Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-03
.ELKS SORROW
FOR THEIR DEAD
ANTLERED TRIBE HOLD AN
NUAL SERVICES
Byron L. oliver EuIoglzes Departed
Members--Rev. Baker P. Lee
Delivers Address Of the
Afternoon

Beautiful and impressive were the
annual memorial services of Los An
geles lodge No. 80, b. p. o. E., held in
the Mason opera house yesterday after
noon in honor of their members who
had died. Invitations had been sent
out to members some time ago and
large crowd attended. The lower floor
of the theater was reserved for Elks
OF the Los Angeles lodge and visiting
members of the order. The balcony
was occupied by non-members, who
were fortunate enough to secure seats
from their Elk friends.
Promptly at 2 the band began to
play march and by the time the
house had quieted down the opening
services were held by the lodge.
While Secretary Walter s. Moore
called the roll of the honored dead an
intense hush pervaded the vast audi
ence, disturbed here and there only by
the sob of some grieving mourner who
| had lost loved one during the past
wear, and whose grief was recalled by
the mention of the dear name.
The ever-touching strains of Nearer
My God to Thee" sung by Mrs.
| Neil Lockwood McCune followed. Then
came the beautiful opening ode:
| "Great Ruler of the Universe,
All-seeing and benign,
| Look down and bless our work
| And be all glory Thine.
oh! Hear our prayer for our honored
| dead
While bearing in our mind
The memories craven, on each heart,
For Auld Lang Syne."
| Rev. Baker P. Lee invoked the bless
| ing of heaven on the great concourse
| and then came Moderatis tender "Oh
Holy Father" rendered by women's
quartet from the Woman's Lyric club
cave Maria" of Gounod, was sung
by Mrs. Dwight Howard Hart, with
violin obligato by Miss Edythe McDon-
aid.
The grafton OF the day was delivered
| by Rev. Lee, after which the women's
quartet sang Max spicker's, 1.-THE Sun
| Goes Down."
Byron L. oliver delivered eulogy
of the dead and Miss Kie Julie Chris
tin sang Chadwick's Faith" Again
the lodge took part in the impressive
closing exercises. Mrs. Frank Bryson
sang 20, Lord, Be Merciful," accom-
panied by William Edison Strobridge,
ana the services closed with the bene-
d.ction by Rev. Lee.
Each year it is the custom for the
i1lks to hold q Lodge of Sorrow" and
| The services accompanying this last
trlpute pail their deaG are beautiful in
| The extreme.
| The services were held in memory of:
1SS9-Charles E. Gault, ]. r. Rams
| dell.
1871. w. Skinner.
1921. c. Dougherty
1S94-Harry Clutch, G. T. Tinchner,
j. e. Timothy.
1860. RichaI dson.
1897-Irving T. Bush.
1S98-George Caron, William Alex
Ryan.
iS99-William Hovey Clark. James
Jones' George Bloom King, Louis Low
man, Dion Romandy.
1900-E. D. Chapman.
1901. B. Abel, Alex B. Bush,
Thomas Goss, c. L. Metzgar, w. r.
Thomas.
19O2-Thomas e. Beatty, M. w.
Brady, w. B. Demery Christian Lin
kenbacil,
1SOS-H. B. Hedges, Frank Holts-
lander, w. T. Huston. r. e. Unger,
1SO4-D. R. Clay, w. o. Gilkey, C. C..
Page, f. D. Rogers, ]. e. Waldeck.
1905-Gus Basler, F. d. Black, w. H.
Bowers, Tony Brunswick, Ernest
Cueno, Joseph Maier, Beauchamp H.
19O6-Hugh Ryrne, Alexander Clark,
j. P. Davenport w. H. Edgar Abe
Samelson, David H. Smith, c. r. Tag
gart.