The San Francisco call., 1896-08-30
{. H, NJ. CURRY'S FUNERAL
Honors Paid to the Memory of
a Good Citizen and a
Faithful Officer.
Rev. DR.. Dill e and w. II Barnes
Speak Kindly of His Many
Virtues.

The funeral of Charles H. NJ. Curry,
father of County Clerk G. F. Curry and
late grand reporter of the Grand Lodge of
Knights of Honor of the State of California,
was held at Central M. E. Church, on
Mission street. yesterday afternoon.
The popularity of the deceased among
the brethren of the Knights of Honor, as
also the Ancient Order of United Work
men, together with that of his son, G. f.
Curry, the present County Clerk of this
City, brought hundreds of mourners to
the church. all of whom came to pay their
last respects to him who had left them,
as also to sympathize with the members of
his family in their grief. Every seat in
the body of the church and galleries was
occupied.
AS many deputy clerks, not only from
the County Clerks Office, but from other
coordinate branches of the municipality
as could be spared from official duty were
there Sheriff Whelan. with a large rep
resentation from his Office, occupied seats
Immediately in the rear of the mourners.
Large delegations from Keystone
Lodge, knights of Honor, under the call
of Charles II. Holcomb, dictator; mem bers
of the Grand Lodge of the same order, un-
der the call of P. l.. Archi bald, grand die
talor, and from Yerba Buena Lodge of the
a. o. q. W., under the call of John w.
Rede, master workman, together with
others were present.
The entire space within the railing in
front of the pull pit was taken up with the
choicest collection of flowers to be had in
the City, skillfully worked into designs
representative of the Office held by the
deceased. An open book.with the word
Records" in pansies across one side rep
resented the duties of the reporter.
A vacant chair, large harp, vase, q
star, a broken wheel and other designs
too numerous to mention were there,
forming one of the grandest collections
probably ever seen at funeral in this
City.
The funeral cortege was met at the
church door by the Rev. DR.. Ollie, who,
with the pall-bearers, J. f. Adam, W.
Venton, H. Schneffer, ]. Wegmore, r. 4.
Sumers, d. Z. Martin, r. II. Warfeld,
George w. Lamont, N. E. Maison. II. K.
McLennon, E. F. Joy and f. w. Zephus,
proceeded up the center aisle to the front
OF the pulpit. where the casket was placed
on catafalque.
An appropriate hymn was sung by the
Masonic male quartet, under the direction
of Samuel E. Mayer, after which DR.. Ollie
paid high tribute to the sterling quail
ties of the deceased as a man and Chris
tian.
He was described as one who had been
constant attendant of that church for
tie past twenty-three years, having been
superintendent of the Sabbath-school for
a number of years.
I'm concluding his remarks, he said
His sons may we'll feel proud OF their
father and the history he left behind him.
Not one line would they if they could blot
out OF his whole life, and he hoped that
they would lead a life as good and leave
as good record behind them as he had
done, so that when there was family
reunion on the golden shores of eternity
there would be no reproaches there as
there were none here.
"The family of the deceased was happy
and good family, because the head of it
was good true man.
W.. H. Barnes, prominent officer of the