The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-12-02
IN MEMORIAM.
Jersey City Elks Honor the
Memory Of Their De-
parted Brethren.
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO TIE DEAD
Kaltenborn Quartette. and
Prominent officers
Participate.
ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO TIE DEAD

Memorial services for the departed MEM
bcrs of Jersey City Lodge No. 2li, Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks, were
held i'll Elks Hall, York and Henderson
streets, last evening. Heretofore these
memorial services have been held in the
afternoon. A great crowd had gathered
in front of the hall long before the doors
were thrown open. An audience OF nearly
seventeen hundred people crowded the
magnificent auditorium and gallery. II
was brilliant audience. Many IN It hau
witnessed these exercises before, ana
though tirged with solemnity and sadness
the well known resources AMI character
istics of the Elks led all to anticipate an
evening of interest.
the stage was decorated with palms.
and huge green cross formed part OIL lhe
decorations. On the stage We're seated
Past Grand Exalted Ruler john D. Gal
YIN Of Cincinnati, Ohio, who delivered the
eulogv: Exalted Ruler John E. Moody,
Esteemed Loyal Knight j. Il. Murray
Secretary R. Mcdonald, Esquire w. H.
Cassidy. Chaplain j. w. Winters. Es-
deemed Leading Knight c. H. Smith, Es-
teemed Lecturing knight R. H. Duff,
Treasurer ]. F. OMealia, Tyler James
Johnston and Inner Guard B. 5. Pollak.
MIR. f. A. Coghill presided at tie organ
The programme opened with the usual
memorial services by the officers Oh the
lodge The opening ode was;-
eGreat Ruler of the universe,
Ail-seeing and benign;
Look down upon and bless our work.
And be all glory thine
sol hear o,,r PRAYERS for honored dead,
While bearing sweet in mind
The memories craven en- our nearls
OF .Auld Lang Syne-
This was followed by an eloquent and
impressive prayer by the Rev. George ,.
Bennitt. of Grace Episcopal Church Ine
Kaltenborn String Quartette rendered an
andante cantabile by Tschaikowsky and
the Cecelian Male Quartette sang AM
brose's Zone Sweetly Solemn Thought
A reverie by VieuxtemDs was rendered
as a violin solo by Frank Kaltenborn ana
Master Gilbert Stradley sang "The Cnolr
Celestial" Trevlyn.
After the String Quartette had rendered
another selection, Past Grand EXal.eo
Ruler John D. Calvin was introduces
His address was a master effort ana sis-
tened throughout with rhetorical gems
aa abhrevfated repetition of which would
only dim their lustre.
shedding of tears, he said, was not the
touch the heart strings and recall mem
ories-of the deceased brothers to be per-
netuated by love; to commemorate their
zirtues. for faults they had none; to
draw lessons from their lives, and pre-
mare "to meet them in that land where
M memorial services were held and
wber all is peace Elks. he said, not
only remember /their friends but their
friends, friends, and friends of their
friends' friends What death meant only
revelation or fancy could depict Elks
felt a sweet sadness that they would not
exchange for gayety on memorial occa-
sions.
sIn life." he said, sour departed broth
ers worked with us for charity, justice
brotherly love and fidelity. They cheered
4l7e desnondent and unfortunate with
them we sought to make grief give way
to laughter
The speaker alluded to the non-sectar-
ian character of the order and related an
instance of recent occurrence ana Oh
which he was a participant, when Jew
ish rabbi, a Protestant minister ana
Catholic priest took part in a meeting OF
EllSs. All. he said. believed in Supreme
Being.
The eulogy was followed by Thorne's
andante Religiosio as a cello solo. The
Cecilian Quartette next sang Tostl
q1vmn. Goodbye, J. Leslie Gossin was
to have figured on the programme, put
arrived too tate. Liszt's angelo was
rendered by the Kaltenborn String Quar-
Hette then the closing exercises took
place. All joined in singing the Doxology.
The Rev. G. S. Bennitt pronounced the
benedictien and the audience filed OUT 10
the strains of an organ postlude.
The departed brothers for whom the
exercises were held were:-Natthew 5.
higgins. Anthony S. Diller John v.
Churchill, Thomas E. Shields William
Heller. Jacob Kramer, Markham E.
Staples, Joseph Jordan, Edward Mcclure,
Timothy J. Murphy Charles F. Hamant.
Peter J. SKenney, Alpheus e. Clarke,
William p. Daily, James McGrath and
: Henry Hauck-sixteen in all.
The memorial committee consisted Of
Frank A. Coghill, chairman; Walter G.
Smith, secretary; John 7. Kent, Charles
N. Smith, James e. Murray. E. r. Wes-
eels. Richard Duff, P. r. Powers, DR.. J.
]. Broderick, Milton Roblee J. Hennessey,
William J. OsBrien, J. O'Neill John r.
McNulty, Robert r. Hoos, Thomas F.
McGrath. George w. Wood Watson e.
spengeman, p H. Murphy, Charles J.
workman, William G. Farmer, Frank
Mflliman, Joseph Souder, j. j. Sullivan,
John 7. Heayey and William II. Smith.