Omaha daily bee., 1893-08-06
ECHOES OF The AN1E ROOM
Deith Of Grand Commander Bachelor Causes
Sincere Regret in Masonic Circles.
ORDER OF THE WORLD GIVES A PICNIC
New Lodge of Pythian sistcrs-what the
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News-Events OF the week In
Secret Society Circles.

The death of DIR. James Cunningham
Bachelor. grand commander OF the supreme
council OF the Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
OF the southern jurisdiction, has brought
forth most sincere and profound expressions
OF regret from the thirty-third degree
Mnsons Of that jurisdiction and from thou
sands of persons in the order and out who
have known the deceased personally and
otherwise.
DIR. Bachelors death occurred in WASH
ington, ID. c., at $3.50 o'clock Friday morning,
July 90, at the House of the Temple, corner
Of Third and Il streets northwest, after an
Illness OF several months. While his death
was expected, and the announcement cre-
nted little surprise, his loss will be none the
less widely and sincerely mourned. DIR.
Bachelors sister, Mrs Hutchins Of Mont
gamery, Ala, was with her brother from the
date OF his being taken to his bed, May 10
last, and remained at his bedside until death
came to peacefully end his sufferings Friday
morning.
Private funeral services TO which only
thirty-thrd degree Masons were admitted,
because OF want of sufficient room, were held
at the house in the evening. and Saturday
night the remains were placed aboard the
cars and taken to New Orleans, the former
nome OF the deceased, accompanied by Mrs
Hutchins, Clerk Long of the West Virginia
supreme court and Grand Secretary Fred
Webber of Washington. The regular Kadosh
services, the most beautiful and impress i've
OF all funeral services, were held over the
body at New Orleans at midnight Monday.
Tuesday the body was inferred at New Or
leans by the grand lodge of Louisiana. ''-
DIR. Bachelor will be succeeded as grand
commander by Lieutenant Commander
Philip Crosby Tucker of Galveston, Tex,
until the meeting of the supreme council at
st. Louis, Mo-, next October, when the
grand commander will be formally elected.
James Cunningham Bachelor was born OF
English parents IN Quebec, Can, July 10,
1878; The family moved to western New
York when he was quite yong, and shortly
afterward to Alabama. The deceased was
educated in st. Louis, Mo-, and for many
years practiced medicine in Alabama: In
1886 DIR. Bachelor went with the Mont
gomery (Ala.) True Blues to the Florida
| war. and enjoyed a pension for his services
in that war. 12l.- "
In 1860 he organized a battery of screwmen
| at New Orleans, and as their captain served
with them in the confederate army. He
| was taken prisoner and confined on Ship
Island in the Gulf of Mexico, where he in.
Cured a lameness, which ever aftervard
| affected him. He was married, but his wife
and children, two sons, died years ago.
DR.. Bachelor was initiated as an entered
apprentice in Eureka lodge, Ala bama, April
IL, 1S46 passed to degree of fellow craft a
| week later and was raised to the sublime de
| gree OF master Mason the 9th of the follow
| ing month. He was exalted in Polar Stal
Royal Arch Chapter No. 81, August II, 1859
He became royal select master in Orleans
| Council No. 4, in the same year, and was
dubbed Knight Templar in Jacques dt
Molay commandery No. 2, February II, 1860
and entered the high priesthood February
Is, 1851.
He took the Ancient and Accepted Scot
tish Rite degree, fourth to thirty-third IN
elusive, in 1856, was advanced to the honor
ary thirty-third degree February Ia, 1857
and became an active master in 1882 II,
was elected grand secretary of the grant
lodge and grand chapter from 1867 to 1S9
inclusive, and was represeptative of tn,
grand lodge of Canada, Kentucky, Oregon
and Missouri, and representative. of tn,
grand chapters of Florida, Illinois, Ken
lucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Soutl
Carolina DIR. Bachelor was elected grant
commander to succeed the late Genera
Albert Pike at the last session Of the su
preme council, held in the city of Washing
ton last October.