The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-02
ELKS' LODGE OF SORROW
The rockingham Could Not Contain
All Who Sought Admission.
HUNDREDS ARE TURNED AWAY
Memorial Address by Attorney George ID.
TayIOr-Exerciscs Iucludcd Splendid
Programme OF Vocal and Instru-
mental Music aud Recitations.

Probably the rockingham theater
will never contain a larger crowd than
was last night within it's four walls to
witness the annual lodge of sorrow of
the Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks. All over the United States at the
same hour began similar exercises in
honor of the memory Of Elks who have
died
while this Order lives our members
can never be forgotten" is one of the
phrases frequently appearing in liter
ature of Elkdom and which usually is
printed ON the lodge of sorrow pro-
grammes. Certainly last nights func-
tion was sufficiently elaborate and i'm
pressive to fulfill it's object in Scran-
ton, and, If the services throughout the
country were as beautiful, the departed
Elks must really live in the memory
and be more than ashes or crumbling
dust.
The exercises included vocal and in
strumental selections by eminent local
artists and organizations, soprano solos
by Nine. Kate Rollo, of New York city,
and recitations by Miss Tillie Lewis,
of Wilkes Barre. who last year assisted
In similar service in the Academy of
Music. The programme was introduced
and closed by Elk ceremony conducted
by Exalted Ruler p. r. Gunster, who
was assisted by other officers of the
Scranton lodge. The memorial address
was delivered by Attorney George I
Taylor.
Although s o'clock was announced in
the invitations as the hour for opening,
the theater was practically filed at
730 o'clock. and fifteen minutes later
1t contained several hundred more than
its seating capacity and probably two
hundred persons left the doors of the
theater before 8 O'clock and after find
ing that all the seats had been taken.
The overflow ranged itself along the
walls on the main floor and in the bal
cony and gallery; the eight boxes and
all the loges We're occupied, and perhaps
hundred persons were conducted to
lofty seats on the platform which en-
circles the flies above the stage.
Elks Occupied the Stage.
The curtain hid the stage from view
until SIS o'clock, and when 1t was
raised it disclosed over hundred Elks
sitting on tiers of chairs behind the
following officers in the front row:
Exalted Ruler =. F. Gunster. +. Lead
ing Knight +. w. Martin, E. Loyal
Knight w. ]. Weichel. f. Lecturing
Knight John NJ Corbett. Secretary W.
S. Gould, Treasurer c. J. Weichel, Es-
quro II. A. Ruddy, Chaplain George E.
IilN is, lIlIicT NTudTu II rIcu -. olIlltil anu
Tyler John H. Lewis.
Among the members of the order in
the theater, most of whom were on the
stage, We're: E. P. Weichel. Judge F.
w Gunster, NJ. H. Higgins, f. Martin,
+. c. Hand, NJ. c. Judge, w. Could
c. Bushnell. F. Robling. A. Connell, w.
]. Weichel. w. s. Millar. C. ]. Weichel,
A. Renshaw. T.. j. Messitt, +. Marks.
A. Dunn. jr.. D. Reynolds, II. Reeves.
J. Van Kleek. p. Rosar, George Wahl
D. Pritchard. M. Smith. A. Rose, N.
Kramer, j. Brown, j. Schiffer A. j.
Casey. J. Baird, DR.. f. McGraw, George
Maddox, A. Francois, J. Callahan. w.
NJ. Finn, ]. Brown, Z. ]. Walsh. James
Benore, r. Schimpff, ]. Lewis, DR.. G. f.
Hill. F. Schoen, NJ. Barnes, p. ]. Casey,
r. Tripp, w. A. Raub, c. Connell, M.
Robling, j. Burke. b. Mcbride. G. NJ.
Hallstead. J. Watkins, c. Falkowski.
w. Watkins, F. NJ Vandling. d. Simrell,
II. Koehler w. Rutledge, ]. Baumeister,
]. Moir. G. Duhigg, John Stanton, b.
J. Neville, NJ. +. Sando. B. Connolly. w.
German, r. Conway. ]. LAWS, F.
Dwyer, ]. Noll. f. Mcdonald, M. Nc
Ginley, w. Gallagher f. Boyle, T. c.
Snover. c. Colvin, c. II. Schadt. F.
Boyer, A. r. Gould. NJ. Lynott, j. Nor
docker, B. Leonard. f. Strong, p. Nc
Cam, ]. Leet. f. Warner, w. Boyle, f.
Hunter. NJ. Bucklow, M. Dewitt. M.
Brown, George Kerby. DR.. Pennypacker
George Gunster. G. Miller, Albert
schriefer. J. Zipp, r. Murray. P. Con-
way, F. Mccain, NJ. Goldsmith. +. j.
Fish, c. Boland. william NJ. Harris. w.
Primers. John Ward. w. Taylor, T.
Robinson, ]. Samter. DR.. b. II. Throop,
]. Conner, d. S. Ryan. p. Jordan, D.
Reilly, NJ. Crippen. II. j. Kelley. c. De-
laney, T. Miller. ]. Reese, f. j.. Roach
V. Koch. C. Schroeder. Dr. Kennedy.
j. Barrett. John Bradley,C. O'Malley.
Colonel F. j. Fitzsimmons. William
Blume, S. McEachen, H. Dimler, l.
Goldsmith. p. O'Malley. c. Blume. r.
kirk, NJ. Moses, p. Rosar, d. Reedy, II.
Davis.
Names Of Dcpa rted EIks.
The dead Elks, in whose memory the
exercises were held, and the dates of
their death is as follows: Scott d.
Shoemaker, Aug. &C. 1890; Duncan
Wright. jr., April 80, 1892: Manuel
Zizelman, July 4, 1893: William Robin
son. Sept. Is, 1893; DIR. George s. Throop.
March 23. 1894; Humphrey Bradley.
Sept. 9, 1894; Maryland c. Drinker, May
g. 1894; A. N. I.eet June 12, 1895.
Before the raising of the curtain
Bauer's orchestra of eighteen pieces
played the dead march from saul"
After the opening ceremonies, which
included responsive service and the
sign of sorrow, caused by the left hand
over the eyes and resting the elbow in
the hollow of the right hand, the invo-
cation was read by Chaplain George e.
Davis. Then followed the musical and
recitational programme of fourteen
numbers, exclusive of the memorial
services and address. This programme
consisted of selections by the Elk
double quartette, Thomas Beynon,
Howell Davies, Fred. c. Hand and Will