The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-07-05
PAY HONORS
TO MEMORY
-..aa-aa-.
Paul Neumann
Laid to Rest by
Masons.

tfTOUl W eunesuay uAlly)
As In life. so in death. Paul Neumanr
was surrounded. Never before in many
years has there been such a turnout
to do honor to the mortal remains of a
private citizen as that which marked
yesterday as the funeral day OF the well
beloved lawyer and universal friend.
Little business was done in official cir
cles yesterday. The courts adjourned
as quickly as they opened and the Leg
tslature took recess, while the heads Of
the various departments attended the
obseQuies officially and practically in a
body.
The funeral services, the impressive
ritual of the Masonic order being fol-
lowed, were held at the Masonic Tenn
pie. The time set for the service was
4 O'Clock, but before that hour had ar
rived there were about the hall more
than enough people to fill it and fill the
adjoining Railways, as well. The throng
included not only members of the craft
but many of the people best known in
the citys social and business life, many
ladies being in the crowded reception
hall.
When finally the temple was ready for
the visitors and the opening of the por-
tails disclosed the Grand Master Will
liam II. Wright surrounded by Past
Grand Masters of the lodge, w. A. AL
len, w. II. Cornwell, w. A. Graham and
others, there was no delay in filling, it,
and not until the chairs from all the
adjacent rooms of the building had been
requisitioned was the floor of the hall
filed, and even then the standing
throng was greater than the seated one.
The space before the altar of the room
was reserved space being for the
mourners and a bier for the casket. Be
fore the arrival of the funeral process
sion from the late residence floral offer
fngs began to be displayed. Set pieces
and wreaths, punches of roses and car
nations mingled their costly and home
ly fragrance, but each told the story OF
a loving message from one who had
known and loved the CHEEKY cosmopo-
lite.
At the house the body had been TAX
en- from its resting place in the room
beneath that in which he died, by a
selected list of business and profession
al men and members of the craft These
upon arrival at the temple gave over
their task of bearing the body OF their
friend to the lodge pall-bearers. With
the first-named body leading the way,
behind being borne the casket, the pro-
cession to the bier in the center Of the
lodge room was as follows: Andrew,
Brown. General A. S. Hartwell, F. M.
Hatch, John A. Hasslnger, w. G.. Irwin,
Judge w. A. whiting, Judge Morris NJ.
ket borne by ]. A. McCandless, A. F.
Gilfllan, Clarence Crabbe, John S.
Walker ]. w. Pratt, w. L. Frazee The
body reposed in a black broadcloth-
covered coffin, which was placed on the
set In place the flowers were covering
its sombre top and sides.
The service OF the lodge, the funeral
being under the direction OF Hawaiian
Lodge. was impressively given by Mas
ter Wright, and the effect OF the service
was heightened by the music rendered
by Miss Won Holt. Miss Rodgers, Mr..
Wall and Judge Stanley. At the re-
quest OF the family the choir sang
"Rock of Ages" and Nearer My God TO
Thee" The members present seemed
fully impressed with the solemnlty of
the occasion and when the invitation
was extended to friends to gaze upon
the face of the departed for the last
time, almost everyone present pressed
forward.
The funeral procession was most I'M
pressive. Governor Cooper had request
ed an escort OF a company OF soldiers
for the remains and these were drawn
from every company In the regiment. |
The procession finally moved up Alakea |
street led by n squad OF mounted police |
followed by a platoon of foot officers, |
the military led by a drum corps, the |
hearse, carriages in long line, en- |
bracing every kind OF vehicle, showing |.
the strong hold upon the hearts OF the |
people OF his adopted country gained by |
the jovial simple hammered prince OF
good fellows.
At the grave-slde the ceremony was
according TO the Masonic ritual. The |
address by the Master w. w. Wright, |
the farewell delivered by Judge NJ NJ. .
Estee, and the memoriam by DR.. Gross
man were most impressively rendered, .
and the several hundred friends about .
the tomb showed the deepest feeling.
Mrs Hermann Focke, who was ac-
companied by her husband, was the .
only one Of the children present, the
family being represented IN addition
only by w, =. O. Hasson, n son-in-laW
Of the deceased, and Mr. and Mrs Dluk-
iage, brother ana slster-ln-law OF the
widow,