The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-17


loving hands over she graves of de.
parted Odd Fellows yesterday, not only
in Honolulu. but all over the world.
Yesterday was the day set apart by
the order for this service of remem-
brance. In Honolulu, the light rain of
the valleys, like a mist of tears,
moistened the graves of those members
of the order who, during the many
years since Excelsior Lodge was Or
ganized, have passed to the great be-
yond, and been laid to rest under our
blue skies.
All of the Odd Fellow organizations
in Honolulu united in these memorial
services. These are Excelsior Lodge
No. /, Harmony Lodge No. 8, Oahu
Canton, Patriarchs Militant; Polyne-
sian Encampment, and Pacific and
Olive Branch lodges of Rebekah. The
memorial services were held in Odd
Fellows Hall, and from there those at
tending went by special cars, in a body.
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services were held and the graves in
Excelsior and Harmony plots were COW
cred with flowers. The graves in Ma
kiki and Kawaiahao cemeteries were
also decorated, though no services were
held at either Of these.
Odd Fellows Hall was profuse with
flowers when the exercises began there
at 2:30 o'clock. There were great
masses of asters and daisies and mars
guerites, with many bouquets of golden
shower and other blossoms. District
Deputy Grand Sire E. C. Rowe pre-
sided at the hall, reading the procla,
nation setting apart the day for this
duty and service.
Those who have passed away in THIS |
jurisdiction since the last memorial
services We're Brother J. F. Anderson
of E1celsior Lodge No. 1, who died
March 90, 1907; Brother John Dover Of |
Harmony Lodge No. 3, who died March |
6, 1907: and Brother A. NJ. Mellis of
Excelsior Lodge, who died October is, /
1906.
The eulogy of Brother Anderson, tax.
ing the form of memorial of his life.
was prepared by Albion f. Clark and /
was pF6SSuLSu DS bIOliiSA II. NAooAC.
It was as follows:
Brother J. F. Anderson Of Excelsior
Lodge No /, who died March 20 of this
year, a veteran of the Mexican war,
was one of the early settlers of this
island, coming here from New Jersey
in the year 1852.
Shortly after his arrival he went to
work for the late Brother c. H. Levers.
holding a position as clerk for him up
to the year 1860, in which year Brother
Anderson moved to the district of Wal
alua, on this island, where he took up
his residence and remained up to the
time of his death.
Brother Anderson, at the time of
MS DEATH was one of the oldest MEM
oers of Excelsior Lodge. In fact, he
had been a member for a little over 81
years, he having Joined Excelsior Lodge
February 10, 1858. Although he did not
attend lodge he living so lar away
rom town, still he always had an
aloha for the lodge, and was always
yery prompt in paying his cues, wh1c1
S another good way of taking interest {
n the lodge and its work.
Brother Anderson, by good habits
nd attention to business, was able to 1
,uild up quite a fortune of worldly 9
,oods. and at the time of his death was
onsidered quite a well-to-do man.
Brother Anderson was not PERSONAL
v known by most of the present MEM {
ers of Excelsior Lodge, but few or t
hem ever having had the pleasure OF b
leeting him in the lodgero1m. But ~
v his kindly acts and friendly ways
e had endeared himself to quite a
arge circle of personal friends, who o
ow mourn his loss c
Eulogizing the memory of Captain n
ohm Dover, Brother Frank Poor IT
aid:
eft is a time-honored custom of our u
rder that each year we assemble to n
ecall the memory of th)se called d
ence, to render just credit to their w
irtues and their services. CAP tain
ohm Dover was taKan from his fam :"
Y and friends and from Harmony Ii
odge March 16 of this year. He was g
Y occupation for a number of years NJ
efore his death a master mariner-the
lccessful and trusted master Of island
aft. He was also marine engineer ="
high proficiency and had likewise II
zen master carpenter of skill and
efficiency. He had not taken the -,
CHER degrees of odd Fellowship. part
as I know. because of financial OBJ U'
cations he felt he must meet, and dt
hich I am happy to be able to state re
; did substantially meet before he 70
as called away: partly also, because G
r months at a time he was stationed
a distant mart of the Territory and La