Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-28
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR ESCORT
Discourse at Gunton- Temple Church
by DR.. Charles Runner.
MUSIC BY TEMPLAR QUARTET
Interment at GIenwood Cemetery
Floral Tributes Numerous-Dele-
cations From a Distance.

fohowed by his relatives. eoncourse
oil serrowlng associates and a detachment
of knights Templar. the earthly remains
OF the late David III. Fenton were followed
TO their last resting place in picturesque
Glenwood this afternoon, and If NAV he
said that no recent occurrence in the Ma
sonic fraternity has caused more genuine
regret and sorrow than did the demise OF
Eminent Commander David H. Fenton
which occurred Sunday evening
The cortege was assembled at the Chaplin
apartment house at 2 o'clock this afternoon
| and proceeded thence to the Gunton-Temple
Memorial Presbyterian Church. 14th and r
streets northwest, where the funeral sery-
ices were held. In the march from the
Chaplin home to the church were Columbia
Commandery, Knights Templar and visit
ing knights from Baltimore and Philadel-
phia.
The services were particularly impressive.
Rev. DIR. Charles Runner of the Warner Me
moral Presbyterian Church of kensington-
of which church deceased was a member.
officiated, delivering short address in
which he recounted the many virtues of
Mr.. Fenton and spoke of his manly and
genial disposition and his charities and
Christian character. Music was furnished
by the Columbia Commandery Quartet.
composed of Messrs. Perry Turpin, Charles
Hancock. j. Henry Kaiser and Alex Mo
sher, who sang the touching airs with
which the deceased was SO familiar in life
and which were his favortes. Rev Dr..
Runner also read the impressive service for
the dead of the Presbyterian church at the
grave and the solemn ceremonies OF the
masonic fraternity followed
Brief services were held at the grave 10y
Knights of the Maccabees in addition to
the service by the Knights Templar.
Floral Tributes
A Of pretty floral niecpS ryere sent
by organizations, individuals, including the
coat-of- arms of Maryland in bright spring
flowers from the legislature of that state,
of which deceased was an honored member
and leader; a design from the Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine of Ainas Temple and
others from Columbia Commandery, the
Young Mems Club of Kensington of which
Mr.. Fenton a past president, and
number of individual friends.
In attendance at the obseqlies were dele
cations of Knights Tenplar from Crusade
Commandery of Baltimore and Mary Com
mandery of Philadelphia. Deceased was
honorary member of the latter body and
had only received his certificate of member
ship last Thursday. There We're also pres
ent members of the legislature of Maryland.
citizens of Kensington, many friends from
this city and vicinity, and members of the
bar of the District.
The pallbearers were as follows:
Active Eminent Sir George Gibson. Emil
ter III. Klopfer, Eminent Sir Walter 3. Pet
tus, Eminent Sir Harry F. Riley and Emil
nent Sir j. Harry Cunningham, representing
the Knights Templar order
Honorary pallbearers-Eninent Sir Charles
w. Hancock, Eminent Sir Frank NJ. Mar
shall, Eminent Sir Matthew Trimble Emil
nent Sir Myron NJ. Parker, Eminent Sir ].
M. Yznega Eminent Sir Emmett c. Elmore
Eminent Sir Edwin b. Hay, Eminent Sir
Frank II. Thomas, Eminent Sir Bennett A.
Allen. Eminent Sir John J. Narrower. Emil
nent Sir John S. Loud, Eminent Sir j. H.
Brown and Eminent Sir James Mckee.
Knights Templar.
DR.. William L. Lewis and J. Philip Herr
mann represented the Mems Club of Ken
slngton.
Official Announcement
The announcement of the death of David
II. Fenton was made in the following COM
munication from Columbia Commandery
No. ., knights Templar which was signed
by John A. Meyer acting commander. and
Faber Stevenson. recorder, and dated Mon
day:
I'm the midst of life we are in DEATH
Sir knights: Again are face to face
with the terrible truth that in the midst
of life we are In death. 1t becomes my sad
duty to announce that. our eminent COM
mander. Sir Knight David IL. Fenton died
very suddenly last evening
Sir knight Fenton, by his genial dis
position and uniform Kindness and consid- |
Grafton, endeared himself to a host of
friends. on whom the news of his death |
falls with crushing force. He was born In
the province of Ontario, dominion of Can !
ada. foFty-tWo years ago and in his Youth |
removed to the city of Hammond, Ind.
Sir knight Fenton was "A member of
Garfield Lodge of Hammond Ind and Mt !
Vernon K. A. Chapter, No. 3 and Almas
Temple, A. A. o. N NJ. s.. of this jurisdic-
ton.
In the commandery he was appointed 10
the position of guard and later promoted to
the office of junior warden In recognition
of his intelligent service he was advanced
by regular gradations to the station of com
mander, and, at the time of his death was
bringing to close a successful years ad-
ministra ton"