The San Francisco call., 1905-05-08
HONOR MEMORY
OF DEPARTED
San Francisco and Golden
Gate Aeries of Eagles
Hold Memorial Services
MAYOR SCHMITZ SPEAKS
Decorations Are Beautiful.
Solemn Bell Tolls for
Those Who Are No More

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Their virtues we shall always treas
ure, Their faults We have forgotten.
These sentiments worked with blue
flowers on the white faces of two big
floral shields that stood at each side
of the stage. faced the large audience
that gathered at the annual memorial
services of San Francisco and Golden
Gate Aeries of Eagles at the Alhambra
Theater yesterday afternoon. The big
playhouse was filled with members and
friends of the order The ceremonies
were beautiful. A programme of un-
usual excellence was rendered. Among
the speakers were Mayor Schmitz and
Congressman Kahn. both members.
The decorations were striking. There
was a splendid floral display on the
stage, and around the balcony front
extended red, white and blue bunting
looped up at intervals by white papier
mache eagles. Several large stuffed
eagles with extended wings were per-
ched al various places on the stage.
One of the solemn and impressive
features of the programme was the
calling of the roll of the dead by Secre-
tary Gustave Pohlmann of the memoir
ial committee. Each name was called
twice and for each name a deep-toned
bell responded in token of the fact that
the brother had departed.
Mayor Schmitz in his address said
the annual memorial services of the
Eagles were milestoneS of peace on the
rugged road of the strenuous life that
was for those remaining. They lifted
those who attended from the valley of
turmoil and struggle to a higher at
mosphere and aroused higher ideals
and ambitions. No man who had the
better things in his nature could say
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benefit to the living. AS the memory
of each that had departed was recalled
his brothers remembered his virtues
and forgave his faults which were ex-
alted and softened.
Congressman Kahn delivered a beau
tiful eulogy on those who had passed
to the beyond
The programme in full was as fol-
lows:
Funeral March (Beethoven). orchestra,
Brother j. H. Bromberger director; opening
ceemony, San Francisco Acre No. and Golden
Brother John s. Parry No 5: worthy chaplain,
Brother T. ]. Fftzsimmons No. 61; quartet,
Flee AS Bird &C. R King), Eagles Quartet:
cornet solo, Lost Chord (Sullivan) Brother
J. III Bromberger.. No. 81. In Memoriam,''
Vacant Chair. Miss MiIlIe Flynn; Largo
OHandeD. orchestra; response. Brother Mayor
E. Z. Schmitz, No 5; tenor solo, Calvary
(Rodney), Brother Fred Everett No. s: euioFy.
Brother Hon. Julius Kahn. No. s. quartet.
Lead, Kindly Light (Johnson). Eagles Quar-
quested to arise and join in singing OF the
hymn, Nearer, Ny God. to Thee"
Nearer. my God to thee.
Nearer to thee;
E en- though it be cross.
That rafseth me;
Nearer. my God, to thee
Nearer to thee.
Benedction, Worthy Chaplain Brother J. T.
Fftzsmmors, No. 81; America orchestra.
The following named members of
Aeries No. 81 and No. 5 have been
called by death:
San Francisco Aerie No. 5-Jean Veg
scheider. Albert Nemececk. Thomas F. Keirns
Howard A. Stewart, Harry Benkie.. william F
J. Evans. Charles M Dabney. Charles Hart
mann. Robert L. Doran.. Walter B. Phemester
Ennis, Matt P. Quinn, William Kilday, Charles
Henrichs, AL c. Berthier, Harry T. Walker
Charles j. Quinn. Charles Anderson. George
nedy, Joseph H. Mitchell. Jacob Radomsky
Jules Gerhardt A. w. Fuller. Romeo D. de
Golden Gate Aerie No. 61.-John salomon
Bart Queenan. Joseph w. Wharton Andrew
Reilly. Charles H. Lewis, John e. Ferris John
Inns, H. A. P. Stair.
The officers Of local aeries are: San
Francisco Aerie, No. 5-worthy past
president, Jerome A. Bassity; worthy
president, John ). Parry; worthy vice
president, James l.. Nagle; worthy
chaplain, David J. Creamer; worthy
secretary, Gustave Pohlmann; worthy
financial secretary, Harry d. PohI-
mann; worthy treasurer, John T. Sui
livan; worthy conductor, Fred Everett;
worthy inside guard. Henry Borneman;
worthy outside guard, Thomas F.
Roberts; trustees, Thomas j. Clancy,
Ernest Bohlen. Dan E. Englum; ply
sicians, DR.. Edwin Bunnell, Dr. ]. J.
Keefe.
Golden Gate Aerie, No. 61-Worthy
past president, Louis Chester; worthy
president, Edward ]. Murphy; worthy
vice president, J. j. Smith; worthy
chaplain, 7. j. Fitzsimmons; worthy
secretary, B. F. Hanlon; worthy finan-
cial secretary, Joseph O'Connell;
worthy treasurer. John j. Cassidy;
worthy conductor, ]. NJ Cramer;
worthy inside guard, James Buchanan;
worthy outside guard, John Sherman;
trustees, Emil Nelson, Joseph p. Kelle-
her, Charles A. Westcott; physicians,
DR.. T. B. w. Leland, DR.. F. T. Fitz-
gibbons.
The following compose the memorial
committee:
Louis Chester, No 81, chairman; Gustave
Pohlmann. No. s. secretary; Frank Shannon.
No. 61 treasurer: Eugene e. Schmitz. No 81
Thomas F. Graham, No. 8; NJ. J. Hynes, No. 5;
William H. Langdon, No. 8; John S. Parry,
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