Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-04
GONE TO The GRAVE
BIT Their Brother Eks Keep
Their Memory Green
ITS ANNUAL LODGE or SORROW
~Dai-y~ Lof<. OF fiks hsids ta-
prn<ssse serxics.--f~o Fr.1eFs
Crossed Inc iklRes.

cFo..e.i the Iklser-
Yesterday sftsrnooa the msmSess 0f
GFznd Rapids h1ags. No. -. bsnssaisnt
aad frosscflss Order u klks, hsld their
annaai lasige % snTros IA Eiks' hall on
Meth l0nl8 street "a nsslory q thar
nrosLess xhO dled sithls the pear. The
deceased nsmbefs we're Lloyd Brszss
and WnAam y. Ford The service xss
TIE sixfh annual Lpenorias serves held
b. the iodse slnes IT. srxanizstio1. sni
sifhin thai tine thirteen nembers have
bsea rsmossd % death The saalsncs
yesterday sas snail. bet ineludsd 10 the
nomber acre about = sco<e q ladiss
pressnt By inviLalloo- Tue services
we're pubic aLd we're q an approprlsts-
y inpresslse ehaFaetsr.
At 5 o'ciock theceremonics began with
the beautiful memorial ritrsl Of the
ersier and the toliesisg opsains ode as
saag - ali preseat:
-ersat euler a ths aaisarssi
Al .sesaF saa osnArns
tea d8Wn apon ssd biss- ear sosk-
"a Asar sss - ser f.sr tAs hosoesd dad
Nhlo barns n ar 3if1rts
I1s Hssuss,riss <ravss % sssh hs4rs
tor ttsid lsns oToa
Then followed prayer by Chaplain
William Conn0r and a quartet composed
Il h. A. Beneksr. Henry sen uil, NJ
Meianes and Viii MeInnes rendered
selection.
waham +. Mcknight delivered gen
eral euiosy. Ia whieh 10 referred To the
custom Of the kiks % hoidirg
lodge Il soFros IN ioemory of its dead
and ineidsatly % the thirteen members
eao have died since tho local lodge sas
Instituted lie said the EIks had fol-
loved the custom q All civilized coun-
tries and set apart day which 10 more
memorable than any other, and on this
day they revive tie msaaory ADD asso-
cations * brothers gone before The
day = regarded both with pleasure aud
sorrow. Nito pleasure because tbs men,
bers have an opportunity To associate
with each other IN health and good fel-
losship, the occasion 10 a sad one be-
esuse the ccid usurcr has seized his
bonded debtors The thought % death
invests Que IN the solemn solitude OF
self The speaker gave a brief history
~ the order and its organi-
zati0n. With reference 10 It's char.
aeter and fundamental princi-
pea The order Was organized
ssndsy. May Il. 1875. al No - Clancy
street New York. by a company IL
theatrical men Who had beeo ioined to-
gether 10 an organization known Is the
Jelly Corks." On that night the name
vas changed % the Benevolent and Pro
tectiEe Order OF Elks Since that time
the order had grown until Il had at the
present time a membership OF 5000
Els - . benevolent acd charitable insti-
tuition and is charitable work Is done
IN secrst- IL exercises liberty. justice
aad a strict SdheFancs 10 right The
sanctity % the home - held inviolable
and the seiueer q - virtues Is made
an outeast among the members II the
os,ier. The lives Of is members should
L. II that character which demands the
respect q their feiiox men. The term.
lasi<o u sorrow. - pregnant With refiec-
taus. The .IessDns q the uncertainty
~ lie are presented Ia a clear and im
pfsssive manner and ara made plain 10
al on these occasions.
AZ TIA ciose Dir MckDight's general
en.pEy. the quartet rendered another
selection aud the Hon. Sybrant Wes.
ssilJs = a. introduced. Who gave an elo-
9aent eciogy ca the lie q Lloyd Breeze.
lie sppke q the character u has life as
exhiritea among hls bf5thers and others
outside q The lodge. frou the nature
a. his profession 20 Wielsled strong IN
tuence over thousands % people. a. be
srosr b them daily ~ the zen. he
vas born "a Michigan thirty eight years
ago agd Was q maa II iarge capabilities.
strurg body and zig heart lie vas
enerrrfsc 10 both mind and body add
vas alsays oTeri,Owing With hfc. tie
We pfare. Always speaking on questions
IN no uncertain tone. BE vas loyal 10
TIE fiSs. assays ready 20 help a
brother Nueu BE- Was nearly Iru-
persrshed hin.ssif nis pen was
alRays r-ady q defend the or
ser against lie attacks % - eGemieS
LLOYD hssEee was poet both ia rhyme
an4 pfoss ana the very nature u tue
man vss visible Ia bis proioctlous The
speaser read teS a Nr Brrxees
chcieest productions from Tax fELx-
CEss.kER,Lo q 49,. gsst % have
short val sith aim a. he expressed 4
The articles raj w~rs sentimental. ex.
pressions 20 bitterness ADD az ode 70 the
grave
After singing Nv The quartet J. r.
Mcinrc~ sroke triety OF The life and
H"ahI % NlAsatH ~ tEIN- 81 r OH
Nas = rrcent aember "a me order and
Wss but little kn0Sa 3i;h.n the lo.iSe
BE wa- born ~ Msysviile. ny. August
~ l-,l. add leaves = sifs and two child
arru lie es@ q commercial man from
be youth. ADD "a the time % his death
peeupted fhe ; iEhf'st po~ition with the
James -. Butter fetseco company u
~ iaeie. that q general western agent
~ TIE tuiteti states he sa= q man Of
clear guFpoees snd character. an open
nafure. and dlsrs~ifion sud alssys
reasiy a. sssfsf others "a TINE u al
vsrsity HIS word among business men
wss ~ god a. he toad la social lie
te sas asFnetle. b. stosn-rtie relafioas
rss~ Etnd sBd hps hssines- transactions
sere above rrrrcarh
AZ tie ci0se 20 Ar Meiunes euiovy
t1e 1asrset renderrsl another selection
ana the rioeoz ceremonies sere Ter.
faraiel acrofd,ng e. the ritasL The
sati-rre Thea lotnrd IN siuglng the DIR.
a.azv after hieh "a sas dismissed with
nsn-sictton by W slliss Cannor
tHY N~xs "a Brief
The befsn Crpcersf ssenciation wiii
bed ar ~ enrn-d u~~ting this svenior