Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-15
MEMORIAL TO THE DEAD
EERVICEs UNDER AUSPICES OF
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS.
Sermon by Rev. Frank M. Bristol
Musical Features - List OF
Deceased Members.

MANY Odd Fellows and friends or Odu
Fellows took part in formal annual me-
mortal services in honor of the dead OF the
wear at Mount Vernon Place M Il. Church
South Yesterday afternoon. These services
were conducted in response to a 1orfnai
proclamation by Grand Sire John Il. Good
win of Atlanta and another by Grand Mas
ter George z. COLLISION of this city. The for
mer who IA at the head of American
Odd Fellowship. In his proclamation called
on all the Grand Lodges to hold these
services and the latter in his proclamation
fixed the time and place for holding them
At the opening of yesterdays memorial
Grand Secretary E. T. Pettingill of the To-
cal Grand Lodge read the list of ODD Fel-
lows who have died during the year. as foi-
lows: Eastern Lodge, No. Z, John f. PREM
kert p G.; August Grass, Guy Il. Padgett
p G.. Harmony Lodge. No. o. John H.
Kliendienst, p. G.; Charles Suskey, James
T. Harrison. Benjamin F. Walker, +. u
Thomas o. Arnold. p. G., and Samuel t.
Allen Columbia Lodge, No 10, ]. F. Lung
p G.; Aaron Baldwin, P. c.; ]. b. Scott.
NJ Moulden p. c.: Covenant Lodge, No ID.
Roland Hill. William Monkey. r. e.: john
Sullivan, James Williams. P. G.; Edward J.
Nelson Thomas j. Cunningham Charles
w Barnes, Herman Summers. Winfield s.
Ballinger; Beacon Lodge, No. 10, Elder
McWilliams. 2. G.: Metropolis Lodge. No.
Is. William II. Crosby. P. e.; Federal City
Lodge No 20, A. Davidson, P. G.; Daniel
W. Bowie: Salem Lodge No. %, Peter
Stangier; Naomi Rebekah Degree Lodge,
No. l. Mrs. Caroline Stevens; Martha
Washington Reoekah Degree Lodge; No. 3,
Mary Cook and Dorcas Rebekah Degree
Lodge. No 4. NJ. a. Shearer.
The year has been particularly severe
in losses of past presiding officers of local
lodges No past grand masters have passed
away. but thirteen past grands died during
he Naq in n q
and best known members of the fraternity
in this city Incident to the service appro-
pirate music was rendered by the Mount
Vernon Place choir.
Discourse by DR.. Bristol.
The feature of the service was an elo-
uuent address by Rev. Frank M. Bristol.
pastor OF the Metropolitan M. E. Church.
He spoke of the honored dead, the honored
and historic fraternity to which they be-
longed. and the hope of eternity which
all Odd Fellows hold. He said all great
men believed that God had made their
souls immortal. and that the great works
of the greatest writer's would not have
been accomplished if they had not had
serene confidence in Immortality.
3 OF the Independent Order of Odd Eel
lows he said: The three links of Odd
Fellowship are Friendship, Love and
Truth. These are not mere precepts or
philosophic principles. They express the
attitude which man assumes toward man
kind and toward God.
; Thus good and high-minded men are the
fruit of the application of such attitudes
toward humanity and divinity. II we did
not hold high ideals of life and the fellow
ship of mankind, these services are a mock
cry and dangerous delusion. 1t Is be-
cause We would emulate the character or
those who have gone beyond that we have
come today to pay a tribute to their men,
Dry Truth is eternal, friendship Is ever
lasting love never dies, and these formed
Unto character live on forever. Though they
have gone beyond, their principles will live
on through ages and forever stand. These
are eternal They shall outshine the stars.
and while these principles live character
will live"