The San Francisco call., 1904-12-05
HONOR IS PAID
THE DEPARTED
Memorial Day Celebrated
by the Brothers of Oak
land Lodge of the Elks
UNUSUAL MUSIC GIVEN
Two Minister Members of
the Order Aid in the
Programme of the Event
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, Dec 4.
Oakland Lodge No. III of Elks held
its annual memorial services for de-
parted brothers at the First Congre-
gational Church this afternoon. Many
Elks from other cities were present. in
cluding the Rev. Charles L. Mel of
Sacramento. who delivered the eulogy
for the departed.
The great church was filed with
members of the lodge and their friends.
The lodge members gathered in the
Sunday school room of the church, then
filed into the main auditorium and oc-
cupied reserved seats. Every Elk wore
little bunch Of violets in his coat, pur-
pie being the color of the order and the
mourning color as we'll.
The music was a special feature of
the exercises and was under the direc-
tion of Alexander T. Stewart, aided by
Miss Virginie de Fremery as organist of
the great church organ, one of the finest
in the State, together with the full
choir of the church and soloists in the
persons Of Mrs. Grace Davis Northrup,
Mrs. Carroll Nicholson, Arthur Macur-
da, Henry L. Perry and Thomas Va
lerga James NJ. Stanley, exalted ruler
of the lodge, conducted the ceremonies.
Rev. William Carson Shaw, chaplain
of the lodge. delivered the opening
prayer and the closing benediction. The
original programme of the day was car
ried out owing to the unexpected recov-
cry of the Rev. Charles L. Mel of Sac
ramento, who had promised to deliver
the eulogy for the dead. Some days ago
Mr.. Miel was announced to be too sick
to come to Oakland. and George w.
Frick, esteemed loyal knight of the
lodge, was substituted. Two eulogies
were delivered.
Fletcher A Cutler of San Francisco
was the orator. He spoke first of the
beauties of real fraternity, and asserted
it as his belief that true fraternal So
cieties such as the Elks were doing
much to bring humanity together and
to promote brotherly love and peace
with mankind. He told of the beauty OF
the memorial day of the Elks and of
the exemDlification of the motto Of
charity by the Christmas dinner given
annually by Oakland Lodge
Rev. Charles L. Mel spoke Of car
dinal principles of the order-brotherly
love, justice, charity and fidelity-and
how by spreading these good was done
to the world.
George w. Frick spoke more particu-
larly of the dead of Oakland Lodge, all
or whom he had known intimately, anu
his graceful sentiments were appre-
ciated by ALL
The departed brothers are:
J. C. Fry, May 81. 1891: W. W. Moore.
February II. 1894; ]. w. Hood May 21 1894
T. h Downey. June S. 1894: F. II. Meyers
July 6, 1894: J. Vance. October 22, 1895; H D.
Schroeder. December 13, 1895; E. H. Campbell
February 16. 1896; G. W. Watson, April l.
1897: F. p Thwaites June IS. 1898; E. Riehl
October 10. 1899. W. ID. HendrieksOn, January
% 19O0 c. s. Durgin, October Q. 1900; c. r
Jaeox. February % 1901; c. NIcCleverty. June
H. 1901; II. y. Sloper. July IA, 1901: F. Ench
September is. 1901. w. c Little. January "A
1902: E B. Jerome. January IA, 1902 ) b
Boyce March 2S 1902; J. W. Langford, April
20 1902: H. A. Tubbs. June 16. 1902; ]. s
Rowan September 3, 1902; w. W. WatNnson
November l. 1902; c. A. Sessions, December 20
1902: F. G. Peterson January il. leOS; n u
Spurgeon, March L. 1903; f. Remiilard. March
10 1908: L. c. BEEN. March % 1905; J. NJ
Hanford Jr. April 10 1903; T. j. Manning.
Julv 90 1903: v w. Jacobs. August L. 1908;
II 7 Duff September %. 1905 A. W. Jones,
February IS. 1901; G. P. Morrow, February
% 1904. F. P Merely, September "a 1904;
A. ]. Dean. October %. 1904; l. F. Hickey
November 4 1901: a. c. Dietz, November ~,
1e04. II Melrnann. November 2ls 1904; Hugo
Fugel November 80. 1901