The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-10
TENDER TRIBUTES M
DEPARTED BROTHFPI
PAID BY LOCAL nj
MEMORIAL EXERCISES cos,,I
Ed SUNDAY AT THE es.,.1
OPERA HOUSE.
BENTON A'MILLiE THE OUIIl
Eloquent Tennessean Deriy.,..
Memorial Address in Prs,,,..
Large Audience-spie,5i5 u
gram Given.

A "a
4 afternoon at the Grand Opera w.,
D by Columbia Lodge No. $50 over -.
$ departed brothers who have "A.
. before. "
/ The Opera House had been espes,
= ly and deliberately decorated ,or =
) Occasion, palms, ferns and other ~
! ted plants being effectively used ]
the stage, where special scenery \,
been employed to heighten the erAU
and where the officers OF the LODI,
past and present, and the oratO,
the day, Hon. Benton McMillin We,
seated.
| A large and representative audepo
that filed the entire lower floor ota.
theatre graced the occasion, and mar,
stood throughout the exercises.
The services opened with cereuO
mics by the lodge, Exalted Ruler P n
Biddle presiding. Following this Ii,
list Of deceased members was called
and in answer to the summons Of
sepulchral toned official the "departs
brothers" appeared in stereoptiCa
likeness upon the curtain of the stage
which had been lowered. Much bet
ter results were obtained with thu
stereopticon this year than last, The
likenesses of the deceased members
being unusually good. Since the or
ganiZation of the lodge here the fol-
lowing members have died:
Henry Dotterer.
Joe Strayhorn.
Joseph A. Lavendar.
Joe NJ. Cooney.
A. NJ. Tally.
T. y. McLemore.
A. Merrifield.
Z. T. Scribner.
After this the opening ode was sung
by the lodge to the tune Of Aud Lang
Syne, following which the invocation
was delivered by Chaplain W. P. Nor
ton.
Lead Kindly Light" was then civ.
en- as a vocal solo by Mrs, John N
Cant, Jr., whose rich mezzo-soprano
voice was at it's best. Mrs Cant sang
With much feeling and expression, and
he number was very enjoyable.
Mrs. H. d. Harkreader gave as
Iiolin solo "Legende,' and was beau
fully accompanied on the piano by
drs. H. o. Fulton. Following this
he gave MY Old Kentucky Home
With muted strings, the soft tones Of
he violin being just audible in the
ear of the building, and holding the
as If entranced until the last
ote had died away
Memory" a vocal trio, was given
Y Mrs. Chas. Sharp. Mrs Raymond
dkisson and Mrs. George Martin
Tree of Columbia's most prominent
ocalists. The selection was beautl
lily rendered, and was thorougly ap
'eciated.
Mrs. William Gray Patterson, Oh
Ala, who is here on
sit to her sister, Mrs w. B. Burnett,
I've as a vocal solo "A Dream Of
sradise" by Hamilton Gray There
ere many present who had never
ard Mrs. Patterson sing, as this IS
r first appearance here before an
dience OF such proportions. MIS-
Iterson has a beautiful soprano
ice, and sings with confidence ana
Sc, her number being one OF inc
'st enjoyable on the excellent musf
programme.
The accompaniment for the vocal
mbers were artistically ana oedu"
ly played by Miss Camille HeFr
D.
Ion. Benton McMillin, of Nash'lHe'
twenty years Congressman FROM
Fourth District and twice COVER
of Tennessee, then delivered INC
mortal Address, speaking for some
ng over thirty minutes. GOV MV'
Inns address was a beautiful 'f
g to the Christian religion ana an
luent defense OF the immorta1N
he soul. He reasoned from anaIos!
God who cares for the bird anu
bee and the reptile cares intill'eP
e for the being made in HIS own
ge, than for the lesser forms u
t the conclusion OF the address 'ne
ediction was pronounced by ChaP
Morton.