Form of Funeral Procession and Regalia.

The regalia to be worn by all Brothers of the Order when attending the funeral of a deceased brother, is as follows:

A black crape rosette, having a centre of the color of the highest Degree to which the wearer may have attained, to be worn on the left breast; above it a sprig of evergreen, and below it (if the wearer be an Elective or Past Officer), the jewel or jewels, which, as such, he may be entitled to wear.

The ordinary mourning badge to be worn by Brothers in memory of a deceased Brother, is a strip of black crape passed through one button hole only on the left lapel of the coat, and tied with a narrow ribbon of the color of the highest Degree to which the wearer may have attained.

The order of procedure at the funeral of a deceased Brother to be as follows:

At the appointed hour, the Subordinate Lodge of which such Brother was a member, shall meet at its Lodge Room, and shall open in the Initiatory Degree; and the N.G. shall appoint a marshal and such number of assistant marshals as may be required. After calling the roll and noting the absentees the Lodge shall close, and the Brothers shall pass in procession from the Lodge Room, to the place from which the funeral may have been appointed to start, in the following order:

1.	The Marshal, bearing a black scarf, and bearing a baton, hound with a band of black crape.
2.	The O.G. bearing a red staff, in like mourning.
3.	The Scene Supporters, bearing while staves, in like mourning.page 83
4.	Members of the Initiatory Degree, in order of juniority, two abreast.
5.	Members of the White, Pink, Royal Blue, Green and Scarlet Degrees, respectively, in like order.
6.	Members of the Lodge having the Patriarchal, G.R., and R.P. Degrees, respectively, in like order.
7.	The I.G., bearing the regalia and insignia indicative of the rank in the Order of the deceased Brother.
8.	The Treasurer, Assistant, Permanent or Financial Secretary or Secretaries, and the Secretary of the Lodge.
9.	The V. G., supported by his R. and L. Supporters, each bearing his staff of office, bound with a band of black crape.
10.	The Chaplain, wearing a white scarf, and supported by the Warden and Conductor, each bearing his staff of office,
11.	The N.G., supported by his R. and L. Supporters, each bearing his staff of office, in like mourning.
12.	The Past Grands of the Lodge, in order of juniority.

On arriving at the place appointed for the starting of the funeral, the Brothers shall take position in the above order immediately before the corpse, and shall precede it to the place of interment.

On arriving at such place of interment, the brothers shall open to the right and left, and allow the corpse, mourners, etc., to pass through, the brothers on either side standing uncovered, the hat held in the left hand of each. And after passing the corpse, mourners, etc., between the two lines, the Brothers shall re-form in procession after them in reversed order, and close the procession into and within the place of interment.

After the performance of such religious service as the friends of the deceased may cause there to be performed, and page 84 before the final closing of the grave, the Brothers shall form silently, and as nearly as may be, according to the order above set forth, uncovered, the hat in the left hand of each, and joining hands with each other, in one or more circles, as regular as the nature of the ground may admit, around the grave, when the Chaplain, or in default of a Chaplain the N.G., may address the Brothers and offer up a prayer, or may address the Brothers, without the offering of a prayer; and after such address or prayer, or both, or if there be no address or prayer, then after a pause suited to the solemnity of the occasion, the N. G., shall advance singly to the head of the grave, and cast into it with the right hand, the sprig of evergreen from his regalia, and shall return to his place, whereupon the. Brothers, from left to right, in regular succession, and in such number at a time as not to cause confusion, shall advance to the grave and cast into it (each with the right hand,) the sprigs of evergreen from their regalia, and shall return to their places. And after all have done this, and the grave shall have been filled up or closed, the Brothers shall silently reform into procession according to the order observed in coming to the place of interment, and shall return in such order to the Lodge Room, where the N. G. shall declare the funeral ceremonies to be closed.