The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-04
Memory of 4. Uhlfelder i. Honored--C Captain R. I.
 Goodwin the Speaker.

The life of the late Augustus Uhl- xe1d6r was httins1y nemortalized yes- tSr6ay afternoon af the annual memo rial services of Montgomery Lodge, No. sas, Benevolent Protective Order Of Elks. The exercises were attended by large audience at Che pretty little Bijou Thea Ire. and lasted from to 4:so o'clock At the same hour similar services were being held by every lodge of Elks in the United States to pay respect to the memory of the members of the respec- five lodges who died during the year. Mf. Uhlfeldef was the only member or the local branch who passed into the great beyond during the past twelve months. -
 b. s. Hausman presided as master of ceremonies on the solemn occasion. Tn its proper turn, Mf. Hausman an- nounced each number on the program, and he himself preceded the regular order of services with a brief talk which was graciously received by the
 Capt. R. T. Gdodwyn acquitted him. self well both as the orator on Tn Men18rianl," and on The Good or the Order" Major n. E. Steiner was to have spoken on .Tn Memoriam. but ne was unavoidab1y detained from the services and the responsibility was placed with Captain Goodwin to speak on both subjects.
 special music was furnished for the occasion by the orchestra of the Bijou Theatre and by Miss Carrie Lam, Miss Nellie WoIff and MarshaIf King. wniie Mira Leon Well pleased the great au- dience with two delightful reading se- 1ections.
 The following gentlemen were seat ed on the stage: D. S. Hausman. mas ter of ceremonies; L. Strauss. Dan NC. Call. W. J. Futile, r. Ausfeid. bfyan. coode. Arthur Hirseher, ]. N. Corr. Flu rene Heitrern. Burt Winston, k J. Meyer. S. J. Mohrs R. I. Goodwyn, E H. E. Warren, L. c. Cardinal, George we0ourh, C. P. Mcintyre, pr. C A. stakeIy. s. B. stern, g. Bergman. T. Y. Leak. IT,. w. s. webber. H. c. David son, Isadore Celiner, J. E. Mattox. Gas- faye simon, Emanuel Lobman. ShrIs wehare, X. Naehman, Henry MaDson' Dr. A. c. Fitzpatrick. c. Holt s'hith' Meyer Gerson and Ray Wilkefsoh.
 Tbe stage of the theatre was taste fnIiv decorated with palms and ferns, ana an Americaf flag covered the taDie At which MT. Hausfnan. was seateo III the centre of the stage
 After the rendition of pleasing ,.,,,nt,er t,v the orchestra, Mir. HHusmah directed the lodge to sing the opensns s,ds. ana aecompanied by the orchestra sl,e members of the order stood erect or the stage and sang one stanha 'o ina melody Of "Auld Lang Syne.
 Mr. Hausman then preluded the res s,1ar exercises with few priel Ie ,,ss ,s,xs. in which, after quoting poeti s.sl stanza. he said that the Elks hao sssin gathered In solemnity to swear asiasiancesto those customs which they ntertsh. ana at this hour and day. m this broad land. wherever there was q foslre of Eilxs, their thoughts of iove turned to those departed. During the nast year. he said, the lodge hau sus, fainsS but one loss, but one hgn. nau y,her distinguished: there was pat one ssts that failed to answer at roll cali' ss srss Augustus Thlfelder. To the ae- axrteS brother, Mfr. Hausnian paid a ~5owing tribute. but he closed the re. s,srks bv adding that the lie work oL x9r TTl.lfefder would be spoken or more extensively by another brother on the
 me master of ceremonies announced tbat tbe assemblage would be led m nrayer by pr. stakely. In response. Rev. C. A. Stakely, pastor of the FITS. paptist Church, offered up a tervent prayer in behalf of the good worK or the order. ,...,,o,a
 Mics Carrie IAm was then introduced hv Mr. Hausnau and the accomplished