The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-05
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| The annual memorial service of Noun
Holly Lodge of Elks No. S4S was held in
the opera house on Sunday night. This
service is held each year on the first Sun.
day in December by every lodge of the
Order, to commemorate the memory OF
deceased members
The opera house was crowded with In
vited guests. The members of the lodge
were seated on the stage. The lodge
ceremonies were conducted by William
81. Mason, Sd, acting Exalted Ruler; Past
Exalted Ruler John s. Gilbert, acting
Leading Knight; DIR. John J. Flynn, Loyal
Knight; James M. Davis, LecturiDg
Knight; Harry L. Walters. secretary; G.
&c. Cowperthwait, treasurer; Joseph R.
Gillian, chaplain, and Harry Hawkins, ST.,
inner guard.
The programme opened with selection
entitled Farewell" by the Adelphi Quar-
tette, of Philadelphia, composed of Messrs.
Herwig, Smith, Woolner and Weidner,
with H. D. Cotter as accompanist. after
which the opening ritualistic ceremonies
were conducted by the officers. Then
came the calling Of the roll of deceased
members, of which there are thirty eight
since the organization of the Lodge Since
the last memorial service was held, one
year ago, there have been six deaths, viz,
Joseph G. Bower. Dec. IS; ISAIAH e.
Atkinson, Dec 80, 1910 Adelbert s. Bull
lock, April 7; Past Exalted Ruler H. Colby
Budd. May 81; Exalted Ruler Ernest D.
Holeman, Nov. 10, and DR.. William G.
Parry. Nov. 2S, 1911.
The next number on the programme
was tenor solo by Wilbur Herwig, en-
titled "Rock of Ages" followed BY lodge
ceremonies, prayer by chaplain, and
selection by Adelphi Quartette.
The Grafton was delivered by Rev. DIR.
A. G. A. Buxton, rector of st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Camden, and member
of Lewistown, Pa, Lodge No. 663, who
made fine discourse on the subject,
"Elkdom and the Brotherhood of Man"
DR.. Buxton said he knew all the secrets
OF the Order, being a member, and Its
chief secret, the one upon which the or
ganizstion is founded, the one which has
caused 1t to flourish, is Charity. Not only
the charity Of aims, of which the order
does very much without ostentation, but
the charity of word and act and deed.
In this age Of specialization, he said.
the church and the lodge have individual
duties to perform, SO that the lodge does
not take the place of the church, nor the |
church the place of the lodge. Elkdom |
Is doing great work in binding men to-
gether for good; In teaching its members |
charity in its broadcast sense, not the least
Of which is instilling the motto: "The |
faults of our brothers we write upon the |
sands; their virtues upon tablets of love
and memory" Elks endeavor to give all |
men their just dues; to bring out the |
better side of every mans good qualities,
and to expand his faith in humanity No
matter If member be rich or poor, if his |
garb be fine or shabby, if he is an Elk he |
always has some one to take him by the
hand. to encourage him in his trials, to |
assist him in his troubles. Living or
dead, an Elk is never forgotten, never
'orsaken. Such an organization, he said,
must flourish, because its cause is right
sous.
One beautiful story told by Dr. Buxton
was about a small girl who carried a Grip
pied boy across a busy street in large
,ity. A policeman who saw the act told
The girl that she was too small to carry
'uch heavy burden. Hes not heavy;
he's my brother" she replied. So it is
with Elks. They find it is not difficult to
hare each others burdens.
After the able address of forty minutes,
Turing which the large audience was in
ensely attentive, duet, "Watchman,
What of the Nigbt"2 was sung by J.
smith and H. Weidner.
The closing ritualistic ceremonies fol-
owed; there was another selection by the
luartette; the lodge and audience sang the
Zoology, and the benediction was pro-
noupced by DR.. Buxton.
Thus ended one of the most successful
memorial services in the history of Mount
Holly Lodge.