Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08


 night to celebrate the annual lodge of sorrow of Waterbury lodge of Elks. The committee of arrangements had worked hard for weeks to perfect the plans and their efforts were well re- warded last evening as they saw ey- erything pass off so successfully. The stage was beautifully decorated and at tests to the good taste of the stage hands of Polls theater Stage Manager Robinson of the theater and Frank D. Loud of the lodge, who looked after this end of the program. The exalted ruler, P. J. Lawlor, ocucpied his posi- ton in the center of the stage on a dais surrounded with potted plants. Seated on the stage with him were the treasurer, organist, esquire and secre, tary of the lodge and all the past ex- a1ted rulers. Here, too, sat the eulo- gist of the evening, Reno R. Ellington of New York lodge No 1.
 Tn the first gallery sat the esteemed leading knight and in the boxes on that same floor sat the esteemed loyal and the esteemed featuring knights The following was the program as cafried out with such success: Introductory Overture -........-
 ........ American Band Orchestra OICAScl1o Entrance of Officers and Members. Opening Lodge Exercises ....:...
 ...............P. J. Lawlor. D. R. Openlng Ode
 Waterbury Lodge, No 265, B. P. O. ID. Invocation - Chaplain r. X. Bergin Selection-.sThe Holy City, (vest- ed) Miss Theresa McNally Roll Call of Deceased Members, D. l..
 Maioney Quartette-AI. T. Robinson, Miss Alice C.. Cosgroye. Mrs Jennie Hurley. M. F. Byrnes Sacred Heart church) '"Thanatopsis" ......
 .E. l.. Maloney Baritone Solo-.sBeautiful Isle of
 Somewhere (s1ng at funeral of
 late President William Bickin-
 leyl Isaac B. Clarke. 2d Cong church Bass Soio-.F'lee as Bird'. .....
 J. D. KieIy Address-Reno R. Ellington, New York Lodge. No 1.
 Soprano SoIo-"AYe Maria.
 Miss Agnes Breen
 Qmmaculate Conception church) Tenor Solo-''The Plains of Peace
 --.-.........- Charles NJ. Brooks ,(St Michaels Episcopal church, Naug-
 atuck.)
 Closing Exercises. P. J. Lawlor, D. R. Nearer My God, to Thee
 ..-Members of Lodge and Audience Prof Hans Saro and Mrs Lucien Wolff. Accompanies.
 The committee of arrangements was J. A. Cullen, chairman: J. A. Thomp- son, secretary; T. F. Bergin. J. F. Hackett and F. K. Bergen. The stage fittings were contributed by the Ben son Furniture Go.
 Those in whose memory the lodge held the services were as follows:
 James T. Madden. initiated June 15, 1893, died January 9. 1894.
 Thomas Hurley. initiated August 10, 1891. died June 10, 1895.
 Edward J. Starr, initiated June 15, 1893. died January 1. 1896. William Baehner, initiated June 15. 1899. died December 1. 1896.
 Hugh J. Cronin, initiated June 15, 1893. died July 24, 1897. s,..+ .. = <. John P. Lawlor, initiated September 3, 1893. died September 3, 1897.
 Moritz Grelle. initiated June 15, 1893. died October T, 1897.
 William Hellmann. initiated June 15. 1893, died February 13. 139S James J. McEyoy. M D., initiated August 15. 1893. died May II, 1898.
 Fred Harvey initiated June 15. 1893. died November 8. 1899. Thomas J. Moran. initiated June 15. 1893. died December IT, 1899.
 Edward B. Harvey. initiated June b, 1893. died February 6, 1900.
 George L. Hellmann. initiated July ?, 1897, died May 15, 1SO0
 Thomas B. Miller. initiated Novem- Der Is, 1898, died December 14, 1900. Timothy F. Flynn, initiated April 7f11 |
 Nj. J. COOney, initiated August 15 1893, died April 27, 1902.
 J. J. Murphy. initiated October q. 1898, died May 8, 1902.
 J: J. Hall initiated February IT 1889, died August 27, 1902
 F. J. Bolan, initiated November 1e 1894. died September 9, 1902.
 Promptly at s o'clock the members or the lodge left the stage and entered the body of the theater, taking the seats in the front of the house. The American band under Leader Fulton. playing solemn march The exar- cises were opened by Exalted Ruler Lawlor and then followed the roll call of the honored dead by Secretary E. l.. Maloney. A very pretty feature in connection with the calling of the names was the ascending of a white dove from the altar as each name was called. The opening ode was sung and then followed the invocation by Chap lain F. x. Bergen.
 The musical numbers were all ap- propriate and excellentIy rendered. in fact, it was the best program that has been earned by the lodge in some years. The address by MT Ellington was one of great merit. It was de Hvered in a clear and concise manner and some of the choicest language that has ever been heard on any local plat form was presented in that address. The eulogy was in part as follows:
 Tn commencing his address. the speaker said that he could not ad- dress a meeting held in memory of departed Elks without dealing with the great question of Life. and it's mighty antagonist Death Following is an abstract of MT Billington's elo- quent eulogy:
 sfThe living administer unfS the dead. The. daad await the living. and are constantly expecting their coming. Tn