Bisbee daily review., 1907-12-03
ELKS MEMORIAL
SERVICES ARE
iMDlEccIUE
It'll IILUulgL
Held at 0rpheum Theater-I
Beautiful Instrumental and
Vocal Music As Well As
0ratory.

On Sunday afternoon in the Or
pheum Theatre In this city in the
presence of vast audience, the local
history, observed the beautiful and
impressive memorial services of the
order, consisting of beautiful vocal
and instrumental music interspersed
with rftualistic work and eulogies for
the departed brothers and the order
which has for its notices, Charity,
Justice Brotherly Love and Fidelity.
The annual memorial services Of
the local lodge on Elks held this year
were most impressive and the must
cal program was most pleasing. For
the past thirty-nine years, these mem
orial services of the Elks have been
held in different cities CD the United
States. This is termed the Sacred
Session of the order and attracts the
attention of the outside world more
than anything else to the inner work
ings of the order and the principles
which its members are obligated to
uphold.
The membership Of the Elks louge
in the United States is now 10000,
and owns property and cash upwards
of Four million dollars.
THE faults Of our brothers we
write upon the sands; their virtues
upon tablets of love and memory"
was the thought stamped upon the
memory of the audience~as the beauti-
full services were concluded.
About $50 members of the local
lodge OF Elks met at the club house
on Upper Main street about 1 O'Clock
in the afternoon, and marched from
there to the theater where they were
seated in a body. The officers of the
lodge were seated on the stage which
was beautifully decorated with flow
ers and streameTs of the lodge colors,
as well as large American flags drapod
in mourning. When the orchestra
commenced the funeral march there
was scarcely seat left in the house.
G. E. Rinehart. exalted ruled of the
lodge, who was in personal charge of
the arrangements for the services,
opened the ceremonies. In a few
chosen sentences he brought to the
minds of his hearers the reasons for
the assemblage, and the sentiment
which prompted It.
Joseph E. Morrison, the local attor.
ney, delivered the In Memoriam ad
dress. He recalled to memory those
members of the order, who, during the
past year departed this life, and paid
an eloquent tribute to their names.
Rev. Harvey NJ. Shields, chaplain Of
| the lodge, delivered the "Eulogy" Ii
a forceful manner he dwelt on the
/ principles of the order, fmpFessing OF
! the minds of his hearers their beauty
He pointed out the duty of member.
i of the order not only to themselves
but to their fellowman.
The different numbers on the
musical prgram were well rendered b.
some of the best known vocal aud IL
| strumental musicians in the city. Al
| innovation was the rendition D
| Rock of Ages" by Miss Birdie Has
lcall, the stage being darkened, ana
| the singer appearing in a doorway
| draped with mourning and American
/ flags at the rear of the stage. As tht
song progressed three stars suspended
over the stage, representing the thret
| departed Elks, were lighted with elec
| tricity. The name of each was called
and no response being made. the stal
representing the deceased was dark
ened.
| IT was the consensus Of opinion tha
| these were the most beautiful and i'm
l nraesiua- EllzS, rnamnrial services eve
held in Bisbee.
Following is the program:
Funeral March .......... Beethoven
| Orchestra.
Opening Ceremonies. :. Lodge Officer.
! c. z. Rinehart, Exalted Ruler.
Vocal Solo. Fear Not Ye, ., Isrea
Miss Stella Hartman.
Ceremonies Continued. Lodge Officer!
Rock of Ages Especial. Miss iiascal
Opening Ode ........ Aud Lang Synt
Invocation ....... hpy. Free
OvertuTe-(S Selection from La. 49,.
Giocando) ..-... Ponticheli;
Orchestra.
Vocal Solo ..........C alvar!
Brother Walter Armin.
In Memoriam. .......-.J. f. MoTrtsoI
Vocal Solo .-..-...... Hosanni
Miss Ruth Dahlgren.
Overture-Chimad Pas des Amport
Recitation -. The Soul OF the VioliI
Miss Sarah ]. Gibney.
! Violin Solo -........-... Selected
R. c. Chaplin
Eulogy The Brotherhood of Elk
Rev. Harvey NJ. Shields.
Duet-VocaI. go. The King of Low;
4 Misses Stella and Ethel Harmon.
| Closing Ceremonies. Lodge Officer
Nearer, Ny God, to Thee. .Audienc'
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