Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-07
ELKs' ANNUAL LODGE OF SORROW
Many Assist Lodge of of Prizes Corn Growing Competition Three Liquor Raids Sunday in Kitchen Barooms- Demented Woman Returned From West Hartford Home

Like all the other l0ugeS of EdxS in the United States and Canada Nor nual memorial day of the order on Sunday, converting the annual lodge of sorrow at the EllEs' home, where iTn- pressive exercises were held in the Elk spirit of writing the faults of brothers upon the sands, their virtues upon the tablets of love and memory.
 ! At 2.30 o'clock the exercises were opened in the lodge room. with an att tendance of about one hundred members and Exalted Ruler William W. Beckwith presiding. The ritual for the lodge of sorrow was conducted by the lodge officers, who besides the ex- aited ruler are: Laurence 10. Mfllea, esteemed leading knight; John J. Con nelley, esteemed Ivyal knight; Stephen J. Kehoe. esteemed featuring knight: Edward T. Walsh. secretary: William R. Balcom, treasurer; John F. McCor- mick. tyler; James J. Casey, esquire; Thomas H. Galligan. inner guard: Jo- seph P. Cummings. chaplain; Hugh Kinder, organist.
 After the brief opening ceremonies the EIks' orchestra. directed by Broth CT Walter w. Lang, finely rendered the overture from Madame Butterfly Puccinil. and the opening ode. Great Ruler of the Universe, was sung.
 Mertuary Roll Called.
 The calling of the mortuary roll of 57- names, Of whom four have been added since the last memorial service, was by Secretary Edward T. Walsh, with response by Esquire. James U. Casey. The list was the following. in which the last four are members whose deaths ed in the past year: James J. Coates, Osmons B. Durrell, Denison J. Champlin, John T. Batty. Edward A. Converse, John c. Sullivan, David B. Chabot, William. F'. Rawson, ~ f,AV- Timothy Donahue, William F. FTiswell, Frank F. Fitzpatrick, George O. Jack son, John c. Hey, Stephen J. Duff, Thomas F. Fitzpatrick, William 5. Shannon, George W. Lyons. John Sul- Iivan. I. Ellery Roath, William J. Morf- Herrick, Charles A. Drake, Rufus w. Marshall, William T.. Greenberg, Thomas G. Mccarthy, James Hagger- ty, Aaron W. Lucas, Mortimer w. Shea, William F. Batty, William F. Slattery, James Moore, George A. AL len, Joseph H. Pratt, Emanuel R. Corey, Willard NJ. Bushnell, Patrick H. Hartman, M. D., Charles A. Kuebler, Clarence D. Sevin, Charles W. TubbS, Fred Dearing. A. Caillouette, George W. Brown. Benjamin Lucas, Alexander Don, Peter P. Anthony, Albert N. Car William T. Ward, Walter H. Ea-nshaw, William J. Pierce, John Tetlow.
 invocation by Rev. J. F. Cobb. By invitation of the lodge, Rev. Jo- seph F. Cobb, pastor of the Church of the Good Shepherd, assisted in the service, pronouncing the invocation at this point, and the benediction when the exercises closed
 Another well rendered selection by the orchestra, Three Sons from EliIand (von FieIitz) was followed by the baritone solo, The Last Hope (Gotts- chalk), rendered with impressive feel ing. and in fine voice by Brother Hugh Kinder. cornet solo, Weary (Potter Brown9, we'll played by Herman Felt corn, completed the music at this point in the exercises.
 Memorial Address.
 The memorial address for the day was delivered by Esteemed Leading Knight Laurence E. Milfea, who gave an eloquent and feeling tribute to ''the absent brothers and the significance of the day, his delivery of the address winning the warmest commendation of all who attended the service.
 In brief he spoke as follows:
 The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, a purely American order, was instituted 47 years ago by a. struggling band of actors-Bohemians all-who sought in Q fraternal brotherhood a