The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-07
ELKS PAY TRIBUTE
 ID DEAD MEMBERS Beautiful and Touching Cere-
 mony at Bijou Theatre BAD DEEDS ARE FORGOTTEN Virtues of Dead Members Are EmbIaz- oned on Rock While Their Vices
 Are Marked on Sands Where
 They Will Wash Away.
BAD DEEDS ARE FORGOTTEN

! o. E., paid reverence to it's dead yestei- day afternoon at the Bijou theatre. The services consisted of appropriate music suitable eulogies and to regular memorial service of the Elks' lodges all over the country
 One by one the names of the dead dis appeared from the illuminated tablets on which they were made as they were call ed by Secretary Laughran of the lodge and as each was named the living remem- bered only the virtues and the vices were washed away from the memory as if written on the sands of the sea.
 From the opening overture until the last words of the benediction were pro- nounced by the Rev. Frank Willis Bar nett, the entire house, which was filled, was noiseless with silence almost of death. Only the voices of the speakers. the sounds of the music and the notes of the singers disturbed the stiffness.
 Theatre Filled.
 The entire first floor of the theatre was filled with members of Birmingham Lodge No. 79, and the friends of the members. A large number of women were present. On the stage were number of the past exalted rulers of the lodge, the present officers and the speakers. They were B. NJ Allen past grand exalted ruler; c. s. Simmons, exalted ruler; August Schil- finger, treasurer; J. J. Laughran, secre- tary; Eli P. Smith, chairman of the mem- orial committees; Charles G. Brown. ID. the Rev. Dr. J. W. Stagg, the Rev. Quincy Ewing, and pasted exalted rulers A. J. Hall, z. Solomon, Won Housman. E. Solomon, c. E. Meglemry, Harry Eng fish and J. T. Glover.
 The Programme.
 The programme was as follows:
 Overture, stabat Mater (RossinD-Cal- i man orchestra.
 Opening by lodge.
 Opening ode:
 Great Ruler of the universe
 All-seeing and benign,
 Lcok down upon ana bless our work,
 And pc all the glory Thine. O hear our prayers for the honored dead, | While bearing in our minds
 The memories Graven on each heart
 For "Adld Lang Syne."
 Opening invocatlon-Brother Quincy Ewing.
 Vocal solo. 'oh, Divine Redeemer" | (Gounod)-Mrs. RieTzi Thomas.
 Eulogy-Brother J. T. Glover.
 Ccrnet solo--Brother Phil Memol.
 Eulogy-Rev. J. W. Stagg, D. D.
 Vocal solo, "The Remcrse of Peter Brandt Brandt Buys)--G. o. Friermood. Vocal solo with violin obligato, For All Eternity (Mascheroni)-Miss Evelyn M. Heine.
 Eulogy-Brother Charles G. Brown.
 Largo qIandeD-By orchestra
 Closing by lodge.
 i DoXology.
 Benedicton-Rev Frank Willis Barnett. The departed brothers whose memories were honored yesterday were
 Departed Brothers.
 w. A. Morgan, August 1G, 1888. M. B. Throckmorton, December 8, 1SSS c. A. Rowley. February 1. 1889; W. R. Ward. October 2, 1889; F. Sidell, December 25, 1889; F. W. Linn February II, 1892 A. F. Strother, June 9O 1S97 J. B. Morton, May 26, 1899; J. A. Brown, April s, 1900. E. Gluck September 13 19O0 D. C. Redding- ton, September f. 1900; S. E. Schillinger November go, 1900; Rev. o. P. Fitzsimons, September 1T, 1901; John Queen. February g, 1902; A. s. von Ramp, July 6, 1902; W. F. Saunerman, July %, 1902; M. J. Null lally, August [ 1902; R. V. Taylor, April 2 1903; Tom McNamee, March 1, 1903; c. W. Eagerly, April 25, 19O3 P. A. Fox. May 4. 1903; E. D. Wolf June 19 1903; Harry Frost, November z. 1903; Henry Pe- tersen, December 4, 1903.
 Mir. Glover Speaks.
 J. G. Glover spoke on the memories 1T of whom he had known personally. He referred to the great principle of the Elks to write the virtues of their friends on the rock, but their sins on the sands He stated briefly that the four great beliefs of the Elks were charity. which was the greatest of all. justice. brotheriy love and fidelity.
 MT. Glover emphasized the fact that the Elks is strictly an American order, found- ed in this country and with every lodge confined to this country or to it's island possessions. He said that the Eks lodges have followed the flag everywhere.
 The Sacred Side.
 Dr. Stagg confined his remarks princi- pally to the sacred side of comradeship and companionship. He emphasized two features of this, first, that people should be very careful in their conversation with one another and second that people should be very careful of their actions as they had great influence.
 In regard to the first case people should take he said that speech has greater in- fiuence thany any ope thing, as it con veys the opinions of the speaker to the thinker, and frequently influences the lat ter The speaker said that many a wrong word spoken had led to countless sorrow. He referred to 1t as the sacredness of I human speech.
 Dr. Stagg also dwelt at length on the mortality and immortality of man, lay ing stress on the question: How can we be unkind to our fellow man." His talk was eloquent and contained many simple facts framed in eloquent terms, which made them very impressive.
 Gave History of B. P. o. E.
 Charles G. Brown, at the suggestion Of | Exalted Ruler Simmons, gave a short his- tory of the B. P. o. F., dwelling at some length on the change which had taken place in the conception of the purposes of the order. He stated that it was first known as ''The Jolly Corks" and its main | object was fun and pleasure, but that l if had been reorganized in name and n,hr.