Evening star., 1909-03-15
FELLOW EAGLES HONOR DEAD
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD AT
NATIONAL THEATER.
Impressive Ceremony of Passio 8
Souls-Speeches. Songs and Ee-
ligious Service.

The transition of the human soul from
mortality to immortality was impressive
ly pictured at the memorial Seiy ce OF
Washington Aerie. Fraternal Order Of
Ea gles last night AT the National Theater.
The auditorium was in darkness. with
the exception of a mellow radiance Shed
by twenty-eght burning candles on the
stage. The candles were arranged in the
form of two crosses, and each light rep
resented an Eagle who had taken his
final flight.
In solemn voice the secretary of the
aerie called the roll of the dead AS
each name was pronounced one candle
was extinSuished and a hidden bell toled
in muffled tones. Then as the name
was repeated Il light flashed from a
bulb on great star in d recess of the
stage. as a response from the great aerie
above.
Those whose names were called from
the roll of the dead were William r.
Bell, George Dutrow. William Nj. Reagan.
Clarence w. Smith, John +. WhaIen.
Frank NJ. Sweet, James s. McCiirr.
Thomas Rooney. John II. Conway. Frank
A Clark, John Henning, Herman kahn,
Randolph II. Gibbs. Thomas 7. l''em-
ing. John II. Cole, Charles 5. Ertlsford.
John II. Iinkins, RiHhard Ryan, .iohr
Bierau, Harry S. Marian, Edward *.
Plant. Walter l.. Richey, Thomas p
Hartigan. Edward BlehI Giles Worster.
NJ. f. Dee. +. *. Levy and Joseph Muir
ply.
The audience. composed of E12les ard
their friends. was large. President Rob
ert l.. Montague occupied place in the
center of the stage. Grouped about him
were Past Presidents Myer Fisher, RcsSa
+. Downing, John DOYLE Carmody. Hugh
+. Harvey, Daniel 4. Driscoll. August
Brill, Barney Goss of Fairba nks. ALASKA
William b. Dawson and Charles G. Bey-
eridge.
Others on the stage were Ward Savage.
past worthy president; l.. +. Hayes.
worthy vice president; William II. Clarke.
worthy chaplain; J. d. Britt recording
secretary; F.. S. Fleming. financial secre-
tary; J. +. Feeney. treasurer; G. II.
Scheuch, conductor: c. II. Bradley. inner
liam +. Cowen, G.. w. Brahler and r. NJ.
Shocks, trustees. and Drs. William +.
Walter and L. A. Walker. aerie physi-
clans; Joseph P. Monaghan, Shenandoah
Aere, No. 1903 special deputy grand pres-
dent, and f. S. Schmid.
President Montague spoke feeiingly Of
the departed, and said:
They will have no moaning at the bar
now that they have gone to sea.
Following prayer by Chaplain William
II. Clarke a solo was given by Mrs.
Charles 3. Bayly. jr. Ward Savage spoke
of the motto Of the Eagles. Their virtues
we shall ever treasure; their faults we
have forgotten Dana c. Holland and
Charles +. Myers sang No Hope Be
yond'' and the calling of the names OF
the dead was followed by the singing of
| "The Vacant Chair by Mr.. Myers.
"Our Order was the subject of an ad-
dress by Joseph p. Monaghan OF Shen-
andoah Aerie, who said the order of
Eagles was formed eleven years ago. in
Seattle. 1t has now $50 aeries. 3TU.0s,
members and assets amounting to 81
500. COO, not counting the benefits for mem
berS.
Mrs. Gumprecht sang 20 Divine Re
deemer" and Arthur S. Whitcomb gave
a cornet solo. James l.. Feeney deliv-
cred an address on Our Depa rt ed
Brothers and a quartet sang The Souls
of the Righteous Armand Gumprecht
was accompanist and the orchestral music
was furnished by a section of the United
States Marine Band