Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-25
PAY FINAL TRIBUTE
Large Attendance at Funeral
of Mr.. Noyes.
FLOWERS FILL CHANCEL
Members of Many Masonic 0rganiza-
tions at the Church.
SIMPLE SERVICE AT CEMETERY
Blue Lodge Ritual Used-Body
Placed in Family Vault at
Rock Creek.
SIMPLE SERVICE AT CEMETERY


beautiful display of floral offerings.
services were held at the Church of
the Incarnation yesterday afternoon
for the late Thomas Clarence Noyes.
The services were conducted by Rev.
William Tayloe Snyder. rector of the
Church of the Incarnation. and chap
lain of Temple Lodge, of which Mr..
Noyes was the founder and first mas
ter. The simple and impressive Epis-
copal ritual was used.
During the services the Gridiron Club
Quartet. composed Of Alexander Morsell.
Charles w. Moore sang Nearer. My God
to Thee Abide With Me- and Lead.
Kindly Light" Representatives of Har-
mony Lodge, i. A. A. M, acted as
ushers. Harmony Lodge stood sponsor
ganized in 1907. at which time Mr.. Moves,
under dispensationf was chosen the
lodges first master.
body. The active pallbearers all OF whom
were members of the lodge, were: Henry
G.. Hanford, Leroy w. Heron, Philander
c. Johnson. Clifford X. Berryman-these
staff-W. II. Rapley. F. A. Sebring, Harry
c. c. Stiles and Louis Addison Dent.
Wear Apron and Baldric.
IMer,bers of the lodge entered the
church in double rank, each wearing the
white apron and blue baldric Of the craft,
and the officers bearing the mystic STATS
and insignia of Masonry. During the
service Rev. Mr.. Snyder wore the baldric
and the jewel of a chaplain of Masonry
over his surplice.
ia no tod -
represent the various Masonic and civic
organizations of which Mr.. Noyes was an
active member. were:
Representing the Washington Board of
Trade, of which Mr.. NOyes was president
Arthur c. Moses and f. C. Graham.
Lhe Chamber of Commerce-Capt. James
F. Oyster and D. ]. Callahan.
The National Press Club-Hdeon A.
Lyon, jr., of The Washington Star, and
Ira G. Bennett of the Washington Post
The Gridiron Club-Louis Garthe of the
Baltimore American and N. o. Messen-
ger of The Washington Star.
The correspondents OF the press CALLER
ies-Robert N. Gates of the Memphis
Commercial-Appeal.
Other honorary pallbearers chosen from
among Mr.. Noyes' personal friends and
business associates included former
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon. Judge Ashley
NJ. Gould. Beale r. Howard. Rudolph
Kaufman. Albert f. Fox, John Joy
ASuSou, Z. WALSH, LII. JOHN -. Slmp-
son. President Ban B. Johnson of the
American League, Ben Shibe, president
of the Philadelphia Athletics; James Nc
Aleer, former manager Of the Washing
ton base ball club and now president OF
the Boston American League club. and
club. Officers of the Washington base
ball club. with Manager Griffith and the
entire team, attended in a body.
Citizens Bodies Represented.
Present at the funeral were representa-
tives of all the Masonic orga nizations OF
which Mr. Noyes was a member. in addi-
ton to members Of other Masonic lodges
In the city. A delegation representing
the Federation of Citizens Associat ion
also attended, having been designated by
William Nick. Clayton. president of the
association as .Sl II. They were James W. Dyre
c. G. Lancaster of the Northwest Sub
urban Citizens Association. Charles r.
Burr of tie Anacostia Citizens Associa-
Citizens Association, Allan Davis of the
Southeast Citizens Association and Will
liam III. Richardson of the Benning Citi-
Zens' Association
ceased. and his sister. Mrs. George w
| Boyd of Philadelphia were the only mem
| bers of the family present The other
brother Theodore w Moves is in Aus
traia. and his mother. Mrs. Crosby s
Moves. who is in feeble health, was un-
able to come from Cape May, n. j.,
where she is spending the summer.
Services at Cemetery.
| The services at Rock Creek cemetery
| where the body was laid in the Noyes
| family vault beside that of the late
| Crosby S. Noyes, were simple. consisting
| of the Blue Lodge Masonic burial service
| conducted by Carter keene, master o.
| Temple Lodge. and participated in b,
the other lodge members. The Temple
Lodge Quartet. composed of j. Walter
Humphrey. John Bowie. Henry Keisel
| and Arthur l.. Simpson. sang at the
! cemetery.
| AS the cortege approached the vaul
| the members of Temple Lodge, will
members of the Moves family and init
mate friends, formed semi-circle be
| fore the tomb. standing uncovered during
4 the solemn service.
i The floral tributes included special de-
signs from the clubs of the National and
American Base Ball leagues. the Ma
| tional Associati ton of Base Ball Clubs anG
| each of the fraternal and civic Organiza.
tons with which Mr.. Noyes was afiiliat'
| ed in addition to numerous beautiful Of
| ferings from individuals.
List of Floral Tributes.