The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-12-07
LODGE OF
SORROW
Hlk's Hall Crowded at the
Memorial Services Of
Lodge 2ll, B. ?.
0. E.
EUloaY BY PHILIP A. BRENNAN
Cathedral Quartette's Beauti-
full Rendering Of Bucks
aIn Memoriam."
EULoGY BY PHILIP A. BRENNAN

Elks' Hall was crowded with a fine
audience last night during the memorial
services of Jersey City Lodge, No. 211,
of the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks. The exercises were impressive
and very appropriate. A programme of
unusual merit was rendered.
The officers of the Lodge opened the
services and the Lodge sang the follow
ing ode:-
"Great ruler of the Universe,
All seeing and benign,
Look down upon and hess our work,
And be all glory Thine.
"Oh, hear our prayer for honored dead,
While bearing sweet in mind
The memories craven on our hearts
OF Aud Lang Syne.'
Prayer was then offered by the Rev.
Gottlieb Andreae, of st. John German
Lutheran Church, after which the Cath
edral Quartette sang, Crossing the Bar
(Crowleyl. Mr.. Adolph Weissman rem
dered Handel's Largo" as cello solo,
and e. H. Dexter sang "One Sweetly
Solemn Thought Buck). A duet by Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph H. Dcnnelly followed.
The choir sang" Leve Divine" tSchnecker).
Miss Lillian Bender skilfully rendered
Meditation" (Bach- Gounod) as a violin
solo, and E. T. Campbell, Jr., sang the
religious chant "Crueifx" Faure). Mrs.
Joseph Donnelly sang Mohgues's u Will
Extol Thee, Oh, Lord"
The eulogy of the departed brothers
was delivered by Philip A. Brennan, Of
Brooklyn, who held his audience spell
bound by his masterful exposition of the
principles of the order and his beautiful
tribute to the departed members.
After the eulogy the Cathedral Quar-
tette sang Bucks sIn Memoriam" Then
came the closing exercises by the Lodge.
The Doxology was sung. Rev. John E.
Heindel pronounced the Benediction. An
organ postlude with Miss Jennie Cobb,
accompanist, ended the programme.
Since the lodge was organized it has
lost twenty y-eigbt members through death.
These were: Matthew S. Higgins, An
thony S. Diller, John " Churchill, Thos
E. Shields, William Heller, Jacob Kram-
er, Markham g.. Staples, Joseph Jordan,
Wade II. Gordy, James Burns, Edward
Mcclure, Timothy J. Murphy, Charles 3.
Hamant, Peter J. Kenny, Alpheus e.
Clarke, William P. DAILY, James Nc
Grath, Henry Hauck, Francis A. Cog
hill, William J. Wiggins, John J. MUIR
ply, James S.. Bailey, Sydney Rossiter,
William J. -Alberts, Joseph s. Coolbaugh,
Thomas j. Culbert, William r. Clements
and Gregory A. Judge.
The Committee which arranged yester-
days exercises consisted of Dr. Edward
II. Webb, chairman; John T. Kent, sec
retary; P. 7. Powers, John j. Heayey,
NJ. I. Fagan, Harry Brinkman, and Will
ham FL. Peckhaln.
The reception committee consisted Of
larry Brinkman, chairman, Geo. q. Kent,
John e. Moody, John H. Smith, Arthur
L. Steele, w H. Henderson, James B.
Hoffer, James T. Earle, Frank A. Jaeg-
er, George A. Donaldson. RobertJ Hoos,
Frank B. Basford, John ]. Heavey, Geo.
r. Steinberger, Frank b Fdan, Chris
tie J. McCabe, Jarvis r. Underhill, JOS
eph 2. Ford, Charles J. Carroll, A. Ar
buckle, VIM. ]. Forsyth, Chas. M Aus
tin,< w. S. O'Brien, Frank j. McKenna,
John L. McNulty, Anthony Hogan, John
A. Bigget, G. W. Mclean, Thos. Flan-
nagan, J. D. sMcSorley.
The present officers of the lodge are:
James e. Murray, exalted ruler; Richard
Duff, esteemed leading knight; William
H. Cassidy, esteemed loyal knight;
Frank L. Milliman, esteemed lecturing
knight; Robert Mcdonald, secretary; Jas.
F. O'Melia, treasurer; Bartley Coyle,
tyler; William g. Farmer, esquire; DR..