The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-03
Annual Lodge Of Sorrow
At the Grand Opera
House Sunday.
ELOQUENT ADDRESS
BY .DONAHUE
Beautiful Ritual Exercises Wit
messed by q Great Audiences
.-MusicaI PROG "a m--Two
Deaths in the Lodge
Last Year.

The Lodge of Sorrow-the annual
memorial services in honor of the
Absent Brother''-was held by Canton
lodge No. 6S, Benevolent and Protect
ed Order of Elks, at the Grand opera
house Sunday afternoon. The exer-
cises, alway beautiful and impressive,
were witnessed by an audience that fill
ell the house.
The opening ceremonies by the lodge
were conducted by Grand Exalted
Ruler Atlee Pomerene, who presided
during the afternoon. The stage was
beautifully decorated with palms and
potted plants, fit embems of the i'm
mortality of the departed brethren
whose memories are kept bright and
fresh in the minds of those yet on
ear .h-their brothers who hold them
ever in honored remembrance from
year to year, that they may emulate
their virtues and forget their faults.
The departed members in whose hon
or the exercises were held are:
George Nj. Hoffman, who died Decem
be 81, 1894; Paul Field, died December
20, 1896; Otto Giessen, died February
81, 1897; Louis ]. Midday, died February
4, 1898; John MCGOWAN, died May 20,
1900; Edward Raft, died February 2.
1901; l.. r. DeVille, died April 5, 1901.
AS the name of each was called by
the secretary great silver star, hang
ing from the upper draping of the
stage, was illumined with striking and
beautiful effect.
EXALTED RULERS EULOGY.
The invocation was delivered by Rev.
E. e. Esselbourne, of the Episcopal
church. The musical selections dur
ing the services were by the Canton
Orchestral club and were finely rem
dered.
A very touching eulogy to the de-
parted, and especially to the memories
of Edward S. Raft and L. r. DeVille.
the two members of the Canton lodge,
who died during the past year. was de-
livered by Grand Exalted Ruler Atlee
Pomerene. This was followed by a
selection Lead, Kindly Light" beau
tifully sung by male quartet composed
of Messrs. Will Reed, Harry Lawson,
Emerson Krause and T. j. Maloy. At
its close Mr.. Pomerene introduced the
principal speaker of the occasion, Hon.
M. E. Donahue, of New Lexington
Lodge No. 500.
Following the address of Judge
Donahue was another selection by the
orchestra after which came the clos
sy.nx of II. l.
quartet rendered another selection,
Come Unto Me-" and the benediction
was pronounced by Rev. Esselbourne.
JUDGE DONAHUE'S ADDRESS.
In his address, Judge Donahue said:
Memorial day. in the ritual of our
order, means that one day of the year
shall be consecrated to the memory
of our deceased brethren. Today we
pause in the mad rush of events to
contemplate the years of death" and
as each cycle has added its names TO
the hallowed roll of our departed
brethren our thinned ranks assemble
in loving remembrance of those who,
one day in the flush and vigor of their
manhood sat with us in our fraternal
councils and extended to us the good
right hand of fellowship.
Brothers in life, they are none the
less brothers in death and deep in
our memories are lined, their form
and face and features and all that was
best in their lives is recalled and re-
freshened in our recollections but
whatever of weakness, whatever OF
frailties they had are forgotten. In
the beautiful language of our ritual
ssThn 20 Of hrAt he, ;to
up on the sands.
Their virtues upon the tablets OF
love and memory"
AFFAIRS OF ELKDOM.
"Our order, in ritual and ceremony
Is rich in lessons of right living. II
realizes that the world holds no moro
priceless treasures than human SYM
pathy. human friendship, human love
and the motto of every station of our
lodge admonishes and encourages us to
acts of love and kindness and teaches
us daily the eternal brotherhood oil
man, but none are more potential for
good than the lesson of fidelity II
teaches.
"The altars Of Eikdom are buildet
with the notices charity Justice,
'brotherly love- and fidelity Fidel
tty Is the crowning motto that com
pletes the structure and embraces II
scope and effect all the other NOTICE,
of our order for without fidelity Il
its teachings. without fidelity to eacl
other, 1t would indeed be barren of re
cults. The ceremonies of today show
our fidelity to those. who In obedienc,
to the summons Of the Grand Exaltet
Ruler of the universe, have passeI
into the grand lodge of eternity. tier,
for veal or woe forever to abide.
ETERNAL LOYALTY.
Fidelity as Elks understand II
means an eternal loyalty to our broth
9 crs living or dead, an eternal devotion
- the principles proclaimed by tn