Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-06
SORROW LODGE
BY LOCAL ELKS
EuIogy and Memorial Service in
Honor of Departed
Members.
REV. P. A. SIMPKIN'S ADDRESS
Judge NJ. VI. Warner Delivers Eulogy,
With Appropriate Musical
Numbers.

In honor OF the following named de.
sarted brothers and those who preceded
them to the realm of the great beyond,
hundreds of Elks and friends gathered
in the Salt Lake theater Sunday night
TO participate In the beautiful exercises
which are carried out wherever there Is
an Elks lodge, the first Sunday of each
December.
1t is called THE Lodge OF Sorrow" "
and the program prepared by Salt Lake
lodge No. s5 was one of eulogy, me-
mortal and song in honor of the follow
Ing lodge members who have passed
away: l. Kahn, ]. Ooerndorfer, W. l..
Gray. NJ. j. Kennedy 3. B. Haywood
j, D. Wood, j. H. Mease, w a. john
son. Tho relatives and friends of the
departed ones could not help appreciat-
ing the devoted tributes paid to those
who have been given the key to unlock
the door of Immortality The affair
breathed OF the spirit of love, tender
ness and memory. The theater was
packed almost to capacity. on the
stage were the officers of the lodge, the
setting being In the nature of the diff
ferent stations The decorations were
purple and white and on the walls hung
beautiful elk heads while at the back
of the stage stood n full sized elk.
The eulogy by Judge NJ. NJ. Warner
and the memorial address by Rev. P. A.
Slmpkin of Phillips Congregational
church, were the leading features of the
services
James w. Collins, exalted ruler of
Salt Lake lodge. delivered the rituals
tic address which was repeated in hun
dreds of lodges throughout the United
States, The Elks in the audience arose
and sang the opening ode and then
gave the sign in token of love and
memory for those who have passed
away. The orchestra played the March
Pontificate" Qn memorlum) by Gou-
nod.
After concluding the ritualistic ad-
dress the exalted ruler called upon the
secretary to read the names of those
who passed away during the year. Sud
Pontificatc" Gn memoriam) by Gou-
ness and as each name was called by
Secy. Raybould, the name of the broth
cr flashed forth on the altar which was
covered by an American flag.
The Imperial quartet, composed of
Messrs. Graham. Ashworth, Christoph-
erson and Squires, rendered beautiful
~ Parks Might of Rest"
NJ. NJ. WARMERS EULOGY.
NJ NJ. Warner. a member of the lodge,
delivered an culogy, saying in part:
This is a day OF sympathy and emo
tion. More than 10000 Elks 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
men are so great. mentally, morally and
financially. rs to extend help to all
Their fellow men in distress. or they are
too busy to extend sympathy and cheer
where they are needed. A selhshness
has been bred of this neglect, and 1t is
Tor the collective thought and action to
pay tribute to the departed as we'll as
TO cheer those who mourn.
Tonight, with bowed heads and ST.
lent heart throbs, the roll call of our de-