The Cairo bulletin., 1910-12-05
MEMORIAL SERVICE
IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES BY
CAIRO ELkS AT FIRST METH
oDiST CHURCH.
in Respect to Memory Of Nineteen
Departed Observation-Disclosures by
Frank Crane .. p. of Chi
caeo--Many Present.


Lodge No. C51 B. P. Q. Elks at the
First Methodist Episcopal church yes
ltefday afternoon wore largely attend |
led every seat In the church being |
Ihlled The lodge members marched
lin body from their club rooms VI!
/ Commercial avenue to the church.
Tie exercises this year were con
Iducted little differently from those
of the \past several years regarding
special euconiums for each individual
member who had passed to the great
beyond.
The musical part of the program
was one Of the best presented at an
Occasion of this kind. The program
was as follows:
Deus Miseratur-Dudley Buck;
miss Pearle Williford.
The chorus consisted Of the follow
ing singers: Mrs. c. S. Bourqua,
Miss Minnie Conant Mrs. c. T. Cal
houn, Mrs. Bertha Stapleton, c. ).
Bourque, DR.. James MoManus, Mrs.
re. n Buchanan, H. c. Florence. Mrs.
Kate Davis Raymond, organist.
: Exalted Ruler Edwin D. Carey con-
Quoted the opening ceremony accord
ling to the ritual of the order, on such
occasion after which the audience
! was requested to join in singing the
: opening ode to tn air of Aud Lang
Syn:
. Great Ruler of the Univrse,
: All-seeing and benign,
= Look down upon and bless our work
And be all glory Thine!
: Oh, hear our prayers for the honored
dead,
While bearing in our minds
. The memories craven on each heart
Il For AUD Lang Syne.'
~ Prayer was offered by Rev. Fl. VI
Loar, pastor of the Lutheran church
y Miss Pearle Williford sang ooh
7" Dry Those Tears" by Del Riego. afte
II which Frank Crane, d. D. Of Chicago
Is ILL.,, was introduced by Mayor Pal
! sons He made the address, whicl
was considered by the members an
II others as one of the most masterl
IL discourses ever delivered on a simila
IL occasion. Miss Pearle Wiliford an
~ chorus rendered "Harkl Hank! NJ
IT. Soul" by Harry Rowe Shelly.
"a The closing ceremonies were COZ
II Quoted by Exalted Ruler Edwin 1
70 Carey and Secretary Henry stein'
w. called the roll of the departed men
70 hers as follows:
Joseph P. Robarts, October cot
1908
!! John A. Haynes, February 25tl
rd 1904.
'e' Ernest w Rees, November 70;
IS 1904
III Henry Bernstein, July 2Sth, 1905.
john p. Mockler, August 18th, 100
Sidney J. Wheeler, November 1St
ay 1905
de Barney L. Cozby, February 2nn
H. 1906.
Albert I. Osgood, May l4th, 1907.
il" William f. Smith. May 23rd, 1870
fe Frank L. Gossman, October ut
a. 1907.
Charles f. Hessian, May 4th, 100
Marion C. Wright, July 10th, 1910
John Hodges, October 28th, 1903.
Henry Smith Candee, August got
ire 1909.
ers B. r. Thistlewood, February 81
at 1910.
cry William Mc1Iale, February dot
'et, 1910.
m. /. o. Andrews, May 1st 1910.
OF Robert w. Lewis, May~2rd, 1910.
on VIII w. Burke, May 18th, 1919.
the The closing ode, IN which the au
ny ence joined, to the air Of "Hon
ses Sweet Home" was rendered aft
ing which Rev. L. G. Graham, pastor
the Calvary Baptist chuch gave t
to benediction,
The committee who arranged t
program was composed Of May
George Parsons, Supt T, c. Clt
denen and c. c. Terrell.