Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-08
MEMORIAL SERVICES
EXERCISES BY FRATERNAL Or
DER OF EAGLES LAST NIGHT.

Solemn memorial services were held last
night by Washington Aerie, No. 125, of the
Fraternal Order of Eagles. at the Columbia
Theater Tribute was paid to the memories
of William r. Bell, George Duthrow, Will
liam NJ. Reagan, Clarence w. Smith, John
E. Whalen and Frank NJ. Sweet, in the pres
ence of big audience. An orchestral and
vocal musical program was interspersed
with addresses by William T. Whalen and
Rosa F. Downing.
Seated on the platform were about 200
members of the order wearing their insignia.
The decorations were American flags. In
the center of the platform was a large can
delabrum, holding six candles, symbolical of
the lives Of the men who had passed away.
In the rear of the stage. around the figure
OF an eagle, six stars, representing their
place in the armament of infinity, were sus-
pended.
The officers seated on the stage were
Daniel A. Driscoll, past worthy president
August Brill, worthy president; William B.
Dawson, vice president; Charles c. Bever-
idge, chaplain; James l.. Feeney, recording
secretary; J. Benjamin Egloff, financial Sec
rotary; Patrick F. Carr, treasurer; Jacob
Johnson, conductor; Harry c. Allen inner
Johnson, conductor; Harry G. Allen, in
ner guard; Hiram Richey, outer guard;
Drs. William F. Walter and Lewis A.
Walker, physicians and P. NJ. Becker,
4. h. D1keman and j. t. LAWYER, trustees.
| The Grand Lodge members there were Myer
Fisher, Rosa F. Downing, John Doyle Car
mody and Hugh F. Harvey The memorial
committee was Edwin H. Neumeyer, jr., w.
H. Barghausen, Harry S. Haight, Jacob
Johnson, William F. Rick. Charles V. Scho-
field, Henry Lewis. William H. Fowler and
Abraham King.
In opening the ceremonies Worthy Presi-
dent Driscoll said: I've have met to pay
tribute to those of our number who have
passed away into that sleep in death which
is the awakening in life which is eternal.''
He raped twice with his gavc'. and all
stood up to listen to the prayer of Cha plain
Beveridge. Gray's Dream of Paradise"
was sung by Ms. Effie Fay Berry, and then
the past worthy president spoke Those
who have gone from our midst have passed
into the grand aerie of eternity he said.
while with they gave their best ener-
giles, and now, forgetting their faults. we re-
member only their abundant virtues
Roll of the Dead.
After the rendition of Chopin's funeral
march the lights were turned down, with
only the candles remaining, and the worthy
secretary in the impressive semi-darkness,
called the roll of the departed. AS each
name was read taps from the rear of the
stage were sounded on the cornet and one
of the candles went out. Each name was
called a second time, and then one of the
stars above the figure of the eagle was
lighted by electric bulb. When six of
these were lighted, and when the secretary
had announced that no answer was made to
the call of the names on deaths roll, the
lights of the theater again went up.
Mr.. William T. Whelan said Funeral
rites over the dead are of the most ancient
origin. The ancient Egyptians introduced
human skeleton at their banquet boards
in order to remind the living in the midst
of their feasting of the eternal presence of
death and the memory of the dead. The
Greeks held such ceremonies with majestic
funeral orations such as Perfcles delivered
for those who fell In the Peloponesian