The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-12-04
ELkS MOURNEO
THEIR DEAD
Jersey City Lodge Held Its
Annual Services Last
Night at Elks' Hall.
EUloGIEs BY ]. U. sAMMIs


]. LESLIE GossIN SPOKE I'm RE-
MEMBRANCE" AND A FINE vO-
CAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MU-
sICAL PROGRAMME WAS Rem
DERED.
Elks Hall was crowded to its fullest
capacity Mast night during the annual
memorial services of Jersey City Lodge
No. 211, of the Benevolent and Patriotic
Order of Elks. AS is well known, these
services are not only impressive, but of
a most interesting character. The eulogy
of the departed members of the lodge
was delivered by J. U. Sammis, chair
man Of the Committee on Laws of the
Grand Lodge Of the order. J. Leslie
Gossin also spoke ''In Remembrance.
The other features of the programme
were the opening of the services by the
officers of the lodge, the singing Of the
opening ode, prayer by the Rev. Andrew
J. Meyer, of the Free Reformed Church;
rendering OF the "Dead March in Saul"
by Prof. ]. X. Holden's orchestra; the
singing of "I'm Pilgrim, I'm a
Stranger" (AIarston) by the Cecilia
Male Quartette, solo, AT Rest" Gu
gene NJ. Henry by Miss Marie E.
Orthen; violin solo, "For All Eternity, I"
CNIascheronD by Mr.. Adam Laufenberg;
solo, "The Palms, by John A. Driscoll;
rendering of Largo" (HandeD by Hol-
den's orchestra; singing of "Unly Wait
ing" Briggs by the Cecilia Male Quar-
tette; solo, sHThe Hour Will Come" by
Miss Orthen; another selection by Hol-
denis orchestra; solo, "One Sweetly Sol
emn Thought" (Anbrose) Alberta G.
Mora; closing exercises of the lodge and
benediction by Rev. Mr.. Meyer.
Mr.. Sammis' eulogy was brilliant ef
fort, as was also that of Mr.. Gossin,
who is well and fayorably known to
audiences in this city.
The committee that arranged the pro-
gramme and had general charge of the
affair consisted of P. T. Powers, chair
man; James T. Hogan, secretary; John
T. Kent, John Brennan, A. G. Miller
and John J. Erwin. The reception COM
mittee was headed by John J. Heayey.
His confreres were John B. Farrell, Rob-
ert J. Hoos, William III. Carroll, M. 3.
Macherly, L. II. Caire, George E. Kent
Edward H. Wahl, John W. Rowe, John
Van Buskirk, George Ormsby, Samuel
J. Coffman, William J. Blacker, Frank
A. Jaeger, William NJ. Cahill and R. r.
Sheehan.
The officers of the lodge are:
William II. Cassidy, exalted ruler;
Frank L. Milliman, esteemed leading
knight; William G. Farmer, esteemed
loyal knight; E. R. Vessels, esteemed
lecturing knight; Robert Mcdonald,
secretary; James f. O'Mealia, treasurer;
BARLEY Coyle, tyler; William J. O'Brien,
esquire; James A. Sullivan, inner guard;
G. NJ. Borst, organist; John w. Winters,
chaplain. Trustees-E. J. Smith, John
Glenn. f. T. Farrier.
The following is a list of the departed
brothers of the lodge, in memory of
whom the service was heidi
Matthew w. Higgins. Anthony S.
Diller, Peter q. Kenny, Alpheus E.
Clark, Markham e. Staples. Henry
Hauck. John ]. Murphy, James S. Bal
ley, James S. Coolbaugh. Gregory A.
Judge, John w. Mitchell, William N.
Lawrence, Frank NJ. Guaralgia, Edward
Mcclure, John v. Churchill. Thomas E.
Shields. Jacob Kramer, James McGrath,
Wade FL. Gordy, William J. Wiggins,
Sydney Rossiter, Thomas J. Culbert,
Henry G. McCartin, William E. Broder-
ick, Alexander Arbuckle. Herman H.
Niemann, Timothy f. Murphy, Charles
T. Hamant, William Heller William p.
DAILY, Joseph Jordan. Francis A. Coghill,
James Burns, William ]. Alberts, Will
lam r. Clements, Andrew J. Hail, Frank
McNally, Samuel J. Blakey, Samuel H.
Winter, John Larkin. Edw. Robinson,
Chas. b. Hopper. Michael r. Malone,
Chas. J. Workman, A. 7. Witter, NJ. J..
KeKnny, T. J. Murphy, Henry Meyer,
Louis W Guessing, J. D. McSorley, M.
A. sheedy, r. e. Boyd, P. II. Kilroy.
the children they bore, even if after they,
the children. were engulfed in sin. You
can reach those children"