The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-03
ElkS Of San Francisco Mourn
for Dead Of Their Order
Many Are Presentat
Annual Lodge
of Sorrow

ElkS and their friends filed the Co
lonisl Theater yesterday at the annual
memorial exercises Of the order con-
oucted under the auspices OF San Fran
cisco Lodge No. 8. District Attorney
Lsngdon was among the audience.
which was a representative one of the
city and Included a lot OF faces IA
milisr in its public and professional
life
The exercises were distinctive for
two things-one. the music under the
direction Of Paul Steindorff, a member
OF the order. and the other the grafton
Of William II. Afford really notable
presentation Of Elk aims and ideals.
A great elk head, with electric lights
dipping the prongs Of the antlers and
draped with the national colors, stood
in the center OF the stage on which
Exalted Ruler Thomas W. Hickey and
the officers of the lodge conducting
the exercises We're seated.
The programme began with Chopin's
Funeral March" and the formal open
ing ceremonies of the order were then
conducted by the lodge. The Elks'
chorus, directed by W. c. Stadfeld, then
sang Kinkle's soldiers Farewell"
which was followed by the usual re-
sponses by officers of the lodge
Rev James r. Newell. o. P, de-
iivered the invocation, and was fol-
lowed by Miss Sybil Page, soprano.
who sang Liddle's Abide With Me-"
George P. Webster read Tennyson's
In Memoriam," and W F. Holman
contributed a violin solo. being ac-
companied on the piano by p. Stein
dorh
GRAFTON BY Afford
The grafton was then delivered by
Afford. who set out by declaring his
belief in the immortality of the soul
RI
for believing so. In succession OF
sweeping and scintillant word pictures
the speaker aroused his audience to
sympathetic association with his
theme. He read in the pageant Of sun.
winds and rains and in the strife of
human aspiration and energies the d.
rectinE hand Of a creative intelligence
the God who put men in the world
FOR an object and purpOsely gave them
glimpse OF but small arc Of their
cycle OF destiny.
He talked of the Genius OF Happi-
~pess after referring to the Elks be-
ef that by being happy in the strife
and MOL OF life they are doing as much
for soul strength as the idealists who
20 into hermitage and make them
selves gloomy and Wretched by trOub-
ling themselves over unanswerable
questions Of the future.
The Elks' philosophy of happiness
ing after that condition by contribut
ing TO the happiness of Others" he
said That is the secret Of the
strength Of their fraternalism and the
handspring of the two great aims of
their order-benevoience and protec-
ton"
EULOGY BY WHALEN
Rossinrs "Stabat Mater" by the
orchestra, under Director Steindorff,
followed the Grafton. Frank W.
Thompson sang g bass solo, and the
eulogy on the dead members Of the
order was then read by James d.
Whalen.
The EIks' chorus sang Kosbat's
The Lord is Ny Shepherd" and Rev.
Newell pronounced benediction- The
exercises were brought TO a close by
the orchestra with the Star Spangled
Banner"
The memorial committee that ar
ranged the exercises was made UP Of
CLYDE c. Westover, James \. Odell,
J. l. Tierney. D. S. Jacobs. J. B. Kelly,
". J. Helmouest, T. J. Fallon. c. II.
Hilderbrandt and Paul Steindorh
The officers Of the lodge are: Thomas
W. Hickey. exalted ruler; William N.
N Abbott esteemed leading knight; Harry
T. WILDER. esteemed loyal knight:
Charles L. Beck, esteemed lecturing
knight; Herman Kohn. secretary;