Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-12-04
.HKS MEMORIAL SERVICES.
AN ELABORATE PROGRAM WAS
WELL EXECUTED.
BY Annapolis Lodge No. o22 In
Honor Of It's Deceased
Members.

| commemoratlon of the deceased mem
| bers of the order was held by the local
lodge of Elks at the Colonial Theatre
| yesterday afternoon at O'Clock.
In accordance with the rules Of the
| order memorial services are held by
every lodge in the country on the first
Sunday in December of each year, and
Annapolis Lodge No. 622 was one of
the one thousand lodges that held such
services yesterday. The service was
very impressive. Prof. @. ID. Waters
orchestra of Baltimore furnished the
music and all of the selections were
beautifully rendered.
Professor Waters orchestra is en-
gagged here each year, as the Naval
Academy orchestra, Professor Zim-
merman, director. furnishes music fer
the Baltimore Elks' memorial service
The program opened with the lodge
singing the first verse of Nearer My
God TO Thee" as the curtain rose slow
ly. revealing tile entire lodge arranged
on the stage in semi. circle. In the
centre of the stage was a desk covered
with the United States flag, on which
an open Bible rested, and an elks'
head rested on the open Bible. Three
lighted candles fiickered in front of
the desk, the significance of which
was apparent later on.
During the opening ceremonies
Rideely p. Melvin, Esquire, put the
three candles out one by one as the
roll of the dead members Harry NJ.
Revell. NJ D., James deb Walhach
and Richard q. Mitchell, were scalled
by the secretary. Daniel J. Murphy.
AS each candle was extinguished a
bright star appeared above until the
three stars shone out AT the conclu
sion of the opening ceremonies the
lodge sang "Great Ruler of the Uni
verse" to the tune of "Auld Lang
Syne" which was followed by prayer
| by the Rev. Joseph p McOomas, rec
| tor of St Anne's Church. Mr.. Nc.
Comas announced that these services
were solemn and there would be no ap-
plause to any of the numbers on the
program.
Mr.. Charles A. McCann sang very
beautiful solo 80 God Be Merciful. 4"
| and Mrs. S. r. Brewer sang very
sweetly 1.-THE Holy City. - The ora
| tor of the occasion was to have been
Judge Frank l. Duncan, of Towson
Lodge, but owing to his sudden illness,
1 Hon. Peter J. Campbell, of Baltimore
/ lodge No. z, acted as substitute. Mr..
Campbell is well known here, having
been a member of the House of Dele
II
| speaker aud knows the art of holding
| the attention of his audience by tell
| ing a succession of interesting stories
He first reviewed the history of the
order of Elks, giving its principles,
objects, aims, purposes. etc.
Mr.. Campbell said there are 1000
lodges of Elks all over the United
States and its colonies and a member
ship of over 200,0 900. He said the Elks
| recognize Supreme Being; they be-
lieve in the Bible and religion. He
| said there could only be one lodge in
town and this is to avoid rivalry and
jealousy. The entrance fee is any
where from $25 up, and an average of
SO annual dues. It is not a beneficial
order, but is benevolent and protective.
Mr. Campbell quoted Marion Evans,
who said "Our dead are never dead
to as until we have forgotten them.
and he said the Elks kept in memory
their departed by holding these annual
memoir ial services. He said the lodge
was founded in 1867 by members of
the theatrical profession, but to-day it
numbers men in all the professions and
vocations of life.
Nj. Campbell took for his text
Fidelity one of the principles of
/ the order. Fidelity, he said. is one
of the oornerstones of the order. He
spoke of the fidelity of the Greeks and
Romans, Of the fidelity of those who
had helped to make history. He also
spoke of the charity of the order-that
charity which does net let its 5eft
hand, know what its right hand does.
He told the local lodge they were not
present to lend helping hand to the
| three departed members, for they are
already in the hands of the Great
Helper The speaker admonished his
| Brother Elks that the Master of the
great obelisk had placed them in
| charge OF the ropes of the great obelisk
/ Of their order, and they must protect
| these ropes if there is "A gibbit threat
| ening them at every corner. De told
| them to be true to their God, their
| country, their friends and to them
selves with fidelity.
The quintette from Docksta der's
| minstrels did not materialize,
Mrs. S. r. Brewer and Prof. II. K.
/ Wallis Sang very beautiful
soprano and tenor duet Love Divine.
/ All Love Exceliing." Mr.. Charles A.
McCann sang 30 Salutaris'' aud the
program closed with the lodge and au-
| dience singing the last verse Of Near
| er Nv God 70 Thee - The services
were very impressive and were wit
messed by hundreds of people who fill
ed every seat in the theatre from stage
to pit. The following are the officers
of the Lodge:
Exalted Ruler-Samuel Davis.
Esteemed Leading Knight-John r.
Strange.
Esteemed Loyal Knight-James J.
Murphy.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight-B.
| Vernon Cissel
| Secretary-Daniel J. Murphy
Treasurer-Philip Miller.
Esquire Ridgely p. Melvin.
Tyler-William B. Johnson.
Chaplaiu-Jobn Aul.
Inner Guard-Frauk W. Jewell.
Trustees-John b. Flood, ]. Law
renee Walton, hewitt Steele, John
Mason, Howard B.. Taylor.
1 Memorial Service Committee-Sam-
uel Davis. chairman; John Strange.
James J. Murphy. Ridgely p. Melvin.
]. Philip Iuienot, William E. Holi-
dayoke.