The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-03
ELkS HOLD
LODGE OF
SORROW.
Annual Memorial Service Was
Very impressive Appropriate
Music and Addresses.

The Providence Opera House was filed
the holding OF the solemn annual lodge
OF sorrow by Providence Lodge. No IA. B.
T.. o. Elks. The service was simple, but
very impressive.
on the stage were seated Exalted Ruler
James Clary. Exalted Leading Knight
T.. banners, Exalted Lecturing Knight.
S. l.. W. Merrill Esquire NJ ]. Reagan,
Inner Guard Thomas Carr. Chaplain Rev.
J. j. Woolley, Secretary II. w. Callen-
der and Treasurer l.. D. Pike.
Above the head Of the exalted ruler was
a magnificent elk's head. its antlers
wound with symbolical evergreen, and
occupying the centre OF the stage in front
OF the exalted ruler was a miniature bier.
drsped with evergreen and an American
flag
AT o'clock the services began with an
overture, Suppe's Summer Nights
Dream" by the orchestra, q. Raymond
Ladd. director, followed by the singing
of Flaccis ''Integer Vitae" by the olym-
pia sextet. comprising John 5. osterberg
and Axel Oden, first tenor; Gustave Lund-
berg, second tenor; o. b. Owren, first
bass, and n. "A. Goranson and O. Exc
berg, second baSso
The opening OF the lodge by Exalted
Ruler Clary and tue lodge, all standing.
was followed by an opening ode by the
sextet, after which Rev. Brother j. j..
Woolley offered prayer.
kiplfpOa ruaqntfisepr mann sssrha
cessional." was delivered by Stanton r.
Smith and Miss Ada l.. Arnoldson sang
Tosti's Goodbye" with excellent effect
Clarence n. Davis rendition OF The
Palms" by request, was greeted with ap-
plause.
The next number, the reading OF
"Tbanatopsis" by Lecturing knight S.
L. w. Merrill, took place in a darkened
house, during which the faces and names
OF departed brothers were thrown upon a
screen.
Following are the names Of the lead
brothers OF Providence Lodge:
. Frank III. Nelson. Edmund W. Rayns-
ford, Robert T.. Mathews, George w.
Farren, William u. Pitman. Edward c..
by. Paul Fernelly, John T.. Trimble,
Augustus c. Tabor. Lewis A. Kerr,
Claude DeHaven, Robert Mcintosh,
Charles r.. Chickering, John Lawton,
Edward II. Goulding, Karoly Ordey,
Thomas +. DAILY. Charles v Drake,
stephen Parker Frederick Bedard. Ed
ward J. Collins. William ID. Marble,
Edgar r. Smith. James IL Russ.
George o. Willard. Orville NJ. Remng-
ton. Robert NJ. Reynolds, Bernard Bar
deem. Charles Il. Melvin, Jr.. wltiiam H.
Low. Jr., Daniel Kennedy. Thomas
Booth. William w. Allen. Frank A. Page
Charles Radborn, Robert ID. Mason,
Frank II. Sargent, Eugene j. Mccarthy.
Frank N. Curry.
Died during the year: Benjamin A.
Payne. ID. w. Reeves. Augusta @. Troup.
Edward Il. Riley. Eastwood Eastwood.
After contralto solo. The Heavenly
Song" 10y Miss Mae Monahan, and
Mendelssohn nocturne by the orchestra,
came the grafton, delivered by Past Ex-
allied Ruler Julius C.. Zaeder OF Worces-
ter, Mass.
At the close OF tme address John w.
Ieffern recited '"The Uncle" and the
Olympia Sextet sang "Tenting on the
Old Camp Ground
Rev. j. j. Woolley then spoke briefly,
and baritone solo by Alfred ID. Jackson
and a selection by the orchestra, "A
Southern Reverie," by Bendix, preceded
the closing ceremonies, and the bene-
diction by Rev. j. j. Woolley brought
the annual lodge of sorrow 10 close.