The San Francisco call., 1897-07-21

Mrs. Aide, Mrs. DR.. Lane, W. G. Clark,
Frank Buffers, Frank S. Grummon and
wife, ii. A. Mcknight Rev. John Thomp-
son, WV. Stevens, Michael Deering, Mrs.
Colonel Granniss, Mrs. William Mckay,
Miss Fowler. Misses Fay, Mrs. Captain
Moritz, Lieutenant Carter, Mr.. Hackett.
The arrangements in the interior of the
church were under the direction of Webb
n. Pierce, grand prior of the Grand Con-
slstory. The seating capacity of the sacred
edihce was apportioned to the several
bodies that were to occupy it and to
the mourners and friends. The gallery
was allotted to all such as could gain ad-
mittance. In order to accomplish this the
grand prior was assisted by the following
named ushers: I. J. Bligh of Occiden tai
Lodge, Alexander Russell of California
Lodge, S. G. Thomson of Oriental Lodge,
H. R. Willis of Mission Lodge A. J. Bar
clay of King Solomon Lodge, J. 81. Torabell
OF Mission Lodge, j. Leshman OF Califor-
MIA Lodge, W. A, Zollner of Mission
Lodge, R. W. Thompson of Golden Gate
Lodge, Fred 6. Houston of Doric Lodge
Alfred Wilke of Mount Moriah Lodge and
Artemas Webster of California Lodge.
To prevent confusion, the several bodies
except the Grand Consistory and the
Knights Templar were admitted through
the Mason street entrance. The mem bers
A|ONESr
belonged, were seated in the front to the
left OF the middle aisle, and behind them
were seated such mem bers OF other Blue
lodges as came. The members of Pacific
Parlor, who entered the church wearing
the regalia OF the order and who were
under the leadership of d. A. Ryan, act
ing president. were assigned to seats on
the left side of the church. The mem bers
of the Board of Regents of the University
OF California, the employees of the railroad
company and the many fri nds were
shown TO seats on the right of the church,
and when all these had been seated the
sound of muff1ed drums was heard, the
front doors were thrown wide open and
the funeral cortege advanced in the fol-
lowing order: The honorary pail bearers,
W. G. Brown, worshipful master of Cali
fornia Lodge, and the Rev. Robert
Mackenzie; the active pall-bearers, carry
ing the handsome casket containing the
remains of the honored dead; the mourn
ers, California and Golden Gate com.
manderies the Grand Consistory of Cali
fornia, of which the deceased was the
grand master, turned to the left and were
escorted to seats in the front, near the
altar.
The coffin, covered with black cloth,
over which was a magnificent pail con-
tributed by those employed in the main
office of the railroad and in the Fourth
and Townsend street building and on top
OF which rested mass of beautiful flowers
and the insignia of the office Mr. Crocker
wore as Master of the grand body, was
placed on the bier at the front of the altar,
after which the Knights Templar took the
places to which the ushers conducted
them. In the meantime the worshipful
master of California Lodge, in company
with the minister, took bis place on the
platform, on which were seated Ernest H.
Hill senior warden. GeOrpn X Whita
junior warden; Franklin II. Day, secre-
tary; Henry Muller, treasurer, and Henry
2. Um bsen, senior deacon.
When all were seated the choir of Cali
fornia Lodge, under the direction of Sam
uel d. Mayer, organist, assisted by ]. K.
Osilvie, ]. f. Fleming and ]. r. Jones,
sang Still, Still With Thee, and at the
close the worshipful master called the as
semblage to order and made a few re.
marks, after which the choir rendered
"Come to Me-"
The funeral service was then commenced
by the woTshipful master In a very impress
sive manner from the ritual, during which
the memb bers of California Lodge arose
and at intervals made response to the
master. The grand honors were given
and the choir rendered, Good Night, [
Am Going Home Then the master
read from the ritual, and when tho mem
bers OF the lodge gave the response, so
mote it be- the choir gave, "Sleep On,
Beloved" After which Rev DIR. Macken-
zie spoke. His remarks were very brief
and wholly free from anything like
eulogy. He explained this by saying that
he ana the deceased had had talk on the
subject of funeral oration. and that the
dead man had said: No eulogy, no
eulogy" But the speaker said he
thought the dead would pardon him If he