Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-03-14
EAGLES HONOR
 DEAD BROTHERS Annual Memorial Services at Elks Theater Most
 Impressive.
PROGRAM OF MUSIC
Added to Exercises-Judge Farmers Address One Of The Best Ever
 Heard on Such Occasion.

The beautiful and impressive mem- VI 'ai services held at the Elks Thea ter Sunday afternoon by the mambars ol rlhe Bluff Aerie Mo- 2O9, Fraterna1 ofuer Of Eagles, at which they hon .'eu the memory of seven of their uepar1ed brothers. were largely at- eeiloeo, The program was one of tho ihost Interesting and impressive oro, presented by that fast growing and popular order and the ritual exercises were lnterspersed with exca,,ont addresses, instrumental and woo, numDers, adding materially to the pieaslhs services, which were attrac- tive Tor brevity, the entire program lasting exactly one hour. | The principal address of the aftor- noon was delivered by Judge Tburs- ton P. Farmer, county judge of Car iand county and president of the state organization of Eagles. He was in tfoduced by Dr. Junius Jordan sun- erlhtendent of the Pine Bluff public schools, who paid fine tribute to the ofoer and it's membership and ipciden- tally complimented the local Aerie upon securing the services of the prominent young Hot Springs citizen. ] Judge Farmers address of twenty minutes was decidedly the feature Of the afternoon. He reviewed the ori- sln and growth of the F. o. F. and paid it's members a high compliment Tor their energy, loyalty and general
 qualities that bind them strongly to- gether ill spirit of fraternalism Judge Farmer declared that an Eaele
 was at home' anywhere on earth and could always find a "Eelping hand" in any Quarter of the globe. He cit
 ed che little happening way down in
 Peru, where an Eagle, sick and friend-
 less, was finally located by brother
 Eagle and nursed back to health and
 aided to resume his former employ
 ment. Judge Farmers address was
 one of the best ever heard here on
 such an occasion and his ability as an
 orator was clearly demonstrated. Misses Henrietta and Florence
 Brewster, Lucy Hearn Broadstreet,
 Ethel Schloss and Fannie Hardin and
 Professor M. D. McNeill are deserving
 of much praise for their excellent in-
 strumental and vocal numbers. which
 were delightfully."- rendered and much
 enjoyed.
 j The stage was beautifully arranged
 for the participants and the roll call of the absent members by Secretary
 C. B. Smith was most impressive. Sev. en chairs, covered with myrtle and ; for-get-me-nots. representing the ab-
 sent brothers, formed a semi-circle in
 the center of the stage. The deceas-
 ed members in whose honor the services of yesterday were held . are: Ed Banks, Foster Allen. B. T.
 Lampert, J. H. McMillan, J. G. Smith George Ezell and S. NJ. Dennis. Col onel c. G. Brockway, whose death oc- cured Sunday night. makes the eighth member of the local Aerie who . has passed away. , The program follows: Instrumental Solo-!"Kammoni Os. . trow' (Reubenstein-Miss Fannie
 Hardin.
 . Opening Prayer-Rev. C. L. W. Reese, rector Trinity church
 Opening Announcement-Wo Worth,
 President WI c. McBryde. Prayer-Worthy Chaplain N. c Thomas.
 ' Vocal solo-s'O Dry Those Tears, (Teresa Del Riego)-Miss Ethe ! Schloss. Miss Hardin accompanist. Observance Of Memorial Service Past Worthy President Louis Schmitt Roll Call of Honored Dead-Worthy Secretary C B. Smith Instrumental Duet-Misses Henriet ' ta and Florence Brewster. t Oration-Hon. Thurston P. Farmer ! of Hot Springs, President State As ', sociation.
 Vocal solo-"There is a Lend \ (Johnson)-Miss Lucy Hearn Broad street Prof. M. D. McNeill, accom- S panist.
 e Closing Exercises-Officers of tn S Aerie.
 {" Song-'tNearer My God to Thee'- i Members and Audience, Miss Hardin .t sccompanist.
 9 Worthy Chaplain N. ( N Thomas
 k Mrs A. Moyse, of Greenville, Miss is in the city visiting her daughte Mrs. Roy Hanf.