Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-05

addition Of bouquets Of cut flowers
which made Il most elaborate setting
The memorial address was to have
been delivered by the Hon. William +
Pattangal! of Waterville but owing t,
his illness the audience lost the pleas
ure of hearing him. But the disap-
pointment was fully compensated
when it was announced that Frank l.
Dutton had consented to deliver &
hastily prepared eulOgy. Had it been
the originally intended orator himself
the audience would not have heard q
more eloquent or more gracefully de-
liVered address than was given by Mr.
Button The services on the part OF
the lodge We're conducted with the ut
most impressiveness by the exalted
ruler. Edgar a. Hussey. and the assist
ing officers.
The musical numbers were a great
and beautiful feature Of the program
the National Home Orchestra conduct
ed by Prof. b. W. Theme rendering
several most appropriate selections tive
of the numbers being solos by members
of the orchestra. Mr.. Mollot with q
beautiful violin solo and Mr. Green in
a triple tonguing fantasia from My
Old Kentucky Home"
The vocal selections Of the quartet
composed Of Mrs. Atkins, Miss kear-
ney Mr.. MacNichol and Mr.. Lowell
were not only splendidly rendered Blu,
thoroughly in keeping with the occa-
sion. Mrs. Atkins solo Come Unto
Me" showed a wealth of color and
\ lo1.
and Mr.. MacNichols solo Repentance
was beautifully rendered, the selection
giving a great range for his beautiful
tenor voice which was at its bes..
During the opening ceremonies. the
roll call Of the absent members was
read by the lodge secretary Fl. A.
Heath, it including the names of VIII
liam p. kenibbs. James f.. McIlroy,
Michael J. Coleman. James T.. Blanch-
ard, Alien r. JoWett. Fred s. Thorne,
and Clarence +. Burlegh. The prayer
for Invocation was offered by*Rev. e.
roy ". toons and was followed by the
solo By Mrs. Will g. Atkins The or
chestra then rendered a musical Idyl.
Following the. solo by Mr.. MacEicho!
was the reading Of 'Thararopsis," BY
-hl''I + W. tfItti,S, III "a very effective
and impres sivr manner. more 50 eff
fccti%n by the additirn- oi descriptive
slides thrown ca the screen during the
reading.
The orchestra was again heard in
the selection of Der Truam Der SEN
"crin in which was rendered the violin
solo b. Mr.. Moi!"t, tn" quartet then
gave tt" sacred hymn lie Shall Feed
His sheep Like Il Shcphrrd'' after
which followed the cornct solo by Mr..
Green
The memorial address was delivered
by Frank l.. button Of Augusta in the
absence of Mr.. Pattangall which was
IL part as follows:
Brother ElkS and Friends: Our
thoughts on this memorial occasion nat
urally turn to the theme of death. vet
| nave not come here to speak to YOU of
death, but of life. The dead. if seeing
and knowing both life and death. must
recognize that the care Of man should be
over the possible and not the impossible
Within the confines Of life man has a
limited control. beyond, none whatever
Whether the drapery we call death shuts
from our view the sunshine of eternal
day or the darkness of T~night that may
sometime dawn, no man knoweth. The
livin" can do neither good not ill to the
dead. The flesh of death has passed be-
yond the world of PAIN his soul beyond
the realm Of earthly feeling. Any deed
of kindness, any act Of good. any SEN