The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-12-12
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Impressive Tribute of Respect t
Memory of Departed Brethren
Touching Eulogy by Hon. Jof'l
Marks-Large Audience Present
). Never before in the history Of tn
i Donaldsonville lodge of $Elks have tn
sacred memorial exercises, held an
/ nually in honor of the memory 0
] departed brethren, been characteriz
i ed with as much ferVor and earnest
! ness as were the impressive ceremoI
4 les carried out last Sunday after
noon in the lodge room of the Elks
! Home, and which drew to that capa
eious auditorium a large throng Q
Elks and their friends. It was
! reverential OCCASION time Whe1
men and women, journeying on life
highway between the cradle ant
the grave, halted for brief mo
ment that they might be remindet
that the span Of life, at it's long
est, is but exceedingly short, ant
that every man owes to his broth
er a service of helpfnlness and re
membranee along this perilsoms
1 highway, a service bound by TIT
ties of fraternalism and love. 4
was an occasion on which thu
brothers left behind kept faith witt
those who had gone before, ane
carried out the promise that the
faults of our brothers we write ap
on the sands; their virtues upon
i the tablets of love and memory.
1 The lodge of sorrow was pre-
sided over in a most digEified and
graceful manner by Alex. Bloomen.
stiel, exalted ruler. At the up,
pointed hour, o'clock p. NJ, to
the strains CT a professional rem
dsred on the organ by Ferrier z.
Blanchard, organist of the lodge,
the membership marched in and
grouped themselves in the seats ar
ranged along the four sides of the
respective stations as follows: Alex.
Bloomenstiel, exalted ruler; A. d.
Truxillo, esteemed leading knight;
L. w. Armitage, esteemed loyal
knight; E. A. Thibodeaux. esteemed
leeturing knight; Sidney Harp, ty-
Ter; Jas. Won Lotten, inner guard;
Abe H. Blocmenstiel, esquire; Frank
K. Sims, secretary; Edmond Rich
ard, treasurer; Charles Schneider,
DR.. E. K. Sims and Ghas. Maurin,
trustees.
The roll was called by Secretary
Frank Sims, and as the name Of
each departed member was pro-
nounced a tiny electric light which
had been burning at one of the tips
of a five-pronged antler above the
tablet containing the names of the
deceased brothers was turned out,
symbolizing the failing of the light
of life that had resulted in the
transferrence of the lamented Elk
from this mortal sphere to that s.un-
discovered bourn'' beyond the skies
For this ceremony dhe hall was dark
ened, and the effect achieved was
most impressive and Inspiring
A vocal solo, God is Wisdom"
was exquisitely rendered by Miss
Clara Stuart, after which the open
ing ode was sung by the lodge to the
tune of AUD Lang syne.,
The invocation, a most thoughtful
and eloquent proIaouncement, was.
delivered by Rev. BENEDICT Stetter,
pastor Of the local Catholic ehurch
Miss Mia Sims, gifted young
elocuf1on1st. dec Ia Iuss he history of.
the Iorget-me-nIot IN 9 manner that that
commanded the breathless attention
OF all her hearers, and had the coca
sion been any other than It was,
there surely would nave been an
outDurst OF applause to attest the
enthusiastic appreciation of those
who listened to the beautiful rendi-
ton.
After an organ solo by Mr.. Blan-
chards the general eulogy was de-
livered by Hon. John Marks, of
Napoleonyille, whose address was
characterized by beauty of senti-
ment and 1oftiness OF ideal that
took possession OF his auditors and
added to their inspiration. Mr..
Marks paid touching tribute to
those forever absent from the Hater-
sentatlon of the principles and ideals
upon Mhlcn the pen 1le'7'-se ofaef. is
louh . . MS ealK. was one OF tue
most l. ehJoyaole FEATURES OF the ocea-
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