Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-01-17
MEMORIAL SERVICES
0Vuauc''d BY Welcome and Wheeling
Lodges A. 0. U. W.,
- ae Temple Yesterday Afternoon.
very Large Attendance OF
amen and Their Friends, and
: very Interesting Programme
s9Aoefed-S Several Excellent Ad-
dresses Made The Music.


50 interesting Programme
isehoered-several Excellent Ad-
0S7sas made The Music.
''0ooraance with its annr.l custom
"elcolne Lodge No. s, A. o. d. w, con
u0eteu memorial services Yesterday al
'etnoon in the Temple, corner Market
ahd twelfth streets. This year Wheel
iHs lodge No. %. although il has had
40 deaths during its existence, Joined
mi'h welcome lodge in the exercises.
Ae Fan was we'll filled with Work
men and members Of their families,
anu the exercises were of a very IN
teresting character.
Inc front OF the stage was very taste
luliy banked with palms and other pot
Yea plants, and large white scroll,
framed in evergreen, contained the fol-
lowing list of deceased members Of
Welcome lodge: Mm. Iiastings. .Chas.
y. scout, Isaac Stewart, Robert H.
flaIshaw, Robert. Y. Ankle, j. S. Trim
pie, jos. Graves, j. W. NaniSeuren, Ell
gehe Birch, J. w Wafthen, Jas. L.
EatcliHe, Henry Truxell, Theo. KoberT
j. M. Blatehiey, Wm. 4. Smith, VIM
=. Welser, Geo. A. Rambler, and Chas.
carr The three last named died dur
ing the year. fae
he exercises began with the, sing
ms 81 the opening ode by all present.
he Rev. Is. b. Evans was on the pro
sfamne for a prayer and address, but
was unable TO be present. The prayer
was made by Brother d. w. Fyfe. Mr..
W. y. McCluskey made an excellent
address, in substance as follows:
THE silent mutations OF time have
again brought us together, and we
meet to-day 10 pay tribute to the mem
CRY of those who have passed down the
valley Of the shadows, 10 commune
with tho voices of the past, and learn
anew the lessons of the hour, 1t
would i'll betit SO solemn an occasion
were | to make propaganda for this
plain but noble brotherhood! Such is
not my intention, but it is eninantly
meet and proper that an organization
that asks the people of this commun-
ity to join in these memorial services;
that asks the people Of this commun
ity for recognition;a that asks the hon
orable men OF this State and Nation,
irrespective of creed, for encourage
ment and sympathy and help, should
place its platform of principles and
the records Of its work before the peO
pie that would allow them to deter
mine whether lie organization is wor-
thy Of worthy Of sympa-
thy and encouragement.
with this idea in view. the supreme
lodge of our CIDER has suggested that
in connection with our memorial SER
vices, the aims and objects of this
brotherhood and the character of its
work should be clearly set forth.
Sending rays Of sunshine into desc
2a4Allones and doing al that human
.o1rcae-c-Ssss- -2-ll.- 70 flzel1 the blow; to
tighten the btrdens when death COW
ers the household as with a pail, and
claims the fatEe- as his own. And as
we listen to-day To those who Will
speak to It's of the true principles Of
our order, G@d liEton to what shall be
said to the memory of the 10000 of
our brethren who have been called,
shall NC not hope to renew our faith,
to renew Cur courage, and in future do
our part il thi1 noble work, as those
in whose memory we meet to-day have
done theirs, ard when our time shall
come to join the silent army that has
crossed the river others viii step in
and take our places, and continue the
mobile work, on and on, until the
mighty temple of humanity shall
stand complete in all its splendor and
glory,
teachings of our order the Supreme
Lodge has ordained that one day in
each year shall be given in remem-
brance Of the dead. We meet to-day
and grasp each other by the hand, and
arain form the golden chain Of our
union, Think of the links missing!
There are vacant places, and memory
carries us to the silent cities OF the
dead! they sleep there! Their last
sleepl And to-day we come TO drop a
tear-to place a flower upon their
graves: to forget their faults; to re-
menber their virtues. Their records
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