The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-05-24
REMAINS IN TEMPLE
Judge GIenn's Body Now Lies
in State.
MANY FLORAL TRIBU TES
Masons Speak Their Feelings
Over the Dead.

Last evening the theater Of the Scot
fish Rite Temple glowed in solemn can
died gloom amid the subdued lighting OF
many colored tapers. Early in the even
ing the remains of Judge A. A. Glenn
we're escorted to the Temple under escort
of d guard of honor from Mt Olivet Com
mandery of Knights Templar. The cas-
ket was placed in the center Of the hall,
rorth and south. At the head of the cas-
ket on the north were placed a candelabra
of twelve burning tapers and on either
SIDE of the catafalque were wax tapers
also. Floral pieces of every conceivable
Masonic symbolism were in evidence and
these were placed on the steps Of the
stage platform and around the bier ev-
eIywhere. Among the more prominent
pieces of floral gifts were a handsome
piece from the city of Wichita, executive
department, with the seal of the city;
the Sedgwick County Bar association,
With the emblematic scale Of justice; the
double-headed eagle from Wichita Con-
sisTory; Smythe Bros, a bunch of Ameri-
can Beauties; Ladies' Aid society of Cen
tral Christian church; Mr.. and Mrs w.
e McNaghten; Mr.. and Mrs = NJ.
Moore; Ivy Leaf Chapter, o. L. S; Elmo
Lodge of Perfection, and many other spe-
ciai pieces from the other organizations
of which Judge Glenn was a member.
The pail bearers who ohiciated at the
ceremonies last evening were as follows:
Judge Henry c. Sluss, L. S. Naftzger.
Judge David N. Dale, Chas. Smythe, Os-
car z. Smith and VIII NJ. Reed. These
bearers acted last evening and they will
serve in the same capacity throughout
the final funeral ceremonies.
Masons will always revere the memory
Of Judge Glenn, and they will recite to-
gether often those splendid lines Of lofty
sentiment which he outlined in his now
famous poem of Light" which he dedi-
Gated TO the Wichita Consistory, No. 2.
They viii remember how he met with
them many an hour amid the subdued
lights of the remote East and his absence
VIII be noted when the Deacons assem-
bic the sessions of the lodge.
The ceremonies of last night were pure
ly public, and those Master Masons and
their families who were present expert
epced something of the sublime emotions
which pervade the sessions of all con-
claves wherein there appears the Lodge
of Sorrow. Promptly at the sound of the
"gavel in the East" the twelve torch
bearers entered the crypt from the Grand
East and filed six east and SIX west of
the bier, all facing the caket. Mt Olivet
Commandery of Knights Templar fur
nished the Guard of Honor, and these
were as follows: John L. Powell, o. D. /
Barnes. Fred J. Cossett, George L. Bris- /
tow, E. c. kirkpatrick. George H. Will
lis, John NJ Chain, z. E. Bleckley, Nick
Steffen, Joseph Elliott, D. B. Hereford, 4.
Thomas VI. Tricky, Ensberry Martin, J. (
L. Dyer and D. NJ. Galusha- These Sir 7
Knights marched from the Templar Asy- /
lum at 7:SO 70 the Masonic Temple at To- I
peka and First street, as escort to the I
funeral car and relatives and mourners, +
and then marched back again in reverse .
order. Henry Wallenstein, S3rd, and Col. [
E. E. Bleckley, 33rd, recited their respect +
i've parts in the ritualistic work in a most
admirable manner. There was no at
tempt to follow the liturgy of the Fifth
Degree especially, but outside of pre-
scribed ritualism the two officers spoke .
forth their own true feelings, not done as
Masons, but as men.