The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-07
HOLD
MEMORIAL
SERVICE
Impressive Exercises In Honor
Of Departed Brothers in the
Providence Opera House.

Yesterday afternoon at the Providence
Opera House the Providence lodge. No.
IA. OF the Benevolent and Protective Order
OF Elks held their annual memorial SER
vice for the departed members.
The ceremonies were very impressive
and were In accordance with the universal
custom OF that order In setting apart
the first Sunday OF December of every
year for the purpose, holding such SER
vice all over the United States. In keep
ing with the custom a very large number
OF members and friends gathered there
to listen to the exercises. and to pay tri-
butte to the departed comrades SO crowd
ed was the house before the exercise com
menced that there was room only In the
balcony and all the boxes had to be used.
In addition TO this as many as could do
so comfortably stood in the aisles of the
lower portion OF the house.
out of all the vast audience there was
hardly one that could not feel impressed
with the services. which consisted OF re-
citations, orchestral selections, solos and
duets. The settings for the occasion were
of the most appropriate sort. After the
rendition OF an overture by the Opera
| House orchestra the opening exercises
took place.
Exalted Ruler 8. L. w Merrill conduct
| ed these and spoke OF the history of the
| organization and the symbol OF the order,
| after which the secretary read the names
| OF those for whom the services were be-
| ing held When that was concluded there
was very excellent rendition of The
Raven" by Brother ID. J. O'Reilly OF
| Woonsocket. This was followed by bass
solo, "Glory TO God by Mr.. Albert A.
| Walker. This was followed by an instru-
mental duet contributed by Brothers Her
bert l., Clarke and Claude l., Sparry. The
next selection was a quartet rendered by
| four very talented singers
At the conclusion of the numbers rem
dered by the quartet Mr. Herbert l..
Clarke favored the audience with a cornet
sold and then the room was darkened
for the pictures OF the depart
ed brothers. During the showing OF these
Brother James T. Franey recited
''Thanatopsis'' by Bryant. The next num-
her on the program was selection by
the orchestra and then followed the ad-
dress OF Rev Robert n. Parker, rector OF
ST. James church. His address was upon
the subject OF Religion and Philan-
thropy." This was followed by two solos
then the closing ceremonies concluding
| with the benediction.
The names OF those for whom the SER
vices were held are:
Frank ". Nelson. Edmund w Rayns-
ford, Robert T. Matthews. George w.
Farren. William v. Pitman, Edward G.
! Ames. Moses NJ. Stern. Philip g. Booth
by, Paul Formally. John r. Trimbie.
Augustus G.. Tabor. Lewis A. Kerr.
! Claude De Haven. Robert Mcintosh,
Charles u. Chickering, John Lawton.
Edward r. Goulding. Karoly Ordey.
! Thomas r. DAILY, Charles v. Drake.
| Frank ". Curry. ID. w. Reeves. Edward
FL Riley. Stephen Parker. Frederick
Bedard. Edward J. Collins. wileim u.
Marble. Edgar E. Smith. James II. Russ.
George o. Willard Orville NJ. Remington.
Robert NJ. Reynolds Bernard Bardeen.
Charles n. Melvin. Jr., William II. Low,
! Jr, Daniel Kennedy. Thomas Booth.
| William w. Allen, Frank A. Page. Chas.
Radburn. Robert ID. Mason. Frank +.
Sargent. Eugene J. Mccarthy Benjamin
| A. Payne. Augustus G. Troupe, Eastwood
Eastwood. Henry u. Houlihan, George
Gosling. Edwin n. McGuinness. Edward
Frey. Arthur Kennedy. Edward Lough-
lin. John +. Rabbit. Cassiue NJ. Free
horn Paul Henry. John ". McGough,
\ william Y. McElroy. James H. Bash
ford. John r. LAWN owen McElroy.
This WAS followed by the following
list % those who had died during the
past year: Francis J. Soran. John Tn
derwood George Meyer. William A
! O'Neiil Merton w Collins.