The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-07
1900 Persons Crowd
Majestic Theatre Y es.
terday to Witness
Lodge Ceremonial
MUSIC FEATURE
OF EXERCISES
After Preliminary Remarks BY Exalted
Ruler William X. Meyers in Open
ing the Lodge-Adjutant General
Stewart Made Principal Address

Annual memorial services of Harris
burg Lodge No. Il, b. P. o. T., were
held yesterday afternoon in the Ma
leStlc theatre. One thousand five hun
dred people crowded the theatre TO wit
ness the impressive lodge ceremonial.
Similar services in 1900 cities, par
ticipated in by 100000 members of
the lodge were held yesterday.
Members of the local lodge assembled
in their club house at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon and marched to the
theatre in body. The stage setting
was in 8ceordance with the occasion
and IN keeping with the lodge room CT
the order, setting for the impressive
ritualstic work.
Opening Lodge of Sorrow
The preliminary address to the open.
ing of the lodge was made by Exalted
Ruler William X. Meyers. He explain
ed the object of the service and gave
short history of former similar occa.
Sions. The various parts of the cere-
mony were separated by an excellent
musical program.
d.
art, the speaker of the day, d,welt at
length ON the principles of the lodge
and upon examples set by the deceased
members. He declared that the moral
influences set by the lodge make real
men of those who come in contact with
1t. Younger ones benefit especially
with association with men who carry
out the principles of Elkdom.
Toll of Deceased Members
Secretary r. l.. Schmidt then called
the names of the dead members As
follows:
Meade D. Detweiler, past grand ex-
allied ruler, died June Is, 1904: John
Henry Weiss, died November %, 1905;
William H. Snyder, died April %,
1906; Herman Marks, died June 80,
1906; Naudain Hamilton, died July !.
1907; Henry c. Fink, died December
16, 1907 Irwin b. Hanlen. died Nav
rs, 1908; Harry REMOVER Shrom, died
August "a, 1908; George NJ. Wan
haugh, died April ,, 1909; William F..
Richardson, died January 1, 1910; i.
Il. Il. ii. Elmore Smith, died April 10,
1910; William X. Osborn, died juno
80, 1910; JohnJ Ketfer, ST., died July
10, 1910; f, II. Stunt, died December
~, 1911; d. II, Halderman, died Jan
uary 6, 1912; Edward $. Collins. died
January 10, 1912: Oscar C. Robertson.
died April IA, 1912; Elmer G. Brandt.
died April 10, 1912; W. s. Balso, died
August IA, 1912; A. s McCreath. Jr..
died December I, 1912; p. q. Gonnel-
la, died January II, 1918: ]. Parke
Rutherford, died January .. 1913; j.
n Gallagher, died June s, 1913: /. II.
Scharadin, died June 10, 1913: Marlin
+. Olmsted, died July 10, 1913; Charles
w. Wagner, died October 2S. 1913;
John NJ. Jaycox, died February 4.
1914; w. w. Shope, died August 10.
1914; w. H. Shnyder, died October
81, 1914.
prayer was offered by the Rev. w.
A. Hanson, pastor of Messiah Lutheran
church, and the Rev. Harry Nelson
Bassler. pastor of the Second Reformed
church. +. J. Decevee presided at the
piano and PLAYED prelude.
The Musical Program
The musical program was well rem
dered and included the following num-
bers:
Solo, "Why, Art Thou Cast Down.
. My Soul Reinthaler Mrs. William
X. Bumbaugh; violin solo, Souvenir. -
Franz Dradla, George w. Updegrove:
duet, 81 Know That Ny Redeemer
Liveth. y Mendelssohn, Mrs. w. X.
Bumbaugh and Miss Bell Mildaugh:
quartet. "Let Not Your Heart b,
Troubled, - Foster, Mrs. W. X. Bam-
baugh, b. 5. Behuey, Miss Bell Mid
daugh and Clarence Sigler: solo ,"Cro $
ing the Bar, Willebv. Miss Bell Mid
daugh; solo, Zone Sweetly Solemn
Thought Ambrose, B. S. Behnev:
doxology, audience and members stand
ing.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements includes Abner w. Hart
man, chairman; f. J. Decevee, R. l..
Schmidt, II. A. Segelbaum, W. H.
Cooper and w. X. Mevers