The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-04
lMPnEssrvE EXERCISES MARK AM
NUAL lGEMoRIAL SERVICES AT
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
SMITH MAKES ADDRESS
ASSERTS THAT ORDER II BREAK.
ING DOWN RELIGIOUS PRE-
JUDGE AND sOF-TENING
POLITICAL BITTERNESS.


Richmond Lodge OF Elks yesterday
afternoon at impressive memorial ex-
ercises in the Academy Of Music. the
memorial address being delivered by
Mr.. H. NJ. Smith, Jr.. a prominent
member Of the Richmond bar.
The roll call showed that twelve
members of the lodge have crossed
the river within the past year. as
follows: Thomas B. Hicks. ST.. g.
Watt Taylor. John e. Epps, r. w.
Cunningham, Robert L. snead, D. J..
Anthony, p. M. Fry, F. w. SEMI. II.
81. John Coalter. G. 8. Ross, Charles
y. Elliott. ]. IL Ingram.
Following the roll call amid the
tolling Of memorial chimes. the Elks'
Opening Ode was sung to the tune Of
Aud Lang Syne."
Practically every seat in the audi
forum of the theater was filed. while
the seats on the stage were occu-
pied by members OF the reception
committee and other members OF
Lodge No. IS.
Calisch Offers Prayer.
F~ DR.. 3. N. Gaiisch. RABBI Of Beth
Ahabah Synagogue, offered the open
ing prayer In his eloquent and i'm
pressive style. and also dismissed the
audience with prayer and benedtc-
ton At the close Of the exercises.
The exercises were In charge Of
Exalted Ruler John b. BIiley. other
lodge officers who officiated were as
follows: NJ. F. Richter. esteemed lead
ing knight: Eugene Brnuer esteemed
loyal knight: william Perlstein. es-
teemed lecturfng knight: T. r. A.
Burke. secretary; John. T. Anderson.
Jr., treasurer; L. J. Schumann, tiler;
A. s. Kellam. esquire; r. r. Ander-
son. inner guard.
MIR. smith Speaks
In his address Mr. Smith said in
part: 4 would not have you believe.
my friends, that the order of Elks
ia In any sense a religious organiza-
ton. would say of II that It is a
patriotic order. inasmuch as II Is typ
ical Of our country. OF our demo cratic
institutions. and that 1t carries out
our political guarantee OF religious
freedom. There are many great,
fourishing and noble orders In this
country with which I as Protestant
could not affiliate; there are many
to whose tenets you as q Catholic
could not subscribe: there are many
which you as Jew could not and
would not Join because Of your an
cient and constant belief. But here
We are-ali three of US. Protestant,
We admire and respect and love each
other.
We have been largely instrument
tai In the breaking down OF religious
prejudice. And we shall keep on
hghting It. and II we continue -
grow as we have grown. others may
Tive to see religious prejudices alto
sether exterminated In this country.
Fraternity Is Liberal.
The Eiks is fraternity which Ia
as liberal as Is the spirit of our
fraternity which IL as broad as its
views and as glib in its love as our
boundless continent. 1t recognizes
no sectional animosities or political
differences.
In this city and State / happen
to know that It has been the means
Of greatly softening the bitterness OF
political opposition. The order knows
no prejudice Of nationality. As men
OF all nations are free to. come to
this country. so the order Is open to
all nations"
The title of Mr.. Smiths address
was Our Honored Dead and the
Principles OF Our Order He closed
by reciting Tennyson's Crossing the
Bar"
Musical Program.
The following musical program
was carried out:
Overture, Fra Diavolo" ~. .Auber
Academy Orchestra.
Quartette. '.Hark. Hark. My Soul"
Shelby
Mrs. Walter Mercer. Mrs. James
Buchanan. Mr.. Lynn Tucker and
Mr.. Henry Rueger.
Eoio-''The Lord is My Shepherd"
Van Dewater
Mrs. Walter Mercer.
Duet-"Love Divine &C. A. Ravens
AIRS. James Buchanan and Mr.. Lynn
Tucker.
Observation-Disclosures from Senate
PathetiQue ........... Beethoven
Academy Orchestra.
Holo-'Sweet Spirit Hear My Prayer"
Wallace
Mr. Henry Rueger.
Quartette-"Jesus Lover of My Sour
Mrs.. Walter Mercer. Mrs. James
Buchanan. Mr.. Lynn Tucker and
Mr.. Henry Rueger.
Overture-"Die Allmacht Gottes."
Schubert
Academy Orchestra.
Following Ii the personnel Of the
memorial committee: Thomas isou-
tlar. chairman; M. r. Lindner. p, o.
5 JAmaG, Robert Watt. Jake Wells.