The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-03
ELKs MEMORIAL SERVICE.

Exercises at the Grand Opera House
 Sunday Night.
 The annual memorial service of the New Haven lodge, No. 25, B. P. o. E., will be held at the Grand Opera House next Sunday night, and an interesting programme has been prepared by the committee in charge of the servite, which is also known as the Lodge of Sorrow" Admission to the opera house will be by ticket. The members of the lodge will be given tickets for their friends. and it is expected that the ope- ra house will be well filled.
 Past Exalted Ruler William J. O'Bri- en, of Baltimore, an eloquent speaker, will make the principal address of the evening.
 Short addresses will be made by the Rev. Clarence Bispham of Trinity church, the Rev. William F. Dicker- man, pastor of the Church of the Mes- siah, and the Rev. Addison Moore, pas tor of the First Bapt st church.
 The music al programme will be excel lent. George Martlndale, of New York, the famous baritone, and Miss Grace Edra Rice. also of New York, will ren- der a number of selections There will be selections by an orchestra of twen- ty-five pieces and a trombone quartet. Walter l.. Blakeslee, of the Grand Opera House, has arranged fine stage setting for the Elks. The scene repre- sents the lodge room of the Elks with all the chairs, and in fact, all the tlt- tings in their right places.
 The service will be opened by the lodge according to ritual and will be I closed In the same manner. Exalted Ruler W. L. Relyea will preside and prominent Elks from various parts of the state and Massachusetts are expect ed to attend.
 The programme for the evening in de- l tail from advance sheets from Kier- mans, is as follows:
 Grand Opera House Orchestra--Louls Fels.
 burg, Director.
 Prelude
 | 1. Oyerture-Italienne in Algiers. .Rossini Orchestra.
 2 Selection--Decsriptiye Fantasia-Dance | or the GoDllns s............... .Recker Orchestra.
 ?. selecton-Shadow Ballet .... .. .Bendix
 Orchestra.
 A. March Dedicated to Lodge No. 25, B.
 Orchestra,
 1. Opening of Lodge-B. P. o. Elks 2 Address Explanatory-Br F. J. | Brothers.
 8. Selection for Harp. .. ...L............. d.
 Miss NJ Louise Gallagher 4. Soprano Solo-The Holy City. .. Adams
 Miss Grace Edna Rice. | :. Address-Rev. Addison Moore. 6, Baritone solo-The Lord Is My Light
 Edward B. Martndell. Il '. Address-Rev. Clarence w. Bispham. | S. Trombone Solo-Brother Harry Hoar. 9,-Address-Rev William F. Dickerman. 10 Soprano Solo-The Palms. .. .Faure
 Miss Grace Edna Rice. H. Address-Brother William J. OBrien, :. jr., Baltimore lodge. No. 8. 12 Baritone lo-Crossing the Bar. ....
 Edward B. Martlndeli. | 13 Closing Ceremonies-B. F. o. Elks.
 Officers New Haven Lodge, No. 13. 14 Selection for Harp. .................-
 Miss NJ Louise Gallagher 15. Benediction-Rev. c. S. Dickerman.
 Two members of the New Haven lodge have died during the past year. The deceased members were Daniel J. Brennan and Charles W. Guthrie. The roll of deceased members is as follows Clark Peck, Charles R. Spaulding, Gus tave Sprung, M. w. Carroll, Charles A | Davis, Charles Turner, Howard w ! Main, George A. Basserman, Charles w. Bradley, D. s. Northrop, August c Blenner, Charles w. Bradley, jr. Thomas F. German, Daniel J. Brennan and Charles w. Guthrie.