The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-24
FUNERAL AT ANN ARBOR
Impressive and Elaborate Ceremony
ever Charles II. Jones.


Over Charles II. Jones.
The Ann Arbor Daily Argus, under date
of Otober 16, has the following article
on their front page under a flash head,
referring to zone of Wichita's most hon
ored citizens, saying that the funeral OF
! Charles NJ. Jones was the most elaborate
! ever held in Ann Arbor. Mr.. Charles
| Jones fer twelve years lived in this city
and his amiable, genial disposition made
! for him a host Of friends, not alone in
| this community, but which extended over
! the state of Kansas. He arose from local
! Masonic prestige TO positions in the grand
| bodies of the state, and at his death was
| deputy grand commander OF the grand
commandery of knights Templar. His
death was sudden and his life was given
to the cause of Masonry, as his last eff
forts were for the Colorado excursion of
| the Kansas Cryptic Rite MasOns The
obsequies in this city were the most elab-
crate of any funeral ever held in Wichita.
! The beautiful yet solemn and sublime
ceremonies of the Eadosh funeral ritu-
alism, only held at Low Twelve midnight
were accorded him, followed next day by
a house church service, under guard of
the grand commandery OF Kansas: and
a cemetery service also by the Knights
Templar No such elaborate conducting
had ever before been accorded a Kansas
Mason. and this enconum augmented by
the later ceremonies given by the grand
commandery Of Michigan make it one of
the most imposing funerals ever given in
Masonic circles in the United States Mr.
Jones had a national reputation as one
of the finest workers and ritualists in the
grand encampment, as well as in all the
other several rites of Masonry, and the
honors given him by two states were well
won and justly given. Detroit Command
the world, who rank with Oakland. Cali
cry No. !, the pride of the Templars OF
fornla, and Apollo Commandery OF Chi
cago, appeared in full dress uniform.
giving up for the time their business to
render their last services 70 the honored
dead. Such a precedent has not been
given 10 any Mason in the United States
in recent years, and It Is doubtful II the
general grand master Of the grand en-
Eampment would he accorded greater
honors. Fitting It was. however. for no
more earnest and sincere chivalric knight
ever wore a bal5ric or carried a sword
than Sir Knight Charles NJ. Jones, and
it was fitting that Michigan should fin
ish what Kansas commenced for him
Following is the Ann Arbor Argus re-
port Of the last cerem Cnies:
An object lesson IN knight Templarism
was made upon the streets Of Ann Arbor
and at the Forest Hill cemetery yester-
day, when the last sad rites over the re-
mains Of the late Charles NJ. Jones were
performed.
The deceased was deputy grand com
mander os the Knights TemQlar of the
state Of Kansas and. had he lived FOR
another twelve months ne would have
held the highest osnce IN that jurss5ic-
ton As a mark q the esteem IN which
he was held by the Sir Knights OF KAN
sas. with whom he had affiliated. f. can
ae stated that SIX % the grand officers
came the thousand miles 70 conduct the
ceremony At the grave.
The grand c9mmandery % Michigan
vas also present
4 special train bearing Detroit Com
maudery No. T. md pride q the Temp.ars
q The wo-ld- with over . swords. and her
younger sister. Damascus Commander
No =. wt-h 52swor5s. arrived here a. .
o'clock and headed dy ta@ Wasatenaw
Times bard. were escorted 20 the Cook
hotel BY Am Arbor Commaudery ". =.
with g swords.
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