The Washington times., 1906-06-13
Fraternal Hands Laid
Popular Washington
ian to Rest.
FRIENDS AND FLOWERS
Testimonials Of Sorrow and
Esteem Sent Here From
Far and Near.

At the late residence Of Col. Edwin
Barrett Hay. at 2:15 o'clock this after
neon. the Gridiron Club and Washing
ton Lodge Of Elks paid their last trib-
utes TO the memory of their departed
friend ard brother. The services were
simple, but rarely beautiful and pa
thetic.
The parlors were filled with the mem
bers Of the club. a delegation from the
lodge of Elks and the intimate personal
friends Of Colonel Hay. The flowers
that lay upon and around the caslet
were among the most beautiful ever
seen at Washington funeral. Con-
spiCuous amOrg them was the Offering
of the Gridiron Club. a great mass of
roses and orchids. It Law upon the
casket- Clustered about were the trib-
utes from the organizations of which
Colonel Hay was "A member-the svm-
bols Of these orders reproduced in flow
ers- The cross Of the Templars, the
square and compass OF the Nasons. the
links of Odd Fellowship were all con-
spicuous. but they formed but a small
part. relatively. Of the whole number of
floral designs.
Crossing the Bar"
In this impressive setting the services
took place Crossing the Bar" Ten
ny sons poem. which had been one Of
Colonel Hays favorites. was sung by
Mrs Thomas c. NOyes- The Gridlron
quartet consisting Of Herndon Nor
sell. John ". Nolan. Henry Kaiser. and
Alexander Mosher. sang two selections
Nearer. Ny God, TO Thee % and abide
With Me" Then followed the beautI-
fuI home services by the EIks and a
prayer by the Rev. Alfred Harding
rector Of St Paui's Protestant Episco-
pal Church.
From the residence 10 the church the
members Of the Gridiron Club acted as
escort to the remains
At the church there was a great at
tendance The delegations from the va
rious Masonic bodies, including Colum-
bia> Commandery, Knights Templar. in
uniform; from the Odd Fellows. the
Elks, the Bar Association Of the Dis
trlct, and other organizations. combined
with the friends Of the dead man 10
fill the auditorium. The impressive ser
Ice Of the church was conducted by
DIT. Harding.
From the church the remains were re-
moved 10 Rock Creek. where the final
rites were performed by DR.. Harding
followed by the funeral service Of the
Odd Fellows, conducted by Beacon
I.odge- r; W, Bradford, grand master
OF the Odd Fellows of the District, was
the noble grand. and Joseph r Faeue.
past gid chaplain.
The Active Pallbearers.
The pallbearers represented the vestry
OF ST. Pauls Pentalpha Lodge Of Mas
sons; Columbia Commandery. K. T.;
Washington Lodge Of EIks; the Gridiron
Club. and the Grand Lodge Of Odd Eel
lows. The representatives Of the vesr~y
were John McKenney and Mr. Fiuney.
OF the Gridiron Club. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General p. V. DeGraw and
OF the Odd Fellows. w. J. La Varre and
d. Y. Chisholm, Grand Guardian of the
Grand Lodge
That Elkdom realizes its loss in the
oeath or Ned Hay was demonstrated
IN the many kilograms Of sorrow ana
sympathy received yesterday by Wash
lngton Lodge Of Elks. WItno1t ,.Nc.D-
uon either Exalted Ruler Mattfnglv or
secretary . Brien were requested TO cN-
press the extreme sorrow of the other
lodges, and authorized 70 send floral
tributes in respect to their dead frje,5
baltimore Lodge, No. Z. sent a deIega-
ton TO the funeral
From Grand Exalted Ruler.
The grand exalted ruler of the order
Robert W. Brown, sent telegram OF
coincidence in the name of the grand
lodge. also one individually. New York
NO l, wired its sorrow through Score
tary b J. Pagan Secretary ]. s. Rev
nolds expressed the grief and svmnatb,,
Of Chicago. No. T.
Leon Schifr, exalted ruler Of R.,+f-
more Lodge. No. :. with Secretarv
David Wieseufeld, sent the svmDatbetiS
sentiments of that lodge.