The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-28
THE CONEY
FUNERAL
Military, Citizens,
and Lodges
Attend.
Impressive Services at
Residence and the
Church.
Secret Orders Officiate at Grave
and Guards Fire Three
Volieys.

The last honors to the remains of
the late William H. H. Coney were
rendered yesterday afternoon by
large concourse of friends both at the
family residence and at Kawaiahao
church. The great assemblage of peo-
pie at the church attested to the worth
of the deceased. Masons, Knights of
Pythias, members of the Hawaiian or
ders OF Kamehameha and Kaala, and
the National Guard, joined in follow
ing the body to the grave in Hawai-
ahao cemetery.
AT 2 o'clock a private service was
held at the family residence adjoin-
ing Haalelea Lawn, where the Rev.
Henry Parker, pastor of Kawaiahao
church, OBLIGATED. The services were
simple, but impressive in the words
the deceased by the minister. Two
fine qualities had attracted his atten-
ton to the deceased. One was his deep
ilial love, and the other his warm
spoke feelingly of the assistance the
young man had rendered him in his
work at Kawaiahao church and of his
labors for the generations of Hawaiian
children whose spiritual welfare was
being looked after by the pastor.
A quartette composed of Mrs. Annis
Montague Turner, Miss Alice Camp
bell, Mr.. George Smithies and Mr.. Lot
Kaulukou sang two selections.
The room in which the casket rested
was filled with floral tributes, many
OF them handsome pieces sent by Ma
sons, Pythians, Hawaiian fraternal
orders and by the newspaper workers
of the city. and Company F of the
1RationaT Guard, Sent large and beau
tiful scroll with GO. F. worked out
in red blossoms upon a white floral
background. The newspapermen sent
a handsome wreath of red carnations
The Order of Kamehameha sent
handsome piece illustrative of the en-
bIem of the lodge, and the Mason's
tribute was a beautiful piece repre-
senting the emblem of Masonry. Dur
ing the service the casket was laden
with violets, Mr.. Coney's favorite
flower.
The casket was then removed to
Kawaiahao church and placed before
the pulpit platform, flowers being
banked about it. The church decora-
tions were beautiful and attractively
arranged, screening from view the
choir loft and platform.
The Masons had charge of the SER
vices at the church, these being con-
Quoted under the auspices of Lodge LIE
Progress, Master w. H. Goetz off1ciat-
ing. A Hawaiian quartette rendered
selection and at the conclusion of the
Masonic ritual Mrs. Annis Montague
Turner sang sympathetically an ap-
propriate solo. The fraternal orders,
National Guardsmen and the general
public were then permitted to take
last view of the face of the deceased
and the casket was then borne from
the edif1ce by the pall-bearers who
were Messrs. A. L.. c. Atkinson. c. l..
Crabbe, Fred Beckley, George c.
Beckley. W. r. Harrington, c. G.
Bockus, George Smithies and Charles
Rose.
procession was formed with the
Hawaiian Government band in the
van, followed by Company F., n. g.
H. under Captain Johnson. The Ma
sonic lodges followed, then the hearse,
followed by the members of the Order
of Kamehameha and Kaala Lodge, X.
of p. The procession route was down
PunchbowI street to the entrance OF
Kawaiahao cemetery. The lodges
formed about the grave, the members
of the family close to the casket, and
the last honors of the Masons, Order
of, Kamehameha and Kaala Lodge, in
the order named, were rendered the
dead. The last tribute was a salute of
three volleys fired by squad from
Company F.