The San Francisco call., 1909-03-13

deserved a. tribute exceptional and
extraordinary. On the other hand was
the affection for man whose kindly
spirit differentiated not between wealth
and poverty
UNIQUE SCENE IN HALL
The scene inside the hall possessed
unique grandeur. The coffin reposed
on a stage surrounded by a guard of
honor with drawn swords. Around
were gathered. also. the members of
California commandery No. 1, knights
Templar, in complete regalia, their
white plumes and black and white
cloaks adding TO the solemnity of the
occasion.
The services were tinged with the
romance of the olden days. They were
not the last rites over Reuben n.
Lloyd. attorney and citizen, but over a
dead sir knight whose lifeless fingers
would never grasp again the gold hilt-
ed sword in defense of innocence and
virtue, of the widow and fatherless.
with chant. ceremonial and response
the beautiful service unfolded itself,
symbol following symbol. with here
and there a half checked sob cutting
into the grandiloquent phraseology.
Then came the words:
His sword, vowed only to be drawn
! in the cause of truth. justice and ra-
tiona1 liberty, reposes in its scabbard,
! and our arms can no more shield him
from wrong or oppression"
GUARD YIELDS TO PRELATE
There was resounding clash of
steel as the swords were driven home
! into the scabbards, and the guard of
honor stepped back into the ranks, and
from the prelste came prayer for
/ the dead sir knight beyond all earthly
4 aid.
The funeral cortege was formed in
/ Geary street amid crowd of 5000
persons. They had begun to gather
long before the services commenced
and waited until the funeral procession
had passed by on its way to Laurel Hill
cemetery So great was the crowd
that traffic in Geary and Fillmore
streets was completely tied UP and
necessitated handling by an additional
squad of police.
GRAFTON BY sHoRTRIDGE
The oration delivered by Samue
Shortridge was extremely brief.
@AlI of San Francisco" said he, 81:
| here to testify to the love and affec-
ton we have for Reuben H. Lloyd
No words of mine can properly expires:
the loss which nils the neaTI or tnt
! people Here in California was th'
scene of his victories and defeats, hi:
losses and his successes.
Reuben II. Lloyd was born in Ire.
land and came to California in 1854
He was admitted TO the California bal
in 1856 and from the moment he en-
tered the ranks of that profession unit
he breathed his last he always kept il
mind the splendid memories of thos,
members OF his profession who haC
stood for justice under the law anC
whose bones lie at the base of ever,
monument erected to liberty
RECORD AS LAWYER
His record as a lawyer is writer
on the scrolls of the profession and il
the minds Of his brethren who knew
him as one capable of meeting witt
1 credit to himself the giants of lega
knowledge.
Being a knight Templar he believed
in the immortality Of the soul and hi
name has been written on the records
of knight Templarism in no uncertain
manner The years may bring fortl
great changes. The spring will decl
the rugged bosom of the earth ans
then pass through the summers hea
to autumn sadness and thence on I.
another year. but remote indeed Is tn.
time when the name of Reuben II