The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-12
THE ELKS
Beautiful Memorial Services on sun
day Afternoon-Large Attendance.
Elegant and Instructive Address
by Professor Tomlinson, Of Win
s~ton-SaIem

The annual memorial service of VIII
mington Lodge, No. $50. Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks, was held at
the Academy Of Music Sunday after
noon at 3:15 o'clock. The exercises
We're on an elaborate scale and Were
attended by about five hundred people.
including many ladies. The Acad. my
vas we'll filled, the Elks OCCUPYING re-
served seats in a body in the parqUet.
The decorations were exceedingly
beautiful and were by the Wilmington
Floral Company. The stage was "a
tisticaily arranged with palms. ferAs
and other tropical plants so as TO rep
resent a garden in the tropics, while
overhead were tasteful trailings of wild
smilax. The DAY was a beautiful one
and was auspicious for the beautiful
features Of the occasion.
At 3 p. N. the lodge assembled at the
bidy t. the Academy. With them was
Past District Deputy G. F. Tomlinson.
OF Winston-Salem, the orator of the
day. his personal escort being Past Ex-
allied Rulers H. J. Gerken and Charles
7. Harper. When they arrived at the
Academy entrance they formed with
open ranks. and then marched in 10
their seats.
The programme carried out vas elab-
crate and beautiful. tho prelude being
a superb rendition by he HollowbuSh
orchestra. This was Ldlowed by ra-
marks by the Exalted RULER, who stated
the object of the occasICl 1, the exercises
being IN memory OF the departed mem
bers of the fraternity. Col. +. w. Eos
Ter, who died on Friday and was buried
on Saturday was the first member OF
the Wilmington Lodge TO de, and tbs
exalted ruler paid a bri # tribute TO hi-
memory
After the remarks of the Exalted
Ruler the hymn, 30 IT Fathers God. tC
Thee" WAS sung and h p a beautiful
prayer was made by the Rev. Rich.
ard w. Hogue, rector of St. Jane.
Episcopal church.
The Imposing and Impressive Lodge
ceremonies were then carried OFT by tn
officers upon the stage. The chairs
were flied as follows:
Exalted Ruler-Wal. J. BeIlamy.
Esteemed Leading Knight-Ike Solo
o
Esteemed Loyal Knight-C. w. Poi
vogt.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight - d.
Harrington.
Secrptary-Warren s. johnson.
Trexsurer-A. g Bayles.
Inner fGuard-Jwius Taylor.
Following the ceremonies the beau
tful anthem. Savior When Night In
Sades the Skies" was magnificent
sung by a ~quartette composed OF Mrs
J. D Edwards. soprano; Mrs. Green
Fenley. aho: Mr.. Greene Fenley. emo
n Tr. a. s. Hc'de baritone.
Tn Cr.ninp .Calr nf tho ETk= --a
then sung after which the invocation
WIS r3ade by the Chaplain. Rev. jaime
Carmichael. d. i.
Next came n solo by Mrs. Samuel Jen
uinGE Springer. who artistically san
Dudry Buck's. My Redeemer and VI
Lord"
Nj. JOIN ]. Blair. in an a~ppropriat
and graceful manner then introduce
the OF the occasion. Professor =
r. Trniinson. Of Winrton-Salem. u,
TonTf>son said IN Dart-
AT this hour. in more than 500 o
the leading cities OF the United States
125 GOO members Of the Benevolent an
Protective Order Of EIks are gatheret
in honr and in memory OF those Broth
ers Of the Order who have droppe,
from the line OF march, and have pass
ed 20 the great beyond. This is a beau
tiful custom peculiar TO the EIks. ant
liz lyrical Of the fraternal spirit tn
N"h1 So AADpt
The name OF an Elk will never die. .
will live in the memoir Of Rks yet IN
born for generations TO come. Tt,
spirit passes out and leaves but tn.
name. but the life that was lived vii
never be forgotten"
I'm those 500 cities OF our counts
the roll call OF the lead is IN z
at this hour. In the presence OF NOR.
than 1000. 600 people. There is no an.
swer. Those voices are stilled forever
Those familiar faces are seen only IL
the imagination. Yet reverently. one
by one. their names will be called eact
succeeding year. SO long as the Beneyo.
lent n Protective Order of Elks shall
exist Our Brothers present today viii
all Join that innumerable caravan, an
new generations WI be born into thu
Order. TO propagate its principles. To
lend a hand. and 10 place the chaplet OF
ivy and amararth I'm OF
Those who have gone before
To that unknown and silent shore"
The magnitude and Importance OF
this Memorial Day can scarcely be ap-