Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-11-03
By GElsEgIE j. REUBEN.
Press Cofres pondeut.

ffEea AtAitA IfHiHA' At
Richard E1sara aeeee n. fsr
forl-iive years actively engaged b a.
branches Of hasonly aaa is aaxii-
iafy departments, as veil as religious,
civil and 3elal elci v0a lala 70
rest en- The femilg let in oasaooa
cemetery Moreay. o1.shsr 25th, At
IL o'clock hica noon.
Obituary
Richard E. Moore, chfisfiaa gentle
man, orean.zer. builder ard promo
ter passed. beyond tae geii Tuesday,
October ~, at a:55, p. ~ ilis las
honrs aefe Hees II psoyiaent hospi-
tai where ae had been taken oa his
arrival from Est 81 Louis. H., ta
which psace he had gone 10 attend
the fflt SIKH annual communication
lost Wotshipfal Prince Hall
Todne q Free and Accepted Masons
OF Illinois aud is jurisdiction, which
convened October 10 @ i, 1922 in
elusive.
Paralized
on Me1kay. October 10th the
Grand Lodge officially and among the
visitors ard greetings presented Mrs
Emma s. Kennedy. Grand Lodge Ma
tron Of Eaiclsa Grand Court. heroine
Of jericho both Of Illinois aud inris-
dietion. aho brought greetings from
their respective Grand Lodge bodies
and presented an American silk eagle
mounted gold frineed flag to the
Grand Lodge. The last public ex-
PRECISION made - Richard F.. Moore
was 10 respond to the greetings from
the two lady visitors and received
the flag for the Grand Lodge.
For three DAYS prior to this time
Dir. Moore had been iaboring dill
gently on the committee on Grand
Masters address which report he had
completed and signed ready to be
presented Tuesday morning. His
committee on she revision Of the
Constitution OF the Grand Lodge
was scheduled 10 report Tuesday.
But the wheel of the Grand Lodge
was suddenly stopped for an hour
juat as it had opened Tuesday morn
ing, when it was reported that ten
minutes before the ceremonies be-
- "A d, -. pfaha-I u Man,.
the moving spirit OF the aession,
was stricken With paralysis in the
restaurant on the Hoand d9cs Of
Judson Hall where the Annual Com
munieation was being held.
The stroke effected the right side
Of his body and was later complicat-
ed with pneumonia and heart trouble
which soon rendered him unconscious
and unable to recognize members Of
his family who kept constant vigil
at his bedside until the end came
Past Grand Master a. A. Martin
and Past Grand Patron Reuben G..
Bell assisted in carrying Mr.. Moore
from the restaurant TO the home OF
y. Il. Hayden, 2 North Thirteenth
street, East st. Louis, whore he and
his brother, j. W. Moore were stop
ping. DIR. ". Thomas of Chicago
also a member of the Grand Lodge
pronounced the case serious. Mrs.
Kennedy and Mrs. Fouehe remained
at the side of Mr.. Moore administer
ing 10 him until he was brought to
Chicago by his brother W. Moore
His passing was peaceful and with
out pain, as had been his life. For
once his indomitable viii failed him
for The first time in his active career
Of scventy-two years. He had won
many battles during his life time.
Obstacles, difficulties and adversitics
were all alike to him and each dis
appeared in turn as he fearlessly
faced them He knew no failure.
But the friend of little children and
the lowly and others high in civil.
social and political life, bowed OBJ
iesance to the call of Death, which
came 20 him, not as a grim reaper,
but rs radiant angel of light, wait
ing to conduct him to the happiness,
JOY and peaceful rest he so rightly
deserved