The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-10
MEMORIAL SERVICES
OF MODRN WOODMEN
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES HELD AT
Elm GROVE SUNDAY.
Rev. Johnson Delivered Eloquent
Sermon-msmbsrs Of the Lodge
attend in Body.

With impressive ceremonies. the
annual memorial services OF the
Henry Clay Camp. No. T22s. Modern
Woodmen OF America. at Elm Grove,
were held yesterday afternoon IN the
Stone Church and were largely at
tended. The members met at the
lodge rooms at 1:30 O'Clock. Head
ed by the Uniformed degree team.
they marched In body 10 the
church. where an impressive program
was carried out, beginning at ?
o'clock
Following the singing of Nearer
My God To Thee" the divine bless
Ing was invoked by Rev. Johnson.
Miss Grace Clemans rendered a
beautiful solo. which was followed
by the memorial address delivered by
Rev. J. W. johnson. pastor OF the
First NJ. Z. church.
Taking for his text. Luke 1:2s,
And who Is my neighbor? - his ad-
dress was both inspiring AID impress
sive. In the course OF the address
Rev. Johnson took occasion to pay a
high tribute to the order and the
principals on which Il Is founded
Answering the question: What is a
lodge for ?" the speaker said that Il
was for the upbuilding OF men. and
added that such was the Modern
Woodmen of America. He said that
men organize societies and clubs for
the purpose OF communicating their
desires and for the betterment OF
life and the community. Such he
said were the fundamental principles
OF the Woodmen and the funda-
mental principles of the religion Of
Jesus Christ.
Eloquent Sermon.
In part the speaker said: Yours
Is a noble ideal. All honor to the
man or organization which provides
For the children and widows of their
neiEhbors. I believe I'm your order
because IL believes in the protection
OF the widows and the children. 1t
uiso believes in the protection Of
Ite health of the community" He
hen complimented the lodge on the
stand II has taken I'm the fight
l.ainst tuberculosis. saying that the
Sa1itarium In Colorado, founded by
he Woodmen, for tuberculosis was a
grand thing and that he hoped to see
the day when one would be located
ia every state
Continuing. he said: Il am glad to
Iote your relationship with the
liquor traffic. and i thank God for
your order. which has its platform
that no person may become a mem
her OF your order who sells intoxicat-
ing liquors" In concluding, the
speaker said. you have the right
principles and the right ideas OF life.
ana may God bless you all and your
order.
A pleasing solo by Herbert Will
Jams was followed by a selection by
an octette composed OF Messrs.
Grandstan, Terrell. Mart. Giffin.
Crow. Reynolds. Bloomfield. and
Bodley Harry Hallett rendered a
coronet solo. accompanied by Miss
Mabel Hallett. which was we'll rend-
cred and wa followed by "A duet by
Il. II. Bodley and Robert Williams.
4 beautiful solo by Miss Ethel
Kittle concluded the program and
following the closing ode by the
lodge members. the benediction was
pronounced by II. II. Bodley.
After the services in the church,
the uniformed team and lodge mem
bers repaired TO the cemetery where
the graves OF the deceased membrs
were decorated. The deceased mem
brs were:
William c. Keller.
Earl Hawley.
| U. NJ. HerVey.
The grave Of A. D. Moore. n mem
her Of the Sand Hin camp. who Is
buried in the stone church cemetery
WAS also decorated