Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-04
ELkS IN SUBURBS
HONOR THEIR DEAD
Elaborate Programs Feature Me-
mortal Exercises of All
Lodges.

Impressive memorial services were
held yesterday and last night by all the
Elk lodges in the suburbs in honor OF
the members who had died during the
year. Prominent speakers ~eulogized he
order at the exercises held by lodges in
Orange, East Orange, South Orange,
Bloomfield, Montclair, Belleville, Kear-
ny and Irvington. In addition to the
members Of the order many relatives
and friend OF the deceased were pres
The exercises OF Orange Ledge were
held yesterday afternoon in Columbus
Theatre, Orange. The theatre was
filled. On the stage an ellis head vas
placed in a field OF flowers and electric
lights were extinguished as each of the
names of the eleven members who
passed away in 1911 was called. John
Fl. Moran, past exalted ruler of the
lodge, delivered an eulogy. and j. Power
Doncllan, esquire, of New York Lodge
No. gave the address.
The Rev. Walter Reid Hunt, pastor
of the Unitarian Church, was honorary
chaplain. DIR. Samuel A. Muta and the
officers OF the lodge conducted the
ritualistic features and an attractive
program of music was given. Albert
Benzler's orchestra gave instrumental
numbers. The vocal selections were as
follows: Nearer, My God. to Thee"
II. Johnson, Elks' quartet Beyond the
Sunset" Frank Tours, Elizabeth d.
Spencer; Jesus, Lover of My Soul.'
MacDougall, Frederick Wheeler DANES
+. Harrison); Gloria A. Buzzi Pee
cha, Bessie c.. Yolckmann; zone Sweetly
Solemn Thought" Ambros, Frank X.
Doyle; The Rosary" Nevin. the Misses
Aileen and Doris Woods; Calm as the
Night" Carl Cote, Elizabeth ID. Spen-
&c? and Frederick Wheeler The mem
bers of the Elks' quartet who sang were
A. Stormont Young, Charles M. Ken
ney, George Kenney and John II.
Cooper.
The members of East Orange Lodge
No. $50 eulogized their dead last night
in the East Orange Lyceum. The
eulogy was given by Past Exalted
Ruler John w. Lane and J. Edward
Murphy, of Waterbury Lodge, gave the
address. The program as follows:
~Seren.ide, Blanks trio, Charles NJ.
Widas; opening ceremonies, A. L.
Braun. exalted ruler and officers; open
ing hle, by the lodge; prayer. by the
A"NNs - =" -. L bti0tty Nudi lCltGt GIVSSlliE
the Bar Dudley Buck, Miss Martha
Gissel, soprano. Miss Marie Biggeps,
contralto; Harry Perine, tenor, Van A.
Potter, hasso; That's meditation, Blanks
trio, J.. Massenet; baritone solo, There's
a Beautiful Land on High" Mrs. II. A.
Taylor. by Mr.. Potter; eulogy, j. w.
Lane, p. L. r. East Orange Lodge No.
$50; andante cantabile. p. Tschaik-
awsky, Blanks trio; quartette, Lead
Kindly Light Dudley Buck, Metro
politan quartette; memorial address,
j. Edward Murphy, Waterbury Lodge
No. PCS; contralto solo, The Lost
Chord Sullivan, by Miss Biggers;
reve angelique, a. ~Rubenstein. Blanks
trio; closing ceremonies. by officers OF
the lodge; doxology, benediction.
The annual lodge OF sorrow of
Bloomfield Lodge Of Elks was held in
Central Hall, that town, yesterday aft
moo The opening ceremonies were
conducted by Exalted Ruler Gustav F.
Murkens. The Rev. William Thomas
Upton. rector Of the Church of the
Ascension. Bloomfield, offered prayer.
The Grafton was delivered by Rabbi
Solomon Foster, Of this city. Daniel
Schleich, a member Of the lodge, re-
cited Bryant's "Thanatopsis."
Those who assisted in the musical
part of the program were: Miss Rosa
Milena. sopranos; j. f. I~Iavalill, '~cellist.
and the Cecilian Male Quartet.
Raymond Shaw sang a tenor solo,
'Children's Voices and John Webb
ley rendered a bass solo, '"rhe Home
land"
The members of the lodge wEc have
passed away since its organization are
William F. Walker, Jacob Gould Post,
Eugene NJ. Macdonald and George
Peterson.
Montclair Lodge, No. S91, b. o. p.
Elks. held memorial services yesterday
afternoon in Club Hall which were
largely attended. The services opened
by singing tine hymn, Lead Kindly
Light" after which the opening cere-
monies of the lodge took place and the
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