The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-12-10
THE ELKs HOLD SESSION %
SORROW

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and Protective order of ElAs held
its annual session OF sDrruw sunday
afternoon at four O'Clock The at
tendance was quite large and t.r s.r
vices were very impressive au' 1sau.
tiful.
The first sunday IN December ha1 /
been set apart by the grand lodge /
for the holding Of the session at .1I. /
row, and at the same hour 40 over
the state every lodge OF Eik- heii "a I
service in memory of their departed I
brothers. True TO their motto. Ihr /
faults OF our brothers We write
upon the sand. and their virtues uT .
on the tablets Of our love and uem T
ory;" and every year they honor their
dead with a beautiful memorial s.f.
vice.
The ceremonies OF the afternoon
were opened by a voluntary played
most beautifully by the Ocala Con.
cert Orchestra. composed OF the ioi
lowing members: Miss Annie Laurie
Perry, piano.; Miss Marn Common
first violin: Mrs. b. F. ConIon and
Mr.. Chalie Fishel, second yi1linsi Mr
Leon Fishel. flute: Mr. George Martin
flute; Mr.. \. r. Gerig. coruet, NJ
Barr. trombone, and Mr.. Fred =.
Weihe, French horn. Mr. F1sh'i 70
Header of the orchestra, and the music
was exceedingly lovely.
The members OF the lodge entered
lduring the voluntary. after which they
were called 10 order by Mr.. Bradford
C. Webb, exalted ruler of the Elks
After the session was declared open.
the secretary. Mr. stephen JewetI
, called the roll Of the deceased broth
ers. who are as follows Messrs. Al.
gustus T. Priest, Samuel W. league
Sands A. STANDBY, Edward l. Mclu-
tosh. Max II. Newberger. Horace q.
. Keen, James l.. Wyche, Herbert A
Ford. Thomas II. Wallis Pharos x
2 Lester and William II. Powers.
t The exalted ruler, the esteemed
leading knight. the esteemed loyal
knight. the esteemed lecturing knight
, the secretary, the treasurer and The
I inner guard then paid their tribute
\ of respect 20 the dead, after which
: the PRESBYTERIAN choir sang beautiful
= ". Abide With Me" This wa f1i
20 lowed by a charmingly rendered violir
Q solo by Miss Con1or
= After the remainder of Tie ritual of
4 the order. the opening ode. t' fn'
tune of Aud Lang Syne." was suns
r followed by the invocation uy ur "
-. r. Dodge.
- Crossing the Bar was then yerl
e sweetly sung by the Presbyterian
It choir. composed Of the Messrs Geris
Mrs. Lapham and Mrs Blake
~ The address of the afternoon Na
st delivered by Rev Campbell Gray rec
:. tor of Grace Episcopal church hi
d address was a most magnificent 1a
" land very appropriate t1 90, occasion
- Mr. Gray said that he knf" that ''
,; address was supposed to uc NOR, i
}" the nature Of an Grafton than
10 mon. but that habits once t1ru'
la were NOT so easily broken. aut 'h1
Of he was so in the habit ot dsIEern
j. q sermon that he would begin by ta.
y ing text. which was the follow.u
of passage from the First Epistle
or John, 3.17. But who so hath thi
o ol worlds good, and seeth his broihe
have need. and shutteth up his bow
y els Of compassion from him, no
n. dwelleth the love of God in him.
~. Mr.. Gray's theme was benevolent
and protection-the words that al
at identified with the Elks lodge u
lis world over. He defined these wor'
III in their truest and highest sense a
spoke most eloquently Of the Fat
est erhood of Cod" and the "BrOcherhO'
ne of Man" in their relation to each OF
re er, and said that not only must q
We strong protect the weak in financi
nd and physical way. but in a mental a
me spiritual way as well. He made
ND magnificent plea for good. clean. m
of al lives and showed how ii is alm'
18th impossible to live a moral life wi
eai' out also leading religious life, a
vice versa.
int His address made a splendid
,eo- preston and was listened TO W
Who great interest.
but Following Mr.. Gray, the closing
ing ercises of the lodge we're held, al
which the doxology was sung, and