The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-12-05
Impressive Services Are Held
by Local Lodge for the
Absent Brothers,
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Speaker Dwells on Life, Death
immortality and Draws
Good Lessons.

thu rlEst mctDoulSt EplAcOpal echprch
by clafksburg Lodge, No. 4s2. Beney.
olent Protective Order OF Elks OF ths
United States OF America, for the
thlrty-nine members of the lodge who
had died since It's organization. and
pictures Of the deceased members
were shown on canvas adding 10 the
interest.
! Lodge members met in the lodge
room at 7:so o'clock. organized a
lodge of sorrow and marched 10 the
church about 300 strong. where seats
had been reserved for them. The
spacious church was Then quickly
filled and at least $500 persons
attended the services. among whom
were relatives and friends OF the de-
ceased members.
Tho church decorations suited the
occasion and the large crowd was
ushered without the slightest con.
fusion.
Reno X. Ellington. an, eminent New
York lawyer with his membership
in New York Lodge, No. /, the parent
lodge OF the order. spoke with great
force and power, cloquently discuss
ing life, death. immortality and the
cardinal principles of the order.
He emphasized the certainty OF
death and pointed 10 the Bible as the
peoples guide to Immortality. He ex-
planned that true Elks remembered
only the virtues of their deceased
brothers and forgot their shortcom-
ings and weaknesses. II any they had.
The address was pronounced az
among the most intellectual and eio-
quent ever delivered on an occasion
OF the kind here and the memorial
committee received showers of con-
sra sulations along with the speaker
upon the success of the services, with
emphasis laid on the briliiancy Of the
address of Afr. Ellington and the
accomplished execution of the must
cal program by the ladies' who pre-.
scented it
The program observed was as fol-
lows: a !.
Organ prelude-@Sextctte from
Lucia" ..............G Donizett
Miss Iopia Smith.
Opening memorial exercises. 500.
Exalted Ruler H. Arthur Heinze
solo-"salve IIegina' ...-.........
Observation-Disclosures. Andrew j. Book
Mrs. HALEY NJ. Woods.
Responsive service ....i...,.....
49,. .....,. Officers OF the lodge
Opening Jpde-tAir-"Auid Lang
syne' Observation-Disclosures.
The lodge and audience.
Prayer. .....T The Rev. Q. Dale King
Trio-"Blesset is He That consider
Tho Poor ar Needy" ;, Schneider
Miss Bogsess. Miss Boa. oman, Mrs.
Longabaugh.
Memorial Address. ..-.........
Brother Reno R. Ellington of New
York City.
solo-"GIoria" ......A. BpSzi Peccia
Miss Marguerite Ford.
Closing ceremonies ......,...
........... ,oHcers OF the lodge
Closing Ode--CAir. "JIomc Sweet
Homer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The lodge and audience,
Bcnediction. The Rev o. Dale King
Festival ...:s....
Observation-Disclosures. Arthur Foote
Miss 1onia Smith.
The ladies who presented the
musical program are al, musicians
of talent and attainment and they
played and sang most imprcssIvely
and with powerful effect.
Miss Ionia Smiths manipulation Of
the church organ vas most skillful
and her playing ELECTED much praise
and fine compliment.
The several ladies' who sang as an.
nounced by the program herein were
in fine voice and they cclipsed their
well-kpown regulations as talented
vocalists, 49,
The deceased members for whom
the services were held follow:
[. sprisg Sands, W. Ebert Dawson,
W. b. McGary, C. Carl Kunst, Charles
J. Con. R. 7. Lowndes. Jr., j. F. Jones,
H. W. Henderson,, Edward TunstiiL
E. B carlin. Fran H. Rhodes. II. J.
McAndrew. NJ. Frost. Thomas w.
Floyd. James T. Drudy. W. G. Show
alter. Thos B. Secly. Thomas T. Wal
lis, c. A. Templeton. Edward R. Davis.
Charles N. Gaylord. Clyde r Bartlett.
Ben. F. Horror. W. J. Nicoles, Lee
DAWSON. Owen Kraft. Michael i.
Francis, W. Frank Mcdonald. F. G.
Packard. n. p. williams, Hugo Herb.
Henry B. warder, william j. PrIm,
John Terry, James VI. Deyine, John