Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-03
HKS MEMORIAL SERVICE.
Annapolis Lodge HOnOrs Its De-
ceased Members.
IMPOSING CEREMONIES AT THE
COLONIAL THEATRE.
Impressive Program Rendered For
The Occasion.
GRAFTON BY THE HON. CURTIS
LAWS LEE.

noon, when the Annapolis Lodge of
lclks held their annual service to their
deceased members, the Grafton being
delivered by the Rev. Richard Laws
Lee. of Baltimore. The soloists were
Mr.. Harry NJ. Smith and Miss Marie
+. Smith, of Baltimore.
The members of the Annapolis Lodge
who have died since its institution
are
DIR. HARRY NJ. REvELL.
JAMES Deb. WALBACK
RICHARD G.. MITCHELL.
GEORGE NJ. MURRAY.
The following program was render
ed:
March Funebre-Sonata, Opus 30,
Chopin, Naval Academy Orchestra.
Nearer Ny God TO Thee" The
Lodge.
Hymn Great Ruler of the Uni
verse.
Prayer-Rev. \. G. Hsverstick,
Frostburg Lodge No. 470.
Bass Solo, Fear not Ne,O Israel, =
Dudley Buck, (Mr. Harry NJ. Smith. }
Lamentations Mem n m, I"
Zimmerman, NAVAL Academy Orches-
ira.
Duett- soprano and Bass, seek Ye
the Lord, = Lansing, miss Marie r..
Smith, Mr.. Harry NJ. Smith,
Grafton BRO. Richard Laws Lee,
Baltimore Lodge No. z.
Soprano Solo--"Show Me Thy
Ways Torrento, Miss Marie r..
Smith.
Nocturne- ''My Guardian Angel, I"
Gounod, Naval Academy Orchestra.
Bass Solo-"Thy Will Be Done, {"
Marston. (Mr. Harry NJ. Smith,
Reverie-'' Beautiful Star of Heav-
en-, - Schubert, Naval Academy Or
chestra.)
Soprano Solo-"O Dry Those Tears, y
Raigo, Miss Marie II. smith,
Nearer Me- God to Thee Clast
verse.)
Or If on joyful wings,
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon and stars forgot,
Upward / fly;
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer my God, 10 Thee,
Nearer To thee.
Closing Prayer-Rev. A. G. Haver-
stick.
DIR. Laws oration was notable
effort and was received with great at
tention. lie said that every age had
its controlling influences and that the
accumulation of wealth was that OF
this age. Every age, he said, is dom
mated by some leading principle. The
age of chivalry was dominated by the
chevailer: the age of conquest by the
conqueror, and the age of finance by
the financier. To the latter age we
belong, for in this day the supreme
effort of man is to accumulate wealth.
Every nerve, every sinew is bent to
this end, and so strenuous is the
effort to accountable wealth that we
tremble for the future.
The greatness of results, he said,
has nothing to do with size. 1t is
the little things that 60 to make up
ilfe-the small things that count, COM
ing, as they do day after day rs
events or happenings.
The memorial service, he said, was
small thing in way, but was
frought with great significance. The
custom of the Elks, he said, of setting
aside n particu lar time for the recol-
lection of their departed brethren was
an instance of something different an
oasis of refreshing love in a desert OF
selfishness. It is beautiful thought,
the speaker said, that there is no
death. When we carry our friends TO
the grave, they still live in our mem
ory and in the larger life beyond.
Yesterday, he said, all over this
broad land the fraternity of Elks were
holding this memorial service and all
hearts were touched while the frater-
nifty burned incense of memory on the
altar of love. The song of the poet
lives long after the poet has passed
away; the deed of the soldier is not in
vain. No man who strives TO mould
his life after that of the Great Archi-
tect and Builder, chooses his pattern
we'll, and does not live in vain. Nc
man has a right to question God S
work. Everything done by God is
we'll done.
The speaker said that no one really
dies, as to their influence for the
fruit of their hand and of their lives
live after them. For this reason, he
said. we venerate the memory ol
| those who have left us and it should
| influence us to so live that when the
summons shall como, the impress OF
our lives for good shall be felt by al
with whom we have been in contact.
The services were very impressiv,
II anu ltiIOcAukf tAAl0 " CAC VI a AOAA = AOns
nature. There was no applause anC
no demonstration whatever to maj
the sacredness of the service. The bass
| solo 'srhy Will Be Donc. sung by
| Mr., Hasf. N. smith. OF baltimore
was musical gem. Dir. Smith hal
n rich bass voice, which he modu
| lates well. Miss Marie r.. Smith s
solo 80 Dry Those Tears" was very
beautiful. and the orchestral selec
tion sLamentation, by Zimmerman
| which ended with 'taps." was ex
quisite.
The entire program was very pleas
| ing. The memorial service committee
consisted of Or. James J. Murphy
chairman: Or. Walton II. Hopkins
Messrs. Daniel J. Murphy. Franl
Strohmeyer, William A. Hollebaugh
John r. Strange and Or. J. b. Elgin.
Horsewhipping Match.