Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-29
MEMORIAL SERVICES
Omaha Lodge to Honor Memories Of
Absent Brothers Next Sunday.
RITUAL AT THE BOYD TEEATER
Summons During Last lear, Max
tzE Total Death List AtHsry-
one in TwentT-Thrss Years

Once each year the various lodges OF
the Benevolent and Protective Order OF
EIks hold memorial services IN honor Of
The .ubsenr brothers Omaha lodge viii
observe this event next sunday, December
: N the BOYD rhealer beginning at Il
o clock. Throughout the country similar
services win be held by the other lodges
Of the order,
During the last year The Reaper has
chr a wide swain in the ranks Of the local
herd Eighteen active members, the Larg-
est number in any year since the insu-
tuition Of the local lodge. awe been aided
To the death roll. Since the institution ot
Omaha lodge No. j On February Z. ISS6,
ufnsty-ous members have joined the ranks
OF the absent brothers
The EIks motto, beautiful in It's ssuu-
ment. is one Jhat makes the memories Of
the dead Hugsr with the living Il follows
The auI1 Of our bro hers We write upon
the sand.
Their virtues upon the tablets Of love and
memory
To revere the memories Of these ninety
one men the members Of the local lodge
viii gamer az the Boyd marching in a
body 70 the Jheater from the ElEs head
quarters IN the Ware block. There are, TO
date. Loss active members Of No. g Their
memorial ritual Is one OF the most 0eauu-
tuI and impressive services in the order
a-d is one that al EI1s made a special
EFFORT TO observe
The following Omaha EIks have died dur
ing the last year
Il. ii. Coffin. October 2 1908.
Reported December y. l0S)
william Il Kelly. December - lSE.
loan l. Carey. January j. Lhs.
John r. Helm. February -. Du9.
W. z. Fensier. March o, LBS.
A =. Beemer. March -. LOS.
= ? Mullen, May . LIB.
Charles MARSH, Nay L. H0-
Thomas A Creigh, Nay u.s. 1908.
John j. PhiIbiu. NAY 10. Los
Edward r shaw MAJ "a IHl9
r E Fitzgerald June a. Bu9
n J. Eeunard July u. L8
Edward Hayden. July u. 1893.
F. J. Morlarry, % EH8-
T0lf HaEE1u. September / 1903.
William N Harmon September =, 1903
L N Condor October a. 1865.
Following is the LIST Of members whose
eaLhs occurred prior 20 the last memorial
service
william 3 A-szanderLer1y E. Lucas.
I P Andrews william p Learn
william E. Amin Michael o. MAu-.
Harry J. Archer, r. Iouu W. Mcdonald
Ge1rEs E. ba-rc- Charles Mccormick.
Grant E Barnes Josiah H MrClrmLck
Il s. Berlin. Iuuu de r Moore
lanes E. Boyd A. O. Mueller
John y BlTC Thomas MulvIhlL-
Julius A BUrsusr Charles H Myrick.
Don 81. Chamberlain GEurEe s. Mason.
Wins E. Clarke Charles P Needham.
George H COOK Thomas J. O-msby
Fl. j. CoryelL- william A PAXTON
John A Creighton. AldreW ". Elley.
Alfred DarloW- ThCmas j. Riley.
OIn n Davenport A j EnEs-
harry b DAVIS. iona Rowe
Potter w DTbaL Frederick RusUiu.
Iohu N. Edo samuel o. Sample.
Edgar E. Edwards. John p shuuinE
Ilnu e Parish EeurEs 1ellEauhn-
Edward B Feuu- William A. sharp.
Charles J. Frice- Henry 10 shul.
Paul EruEamauu- John r Ihumaa.
Abufr d Halue Zacharfnh ThumaHon.
William L Harding George C. LuWia.
Curtis Hartley, Frederick A. Tucizsr
Lew ". HlL George r. Noaa.
James How Philip A. WarracE
Chester G. HulerL Edward ID VI shaCar.
Dwight c. HulL George 8 W~edEsWuod
Grant HulElEer Homer ~ Wheelar.
Arthur E Ialuirh- r. NJ WlrhneL.
~ ". EeunarL GeCrEa W Winters.