The Washington times., 1911-06-08
HIGHEST SCOTTISH
RITES At FUNERAL
OF DR.. CHAMBERL|N
Lodge to Pay Great Honor
to Man Long Identified
With Its History.

Guarded by a command OF brother
MasonY. the body Of DR.. Austin Beverly
Chamberlin. secretary general Of the
Supreme Council OF Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Masons. Southern
jurisdiction. lies in solemn state In the
Supreme Council room at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral. The last honor which
fraternity can pay to one whose name
has been linked with every page of its
history for the past forty years is his.
Rose Crotx services will be said over
the body at s o'clock this evening James
d. Richardson. grand commander Of the
Southern Jurisdiction Of the order. will
be IN charge Of tho rites. with William
Busbey. Charles z. Rosenthal. and John
". Murray all active members OF the
thirty-third degree, assisting. Scottish
Rite Masons Of the Rose Croix degree
Of Baltimore, Philadelphia, Richmond.
and other cities will be in attendance
at the services.
To Form Escort.
Albert Pike Consistory Camp Guard.
now watching over the death room at
the cathedral. together with the honor
ary thirty-third degree members Of the
Scottish Rite, will form the escort of
the BODY TO the Union Station at u
o'clock this evening. At lo:45 o'clock
the remains will leave aboard a special
car for Galveston. Tex, where the final
rites and interment will take place. Gal
weston Masons are preparing for one OF
the most elaborate Masonic funerals in
the history of that city.
Accompanying the body southwark
will be William L. Boyden. librarian Of
the Supreme Council. as the Official rep
resentative of the Supreme Council at
the funeral; the widow. Mrs. Emma
Chamberlin; 4 sister. Mrs Sadie c.
Rome: a hrothcr-ir-law. G. w. Kidd, and
Feveral Masonic friends and acquaint-
arces. A guard. under the command of
Capt. Frank z. Gibson. selected from
Albert Pike Consistory Camp Guard.
will stand watch over the BODY during
its journey 20 Texas.
Death Expected.
DR.. Char.berlin's death last night was
not unexpected. Upon the afternoon Of
May %. DR.. ChRmberlin was suddenly
stricken with aponleXy while in his Of
hce. Removed to his apartments In
the building he soon sank into uncon-
seriousness, and except for brief inter
walls, did not again rally. With him
throughout the Illness was his wife.
Mrs. Emma c. Chemherlin. and his sis
ter. Mrs Rome. arrived from Bea umont,
Tex, last night. a few minutes before
his death.
When death came at 1o:i5 O'Clock. all
Of the members of DR.. Chamberlin's
family except one son. fifteen years old,
~ HolN AZ, h1
eral members Of the Supreme Council
were also IN attendance Physicians
gave up all nope for DR. Chamheriins
recovery vest srday morning. Early in
the afternoon he rallied for a moment
and appeared To recognize his wife. but
toon lapscd again into Inconsistencies
and so remained tc the end
Prominent As Mason.
nr. Chamberlin was ore Of the most
prominent figures in the Mnsoric world
IN 1859 he entered as an apprentice, a
small and obscure lodge in Arkansas;
twelve wears later he was a thirty
second degree Mason. Further honors
followed in quick succession until he
was finally honored with the office
which he filled at his death, that of
grand secretary TO the Supreme Council
Of Scottish Rite Masons
DR.. Chamberlin was horn Of Cana !
dian parents in Montreal. Canada, on (
January 16. 1912. His parents soon af- ,
terward removed to the United States !
and his early education was secured in |
this country. At the age Of twenty |
one he entered the medical department |
OF the University Of Nashville. gradu-
ating from that institution in 1867 with |
the degree OF NJ. y; Soon afterward he .
located in Dardanelle, Ark.
Bright Star Lodge, No. 213. Of Dar- |
danelle, conferred the early degrees !
upon DR.. Chamberlin in September, 1869. |
Scme time atterward he removed to .
Galveston, Tex, and was there made a .
thirty-second degree Mason, a year la !
ter he was coronetted honorary inspector !
general Of the Southern jurisdiction Of
the order, and some time afterward ,
made an active member of the Supreme |
Council
Held Offices In Texas.
DR.. Chamberlin was deputy to the in
spector general Of Texas from 1881 to /
1893, and afterward became the incum- |
bent Of that office. He was appointed !
assistant to the grand secretary Of
the order in H., and in 1908 was ap
pointed to the office itself. His record
m that position has been such as to
command for him the honor and re-
spect Of his associates and Masonic |
brethren throughout the world
DR.. Chamberlin was an honorary mem
Der Of the Supreme Council Of Mexico,
and also enjoyed like honor in Italy.
He was also an honorary member Of
the Michigan Masonic Veterans Asso-
Citations. While practicing his profess
sion in Texas, DR.. Chamberlin held sew
cral State offices. among them being
that OF quarantine officer stationed at
Sabine Pass. Tex, for six years.