The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-10-30
PARTING RITES OVER
The REMAINS OF tSTtt
Impressive Masonic Ceremonies at Central Union
Church and Long Procession to the
Steamer Which Bore the Body Away.

with a most representative attend
ance of citizens, impressive masonic
rites and a beautiful street pageant,
Honolulu yesterday did appropriate
funeral honors to the memory of Judge
Morris NJ. Estee, the first jurist ever
to administer justice with purely Fed
eral Jurisdiction in the Territory of Ha-
wall.
At s o'clock the previous evening the
body was removed from the undertake
ing parlors, where 1t had been EN-
balmed and placed in burial casket'
to the Masonic Temple under an escort
composed of Abram Lewis, Jr., Wor-
shipful Master of Hawaiian Lodge, No.
81. f. G. A. NJ; Past Masters Il. i.
Spalding and NJ. E. Grossman, John A.
| McCandless and about ten others. In
the principal room of the Temple the
casket was banked with flowers and put
under a guard of honor consisting of
three Masons relieved every three
hours until the removal to the church
at 1926 yesterday morning.
Mrs. Estee called at the Temple about
$50 a. M, attended by Mrs. II. Wingate
Lake and Mrs. c. A. Galbraith Her
companions retiring to the background
the sorrowing widow was left alone
,, with her dead for some time.
Owing to the pressure of time, Cen
trail Union church had to be decorated
at night, but the work was completed
by a. m. The ushering arrangements
We're under the immediate supervision
of Past Masters Jos. NJ. Little and NJ.
E. Grossman Of Hawaiian Lodge and
C. NJ. White Of Lodge lie Progress. They
were assisted at the church by ten
Masons.
FROM LODGE TO CHURCH.
At a. m. Worshipful Master Lewis
called Hawaiian Lodge to order for a
short secret ceremony. Promptly at
9:25 the body was removed from the
Temple and escorted to the church by
the masonic and other fraternal socie-
| ties, together with the Government
band playing the dead march until the
casket was taken from the hearse.
Mrs. Estee, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lake. Mrs. Galbraith and Miss
Ryan, rode Immediately after the
hearse to the church.
AS the body was borne down the
right aisle by eight policemen, it was
attended by the honorary pallbearers
and preceded by Rev. Bro. w. M. Kin
caid, repeating, from the 23rd Psalm,
The Lord is My Shepherd" etc. The
fraternal orders had slowly filed in and
but, upon a rap of the gavel by the
Junior Warden of Hawaiian Lodge,
! they stood up. The casket was de-
posted upon a pedestal in front of the
rostrum, which stood in the midst of
an oval mat of flowers six feet in dia-
meter contributed by the bailiffs and
under employees in the Judiciary build
ing.
Among other floral pieces was large
one of Gates Ajar." The three blue
masonic lodges Joined in contributing
sent by the Bar Association, while there
were many presented by individuals.
The front of the organ loft was mass
of variegated flowers upon back
ground of greenery.
Mrs. Estee in the mourner's pew, sec
ond from the middle front which was
filed with flowers, was attended on
both sides by lady friends, including
Mrs. Lake, Mrs. VIM. L. Taylor, Mrs.
Paul Neumann, Mrs. Galbraith. Miss
Ryan, Mrs. McClanahan and Mrs. II. II.
Williams.
At the left front We're seated Gov
ernor Dole and staff, Admiral Terry
and Capt. Rodman as aide, Chief JUS
tIce Frear, w. o. Smith, British Consul
w. Il. Hoare and other foreign consuls;
also Circuit Judges DE Bolt and Rob-
inson, Judge Gear being with the Ma
sons also U. S. officials from the GUS
toms, postoffice, internal revenue, i'm |
migration and quarantine services. At
the right front were the Knights Tenn
plar behind them and extending half
across the church being the Masons.
odd Fellows and Bar Association. At
the sound of the gavel the members of
the fraternal orders We're seated.
THE SERVICES.
The services We're opened by the sing
ing of Nearer My God TO Thee" by |
the double quartet consisting of Miss
Kelley, Miss Hartnagle, Mrs. c. b. !
Cooper, Miss Marie Won Holt Isaac |
Dillingham;, Clifford Kimball. Walter
Dillingham; and Arthur Wall. Then
Worshipful Master Lewis, wearing his |