Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-11
SOLEMN KADosH SERVICES.
The Impressive Spectacle I'm the Scot
fish Rite Hall Last Evening.

The Impressive Spectacle I'm the Scot
fish Rite Hall Last Evening.
The solemn services Of the Scottish Rite
for a deceased member OF the order were
conducted at the cathedral on O street last
night. beginning at midnight. In a casket
In the hall Of the consistory lay the body
OF Frederick ID. Ramsdell of Elmira, n. T..
who died on Sunday at the residence Of his
son. Charles F. Ramsdell. 400 Kentucky ave
nue. southeast He was not a member Of
the local coLsistory. but had affiliated
with the Washington members OF the order
and had requested that the Kadosh services
be held when he should die The hall Wa
hung with the funeral emblems Of the or
der. and the doors were draped In black.
Nine burning tapers formed a rtght-angied
triangle about the bier. A chaplet OF white
roses rested on the casket, and beneath IL
were the dead knights sword and the in
sigma OF the order. On the left Of the bier
black-covered stand held q skull. around
which were seven unlighted candles. \
large black cross of iron stood at the head
OF the casket. The dead knight was at
tired In the fun habit Of Q knight Of Ka-
When the clocks were tolline the midhous
OF the night. the lights In the consistosY
We're lowered to Q mere glow, and then from
smother chamber the knights OF the order
bearing q lighted candle. The ceremony
was conducted by Venerable Master GeorTo
w. Balloch. thirty-third degree Several
vocal numbers were rendered by q quartse
=. g. Holmes. second tenor: ]. H. Kaiser.
nrst bass. and Robt Ball second bass. -
w. Cheney was organist.
when all was still these words were heard
coming With weird effect from the gioomg
Who viii lay q charge against our dead
protnerr The answer came: God alone
shall Judge" who shall be his accuserY p
HIS conscience only" who shall prove
the charger mo one"
Ine ceremonies were closed by the b.
stowal OF the fraternai blessing upon the
soul o. the dead brother by those grouped
around the bier.
Mrs Ramsdell and her son and daughter
were present in the hall during the service
zen; baiioch was assisted by the following
pretnren In the order: william Oscaf
Eoome. thirty-third degree, senior wardens
Geo. "a. Walker. thlrty-second degree. junios
warden; William r. Singleton, thirty-thirS
decree: orator; Joseph c. Taylor, thirty-
tnird degree. master Of Ceremonies: Ceorxa
n. Shouiters, thirty-second DECREE rewiS-
L: lava n Crfdier. thirty-second degree
treasurer; Thomas ID. Singleton, thirty-ees.
ono degree. expert. and Messrs L. D. Wu-
son. hArrison Dingman, 8. E. Rosenthai
Anthony Miller. Martin OrCoupor. n II
Inowrson. q q. Holmes. Rober. Ball. ]. ri
James h Trimble. John g Tomlinyon. a. n
AtLee ana Charles Began, an OF this city.
ana an OF thirty second degree, and JsmS
q d lodge thirty-second degree. Of wichfta.
A. 4 o'clock this afternoon the brethr.>
wlIi meet to escort the remains to the ~
unors and Ohio depot for convey.nce 4.
Towanda. Pa. where they Win Be interr.G
knights Of Fythias visitafse,s.
me program Of the grand visitatiops
OF the local Knights Of Pythias has bee.
arranged ~ follows for the term ending
feoruary IL. 1885: Franklin No. 2 Sep
TENDER "A; Mount Vernon. No. g. septembes
Is: Occasia. No. Is. October 2: Cerm.n,.
NO. 10. October IL; Calantha, No III, Octo-
per 10; Anacostia. No. e. October IL: Ex-
ceisior No. II. October 3; Syracusian. Ne.
10. October &c; Decatur, No. Q. Octobse
%; Harmony. No. q. November 4; Equal
NO. Ia. November 8; Capital No. a, No
vember .; Webster, No Z, Noyember m
Myrtle. No. q. November n; Union Ne.
November Is. and Hsrnaions, No. "A