Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-08
Omaha Lodge Has Memorial Service at
0rphsum Theatsr
EULoGlES BY GERNG AND SULLIVAN
Numbers Also Contributed by Promi-
nent Local NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
IL Filled with Members of the
order and Their Friends.

the surviving ones an opportunity to renew
| their pledge that the faults OF the departed
"are written upon the sand their virtues
upon the tablets of love and memory"
Projecting from the boxes on either side
was an elk's head, with globes Of purple and
white twinkling on its antlers A smaller
| head rested upon the Bible which, with the
Elks flag, rested at the front OF the ex-
allied rulers station, half obscured by fow-
ers, ferns and palms.
Roll of the Dead.
To the rear of the stage was hung the roll
of these, who have been admitted to the
grand lodge above:
william B. Alexander John F. Boyd, Don
NJ. Chamberlain, Willis F. Clarke, ollin N.
Davenport John NJ. Eddy, Edgar e. Ed
wards, Abner d. Haines, william l. Hard
ing, Chester c. Hulett, Dwight G. Hull,
Grant Hultsizer, James How, Lewis H.
Kent, Edwin Larkin, William r. Learn,
Michael o. Maui, Charles Mccormick, Jo-
siah H. Mccormick, Thomas Mulvihill,
! George S. Mason, Charles p. Needham,
Thomas ]. Ormsby, Samuel c. Sample, John
p. Schoning, Henry D. Schulz John P.
| Thomas, Zachariah Thomason, Philip A,
Warrack, Edward d. Webster, Homer B.
Wheeler, George H. Cook and George r.
Voss. The last two have died within the
year.
Surrounding Exalted Ruler Frank Craw-
| ford on the stage were Grand Exalted Ruler
| George p. Cronk, who had declined numer-
! Gus invitations from abroad in order to be
with his home lodge; Brother Matthew Ger
| ing of the Plattsmouth lodge, and Brother J.
B. Sullivan Of the Creston Ia) lodge, the
eulogist of the day; Secretary Frank Furay,
| Treasurer Charles L. Saunders, Acting
Chaplain A. e. Miller, the chairman Of the
memorial committee, Will T. Canada, and
the Elks' quartet, composed of Clinton Mil
ler Thomas F. Swift, A. W. Kroeger and
John V. Brennan.
| As in the Lodge Room.
The other members Of the lodge were
! seated in a body directly in front of the
stage, with Esteemed Leading Knight
| Lulun c. Gibson, Esteemed Loyal Knight
| Lee Estelle. Esteemed Lecturing Knight
James r. Dewar and Inner Guard William
A Watson in the boxes at the sides, in
order to preserve the lodge form required
| in ceremonial work. With the local Elks
| were seated number of others from out
Of the city, including Exalted Ruler Henry
| Gering Of the Plattsmouth lodge. Tho
memorial service was conducted yesterday
| by more than 1000 lodges, from Manila and
Honolulu to New York. 1t was the four
teenth in the history Of No. 80.
At 10:30, the designated hour, Exalted
| Ruler Crawford opened the ceremonies with
a few words concerning the occasion and
it's significance, and led in the ritualistic
work, which consisted OF responses by the
esteemed leading knight. esteemed loyal
knight, esteemed lecturing knight, secre-
tary, treasurer, chaplain and inner guard,
| and the calling of the roll of the dead,
each name fading from the roll as it was
pronounced.
| Order of the Program.
The quartet sang Lead, Kindly Light"
Acting Chaplain Miller pronounced the in
vocation; Miss Fayette Cole sang There
is Green Hill Far Away" Brother Gerins
pronounced his eulogy; Brother 10 F
Barton sang Face to Face" Mr.. Robert
Cuscaden played, as violin solo, H. Vieux-
temps "Adagio Religioso;" Brother ]. b
Sullivan pronounced second eulogy; Miss
Rose Allen sang zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought" Mr.. Jules G. Lumbard sang
"Child Of the King" the officers Of the
lodge performed the brief closing cere-
monies and the audience Joined the quartet
in singing "Auld Lang Syne." Mrs. Au'
gust Mothe- Borglum was the accompanies
for all the soloists.
GerinE's EulOgy.
Brother Gering's remarks, in part. fol.
low:
There ought to be more sorrow and mis-
| giVings in the creation of a life than sad
| ness at its death. The one brings with
| the aWfulness of uncertainty; the other tn
| consolation of repose and rest. The one
the genesis and the other the apocalypse o
life. l had rather place a flower upon tn
| edge of a friends grave than to enjoy tn
dimpled laughter of child just brough
. | into being.
dered into the forest OF this order an
hewed therefrom its sturdiest oaks an
| most promising saplings. Whether iron
the narrow easements of their present habl
| tations they respond to the memories whic!
we arouse or whether from celestial hori
| zon above they remember us we remem
! ber them, we do not know. This is the un
solyed and perplexing interrogatory Whic
, | the finite asks the infinite; the lnterroga
ton point at which the simplest child an
the profoundest philosopher must paus
| alike.
So long as ambition is fed by the hope o
fame monuments of marble will rear thei
| heights to heaven as an epitaph TO genius
but would rather have as monument
my memory such as is paid here today tina
all the shafts of marble reared at the alta
or fame. To know that some loving han
will plant q flower upon grave or som
, heart sorrow at dissolution is the great
est monument OF all.
Judge suIIivan's Address.
Judge Sullivan said:
In this world of ours II Is not all OF If
: TO live, as It is not all of death to die. Ma
cannot live within himself. The Create
made M all hrothers and by that one &C