Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-07

Memorial services for those members of
the F'raternal Order of Eagles, Washing
ton Aerie, No. 49, who have died were
held at the New National Theater last
night. The theater was draped In black,
and the stage was banked with flowers
and palms. and the members of the or
der with sacred music and tender words
expressed their sorrow at the death of
their fellow-members. On the stage were:
Ward Savage, past worthy president; r.
L. Montague, worthy president; William
II. Clarke, worthy vice president; Edward
8. Schmid, worthy chaplain; J. D. Britt.
secretary; J. l.. Feeney, treasurer; L. B.
Hayes, conductor; r. V. Frankhauser,
inner guard; G. Lacovaro, outer guard;
William E. Cowen, G. w. Brahler, r. NJ.
Shook, trustees; DR.. William F. Walter,
aerie physician; DR.. l.. A. Walker, aerie
physician; Grand Aerie members, Myer
Fisher, Rosa F. Downing, John Doyle
Carmody, Hugh F. Harvey, Daniel \.
Driscol, August Brill, William B. Daw-
son and Charles G. Beveridge.
Suffers Address.
An address was delivered by Represent
alive William Sulzer Of New York, past
No. 40, in which he paid a tribute to the
spirit Of the living brothers of the order,
who gather once a year in every part OF
the country to commemorate the dead.
He said that the simple ceremonies were
symbolic of the principles of perfect fra
ternity as practiced by the Eagles.
Speaking of the steady growth OF the
national organization, Mr.. Sulzer assert
ed that no other fraternal body had SO
carefully fostered every idea of brother
hood. He predicted d still brighter fu-
ture for the order.
Worthy Past President Ward Savage
and Grand Worthy President Frank r.
Herring also paid high tribute to the
Eagles.
When Worthy Secretary Britt arose to
call the death roll the audience sat with
bowed heads. AS each name was read
and there was no response, a canole was
snuffed from the row which burned on
the stage, and another name was ADDED
to the roster of the dead.
Service of Music.
Arthur Whitcomb rendered a cornet
solo, Tostfs Goodbye" AS the last
bar sounded the audience arose and sang
Nearer. My God. to Thee" in chorus.
Mrs. Dayelle Taylor-Welch sang Rock
of Ages in soprano. \ quartet, COM
posed of Mrs. Taylor-Welch. Miss Lii
lian Chenoweth. Dana c, Holland and
Charles E. Meyers, sang THE Vacant
Chair" by Roost. Zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought by Ambrose, was sung by
Miss Chenoweth. Fritz Muller played a
cello solo from Galterman and Schumann.
..The Souls of Righteousness by the
quartet, and the final cornet solo and
chorus. with the orchestra accompani-
ment, completed the beautiful musical
program
The dead of Washington Aerie number
thirtv-sia, of whom seven died last year
and one since the beginning of the new
year.
Roll of the Dead.
The list of dead is follows: Will
liam r. Bell. Gerge Dutrow, William
M, Reagan, Clarence W. Smith, John E.
Whalen, Frank NJ Sweet, James c. Nc
Girr, Thomas Rooney, John r. Conway.
Frank A. Clark, John fleming, Herman
Kahn. Randolph H. Gibbs, Thomas T.
Fleming, John H. Ccle, Charles s. Brels-
ford, John II. Linkins. Richard Ryan.
John Bierau, Harry s. Marian. Edward
K. Plant, Walter F. ,Richey. Thomas p.
Hartigan, Edward Blehl Giles Worster.
Morris F.. Dee. E. *. Levy, Joseph Muir
ply John J. Sheehan. Joseph p. Fegan.
J. Thomas Wade, Joseph p. Buckley,
Harry A. Hoover. Claude NJ. Wright,
Frank d. Coyle and James j. Bellew.