Arizona republican., 1902-12-08
ELKS MEMORIAL
A Service of Unusual Interest in Dor
 ris Theater Yesterday.

The annual memorial service of Phoenix lodge, No. 335, B. r. O. Elks, held at the Doris theater yesterday afternoon, equaled if 1t did not excel any previous service of the kind held here by that or any other order. The programme was one of those beautiful eXempIifications of fraternal virtues, that however entertaining call for no applause save the appreciation that Is written on the faces of all who attend them. It was an occasion for thought rather than demonstration.
 The Elks met at their lodge room at I o'clock all attired in black suits and silk hats and carrying canes decorated with the purple of the order, and marched through the streets in body to the theater. The theater was beautifully decorated for the service. The stage settings were the wooded and fiorai pieces in the scenery supplemented by a wealth of potted plants and ever greens. Huge elk antlers ornamented the officers stations, which with the stage were decorated in the cOlOrs Of the order Nearly every seat in the house was occupied, most of the mem bers of the order sitting in a body
 The meeting was presided over by the exalted ruler w. C. Poster. and the other three important stations were filled by Frank Lyman. esteemed leading knight; Nj. O. Bickneli, es- teemed loyal knight, and Harry Taffe. esteemed featuring knight.
 After a funeral march by the or chestra came the opening exercise by the lodge members, including Fair Dove Fond Dove" by the orchestra and the singing of the. opening ode of the order.
 Rev. c. V. Cowan offered prayer and Ernest P. Wilson sang A Dream of Paradise" a beautiful tenor solo, Mrs. w. H. Bagby. accompanying.
 The first address of the day was de- livered by pr. William Duffield on the subject, Good of the Order.'' The subject had been assigned to ex-Gov- ernor N. O. Murphy, but he chanced to be out of the city on business. pr. Duffield did not make a lengthy speech, but it was an interesting and masteriy one, setting forth the principles of the order, what it was founded for and what it was accomplishing.
 "Giaire7a TOf' a pretty soprano solo was sung by Mrs. P. A. Tharaldson with her usual sweetness and grace.
 w. B. CIeary was the next speaker, his subject being the euIogy of the dead members. As had been previous ly announced those who were called to their reward during the last year were Dr. W. c. Robbins and w. H. BOnham. MT. Cleary in his remarks could have paid higher tribute to the memory of no man than the words of fraternal remembrance that fell from his lips yesterday. And his praise was not confined to the brothers so recent ly called but to all who had gone be- fore and especially to Robert Me Cleary who was his strong personal friend. Though Mir. Cleary had often ed addressed business gatherings in this city it was his first public effort here in a speech of that character and showed him to be not only deeply moved by the spirit of his subject but a polished orator, a sincere and sympa- thetic fraternalist.
 My Rosary" was short and ex- ceedingly pretty violin solo rendered by MT. Ben Smith and was followed by ''The Brighter Day" a contralto solo sung by Mrs. J. G. Foote, most enter tainingdy.
 George Purdy Bullard delivered the