The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-06
CROWD
HEARS HANNAH
MEMORIAL EXERCISES or ELks'
LODGE ARE BEAUTIFUL AND
IMPRESSIVE.
MUSICAL PROGRAM IS A FEATURE
Orator Of Occasion Charms Hear
ers With An Eloquent
Address.

One Of the largest audiences thai
has assembled at the Opera House IN
a long time was present yesterday
to witness the annual memorial exer
cises Of the Elk's lodge. The first
floor was packed TO the doors and
there was a large crowd in the gal
lery. Gen. Harvey H. Hannah, as the
orator of the occasion, Wen sustained
his reputation as one of the most elo-
quent and flowers speakers in the
State. His address abounded in beau.
tiful sentiment expressed in choicest
language and it was evident that he
struck responsive chord in the hearts
of his hearers.
The exercises from beginning to end
were beautiful and impressive. The
occasion was to do honor to the mem.
DRY of the seven brothers or the lodge
who departed this life during the past
year. They were: Henry Dotterer.
A. M. Tally, 10 Strayhorn, o. NJ NC.
Lemore, Joseph A. Lavender, Al Mer.
rifield and Jos. NJ Cooney. When the
names of the dead were called by the
Secretary their likenesses were flashed
upon canvass.
The musical program was one Of the
features of the occasion deserving of
Gavock and Joe fowler sang solos
that were much enjoyed. The exer-
cises.. were opened according to the
beautiful ritual of the order and the
members sang the ode They we're
closed with the singing Of the dox-
ology by the audience. The benedic-
tion was pronounced by DR.. Wharton.
Rev w B. Capers. the chaplain, Of
fered a beautiful Invocation Miss
Camille Herndon presided at the
piano.
Gen. Hannah was introduced by
Grand Exalted Ruler Fariss in a few
well chosen words. Gen. Hannah
spoke as follows:
Memorial occasions like these al
ways bring a flood of memories, and
memories, after all, are but the
deguerreotypes of the faces Of those
we knew and loved in the long ago,
they, who having served their genera.
ton and their day, like King David
have fallen on peaceful sleep.
What an archangel is Memory! for,
on its outstretched wings, we can
laugh at the intervening years 1t is
phantom bridge which binds the to-
DAYS with the yesterdays, over which
we can pass to and fro, communing
with those we have loved and lost,
and once more catch the songs and
laughter from lips which now are dust.
"The mother, forty odd years ago,
with Spartan courage, and with
devotion that crucif1ed her heart,
eirded the sword of honor around the
gray Jacket of her soldier boy and
babe him go and defend his birth
right and his home in the land OF
Dixie. The years have been many and
long since then, and the snow that
never melts has fallen upon her head,
yet his farewell kiss still burns upon
her lips, and the music of his voice
still fingers in her heart.
ooh, Memory, thou art the evangei
NJ God, weaving in our daily lives
the prayers and influences, the songs
and tears of those we loved in the
happy long ago.
therefore, is Ii not fitting that we,
as n fraternal and benevolent organf
cation. should meet once year IN
solemn and sacred session. to pay
the tribute of our respect and love 10
the memory of our honored dead? NOT
with tears nor lamentations, nor as
those who have no hope, FOR we, az
EIks. believe In that great promise
which mas nIteu lhanA -
ground of doubt and savagery, until
they stand today upon the towering
Of TRANSPORTED faith
that promise which makes TINS Ire
worth living; which breaks the bar
riers of the grave and floods the In
Ante years beyond with the glorious
light from ire throne OF Code
hoyah's eternal promise or the immor-
taIity Of the soui.
I'm these days OF rationalism, dog
ma cant and doubt, when brazen In
sdelity lays it's profane hand on the
altar OF our faith. We Elks are old
,,sh,oned enough to dovoutty believe