The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-06
Beautiful Services at Lodge
of Sorrow" Held in Salt
Lake Theatre With Eloquent
EulOgies Of Departed Elks.
MEMORIAL ADDRESS BY
THE REV. P. A. SIMPKIN
Playhouse Crowded to Doors
by Audience That Gave Rev
erent and Rapt Attention to
EnComiumS Pronounced,
FRATERNITY MOURNS LOSS

AT the annual lodge of sorrow" Of
the ElSs last night an audience that
packed the Salt Lake theatre listened "a
a program typifying love and remem-
brsnce OF those whose connection with
Salt Lake lodge No. IS was severed dur
ing the past year by death and for
those on the long roll who died in other
years.
The program was one Of music, me-
mortal, eulogy and song, and not only
the officers Of the lodge and the few
hundred Elks scattered through the
house, but the relatives and friends of
the departed ones were impressed with
the devoted tribute to the memory OF
the eight brothers who passed away
since the meeting a year ago. Those
who have died during the year are;
/. Kahn, 3. B, Haywood,
J. OberndOrfer, J. D. Wood,
W. /. Gray, ]. H. Mease,
NJ. J. Kennedy, w. A. Johnson.
The features Of the lodge Of sorrow
were the euIogy by NJ. NJ. Warner and
the annual memorial address by the
Rev. P. A. Simpkin.
The theatre presented an impressive
spectacle. The stage was profusely
decorated with the purple and white Of
the lodge, with palms and flowers, and
three massive elk heads, together with
a hkelike image Of the animal from
which the order derives its name. The
lodge officers were ranged about an al
tar draped with the American flag, and
when the roll Of the departed was
called this altar flashed forth the
names.
Conducts impressive Ritual.
James W. Collins. the exalted ruler
conducted the ritualistic ceremonies
preceding the regular program. His ad-
dress, given word for word before hun
dreds of other lodge throughout the
United States last night, was followed
by responses from the various officers,
and near the close all Elks in the au-
dience were invited TO rise, give the
sign and join in the opening ode, Hun
dredS Of Elks, local and visiting, rose
IN all parts of the house,
The regular program was opened by
a selection, Farewell Song" from the
orchestra. The Imperial quartette, COM
posed of Messrs. AshWOrth, Graham,
ChristophersOn and SQuires, sang Parks
Might of Rest"
The eulOgy of the evening was deliv-
cred by NJ. NJ. Warner, a member Of
the local lodge, who said. in part:
This Is a day of sympathy and emo
ton. More than 1000 EIks are meet
ing in various parts of the United
States to honor and revere the memory
Of those who have passed to the realm
Of immortality. Neither their absence
nor death can break the golden chain
of love, In this commercial age, few
coil
financially, as to extend help to ali
their fellow men in distress, or they are
too busy to extend sympathy and cheer
where they are needed. A selfshness
has been bred Of this neglect. and it is
for the collective thought and action to
pay tribute to the departed as well as
to cheer those who mourn.
Tonight, with bowed heads and silent
heart throbs, the roll call of our de-
parted brothers was read, and we bowed
in humble submission to the awful
silence that followed the call Of their
names. All that have gone from us
were good Elks, and we have ConsOIa-
ton I'm the fact that they are now bask-
ing in the sunlight Of Gods eternal
love"
Fred Graham followed the eulOgy
with q solo, "a Prayer" and later
3
Peters, Miss Osborne. Mr.. Graham and
Mr.. Squires. sang Crock Of Ages"
Sorrows Temple Sacred.
The annual memorial address was de-
livered by the Rev. 2. A. Simpkin, pas
tor Of Phillips Congregational church,
who, during the course Of his grafton,
said:
Again we come down the yew-lined
road Of memory, where every step is
fringed with the tWinkling beauty OF
unfaded flowers, and as we march to
the harmony majestic, holding the
echoes Of yesterdays dear songs that
will not wholly die, we pass by the long
line of the quiet, smile-kissed faces Of
the loved and lost to stand within the
temple Of sorrow.
How vast a thing it stands, magnifl-
cent in its icy whiteness, its far reaches
of space, cOnsecrated forever to the
children of men, It's high dome has
echoed to the higher heaven TIE heart
cries Of ali those who have laid their
hand uDOn the red cord Of life from the