Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
IMPRESSIVE RITES
HELD FOR GRANT
Masonic Service Conducted
at Funeral of Police
Inspector.

The symbolic and impressive Rose
Croix service Of Scottish Rite Masonry
was conducted over the remains of In
Spector Clifford l.. Grant. at the Scot
fish Rite Cathedral, this afternoon.
After the services the Dawson Lodge
took over the arrangements. and the
funeral procession was vending its
way to Rock Creek Cemetery late to-
day for the final blue lodge services at
the grave. Masonry's final rites.
Against a beautiful background Of
ma ssed floral tributes and in the pres
ence of an overflow gathering of rela-
tives and friends. admirers and fellow
officers from this and other cities, the
Rose Croix service was intoned by AL
len Busius, Rev. John Carpenter
Palmer and Frank G. Koch all thirty
third degree members of the Scottish
Rite.
Fifty policemen. in uniforms and
white gloves. stood as a guard of
honor at the services under command
of Inspector Henry Pratt. Detectives
from out-of-town were seated near the
remains.
Coffin Flag-Draped.
The coffin was draped with the
American flag, supplied by the Re
serve Officers organization. in which
Inspector Grant was a maj or.
The service at the cathedrals start
ed with selection. Rock of Ages"
sung by a quartet composed of Beulah
Brown, Richie Mclean, George Myers
and Ambrose Durkin, with Adolf Tor
ovsky at the piano.
Then followed the Rose Croix serv-
ice, after which the choir sang Lead,
Kindly Light"
And here the service ended The
Dawson Lodge, under direction Of
John E. Jefferies, then took charge Of
the ceremonies. The honorary pail
as the choir sang Nearer, My God, to
Thee" the procession filed out of the
cathedral.
Automobiles were gathered for
more than two squares distance in the
street outside for the funeral process
sion to Rock Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. Ella Grant, the widow. was ac-
companied by her two sons, Harry and
Clifford P. Grant, the latter coming
here from Cincinnati for the funeral
List OF Pallbearers.
Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning
attended the funeral as an honorary
pallbearer. Other pallbea rerg included
close personal friends Of the deceased,
as we'll as those with whom he was
associated officially from time to time:
Maj. Edwin 7. Hesse. superintendent
Of police; Col. NJ. A. Winter. president
of the Tenuvus Club: Capt. NJ. NJ
Barnard, superintendent of local pris-
ons; w. A. Brown of the Board of
Trade: John Rooms, vice president of
the Chesa peake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co.; Col. William Harllee. United
United States marshal: Judge Isaac
r. Hit and Roe Fulkerson. grand
master of Masons for the District Of
Columbia.
Not only from Richmond and Bal
timore but also from Atlantic City
came delegations of detectives and
detective bureau officials to pay their
last respects to their colleague.
Inspector Of Detectives James Nal
seed of Atlantic City headed that del
egation, which brought an immense
| floral tribute to the cathedral. Capt.
Charles E. Burns of Baltimore's de-
tective bureau and % detectives from
| that city, where Inspector Grant was
almost as we'll known as in this city,
also attended.
Capt. A. c. Wright, chief of de-
tectives of Richmond, Va, and De
tective Charles Atkinson and Robert
Bryant represented the Detective Blu.
reau of the Southern city Other city
Detective Bureaus along the Atlantic
| coast sent flowers and kilograms Of
sympathy.
Funeral arrangements were made
| by Inspector Pratt and Detective
Scrivener for the Police Department
| and were in the hands of Sterling
Kerr, general secretary of Scottish
Rite bodies, and intimate friend OF
, the deceased, in behalf of local Masons.
The floral pieces included wreaths
| and sprays from the local Detective
Bureau; from District Government
officials. from various police precincts
and from numerous other friends OF
| the inspector.
Newspapermen at the District Build
ing and at police headquarters, all OF
| whom were close friends and conf
| dantS of the inspector, sent a wreath
| also and a delegation attended the
| funeral.
Many Pay Tribute.
The widespread circle OF friends of
Inspector Grant has deluged the
! family with messages of sympathy
and coincidence.
One of the outstanding expressions
came from the board of governors of
the Tenuvus Club, which held a spe.
cial meeting Wednesday, and placed
the following minute upon its per
| manent records: =.
I'm the passing from earth of In
spector Clifford L. Grant, chief OF
the Detective Bureau of the District
| of Columbia, the Tenuvus Club has
| sustained an irreparable loss. AS Of
ficer, as citizen. and friend he repre-
sented the highest ideals. He was
generous; he was considerate; he
| was kind. and no man was more
| sincerely loved and esteemed by his
| associates in the Tenuvus Club thar
Clifford Lee Grant He exemplified
| In his life the finest traditions thai
| make man worthy of association
with his fellow man. and he leaves
| behind sweet and tender memories
that will grow brighter with the com
ing years. He brought to the clut
| sunshine and the JOY of living. H.
| was the magnet which drew his as
! sociates together in loving com.
panlonship, and our hearts are sad,
denced with his passing to q fulle,
| and completer life. The white sail o.
| his soul has rounded the promon.
tory-Death."
| This is cited because 1t is typica
| Of the messages sent to the family
| by scores OF friends of the deceased
|
SENATE o. KS MORROW
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