These
were removed as the impressive ceremonies
progressed and then each Of his brother men,
bers of the Scottish Rite Masons sprinkled
water on the cold form and repeated: "Our
brother now is dead, but lives in the world
everlasting"
Az AFFECTING scEHE
After the final prayer there was an affecting
scene when the widow and sister of the de-
ceased appeared beside the body of the dead
one and gave vent to their feelings The body
was then viewed by friends present at the mid
night service, and u little after o'clock the
friends and relatives of the deceased filed out
of the hall, leaving the body in charge of the
Masonic guard.
FINAL SERVICES YESTERDAY
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock the final
services we're held in the cathedral under the
direction OF De Moluy Commandery, No 4. X.
t., and the lodge Of Elks. Floral tributes from
the Elks, the Mysterious Club and a heart of
white flowers with the inscription, "a friend in
the coffin: Members of the different
organizations filed into the hall and
the Rev. ". E. Parson of the Church Of the
Reformation opened the services with prayer.
The religious services ended with the Lords
Prayer, and then the impressive services of the
EIks we're conducted by the past exalted ruler.
John C.. Maxwell. The esteemed leading knight
Daniel Cahill, Esteemed Loyal Knight Walter
Hudnall and Lecturing Knight Ct. B. Mason
pronounced the departed brother faithful to
the principles Of charity loyalty and brotherly
love. and the ruler announced that he was fit
ITO receive from the Exalted Grand Ruler of
All the last degree"
sprig of amaranth and ivy, the emblems of
loyalty and brOtherly love, were dropped on the
coffin by the Elks they filed out. The Knights
Templar service followed, and the earthly re-
mains of the deceased were borno to the hearse
beneath the crossed swords of the commandery
and passed the members of the Washington
Light Infantry. Members of b. b. French
Lodge. F. A. A. NJ, formed the guard of honor
for the hearse. A long procession OF carriages
followed the body to Oak Hill cemetery, where
the remains were placed in the vault.
1t is the desire of the deceased's sister, Mrs
Spankuch of New York. that her brothers re-
mains be taken to New York for interment.
Tine beneficiary named in the suicides will.
Frank Schwarz Spankuch, is only six years old,
and he came here with his mother to attend the
funeral.