The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1914-05-02
Chas. H. Lewis Dead

some friends called just as he fell
across his desk and when Brother
Kincaid went to the phone to answer
and found it was she he told her to
come hurriedly that her husband had
tainted and they believed he was
seriously i'll, but before she could reach
the hall his spirit had flown. She
was intercepted by Mrs. Crosthwaite
Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Swan. The news
was gently broken to her and accom-
panied by these dear sisters she was
taken to her home.
Charles Henry Lewis was born in
South Bend, Ind, January 1876, was
thirty-eight years of age and was
married to Eloise Covington Walker,
December 4th, 1912. He leaves a wife,
a grandmother and a cousin to mourn
his loss as we'll as a multitude of
friends and a host of loyal Masons
who will ever cherish his memory and
keep it green. He was an active
worker in Allen Chapel with which he
became connected Sunday, January
IS of this year and on that same
Joined the church. He was appoint
ed in a few days after his becoming
a member one of the ushers for which
he was admirably adapted by virtue
of his long experience as a hotel
man and his ability to handle quickly
and quietly large crowds and on last
Sunday morning he rendered splendid
ca in tirour
ence present at Allen and in collect
ing the offertory.
No man was more prominent in the
Masonic Fraternity than he and he lit
orally died in behalf of the interests
of his brethren in the Temple that
1 he loved better than anything else
! in the world save his wife and his
| church. He was past master of Green
Pasture Lodge No. 1928; past high
priest of Keystone Chapter No. "a;
past eminent commander Of Far West
Commandery No. g. past commander
in chief of Kansas City Consistory
No. z past illustrious potentate OF
/ Allah Temple No. 6; grand recorder of
the Grand Commandery of Missouri;
secretary of the Council of Delibera-
ton of Missouri composed of 33rd De-
gree Masons and a member of the
Masonic Temple Building Association.
His activities were not confined alone
to his own lodge, Chapter or Com
mandery but in the other bodies his
counsel was sought his advice was ac-
cepted and his aid was freely given.
The likes of him we shall not soon
see again" The impressive midnight
services of the Consistory of Scottish
Rite Masons will be held at Allen
Chapel Saturday night at IL o'clock
: and the funeral will be held under the
auspices of the joint Masonic bodies
from the third to the 93rd degree at
the same place Sunday, May Srd at
1880 and the pastor, Rev. w. H.
Thomas, D. D., rises from a sick
bed to deliver the funeral Grafton over
{ one whom in his own words "he
has learned to love and admire" The
full surpliced choir of Allen Chapel
u under Prof. R. G. Jackson will render
the music for both services and al
=. the conclusion of the funeral ceremony
). the body will be escorted to the
Union Station where it will be car
8 ried to Louisiana, Mo-, for interment
y The Sun extends its sympathy to the
II bereaved family and the Masonic fra
9 ternity in this irreparable loss and il
conclusion mindful of the fact thai
. God knows what is best quotes thes'
!. lines:
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ID the best"
to NELSON C, CREWS.
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