Evening journal., 1904-02-08
NIGHT IN CITY
LODGE ROOMS
What the Wide Awake Secret
Societies in Wilmington
Are Doing

One OF the most impressive memora
eerviccs ever held IN this city was INC
tribute paid by the members Of Aer'e NO
"a Fraternal order Eagles. 20 their de-
nartsa brothers. in the Grand Opera
House yesterday afternoon.
The house was comfortably filed every
seat boing occupied. IL was the irst time
the service was held in public by ms
aerie. aud many Of lis friends turned OUT
10 witness the ceremonies.
since the organization OF Wilmington
Aerias on July II. 1900. there have been
twenty-one deaths among Us member
ship and the names of the dcceased were
recalled and their memories honored so
a striNngiy appropriate manner. They
were Harry r.. King. Lawrence G. ray
ior. Philip Farley. NJ. j. Furry. W. II.
QUINN Richard Concannon, William ".
Hawke Joseph Mcknight. Lot c. Casey
Edward j. Newell. John ID. Connolly.
Patrick McCinnis. Frank Muilin, Peter
Z Mcconnell, J. Emmett Morrison.
Joseph ID. Bradford, Joseph speor, James
#. phnbcan Michael Kelleher, William
Nicholas. Charles J. O'Ncill.
There was a very pretty arrangement
OF tvcniy-one stars whereby when tho
name oi Tho deceased member Was called
a ighi flashed forth IN the star which
represented him. There were also an cqua
number OF candles provided and these 10
turn were snuncd out as the names were
called
The exercises were very interesting es-
pceilily 10 those who had never Witnessed
anything OF The kind.
1ho culosy was delivered by the Hon
Air Eel is Worthy Trustee OF Grand
Acro r. @. u. The Hon Thomas T.
Grady. W. +. r.. of New York Acrie No.
io made tho oratipn, which was for the
good OF iho order. Liberty, Justice. char
icy .nj equality formed the basis FOR a
most coauont appeal on the part OF Mr..
Cridy.
Graod Worthy Trustee. The Hon. Henry
j.. Norris OF New Haven. Conn. who
was expected To- make an address, was
ncl present and in his place an impromptu
TAX Was given by the Rev. William j.
Birmingham. pastor OF 81. Patrick
CeDhuAc Church.
Iae musical part Of ,he program was
very entertaining and wcli-rendcrcd. ana
muCl cfcc't Is duo 70 those who aided %
make e success.
The memorial committee who had tho
affair in charge was as follows:
lota A Newell chairman j. Harf,
Massey cN-ofdcio; James vs.. Gillespie
Joau T.. Kane james B. Toman. Edward
kNusc James Thompson. Joseph J.
naloN James p. Burke Goorgo w
Quinn. M d.. Joseph n. Martin. Iiuei
e.. Rocueer. James J. Riley. John Seller
Juin,s McElwec, Robert n. g. slmms.
Active Association Entsrtains.
Tnc Wilmington Active Association
Shnd Of psnor entertained as thcl
Eu,rts forty members Of the phiadel
phia Active Association IN this city %
saturday evening Headed by the Fns
Regiment Band, jhc local association m,
the vsiors at French street station an
escorted them 10 the hall at Fifth an
shiplcy streets
i'lst Grand Master IA. Henry Hugho,
OF Philadelphia. was master of ccro
ncnlcs. Davis Cassolbury. degree mastci
asslztod hy T.. II. Mason grand secreiai
OF Pennsylvania; NJ. il. Tripple an
JOSEPH Ruch
Tho following officers were elected
president. C.. r. Martini vlce-prosidonl
Il a. Taylor; treasurer, +. A. Caol sea
rciary J White. Jr.; warden, }. S. l'rl,
le, Several addresses were made by loc
ANA visiting members.
air. Martin wss presented with man
moth wallet and MT. Taylor received
miniaturD Counterpart. A nre-proof viu
fei 10 cue lot Of Treasurer Gael. vcs
large pen 10 Secretary White ana q blu
hens chicken went to Warden Bradley
The rolls % tho local organization no
shows iC2 names, and this vii be MOI
tlsen doubled withlr a short Time
At The termination OF the meeting a ban
quot was served 20 the merrymakers
German Han. The Philadelphia delegate
lett for home at 10 O'Clock.