The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-09
TRIBUTES OF LOVE TOLATE j, B. MEADE The Masons Conduct impress
 siye Funeral Rites HOLD LODGE OF SORROW Two Services at Residence, the First Being Episcopal and the Second
 Being According to the
 Rose crolx Ritual.
HOLD LODGE OF SORROW

Two funeral services were conducted over the remains of the late James T. Meade, who died suddenly Saturday night. The first service was that of the Episcopal church and was conducted by the Rev. John c. Murray at o'clock yes terday afternoon, and the other was the Scottish Rite Masonic service at o'clock last night. Both were held at the resi- dence, 2014 Thirteenth avenue, south.
 At the afternoon obsequies large num- Der of friends of the deceased and fam fly gathered. Cyrene commandery No. 10, Knights Templar, attended in body.
 Captain Meade was a devoted Mason as well as a devoted churchman. He was secretary of King Solomon lodge No. 460 A. F. and A. M., recorder of Cyrene commandery and secretary of the four Scottish Rite bodies. He was also mem- Der of Mineral City Royal Arch chapter, of Thompson council of Royal and Select Masters and of zamora Temple of the sent beautiful floral designs. Captain Meade was also past grand commander of Knights Templar, of Mississippi.
 Impressive Rites.
 The Masonic rites were conducted by Birmingham chapter of Knights Rose Croix as a lodge of sorrow They were singularly impressive and were witnessed for the first time in the state of Ala bama.
 The chapter was officered by Dr. J. H. Phillips, thirty-third degree, as master, Dr. M. Newfeld, thirty third degree, as senior warden, pr. w. W. Ransom, thir- ty-second degree, as junior warden, and c. R. Patterson, thirty-second degree, as master of the ceremonies. Deeply i'm pressive was the part of the service where Dr. Phillips gave the gold ring of the fourteenth degree to the eldest daughter of the deceased to be handed by her to the bereaved widow. This ring had been presented to Captain Meade upon his in vestiture as a Perfect Flu Mason, with the charge that it should be worn by him through life, and that he should pro- vide that at his death 1t would pass into the hands of his widow or his eldest child. It was inscribed with his name the date of his inyestiture and the motto: ''virtus Junxit, Mors non Separabit.'
 The Scottish Masons appeared in their regalia and stood during the ceremonies, which lasted about one hour.
 The remains were sent by the Southern railroad at 1920 o'clock to Lexington, Miss, ior interment.
 In addition to members of the family. the body was accompanied by c. G. Young, w. s. Scott D. c. Buckshaw and J. B. Huffman, Jr., representing the com mandery, and A. J. Frazer and Louis Gelders. representing the Scottish Rites.
 Sketch of the Deceased.
 Captain Meade was born nearly 59 years ago near Columbus, Miss. While he was still child. his father removed to Texas, but later returned to Mississippi. The de- ceased entered the Confederate army at an early age, and fought through the en- tire civil war.
 After his return from military service he served for several years as clerk in the Chancery court of Holmes county, Miss
 Coming to Birmingham about fifteen years ago he engaged in the insurance business for time, and was later clerk of the Inferior Criminal court. This posi- tion he filled for number of years. Re- gently he was elected city tax collector and held that office up to the time of his death.
 Captain Meade married Miss Anna Ses- sions of Jackson, Miss.
 Besides his wife, the deceased leaves six children, Mrs. Strose of Tucson, Ariz.. Mrs. John Howze and Mrs Arthur Bel den of Birmingham, and three sons, liar deman Everard and Vaughan Meade. All his children are married except his son Vaughan.