The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-10
ODD FELLOWS DEAD
WERE HONoRED BY SAVANNAH
LODGES OF i. o. o. r.
WITH APPROPRIATE EXERCISE
CEREMONIES IN LUTHERAN
CHURCH BEAUTIFUL AND
IMPRESSIVE.

| All OF the Local AOuBes were Htep-
resented-Many Participated in the
Exercises-Rev. DIR. SchaefRer De-
Iivered Adress-Names of De-
parted Brothers Were Unveiled by
Grand SecreTaFy-Music for the Oc-
casiOn Was EXcelIent-W. b.
The memorial exercises of the local
! lodges of the Independent Order of
| Odd Fellows, held in the Lutheran
Church of the Ascension last evening
were beautiful and impressive. The
attendance of the Odd Fellows and
their friends was good, despite the in
clement weather.
All of the lodges in Savannah par
| ticipated in the exercises. The pro-
gramme, consisting in the main of an
address by Rev. DR.. Schaeffer, a eulo-
gy by Mr.. w. B. Stubs, the unveil-
ing of the names of deceased members
and a special musical programme, was
beautiful and fitting.
The most impressive ceremony con-
| sisted in the unwilling of the names
| of those who have died within the past
year. In front of the chancel was
painting designed as a rock, somewhat
similar in shape to the one which
guards the gates of Gibraltar. Upon
this rock appeared the names of these
members. with the names of the re-
spective lodges to which they belong
ed. Near the top of the rock, in white
lettering, were the initial letters. I. o.
n Z ND 6.aI ~ rod he
initial letters of the mottos, Friend
ship, Love and Truth and Faith. Hope
and Charity. Below the names of the
deceased was inscribed "In Memoriam."
Dead of the Lodges.
The names of those in whose mem
DRY the exercises were held, as they ap-
peared on the rock, were
Oglethorpe No. John H. Fox, aged
55 years, died May s, 1903
Live Oak No. 3-W. D. Van Den
berg. aged "A years. died July 10, 1902;
6. 1902; R. S. Stein, Jr., aged IS years,
died Nov. 10, 1902; w. P. Collier, aged
25 years, died Nov. s. 1902
Golden Rule No. 12.-Edward McIn-
tyre, aged so years, died Aug. 80, 1902;
C. Fraser Law, aged Sc years, died
Feb. 10. 1903.
DeKalb No. 9-Phillip NJ. Russell,
aged 81, died Dec. II. 1902.
Haupt No 58-W. H. Wall, aged Al
years, died Dec. 49, 1902; j. H. Immen,
aged 43 years, died Nov. 30, 1902; T. B.
Chisholm aged SO years. died May Z,
1903; E. S. Pierce, aged SO years, died
March 6, 1903.
Acorn No 1O3-M. H. Maddox, aged
81 years, died May 81, 1908; D. D. Nc
Curdy, aged "a years, died Dec. s, 1902;
]. R. Wells, aged SO years, died May
o. 1903.
The names were not in view upon
the rock at the beginning of the exer-
cises but were exposed to view by
Grand Secretary j. S. Tyson. AS the
veil was drawn from each lodge the
choir rendered appropriate music
Throughout the congregation many
heads were bowed in sorrow.
DR.. Schaeffer's Address.
After the singing of the opening ode,
DR.. Schaeffer delivered his address.
He said that it was eminently appro-
pirate and profitable to hold services
such as were then being held, il
Illustrating as they did those princi-
Piles which all Odd Fellows profess to
hold dear, and endeavor to exemplify
in their daily lives, friendship, love and
truth. He said that he had often felt
that friends departed are nearer than
those in life. and that such services
accentuated that feeling to such an ex-
tent that one could almost feel the
touch of the vanished hand.
In addition to the appropriateness
and profitableness of the exercises
the speaker said that it was a duty
owed to the widows and orphans, to
ones self and to the world, to cherish
and perpetuate the memory of de-
parted brothers. The manner in which
the Odd Fellows keep green the MEM
DRY of their dead he said is an incen-
tive and stimulus to every member to
lead nobler and a better life.
The eulogy delivered by Mr.. Stubs
was chaste and beautiful. 1t consisted
mainly of poetical quotations appro
pirate to the occasion, which treated
largely of the virtues espoused by the
order
The Musical Programme.
The music was exceptionally fine.
The chair for the occasion was COM
posed of Prof. Franz Hubner, director;
Prof. F. A. Warth, organist; Mrs. F.
Barber Miss Annie Schroeder, So
pranos; Mrs. F. Hubner, Miss H. Wal
deck, altos; Mr.. Charles Toussaint,
tenor; Mr.. r. F. Thompson, Mr.. F. H.
Opper, bassos.
Following is the programme:
Introduction, prelude. organ.
Opening ode, congregation.
Address, Rev. DIR. w. c. Schaeffer,
D. D.
Unwilling, Oglethorpe Lodge. No. 1,
When Peace Like a River" hymn,
by choir.
Unwilling, Live Oak, No. 8. Anthem,
"Sanctus Spiritus."
Unwilling, DeKalb, No. 9. Lead,
Kindly Light" trio.
Unwilling, Golden Rule No. r.
Nearer, Ny God. to Thee" by choir.
dwelling, Haupt Lodge, No. So. my
Faith Looks Up to Thee" anthem,
choir.
Unwilling, Acorn Lodge, No. 1OS,
Rock of Ages. hymn, by choir.
Eulogy, by w. B. Stubs, Esq.
Prayer, Rev. DR.. Schaeffer.
Closing ode. congregation.
Benediction.
The Merchants and Mechanics Land