Evening journal., 1908-12-07
IN MEMORY
OF ELKS' DEAD
Local Lodge Held Memorial
Service in GarriCk
Theatre
SERVICES ATTENDED BY
A LARGE GATHERING

The annual memorial services of
Wilmington Lodge No. 3O7, Benevolent
and Protective order of Elks. were
held in the Garrick Theatre last even
ing. During the year but one member,
General ]. Farke Postles, has died, but
in order to make the services more
impressive the memorial was repeated
for those who died last year. The SER
vices we're conducted with all the inn
pressiveness and simplicity peculiar
TO the Elks formula.
Pendant from the center of the stage
was a tablet, the names of the absent
brothers. being Illuminated on the
dark background. AS each name was
called three times by Secretary VIII
liam L. Hamann. bell tolled and the
name faded from sight, a star i'm
mediately lighting up. At each name
also a candle was snuffed.
The absent brothers, were. Frank
Woolley, Frederick E Bach, Fred c.
Roemer, Michael Donohue and ]. Parke
Postles.
The theatre boxes and the stage
were adorned for the occasion in the
colors Of the order the American flag
and a profusion of potted plants. Rest
ing upon a small table was an open
Bible. To the left from the front was
the candelabra containing the five
candles. one for each of the absent
brothers" Above hung the tablet,
draped with black.
The two addresses Of the occasion
were by Wooda n. Carr of Uniontown,
Pa. and former Congressman L. Irv-
ing Handy. The former delivered an
elegant word picture of the beauties Of
charity. and fraternity, dwelling upon
the promise of immortality and the
hope Of ''rpaating again" those friends
who have gone from us now. Mr..
Handy delivered a beautiful panegyric
TO friendship.
Long before the services were to
commence the theatre was more than
comfortably filled in the orchestra and
first balcony, and at about quarter of
eight every seat was filled and stih
more of the friends and relatives of
the members. kept pouring In. At eight
o'clock tile curtain rose upon the stage
disclosing the officers and. members OF
the Lodge. and the services began. The
Garrick orchestra under the leadership
Of Arthur III. Clark, rendered the Fifth
the ceremony for the dead was con-
Quoted by Exalted Ruler Frank T.
Schining and officers of the order.
Invocation by Dr. Lewis.
The Rev. W. r. Dickens Lewis. d
D.. then gave the Invocation. The or
chestra rendered "Cavatina" from Rafi
and this was followed by a tenor solo
Door of Hope by f. c. Wall Of the
Atlantic City Quartet. Mr.. Carr ther
delivered his address. At its close q
baritone solo. THE Hills of God" was
given by James w Gillespie from the
words and music of George b. Nevin
A cornet solo followed by Thomas Kill
liea.
A cello duet was then played, a selec-
tion from the Rosary" by n. F. Haw-
kns and +. c. wall. accompanied OF
the piano by NJ L. Wolfe, all of the
Atlantic City Quartet.
Mr. Handy then delivered his ad-
dress. He said that the order of Elk
stood for friendship and good fellow.
ship. Man lives not by himself h'
said. He comes into the world alone
leaves it all alone. each going one by
one. But here. he said, we live in mul.
titudes, i'm the social relation and 4
was necessary that we entertain som'
relationship with those with whom We
live. Friendliness, he said, was death
Happy the man who had friends
Unhappiness. he said. was the rus
of an unused heart. We should enjo!
the good things of the world sinc
they were made for us to enjoy.
a trombone solo was then rendere'
by Charles Fox called the Awakening
and was very well accomplished. Th
closing exercises were conducted by tn
officers of the lodge and after tn
chorus singing of the Doxology tn
benediction was pronounced by III,
Rev. Hiram W. Kellogg. d. D.. paste
Of Grace NJ. f. Church.
The officers Of the lodge are: Exalte,
Ruler. Frank r. Schnling: Esteeme,
Leading Knight, T. Wallace Connolly
Esteemed Loyal Knight William Ball
Esteemed Lecturing Knight, John II
McWilliams: Esquire, W. Harr
Blythe; Chaplain. n. Howard Carver
p r. r.: Inner Guard. ]. Nelson Cos
lin; Tyler. Charles w. Bacon: Secre
tary. William L. Hamann: Treasurer
Charles II. Simmons; Trustees. Ham
ilton Stewart William NJ. Foord an
James b. Hasson.
on the stage were the officers an
many members.
The memorial committee was com
prised OF the following: Joseph Il
Martin. Robert H. G. simms. w. Harr
Blythe.