The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-03
ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICES
WE'RE HELD List NIGHT IN THE
HYPERION THEATER.
Large Audience Attended and Paid
Tribute TO the Deceased Members of
and Three Impressive Addresses.

the Lodge-Fine Musical Programm,
and Three Impressive Addresses.
The annual memorial services of New
Haven lodge No. %, B. P. o. of Elks
We're held last night in the Hyperion
theater and they were very largely at
tended. These services are held on the
first Sunday of December each year and
are for the purpose of doing honor TIC
the dead members of the order AL
over the United States last night in the
cities in which there is a lodge of The
| Elks services were held in commemord
ton of the deceased members, and
doubtless they were all as successful as
the ones held in the Hyperion. This is
the custom of the lodge and the OBJ
servance of it is sometimes most pa
thetic
| The Hyperion was crowded last night
with prominent New Haven people and
the services, which were very impress
sive, We're greatly enjoyed by all who
attended. Three of the police commits
sioners including President Lee, occu-
pied one of the boxes, and directly OPP
posite were Mayor Driscoll and Super
intendent Wrinn with their families and
few friends. James e. Mccain and
party were in one Of the upper boxes,
and all of the other three boxes We're
occupied.
After an overture and a selection by
an orchestra composed of members of
the New Haven Symphony orchestra,
march called THE Elks" was played,
and from the box entrances at either
side of the theater the members of the
lodge filed, and, marching to the rear
of the house, proceeded down the CEN
ter aisle and occupied seats in the first
nine rows of seats in the orchestra. The
opening ceremonies of the evening were
conducted by DR.. ]. H. Kelley, the eX-
allied ruler of the lodge.
During the opening services the names
of the dead members of the lodge were
called by the secretary and as they
were read their likenesses were flashed
on a canvas at the rear of the stage.
This feature of the services is new and
is was considered a very impressive
means of bringing back to memory the
deceased brothers.
The names of the former members
now dead are Clark Peck, Charles r.
Spaulding, Gustave Sprung, M. w. Car
roll, Charles A. Davis, Charles Turner
Howard w Main, George A. Basser-
man, Charles w. Bradley, ID. 8. North
rop, August c. Blenner. Thomas f. Cor
man, Charles w. Bradley, jr., Daniel j.
Brennan, Charles w. Guthrie, Samuel
B. S. Bissell and Henry Bohan.
The address of the evening was made
by the Hon. James j. Quinn of the
Hartford lodge and it was very i'm
pressive one. 1t was full of feeling for
the deceased and it touched warm
spot in the hearts of all who heard 1t.
Other short addresses were made by the
Rev. George B. Cutten and the Rev.
George w. Phillips These addresses,
while brief, We're full of sympathy for
the departed and were greatly appreci-
ated
Aside from the address there was
very fine musical programme in which
the following took part: evelyn Miles,
baritone, Miss Hildegard Hoffman, so
pfano; ]. Burnes Moore in Xyiophone
solo, and William Hegel in piccolo
solo. A stringed quartette composed of
Messrs. Fichtl, Haesche, Bronson and
Gatterfeldt played twice on the pro-
and their music was excellent.
The accompanist for the singers was
Louis Felsberg.