Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-03
SWANSON The ORATOR
vlrgnIa's GoverRar Makes Addresses
a, Hampton EIks' Memorial Service
Three Ta0U ,AaD N ATTENDANCE
Theater at the National Soldiers
Home Packed to the Very Doors
Electrical Display Something out Of
the Ordinary and Very Beautiful.

Fully three thousand persons at.
tended tho annual memorial exercises
OF Hampton Lodge, No. 36G, Beneyo.
lent and Protective Order of Elks, IN
the National Soldiers Home theatre
Sunday afternoon. Governor Claude
A. Swanson delivered the memorial
address and his captivating style won
him the admiration of his vast ou-
dcnce ns we'll as the hundred or mora
Elks In attendance Governor Swan.
son was IN fine voice aud his address
was pronounced by those who heard
1t rs ono OF the best the lollis have
ever offered on II similar occasion.
Governor Swanson spoke ON the car
dinnl principles OF tho o,uer-charIty.
brotherly love, fidelity and Justice. lie
t'agnn his address, by thanking the
lower Peninsula people for tho kind
nesses bestowed upon him and de-
clarcd that he Will always have n
kindly spot In his memory for tho peo-
pie here.
Hon. Samuel Gordon Cumming. one
OF tho most charming and polished
speakers IN Tidewaier Virginia. intro
duced Governor Swanson to the i'm.
, mcnse audience. Mr. Cummings in
troductory remarks were splendidly
given.
The musical features OF the pro-
gram ELECTED the most pronounced
praise from those in attendance and
the credit for this feature is due to
Miss Addle G. Ricnter, who had
charge of tho musical program. Those
singing We're Mesdnmes 8. p. Mars
ton. Il. p. Alley and Messrs. w. j.
, Pritchard and r. II. Richardson. A
! baritone colo by Signor Comedian.
tame, member of the National sol.
diers' Band and the oyertures by the
band We're equally rs appropriate and
well rendered.
The electrical Effects. 81
Tho electrical display this year was
In Itself an attraction. There was
an Immense clock. with eleven mean.
descant lights on its face and the
hands pointing to IL o'clock. AS the
name of each of tho dead Elks was
called three times by Secretary
Thomas l.. Sclater q light was extin.
gulshed until finally the. clock became
dark. Simplifying that eleven members
OF the lodge had responded to the
last roll call. On the opposite side
of tho stage was large electric de-
syn representing the palm, the leaves
being fllled with variegated incandes-
cant lights. with back ground Of
green Tho floral decorations were
the work OF Chief Lindsay, of the
Home. On an improyised platform,
In the rear OF the stage were seated
the members of the lodge. Just in
front Of the lodge members sat the
speaker and those participating In the
exercises. The electrical display was
designed by Mr. John w. skinner md
carried out by Mr. Samuel j. Watson.
Jr.
Past Exalted Chief Ruler II. Hous.
ton presided and Mr. John W. Skin
ner was tho acting esquire.
| Governor Swanson was entertained
ut Hotel Chamberlain during his STAY
hero and was shown every courtesy
possible. Ho left yesterday morning,
IN company with Clerk of tho Courts
Harry II. Holt. for williamsburg
where he will inspect tho insane hos
pital.
The success of the exercises Sun.
gay afternoon may be attributed to
the excellent work of tho memorial
committee. consisting of Messrs. Da-
VIA Frahkel' 8. j. on, IT. How
ard w. Saunders and JIohn w. Skin
aer.