Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-29
UNION MEMORIAL SERVICE
Held Sunday Afternoon by Odd Fellows
 and Pythians.

l Reliance lodge, No. 29, l. O- U. r.,
 and Undaunted lodge. No. 34. K. of P, | held union memorial service in the l Finn opera house at ? o'clock Sunday | afternoon, to which Ruthie Rebekah l lodge, No. 2S. were invited. The ser | vices were interesting and were attend | ed by a good sized audience represent ] ing both orders.
 1 The services opened with a selection by the PIainfield band of IS pieces, 1 Herbert Krauss conductor. Reading
 of the proclamation by the chairman 1 Rev. s. Thatcher and prayer by Rev. | J. w. Payne followed, after which the | Olynpian male quartette sang The
 Lord is My Shepherd, being accompa- 1 nied by Mrs. G. H. Prior. The first | address of the day was delivered by 1 Rev. w. H. Cane, IL. D. He particu- ! larly emphasized that we live to make ] 8 lasting impression. Odd Fellows l should make their lives tell for the 1 uplift of man. Help one good man and i he will help a hundred others. The 1 test of character is the output of mans life. Judge Odd Fellowship by 1 it's output, not by its members. The i relief given by the l. c. 0. F. to its | should be looked upon not as charity 1 but perfectly legal The church can ] offer no criticism of the order until it | cares for it's ministers as the l. o. o. F. 1 does for its members.
 Spoke for K. of p. Service. Frank P. Fenton, town clerk of Willi- l mantle, spoke for the order of K. of 1 P. dwelling upon the meaning of the ] ceremony of the memorial service. 1 memory is the golden link that binds 1 us to the past. The K. of P. establish | ed this custom among the various or 1 ders. It does not help the dead but is ! a source of appreciation to the friends 1 of the dead. Unless the exercises are 1 beneficial to members they are futile, l for there is a great uplift in the ser l vice. A nation cannot be successful
 unless it follows principles of frater- l nifty.
 Between the two addresses the quar- 1 tette sang The Lower Lights. After i benediction by Rev. E. M. Anthony, a l selection by the band closed the ser- | vices in the opera house.
 At the Cemeteries. The two orders then formed and | headed by the band proceeded to the l Jewett City and Baptist cemeteries, 1 where the graves of the deceased mem 1 bers of the orders were decorated. 1 Prayer was offered in both cemeteries | by Rev. $. Thatcher and at the Bap- 1 tist cemetery the K. of p. memorial service was read by John Williams, | prelate from Natchaug lodge, No. 22, 1 of Willimantic. There were 100 men in line. including visitors from Match aug lodge, No p. Willimantic, Orient lodge. k. of P. No. 37. of DanielsOn, Gardner lodge. No. 46. and Wauregan i lodge. No. 6, K. of P. of Norwich, and l Obwebetuck lodge, No. 16. I. O. O. F., of Willimantic, Protection lodge. No. 1 19, I. o. o. F.. of Central Village. and | Uncas, Shetucket and Canton lodges, l. i o. Q. F. of Norwich.
 The Days Officials. William H. Johnstone, past noble grand of the l. O. o. F., and district deputy of the K. of P, acted as mar shaI of the day. his aides being Past | Grand John Potts and District Deputy Past Grand Francis Campbell. After the return to the hall refresh ments were served by members of Ruthie Rebekah lodge. No. 2S. During 1 the collation. MT. 'Fenton was intro- duced and in a few appreCiative words he, representing Natchaug lodge, pre- sented Rev. s. Thatcher S10 in gold from that order in recognition of his pleasant address before that order June 21St.
 The celebration and beautiful cere- monies proved interesting to hundreds who accompanied the line of march. It was a grand day and impressively
 eXempIified a beautiful custom. The graves of the following were honOred by the orders:
 l. O. o. F-James Bicknell, F. W.
 Campbell. J. K Carpenter. A Des-
 rosier, J. $. Jeffers, J. Jeffrie, Edward
 Hall, F. E. Haskell. A. C. Ladd, Henry
 Lyon, J. E. Roberts. Joseph Roode.
 James O. Sweet, T. NJ. Swift, P. G. G.
 F. Tryon. NJ. G. Young.
 K. of P.-Edw. Bates, John Blake,
 Welcome Browning, Daniel Bridge,
 George Cromwell, Edw Ingraham, J. s.
 Jeffers, Philip Kahn, Ira F. Lewis,
 Dwight Lyon, Hiram NJ Miner. D.
 Clark Robinson. Joseph Rood, James
 Smith, Washington Smith, Dr. George
 C; soule, Dr. William soule, Charles
 Thomas