Arizona republican., 1909-12-06
THREE ABSENT MEMBERS
Whose Virtues Were Ex- tolled in Impressive Ora tory-Delightful Musical Feature of Program At Elks' Theater

The cold gloom of the afternoon was an appropriate setting for the an- nual Lodge of Sorrow of the B. P. O. F. No. S35 yesterday afternoon. The unusual wintry aspect lent additional solemnity to the exercises which the Elks hold annually in memory of members who have not survived the year-who have gone away"
 There were three of these absent members when the Lodge of Sorrow" was opened and from whom there was no response when their names were thrice called-Alfred Scnaeffer. T. C. Bowe and Joseph Rapaport
 The exercises were held at the EIks' theater at 2;30 o'clock. There was not the usual march which precedes the memorial service. The members filed -pon inc pavement in front of the theater; the file reversed and entering the auditorium, the wall of Bee hovea's funeral march announced the opening of the ceremonies
 The theater was beautifully decor- ated with the emblems of the order. with flowers and greenerv and ban ners. T'e back ground O. -he stage
 
 real from which the hug autlered head of an enk protruded The front of the stage was occupied byvthe af- 1icers and by those who had been as- signed duties in the ceremony. There were besides three vacant chairs on which hung wreaths of white roses.
 About the stations of the knights there were the usual decorations. In spite of the cheerless and threatening afternoon. the theater was fiIId
 The brief ceremonies proper of the Lodge of Sorrow. following the sing ing by the lodge of the opening ode. were conducted by Grand Exalted Rul- CT George P. Driscoll, assisted by the knights and officers. This part of the ceremony was concluded by an invoca- ton by Rev. J W. Atwood
 There was then introduced the most select program Of music and oratory that has ever been made a part of the Phoenix lodges annual memorial serv- ice.
 The opening number was Tran scription: Song of Thanksgiving. by Miss Rolfe to the accompaniment of the orchestra under the direction of Eugene Redewill.
 A male quartet-W McCulloch, Jos eph Horne. Leon TollesOn and John Armstrong-san After" one of San keys soothing melodies.
 The principal address of the day. a culOgy. was delivered by Frank F. stewart. dealing in general way with the precepts Of the order The l "ration was an eloquent and carefully i prepared production
 Miss Anna Lake in rendering the | Angels Serenade" surprised even i those familiar with her accomplish | ments by the excellence of her per- | formance. 'Thanatopsis" was recited by J. r. Cleaveland in q most impress I sive manner
 string quartette composed of <. Scherzel, violin; Frank Lloyd StuchaI. 1 violin: Eugene T;edewilI. viola. and | Dwight <. Deity. cello. gave two num- bers. the delightful 'Menuet Celcbre" | whose rendering almost fulfilled the | wish of one who dreamed of an ex- istence in which music would not , break upon the ear but would come | intuitively like thought
 This was followed by the wall of . ''Fraumeri' in which was poured out the anguish of wounded heart
 Our Absent Brothers" was the sub iect Of a touching and well delivered | address by P. II. Hayes in which he described the character of q member | of the order who- followed in spirit the | teachings of the order and who neces- ] sarily died in the discharge of his duty l to his fellow man.
 Ave Verum" was most pleasingly | sung by ". F.. Deity to the accompa- niment of Mrs Deity.
 The male quartette oppeared again i in Nearer. My God. to Thee and the | musical program was concluded by | the orchestra with a selection from Offenbach. the 1ntermezzo Elegante, from Les Contes de Hoffman.
 Then came the benediction by Rev Mr Atwood and the singing by the audience of Nearer, My God. to Thee"