Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-12-04
Impressive and Interesting EIks'
Memorial Exercises.
FINE ADDRESS BY JUDGE DUKE


A crowd that filled every seat, all
OF the available standing room aud
every aisle, until the police cleared
them, gathered at the Academy of
Music yesterday afternoon to attend
the twelfth annual memorial services
OF Newport News Lodge, No. 315, B.
p. o. Elks. An elaborate musical
program was carried out and the serv-
sive In the history of the lodge. Judge
r. r. w. Duke. of Charlottesville lodge,
made sterling memorial address
The services opened with the call.
ing of the roll of the dead, twenty
three In number, by Mr.. John B.
Stone. secretary Of the lodge. AS the
name of each departed member wa.
called. Esquire Ward snuffed out
candle and as the candle went out a
bright star appeared in the sky, rep
resented In the background by drop
curtain. The twenty-three stars were
visible during the remainder of the
services.
The drop itself was n thing OF
beauty. representing a woodland
scene. with the moon just rising over
the top Of mountain. To the left OF
the stage. mt the foot of the drop, wns
cemetery" with an angel bending
over the graves of the twenty-thres
departed Elks.
The idea of tho stars, graves. angel
and woodland scene, was conceived by
Captain J. e. Williams and the sceti-
cry was painted by Mr.. G.. f. Hudgins,
t,k NJ w n
did the electrical work. Mr.. r. d.
Coburn designed and made beauti-
fnl electrical inscription. "In Memo
riam." which appeared in the arch
over the stage.
After the roll call quartette, com.
posed Of Messrs. VanRyn, Harry Van
| dergrift, ueorge Howe and Vernon
Payne. sang. "Jesus. Saviour, Pilot
me." The singers were behind the
scenes. Tho opening ode Of the lodge
was sung by all Of the members, who
were seated in the orchestra. Rev. A.
0. Sykes. tho chaplain. then offered
prayer and Exalted Ruler L. L. Cum
bingham. called upon Esteemed Lead
Ing knight John r. Morton. Esteemed
Loyal Knight S. S. Archibald. Esteem
ed Lccturlng Knight P. NJ. Folan, Sec
Yetary John r. Stone and Treasurer
F. c. LEM to explain the duties of
their respective offices.
A quartette composed of Mesdames
F.. c. Rees, S. P. Marston, B. Percy
Alley and Miss Adelaide Richter
sang, Dream of Paradise" followed
by Lords and Ladies'" by Smidt's
orchestra. Mr. w. G. Prichard sang
bass solo. followed by duet BY
Mrs. f. C. Rees and Mrs S. p. Mars
ton. 7,
Judge Duke the Speaker.
| Exalted Ruler e., l.. Cunningham
then introduced Judge Duke, Thu
speaker. In few well chosen words.
Beginning without any Of the usual
preliminaries, well prepared nd,
dress, Judge Duke caught and held the
attention Of the audience for twenty
live minutes and when he took his
seat the audience would have burst
INTO applause had the occasion not
been such solemn one.
Judge Duke spoke not so much upon
the dead as upon the living. He de.
clared that the dead had no need OF
the living. but that the living had
vital need OF the dead. All that exists
To-Day, OF science, art, poetry, religion
ana philosophy was built. the speaker
said. upon the ashes of the dead.
| Judge Duke made strong appeal
for Individuality. dwelling at length
upon the combinations of capital. and
labor, which combinations, no said
are crushing out individualism and
the progress Of the race. He made an
appeal to his hearers for purer
home life aud a purer everyday life
purer mode of living.
Musical Program.
| Following the address the orchestra
played an overture. after which az cad
Kindly Light" was sung by quartet.c
composed OF Mrs. A. Floyd Morrls4tte
and Miss Lackey and Messrs. Howe
and Payne. Mr.. #. l.. Thomas. of Hal.
timore. sang tenor solo, which was
followed by Praise Ye," sung by a
trio composed Of Mrs. w. P. Cross
and Messrs. Cassidy and Pritchard.
After an intermezzo by the orches.
ira quartette, composed of Mea.
DANES F. c. Rees, 8. P. Marston, r. p.
Alley and Miss Richter. sang the
Lord is My Shepherd"
The exercises were brought IT, a
close by the doxology, in which the
| audience Joined and benedictirn by
Rev. A. o. Sykes.
Lodge Marched to Academy.
The members of the lodge gathered
at their home on Thirty-second street
at Q o'clock Sunday afternoon and at
1880 o'clock they marched to the
Academy In q body. taking seats In
the orchestra. The doors of the Acad-
envy were thrown open at 2.15
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