Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23
MASONIC BURIAL RITES
Washington Postmaster's Remains
Inferred in Rock Creek Cemetery.
CITY POST OFFICES CLOSED
Work Suspended for Hour During
Observation-Disclosures Of Com
merce Represented.

Six letter carriers. chosen at meeting
Of all the carriers of the city. bore The
body Of Benjamin Franklin Barnes, late
postmaster of Washington, to its last
resting place in Rock Creek cemetery
this afternoon.
The burial rites of the Masonic order
were conducted by Thomas c. Noyes,
master OF Temple Lodge. No. 81, of
which MIR. Barnes was a member. and
his fellow Masons dropped sprigs of ever
green upon the casket as it was lowered
into the grave.
At Mr. Barnes home. 4S r street north
east, funeral services were held earlier
In the afternoon at o'clock. They
were conducted by Rev. James e. Stuart
pastor of the Fifteenth Street Christian
Church and chaplain of Temple Lodge.
Besides the widow and her two daugh-
tiers. Marjorie. who is fifteen years old,
and Edith, who is eleven, together with
his mother. Mrs. Orena Barnes. and the
members of his widows family, there
was a large number of friends and of
flee associates at the house.
Honorary and Active Pallbearers.
The honorary pallbearers were Matthew
Trimble, Alexander Mckenzie, Col. NJ. A.
Winter. Capt. James F. Oyster, A. Left
witch Sinclair and Assistant Postmaster
N. A. Merritt.
The letter carriers who were active
pallbearers were ]. w. Zimmerman, A. e.
Hamacher, George Perrott, Charles T.
Hughes. w. w. Fisher and E. Bridwell.
They were chosen partly because they
are Masons as well as letter carriers.
The city post office was represented at
the funeral by Lewis j. Robinson. CASH
CnnnrtntPn6ont
Of mails: G. NJ. Hunt, superintendent of
the registry division; Capt H. l.. John
son. superintendent Of the money order
division; w. H. Haycock. head Of the
of the building. Maj. James E. Bell, in
charge Of station A, and Howard Beall,
in charge Of station G.
From 2:3O until $3.50 pm. the main office
and every branch office of the post office
in the ciey were closed as mark OF re-
spect to the memory of the dead post
master. This order was issued yesterday
by Assistant Postmaster Merritt.
Mr.. Barnes was prominent member
of the Chamber Of Commerce. That body
was represented at the services by Presi-
dent William F. Guide. Secretary Thomas
Grant, James F. Oyster. D. S. Porter and
A. L. Sinclair.
BY special request no floral tributes save
one were sent to adorn the casket. This
one was the Masonic square and COM
passes, sent by Temple Lodge. and done
beautifully in appropriate flowers
Services at Masonic Temple.
Mr. Noyes. master of the lodge, had
called the members to special commu-
nication at Masonic Temple this after
noon at O'Clock. They went in carriages
to the house. During the services there
the Temple Lodge Quartet sang abide
With Me- The singers were ]. Walter
HUMPHREYS. J. Henry Keiser. r. Mosher
and Harry Stevens.
As the body was borne from the house
the lodge took charge of the services. To-
gether with the evergreen sprigs the late
postmaster's Masonic apron was placed
on the casket at the proper place in the
ritual Again the quartet sang, this time,
Lead, Kindly Light"
The last prayer over the body was Of
fered by Chaplain Stuart of the lodge.
Today's edition of the official organ of
the Post Office Department, which Is pub
lished every day, contained an obituary
notice Of Postmaster Barnes. in which his
character as a man and ability as a post
master. together with a short sketch Of
his official career, were given.
Citizens Adopt Resolutions.
In view of the fact that Postmaster
Barnes was an honorary member Of the
Randle Highlands Citizens Association
and that he manifested great interest in
the welfare of the citizens in the south
east suburbs. the executive committee
held a called meeting last evening to take
appropriate action on the death of Mr.
Barnes. resolution Of regret and con-
dolence which was unanimously adopted,
stated that:
I'm the passing of Benjamin Franklin
Barnes the District of Columbia has lost
one of its most progressive and valued
citizens. while the Randle Highlands
Citizens Association mourns for one of
it's most beloved members"
1t was recited that Postmaster Barnes
had injected into the local postal system
ideas and innovations that made it among
the best in the United States. Mr.. Barnes
had promised to address the organization
at its meeting in November
The resolutions were signed by Presi-
dent ]. Walter Mitchell. Vice President
Robert F. Bradbury. Secretary William
z. Stephens. Treasurer w. H. Dorell and
Sergeant-at-Arms George f. Crane A
COPY will be forwarded tn Mrs Rarnns