The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-10-30

during the entire masonic ceremony
conducted by the Master which began
with responsive readings. Upon the
production of the scroll the choir sang
LEAD Kindly Light" The contents OF
the scroll were then read by the Worthy
Master, being the name, age and date
Of death of Judge Estee, after which
the scroll was given to the secretary
for depostng in the archives of the
Lodge. Next the grand honors were
given, followed by prayer by the Mas
ter The choir sang abide With Me-"
following which the Master read a por-
ton of the masonic ritual
Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid then delivered
the funeral address, in which he eu-
logized Judge Estee as a statesman, a
judge, man, a friend and one whose
life had been eminently true.
Mrs. Montague Turner sang with
| beautiful effect the hymn by Nevins,
Rest Noble Heart"
CHURCH TO STEAMER.
The procession from the church to
the dock of the steamer Alameda was
one of the most imposing and SYM
metrical in appearance which ever
passed through the streets of Homo
lulu. There was a splendid turnout
of the Masons and Odd Fellows, while
the Bar Association made a remark
ably good showing as body when
many of its members walked among
the mystic brotherhoods. With the
Territorial band, two full companies
of U. S. regulars from Camp McKin-
ley and a creditable muster of all the
Honolulu companies of the National
Guard of Hawaii, the military contin-
gent left nothing to be desired The
order and route of procession We're as
stated in yesterdays Advertiser, and
Mr. Lewis attributes the almost per-
feet smoothness with which every ar
rangement was carried out to the ex-
plicit details given beforehand in this
paper. The hearse was drawn by
four black horses caparisoned in
mourning. Opposite the Hawaiian ho-
tel, in Alakea street, the nigh hind
horse became fractions at the sound
of an electric car. Trouble was threat
ened for few moments until police
men took the heads OF the horses.
There were about forty Knights Tenn
plar led by Commander C. s. Hall,
their snowy uniform and swords maxi
ing bright array. Noble Grand Pc
trie led forty Odd Fellows More
than 100 white-aproned Masons fol-
lowed Master Abram Lewis, Jr. The
Bar Association, conducted by Presi-
dent w. o. Smith, mustered over a
score of members besides the repre-
sentative committee of five named in
yesterdays issue. The honorary pail
bearers and the officiating clergyman
walked in the procession, while the
Governor, the Admiral, the Judiciary,
etc, drove behind the chief mourners,
followed by a number of carriages
occupied chiefly by ladies. The pro-
cession took ten minutes in passing
the Masonic Temple.
AT the Hackfeld wharf the knights
Templar formed an "arch of steel"
under which passed the Worshipful
Master of Hawaiian Lodge, Rev. w.
NJ. Kincaid, the honorary pallbearers,
the body bearers with the casket, Mrs
Estee and attendants. After the cas-
ket was placed in a shipping box upon
the wharf. the w, NJ. called upon theI
brethren to bow their heads for the
blessings of prayer Mr.. Kincaid
briefly invoked divine protection over
the body crossing the ocean and heav-
emily watchcare for the afflicted widow
and all accompanying her upon the sad
voyage. Then the box was hoisted
through the lower deck opening, about
which the Stars and Stripes had been
draped. As the body was being low
cred into the hold the band softly
played that sweetest of Ha-
waiian airs, aloha Oe." Then all of
the military and fraternal bodies form
ing by themselves marched off to their
respective headquarters.
1t is proper to mention here without
diminishing the credit due to Hawai-
ian Lodge and its Worshipful Master,
that the general control of Judge Es-
tees funeral in Honolulu was in the
hands of ii. Wingate Lake, manager
of the Alexander Young hotel. Judge
Estee, when he knew the end was
coming. entrusted this office to his es-
teemed friend.