The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-22
CLARK BUCKINGHAM BURIED
SERYICES At wxrr
INGFORD AND WEST HAVEN.


ford Mt @'15 and Was Met at the Depot
by a Delegation of Masons-servtce.
Wnllingford.
The funeral services Of ClarlS RucL
lpgham, late superintendent of the Ma
sonic home of Wallingford, were held
at the home yesterday afternoon and
were very largely attended by Masons
from all over the state. The remains
ieft Wallingford for this city on the
l;47 train and arrived in New Haven
at 2:l5 Accompanying the body I'd
this city were the members of Compass
lodge, No. 8, of Wallingford, of which
the deceased was member. The mem X
bers of Trumbull lodge, the officers Of
the Grand lodge and delegations from
all the Masonic lodges in the city met
| the remains at the depot. Mr.. Bucking-
nam was a charter member Of Trum-
Dull lodge and was also a member Of
the grand lodge.
| The delegation went to Evergreen
cemetery on the electric cars and OUT
| SIDE the cemetry the line was formed
and march to the grave was made.
where the Masonic services were COM
Quoted by Grandmaster John o. Rows
land The services at the grave were
| very impressive and bespoke the feel
ing those present had for their deceased
brother. The pallbearers who were all
past grandmasters of Trumbull were
Harry G. Trecartin, E. M Armstrong,
A. G. Benedict, Francis Smith, David
H. Clark, and DR.. J. H.. Hutchinson.
At the conclusion of the services at
the cemetery the visitors were made
the guests of Trumbull lodge and were
given bountiful spread in the Masonic
building on Church street. The past
grandmasters who attended the funeral
aside from the bearers were Asa
Smith of New Haven, Luke d. Lock-
wood of Riverside John H. Barlow Of
Hartford, Frederick H. Warner of New
Haven, Hugh Waugh of Stamford,
John w. Mix of Yalesville, Henry o.
Warner of New Milford, and G.. Me-
Nall of Stamford. The following Off
GERS of the Grand lodge We're present.
Grandmaster John ORAL, Senior Grand
Warden Arthur c. Wheeler, Grand Sec.
rotary John H. Barlow, Grand Junior
Warden Leon M. Woodford, Grand
Marshal Benjamin f.. Turner. There
were delegations present from Wooster,
Hiram, Adelphi, Olive Branch, and
Connecticut Rock lodges of New Ha-
ven, Annawon lodge of West Haven,
and Ansantawae lodge of Milford.
The services at Wallingford were very
impressive and were conducted BY
Rev. e. r. Perkins of Yalesville and
Rev. James A. Clark of Wallingfc -
There. were in attendance at the zer-
vices at the Masonic home many Mem
bers of Compass lodge, some of the Of
ficers Of the Grand lodge, and also
members of the Wallingford grange Al
number from Meriden, Yalesville, and
New Haven also attended the funeral
at the home.
The remains were enclosed in carv-
ed oak chancellor casket, with oak and
copper trimmings On the plate was
this inscription with the square and
compass:
CLARK Buckingham aged sixty
eight years"
The bearers for Compass lodge were
P. G. Townsend William N. Mix, M J.
Redmond, DR.. 0. E. Powers, A. HI.
Leonard and E. NJ Baldwin. From
the Wallingford grange the bearers
were Marcus e. Cooke and Joel Allen.
The floral tributes were many and in
cluded the following:
Bunch of Easter lilies, Mr. and Mrs.
William B. Hall, Walingford.
Wreath inmates Of home.
Basket of violets lady employees of
home.
White carnations, Mr. and Mrs. a..
H. Leonard, Wallingford.
Cross, pink roses, Mr.. and Mrs. r. s.
Stevens, Bridgeport.
Harp, pink roses, William r. Highly,
Easter lilies, Mrs Ruth Huntoon.
grand matron, O. E. S.
White roses, Mizpah chapter, O. q.
S., Wallingford.
Gala lilies, C. D. Gallagher & Co.,
Square and compass, Compass lodge
F. and A. M, Wallingford.
Ivy wreath, board of managers.
Star, Mystic chapter, New Haven.
Square and compass, Trumbull lodge,
r. and A. M, New Haven.
Cross and crown, New Haven COM
mandery, No. g. X. T.
Cut flowers. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm
Booth New Haven.
Carnations and ferns, B. g. Warner,
New Haven.
Carnations, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Wat-
'ous, Meriden.
Gala lilies, Walingford grange, No.
IS, P. of FL.
Pillow, Grand lodge, f. and A. M.