Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-05
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Held by the Hampton Lodge B.
p. 0. Elks.
COUNTY COURT IN SESSION
Daughters OF Confederacy. Mr.. A.
81. Taylor, Editor Of the Dan
Vile Register, in Town,
COUNTY COURT IN sESsIO,

The beautiful and Impressive service
K, the deceased members OF he E.Iks
was celebrated by Hampton Lodge. No.
.:6e. Is. +. .. ElkS i'll The Soldiers Home
Iheatre Sunday afternoon IN :, most
;ppr"p1iAte and fitting nlanttsr.
ne exercises Wer" beautiful = the
extreme and Il conservative estimate .,f
the large number Of people who at
tended them WAS placed at 300, the
large theatre being vel! filled with the
friends OF the order many OF whom
were the fair SEX
The lodge assembled in its ha!! at PIG
O'clock and marched ny twos in Il col
l:nn of pei haps Sever.ty -liv. % the
Home. where the services war" hyId.
IN" stage was :, picture that IS $. lco1n
witnessed BY Il congregation Of !Ian?;,-
tunions. Seated on an imuroviscl
elevated stage, tht. background, ns which
was large American flags. ANA sur
rounded by many beautiful .;!r., De1es
were the members Of the order. wear
ing their badges and making an, ap-
pcarance that showed the lodge ST We'll.
Dll the front OF the rcs;ru,tl sat Rev
baker P. I-eee, who delivered The ad-
dress Mr. S: J. Dudley. Roy. c. =.
Bryan. kev. j T. Whitley AMI the per
sons Who had q par. TO perform in the
program.
Exalted Ruler Thomas L. s.la.%.r. w,s
III che chair and presided over :he rera-
1IlcA1ie> " ItH INutN ulSnltN. 'u,;t over
tn. members swung from one
OF the scenery poles. We're the words:
In Meanorrll, made of incandesce,lt
nights. a'tstically arrange: and adding,
:5Eea;ly To the beauty of the stage set
rlnSs Directly in front Of the ,'l,:forn!
was the exalted rulers s-hair With III.
emblem of the order-E-lk's head
"aile scattered around in t'ls vast as
Semblage We're the other officers, who
took part in the impi'osing ceremonies
h1,+ 10
every reason to believe all We're ;nyilel
from the number of tickets received a..
the door The ushers-Messrs ON
Robert Trailer, j. Il. Leonard ana T. i;
mics had their hands fun in .-atng
the people.
TILE PROGRAM.
The program opened .y1h a selection
by the Soldiers Home orchestra. Which
was followed by WaIson's "Bahyl,n'' oy
a chorus Of singers.
Then came the tyneninr .,e,.t. n,0nIr; ~
champion L"Gge in connemoraton OF
their dead The Very touchin;, ana
and pretty pant in which the name 81
the deceased member is called With 40
response save by the busie call. aud the
turning OUT Of the light. was cx:allentiy
carried out. Secretary Frank G. Roche
read the name OF each member ana
The present mark was placed : they
answered. The last name-"E brother,
John IL. CoWleS was called thre.. tim "a
only 70 be responded by the low and
touching sound of the bucla Mr.
towles lost his life in a heroic va -. ana
the services to his memory We're even
7nore fitting. The deceased was drown
ed Whlle endetavoring 10 rescue y COM
4,anion who had fallen overheard, AT
vhe conclusion of this exercise the lodge
sang the opening oN.e.
fev. J. TWhitley, pastor Of the First
Methodlst church. invoked the divine
blessing by Offering a special lraye.
for the dead.
Miss Matte Richter sang that i,eau.i-
-Ul hymn. Rock of Ages With much
feeling.
MIR. S. ]. Dudley was introduced ara
made an address in which he PUT fort!
the precepts taught by the order Of
fIlkS and at the same time gave an
interesting history of the rapid growth
of the order.
When Mi Dudley took his sea-. a
Inartette composed of Messrs. \. r.
Richardson, J. Preston Richardson
Jesse Cunningham and George NJ Rich
ter, jr.. very stweetly sang '-Eaarcr -
Ihee ana Mrs. III. c. Snead Who pos
Sesssed q tennor voice, rendered Schil-
ling Immortal" MIR Richardson SAM.
Seek fe the Lord -
Rev. Baker p. Lee .J,.. Was he. speak
el' or the evening and We'll did n. sus-
tain his reputation as a man suitahle
1sSt only to preach the gospel hi. ia H..
81 SHINING light in the orltoricll World
hMr. Lees address was indeed q mas
terpece and for nearly an hour he held
ms audiences attention.
The Speaker after expressing his de-
light in being back in the. historic old
Town or Hampton, the scene Of his bov-
mood days took up ancient history ana
followed II up to that Of to- lay max
ing a contrast between then ana now.
he then went into biblical history
naming the great men and women Civ
en- the Ribe, as We'll as explaining in
4 forciablc manner the teaching set
out in the book of she great books.
Mr.. Lee is a fluent speaker and his ad-
dress was well received.
Barnard's The Plains Of Peace" was
the solo rendered by Miss Laura DOB
bins
Rev. g. B. Bryan offered PRAYER ana
Mrs. T. c. Rees and chorus sang the
Holy City with orchestra ac.ompa-
nimeEt.
The closing exercises Of the lodge
We're gone Through with, after when
the audience Joined in singing Nearer
My God to Thee" and the services clos
ed with The benedction.
Professor +. G. Rathbun was musical
director and Miss Addie Richter pre-
sided at the organ
SENT ON TO THE GRAND JURY
beverley John son Cnharoad u.,l, ,-ntor