The herald., 1896-06-08
I.O.O.F. MEMORIAL SERVICES
Such Were Held Yesterday Afternoon In
, Odd Fellows Hall
A Day Set Apart BY the Sovereign Grand
Lodge and This Was 1ts Second OBJ
servance-rhe Years Dead

Memorial services were conducted In
Odd Fellows hall yesterday afternoon
by representatives Of all the lodges Of
the I. o. o. F. in Los Angeles In memory
of those Of their number who died dur
ing the past year.
By order of the sovereign grand lodge
an annual memorial day has been set
apart to be observed in every section of
it's Jurisdiction. 1t is a recent institu-
tion, last year having been the first for
NAL memorial service held.
The exercises yesterday consisted Of
music, prayer and speeches appropriate
to the solemn occasion. Mr.. James
Ashman occupied the chair. With him
on the platform were B. Cove, the chap
lain of the day, and Mr. Ancil Stump.
all of whom made addresses. j. II.
Gingery was secretary.
After an opening service of singing
and prayer by the chaplain, Mr.. James
Ashman made the introductory address,
which in part was as follows:
'In accordance with the proclamation
of the grand sire we have assembled to-
day as Odd Fellows to pay loving trib-
utes of respect to the memory of our
brethren who one year ago were with us
but who have since passed beyond the
veil.
IAN enlightened and civilized nation
reveres the memory of it's dead, and it
Is fit and proper for all people sometimes
to lay aside the things Of life and wend
their way to the silent cities Of the dead.
drop a loving tear and strew the graves
with flowers. So we as members Of the
great fraternal institution today meet
that our dead may be honored, their
virtues made known and their memory
held dear. Since our last memorial day
many Of our brethren have departed.
Their voices are hushed; their chairs
are vacant; their last battle has been
fought and their warfare ended.
therefore call upon you, brethren, that
we fittingly spend this hour in commem
oration of those who have preceded us,
and also that we may prepare for the
great change that awaits us ALL"
The following list of names of those
who died during the last year was then
presented: OF Golden Rule lodge. No.
1so, L. J. Llewellyn and J. w Wolf; Los
Angeles, No. 35, Louis F. Vollmer and
Willis E. Keller; East Side, No. 325, An
drew Johnston, Leslie F. Storey and
Will Smith; of Columbia lodge, Rebekah
No. 1874. w. L. Calkins
Short addresses followed by Messers
B. Cove and Ancil Stump in tribute to
the departed Mr.. George Brown, presi-
dent of the general relief committee,
which is doing much good work, also
made few earnest remarks. He spoke
of what had been accomplished during
the past year. He thought it also not
out of place to bring before the lodges
assembled at memorial service the
call. the sick and friendless members Of
their order, particularly the strangers
in Los Angeles, had upon them all.
While it was well-known that the open
sesame of II am an Odd Fellow" was
sufficient to call forth all assistance, yet
the relief committee numbered only
twelve and the sick list forty-one, and
1t would be we'll for the members indi-
vidually to show sympathy and fellow
ship by an occasional visit to the sick
particularly to 'the strangers within
the gates.''