Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-16
FUNERAL At THE
MIDNIGHT HOUR
Masonic Rites Over Remains
of Cunningham Will Be in
Accordance With Customs
Hundreds of Years Old.

Santa Fc. y NJ March ~ with
ah the solcmuity o. the Masonic rites
Tor member Gl the Nadosh council
the funeral services over The remains
Of Con Harper : cunningham viii be
held ~ midnight tonight Ia the Ma.
sonic hall here
The services will hc conducted by
Officers ct thy council OF kadosh of
Guthrie, Oklahoma. who arrived h"i
todal They will o., assisted D., Ma
sans OF hiah degree OF his and neigh.
boring cities
Arrangements now are being per
fcctcd D., Z u Hanna ~ i \ Rolls
and j W Mayoo. @ committee OF
three to make the arrangements for
/ the rvlcos which viii lasl about an
hour
1hc bod, g. the dead iuti,t ana
nored Mason lies ia state IA IA. Ma.
-Oui Temple here. while body suard
ui Ma.Ons has surrounded 81 both
night aud day
lntyrmcnt vial be- mad, IN the Na.
uOna comctcr, and win prOuably
take place Friday morning These
services held ia he temple are those
thai usually take place whore inlU
mcnt can be made righ' aii"rWurd IA
vault They ai. the final services
as Tar as The Masonic order is con
coIncd
The midnight service IT, said to date
bach nanN hundred wears symbolic
of an carly religions custom and is
Impressive 70 the last degree. The
whl5 Ol tie chapel whore tncN are
held are covered with black doth aud
IA m center rest, the coffin on The
Cataialquc The b0Jy ul The locoasc
10 dressed va he habit of the kadosh
thu arms folded on the breast Nine
Candlcsilckt four fCct high stand in
three Triangle on the east. west AMI
south sides OF the coffin each having
upon it lamp Tn chapel is other.
Wis unighted
on The uppci end pf he coffin Is
paced a chaplti OF white rosos. anu
below IL the insignia oi the order and
the sword ui he d,ad knight ia It's
sCahhard
\ great iron Passion cross stands
at the head Of the coffin aud the
- anu NilAnI'Nt W lllsAHAN.A va ilN' ~
dosh OF procoptor carries on iron
hammer painted black
The ceremonies begin with The
master or prccoplor prccO ding and
all thu knights following bearing
i.tapers. The knights are attlred In
black with scarf OF crepe They en-
ter the chapel silently rs shadows,
and arrange themselves IN semi
circle, facing he east The master
faces the wcst
The master or proceptOr conducts
: the ceremonies, The iuyocations and
address being IN English until the
song toward the end OF the C,rcmunt
/ which b, in Latin. II is the famous
MirrTcrc cius Domino. .ycundum
ma2nun miscricurdiam tuam tHavc
mercy on him o Lord. according 90
Thy great mercyl, Then ,heDo Pro
funds Is Chantcd in attn by The
choir This sung. tn, coffin Is c,osyd
/ while solemn music s heard
The Commercial club and The
board OF trade The Two commercial
bodies Of Santa r.. have united and
viii hereafter he known at the Santa
We chamber oi commerce THIS
move means much tu D., welfare OF
Santa Re. and viii result in % united
body OF boosters ior every movement
started foJ Inc growth OF this city,
santa Z, is to have vitrin,i brick
CROSSINGS So thai You can WaiA from
the railroad dcpots 10 tho paza with.
ont getting Your shoes muddy The
civ l- also 10 have y rock Crusnor
which win lurn ont rock suitable Tor
use Ou m, streets aud avenue I'll ma
are 10 be,
and bridge committee of he city
ments had heen completed tor Che
building of these brick crossings and
that an order for 10000 vilriiied hric,
has been placed The crossings viii
be wide and sufficiently high 40 make