Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-12-08
Memories Of the
Dead.
lodge Of Sorrow Held
& by Elks.
Splendid Address by Hon. J. W.
Halfhill.

"He who watches over all our des.
tinies has the spirits Of the departed
under His watchful care, and, on the
last great day, will again connect the
chain Of fraternal love SO recently
broken" And with this part of their
ritual in mind, the b. p. o. E. on sun
day held lodges of sorrow all over the
land and revived in memory the mem
bers who have passed to the other
shore, extolling their virtues and hon
orlng them. six members Of the local
lodge Of Elks have died during the past
year-Fred G.. Frese, Geo. w. McI<is-
son, Hugo Schumacher Jesse u. Croft,
J.. Harley Homan and Cloyd w. Mus
till.
The local lodge Of sorrow was held
Sunday afternoon in the Colonial thca-
tire. and was attended by very larae
audience. Several rows at the front
Of the auditorium were reserved for
mourners and Ellis. Decorations were
very beautiful. Suspended above the
stage were six white doves, and direct
Iy beneath them were six empty chairs,
each one representing one of the dead
members. Behind them were seated
the speakers and officers of the lodge.
Several clks, emblems of the lodge,
were arranged on the stage, and at the
front were vases of palms, the vases
being drapcd with the colors of the
lodge.
The opening address was delivered
by Exalted Ruler A. j. Rowley, after
which Mrs. r. A. Seiberling sang abide
With Me" The roll of dead members
was called by Mr.. $. G. Rogers, who
repeated each name three times. After
each name had been repeated, wreaths
of flowers were placed on the chair
representing that particular person,
and so on until all We're thus honOrcd
After the singing of the opening ode
by Prof w. A. Putt, and an invoca-
ton by the Chaplain, Rabbi Philo. ell.
logies were pronounced on the dead.
Mr.. W. u. Baldwin culogized
Mr.. Fred G. Frese; Mayor
Doyle, Mr.. George w. McKisson;
Mr.. ]. A. Arbogast, Mr.. Hugo Schu-
macher; Mr.. r. n, Wells, Mr.. j. y.
Croft; Mr., A. S. Longenbach, Mr. l..
Harley lloman; Mr.. II. w. Loomis, Mr..
Floyd w. Mustill.
lnterspcrsing the eulogies were vocal
Bolos by Mrs. ScbcrlIng and Mr.. Edwin
IL, Douglass, and music by Morey's or.
rhcstra.
The principal address was delivered
by Hon, J. w. HRlfhIl, Of Lima. Hc
said In part: "Oh, for a tohch Of tho
spirit hand ana the sound of the voice
that Is stlIl! Such Is the sentiment oi
this OCCASION Such Is the sentiment
sentiment the chords of human love
and affection have responded whpr
swept by the touch Of human hands
ever since death has been the common
lot OF the children Of men. We ap
commanded by our ritual to observe
ilils day as memorial for our departed
dead The Ides of November hay,
passed, The Idcs OF December draw
near. and II seems fitting that the frs
Sunday Of tho twelfth month OF cacl
ana every year In set apar
fol these memorial exercises
1he spring of the year witt
lts sunshine, its bird songs and It's bonC
of promise has been famed by tn,
breeges, watercd by the shores nm,
warmed by the sun until II has ripcneC
into harvest. Tho harvest has hccl
Earnered The blue aud the gray Of tn
Indian summer time have vanished
This splendid program prepared by tn
brothers of our order attcsts how wei
they have tried to observe the man
date Of the ritual
"You have heard here offered n
much pleading, eloquent Invocation (
thp Grpnt Exalted RuIpr nf nur,
There is present in this godly con
munity to listen TO these ceremonies
magnificent audience. Among them ar
the mothers, wives, sisters and sweet
hearts Of the members of the lodge q
Elks, and in this audience no doub
there are many great men who hAv