The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-12-10
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MEMORIAL SERVICES
SUNDAY
No Deaths Occurred Dur
ing the Year

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a Beautiful Tribute TO
Memory Of Mckinley.
Seldom if ever have there been held
more beautiful memorial services than
those which were conducted in the
Elks' lodge room Sunday afternoon,
it being in accordance with their Gus
tom and by decree of the grand ex-
alted ruler that the first Sunday in
December shall be set apart by all
lodges as a day upon which shall be
held a lodge of sorrow to pay appro-
pirate tribute to departed brothers.
The lodge room was filed with Elks
and their friends and extra chairs
were necessary. The ceremonies were
tenderly appropriate. After the Wis
itors were seated the members of the
lodge filed in two by two, followed
by the officers, the minister, the
speaker and the exalted ruler. Each
coat lapel bore the emblem of the
order, a white carnation. Lodge was
opened with the ritualistic work given
for the occasion, after which an ear
nest invocation was given by J. Theo.
Bucher, followed by duet eXquisitely
rendered, 81 Know That My Redeemer
Liveth," by Mrs. Daily and Miss
Pfendler. Exalted Ruler U. S. John
ston then gave a short address, stat
ing that not death had occurred dur
ing the past year and complimenting
the lodge upon it's years work and the
hearty support that had been given
him by the members. Miss Pfendler
then rendered "One Sweet and Solemn
Thought" with Mrs. George Cowles
Smith accompanist, and as the last
strains of her rich contralto voice died
away in the impressive stiffness the
exalted ruler introduced the eulogist
of the day, j. G. Birdsall, member
of Canton lodge.
The speaker expressed his gratifica-
ton at being honored by the exalted
ruler and then dwelt upon the great
precept of the order "The unostenta-
tious distribution of charity" and
stating that Elks believed in doing
for the living was better than erect
ing extravagant memorials for the
dead. The speaker said it was the
seeds of love and the little acts of
kindness with which we strewed the
pathways of our every day life that
perpetuates and in this connection
paid this eloquent tribute to McKin-
ley:
ION yonder hillside where the gray
/. of dawn meets the gold of day, where
the MONDAY sun spreads its amorous
gloWs, and where the dusk of even
ing sinks into the shadowy darkness
of the night, there stands a sacred
sepulchre guarded by the silent senti'
nels of the sky, built by contributions
from the hands of love. But that man
needed no stately sepulchre to per,
!, petuate his noble memory. Wherever
the fire of love burns upon the family
hearthstone, noble women are teach
ing their children the story of his life,
It is the seeds of love, and the little
acts of kindness that he so lavishly
scattered along the pathway of his
every day life that has perpetuated
and when his tomb shall be but an OBJ
iect of idle curiosity, blessed mother
: hood will still find hope of comfort
in the story of his devotion, and his
love-" And closing with many earnest
words of advice for the betterment OF
all mankind and especially all Elks
After the close of the ceremonies ev'
cry member of the lodge shook hands
with the speaker and offered congrat'
ulations, declaring it to be the best
memorial address ever given in Can
ton lodge.
A solo Nearer, My God to Thee
by Mrs Daily, and a duet Abide With
Me-" followed by the benediction and
the closing exercises by the lodge, ter
minated one of the most impressive
memorial services ever held by this
lodge.
The officers of Canton lodge, some
of whom took part in the exercises
: are as follows: Exalter ruler, U. s.
Johnston; esteemed leading knight
II. F. AXE; esteemed loyal knight, G.
e. Clark; esteemed lecturing knight
E. ]. Heffelman; secretary, w. A
Dillman; treasurer, Will G.. Saxton
Tyler, ]. l.. Smith. The committee in
charge of the memorial exercises
} we're David B. Smith, James F. Clark
, and Guy Tflden.
The following is a list of those Of
whom the Lodge Of Sorrow was
convened: George M. Hoffman, Pau
Field, Otto Giessen, Louis ]. Midday
John MCGOWAN, Edward S. Raft, Louis
r. Deville, John Melbourne, Charles
, G. Faber, VIM. H. Mclaughlin, Henry
| A. Caynah, Frank Gaskell, Andrew S
} Woods, Jas. w. Underhill. Chas Mar
} tin, David Hammond, Hugh ID. Nc
: Crea, T. G. Snyder, s. V. Courtney
= Jno. D. Frank, A. d. Ellsworth, H. F
Schmeltzer.
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