Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-12-05
ELkS MOURN
THEIR DEAD
AT SERVICES
Annual Memorial Is Attend
cd by Large Audience in
Proctor's Theatre.
ADDRESS is A FEATURE
--EXCELLEkT MUSIC

observance locally of the annual Elks'
memorial day yesterday, Proctor's thea
ire was thronged TO the doors with a
representative audience of Perth Am
boy people, the majority of whom had
gathered long before the doors open
ed. The services, which were held in
honor of the departed members of Perth
Amboy Lodge, No. 7S4, B. P. 0. E.,
began shortly after clock and lasted
until nearly 10. In every particular
was the affair up to the highest stan
dard. The decorations and electrical
effects were beautiful and the orches-
ira from the Newark theatre, with So
loists and quartette, rendered APP
propriate music.
The members of the lodge with the
| officers were seated in a semicircle Of
chairs, arranged behind a profusion of
palms and flowers, banked behind the
footlights. In the center of the stage
at the footlights was 3 fine specimen of
an Elk 3 head, the antler points being
tipped with little red, white and blue
incandescent bulbs, and in the center
the letters "B. P. o. E. No 1874" in
similar blazing coloring. The back
| ground of the stage was formed of two
large American flags. Suspended in the
air over the center of the stage was
a winged star. The star was made of
| purple incandescents, white electric
bulbs at each tip, flashing mOmentar-
lily during, the evening. The wings
were of white outlined in purple. With
in each wing was five large white in
candescents signifying the ten depart
ed brothers of the local lodge. In the
center Of the large purple star were
the words "not forgotten" in black
and white lettering.
Calling of the Roll.
Chopin s funeral march opened the
evenings program, it being rendered
in an excellent manner by the orches-
ira, which was under the direction of
@. Howard Smith. Following this was
the opening ceremony by the lodge,
presided over by Exalted Ruler Otto
w. Will. The names of the departed
members were read by Secretary j. F.
Ten Brock and as each name was pro-
nounced one Of the large white mean
descents in the wings of the star was
extinguished until finally all were
dark, remaining SO for the remainder
of the service.
Tho departed members of the lodge
and the year Of their death are as fol
lows: Robert Hartmann, 1902; James
H. Voris, 1904; G. F. Hail. 1905; J. H.
Tyrrell, 1908; II. NJ Brace, 1906;
James Butler, 1906; George West,
1905; William Garrity, 1907; J. E.
Montgomery, 1909; ]. NJ N. Scott,
1909.
Following selection by a quartet,
and preceded by the pronouncing Of
the duties of the ruling officer, the
opening ode was sung, to the air of
"Auld Lang Syne," by the lodge and
audience. An Invocation was given by
the lodge Chaplain, q. J. Hughes and
a mixed musical program followed,
The oration of the evening was given
by j. Edward Murphy, past exalted
Ruler of Waterbury lodge. The speak.
er drew attention to the fact that the
Elks were gathering all over the land
on that day to pay tribute to their de-
parted brothers and how the failings of
their departed brothers had been writ
ten on sand, while their good deeds
were preserved on the tables of meml
ory of the living The names of the
departed were not forgottn, but each
year, at such gathering as the pres
ent, the members assembled to pay
Inc uedu tHolF just Que6.
History of the Order.
The Order of Elks, the speaker said
was conceived in friendsN p and broth
erly love. In 1875 about twenty young
men of character and manhood gather
ed at II Delaney street, New York, and
formed an organization which after
| wards became the present order of B.
p. o. E. which dates from February
16, 1857. The purpose of the organiza-
tion was to take care Of sick members,
and at death to pay the funeral OK
penses. On March 10, 1871, the order
was chartered by the state of New
York. Within the next FIVE years two
other lodges were formed, besides the
parent Organization in New York. These
were in Philadelphia and San Francis
co. Since that time the order has at
tracted members from nearly every
creed until today after thirty two years
1t has 1850 lodges and some 350,00O
members. The report Of the grand sec
retary for 1910 showed that the cash
on hand over all liabilities was~$l7 ,5OO,-
900 approximately
The constitution of the B. P. o. E.
provides for the promotion of the com
mon welfare of its members, the per
feet union Of it's lodges, justice to all,
protection for members Of their fami-
lies, the promotion Of social and intel
lectual welfare, the upholding of the
constitution Of the United States and
the advancement of the cause of hu-
manity. The only secret Is the con-
cealment Of its benefeiaries It com.
forts and cares for It's brothers when
sick and after death pays continual
respect to his memory.
Musical Numbers Rendered.
The musical numbers Of the service,
besides those already mentioned, In
eluded two selections from Won Weber
an overature and "Overon" by the
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