The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-21
FUNERAL OFFRANKLYNW.LEE
REMAINS INFERRED AT RUSH
CITY YESTERDAY
Brother NasOns From minneapolis
and st. Paul Attend in u Body and
Conduct the Scrvices-Active
Newspaper Writers of the Twin
Grnve-A Memorable Funeral.

All that is mortal of Franklyn w. Lee
was consigned t. a grave in the Rush
City cemetery yestel day afternoon with
the impressive rites Of the Masonic or
der.
No eulogy was pronounced over the
remains. None was needed in the
presence of the friends of Mr.. Lee, who
filled the church to overlooking. They
knew him in life. Their presence ut
his funeral and their manifest sympa-
thy with the bereaVed ones bore silent.
set eloquent. testimony to the charac-
ter of the man.
1t was 4 memorable funeral.
The obseQuies were conducted I'M
der the auspices of the Masonic fra
ternity. of which Mr.. Lee was mem
her. ST Paul Lodge No. 5, A. F. and
a NJ; Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 3,
of 81. Paul; Damascus commandery,
I'm gGts Templa1s; Osman Temple, Mys-
tic Shrine, and Capital City lodge were
all represented. the delegation number
ing some sixty men. Representatives
Of the Elks' lodges of St. Paul and Min
neapolis also attended.
As is the custom with Masonic flu
nerals the local lodge, Jasper Lodge
No. 1874. opened prior TO the services.
which were held at the church, begin
ming al 80 p. m.
The ST. Paul ana Minneapolis dele
cations We're met as they alighted from
the St Paul * Duluth thrain. which
arrived about Il a. m, by Mayor Carl
son, of Rush City. and DR.. A. j. Stowe,
worshipful master of Jasper lodge.
Half an hour before the funeral Serv-
ice. the members of the various Ma
sonic lodges formed in line, and two by
two proceeded to the home of their
departed brother AT the gateway the
column diVerged and the brothers lined
the pathway leading 10 the house. Each
Mason wore his apron. and a crepe
ribbon encucled each mans arm.
The palihearers appeared and every
man barred his head as the casket was
borne down the pathway to the hearse
in waiting. Thence the funeral train
passed TO the church.
The modest edifce was crowded and
many were unable TO gain admittance.
but those who could rot enter did not
50 away.
As the Casket was hCrne up the aisle,
the pastor began reading the immortal
epistle Of st. Paul TO the Corinthians:
L am the It SURF eCtiOn and the life"
The simple service for the dead-the
Fpiscopalian ritual-was said. Rev II.
s. Str55ter. of White Bear lake. officiat-
ed. quartette sang Two hymns, and
A. p. SWanstrom sang a solo. There
was no funeral Oration-nothing but
the Gcspel-but that was sufficient. Ev-
cry face in the assent lage was that of
mourner. Every eye betrayed pro
found sYmpat thy with the bereaved
wife. the mother and the fatherless
children. 1t was tribute outweigh
ing volumes of eulOgium.
Nearly fifty carriages formed the flu
neral cortege to the cemetery. distant
two miles and a half from the town.
Impressive as were the obsequies at
the church, the Masonic rites at the
grave were even more deeply affecting
They We're conducted by Past Grand
Master j. F. Lawless. of st. Paul Mr..
LaWleSs read the eloquent and solemn
ritual With imposing effect Near its
close the Masons passed around the
open grave and let fall sprays of ever
green, typical of eternity, upon the flow
er-bedecked casket. and. as they did
so. pointed their fOrefingers heaven
ward in token of the everlasting life
which their departed brother had be-
gun to live.
Dust to dust; ashes to ashes"
And the sections began their work as
the mOurners left the churchyard.
The various Masonic lodges were rep
resented as follows: st. Paul Lodge
No g. by James j. Farley, worshipfuI
master; ]. F. Lawless, past grand mas
ter of the grand lodge, and past wor-
shipful master of st. Paul No 3, and
delegation of some twenty other Ma
sons. 1t was Mr.. Lawless who gave
Mr.. Lee his Masonic degrees six years
ago.
J. D. Grant, senior warden of Ancient
Landmark lodge, represented that
lodge, and A. P. Swanstrom past emil
nent commander of Damascus COM
mandery, knights Templars, represent
ed that order.
Cal E. Stone, past potentate of Os-
man Temple. Mystic Shrine, represent
ed that body, and E. D. Trudgeon, past
master of Capital City lodge, was there
in its behalf.
Masonic delegations from Hinckley.
North Branch and Pine City, Mimi.
and Grantsburg, Wis, were also in
attendance. The order of the Eastern