The Washington herald., 1915-12-06
LAUDS ELKS AS
CHARITY BODY
Alexandra Memorial Ad-
dressed by Representative
Nichols, Of South Carolina.
EVANS IOITRNAIIST nIES
EVANS, JOURNALIST, DIES
Fitzgerald Fourth Degree Assembly
Elects R. E. Power as Its Pre.i-
dent for Coming Year.

Alexandria. Va. Dec. 5.-"Our order ID
distinctively American: it is founded on
the same principle as our government"
said Representative Samuel Nicholls, past
exalted ruler OF the Spartanburg Is. c.
Lodge of Elks. In his memorial address
tonight before Alexandria Lodge Of Elks.
held in the auditorium OF its home The
speaker took as his subject The Elks
and the United States
He said the Eiks were beyond question
the most charitable organization in the
world. and charity. he declared Is the
prettiest part of its work.
The hall was filled to its capacity with
members and their friends.
, Many OF the members occupied seats
on the stage. which was decorated with
palms and ferns. and back OF which was
n large clock pointing to the hour OF II.
significant to all Elks.
Secretary Walter NJ. Donneily read the
names OF the thirty-eight members who
have been called by death since the insti-
tuition OF the lodge in 1902
The program follows: Selection, violin
Miss Caroline Kast; piano. Mrs Freder.
lex r. Russell: opening ceremonies
James b. Martin. exalted ruler. and Off
GERS: recitation, Miss Mary Lennon; vo.
cal selection. open the Gates Of the
Temple" Joseph Knapp and Mrs. Win.
lam Woolls: quartet Guide Me, Oh
Thou Great Jehovah" Pattison). Mrs
Harrie White, soprano: Mrs. Sherman B.
Fowler. alto: Kenneth w. Ogden. tenor
Wilmer J. Waller. bass. with Miss Ella
HUI as accompanist: duet. Alteration y
Borowski. violin and piano: quartet
Abide with Me-" Barndy: violin solo
Miss Caroline Kast. The accompanied
were Mrs. F. p. Russell and Miss Ella
HILL
The closing ceremonies were conducted
by the exalted ruler and officers, after
which recitation on paying tribute to
the memory OF the dead was given by
Jacob Brill, past exalted ruler The au-
dience sang Nearer. My God. to Thee"
and benediction was pronounced by Rev.
l.. NJ. Ferguson. pastor Of Trinity NJ. Z.
Church. The opening Elks prayer was
made by Rev. Edgar Carpenter, chaplain
Of the lodge.
These five members have died since the
last memorial service: W. II. Broughton,
W. A. Arnold. Julius Pelton. r. NJ. La
than. and &. b Marshall.
Edward Jones Evans. So. died at ] &c
o'clock this morning at his home 10
South ST. Asaph street. Mr. Evans was
a native of Wales and had been a resi-
dent of Alexandria for the past fifty
years. He was a journalist by profess
sion and at one time was associated with
the Brooklyn Times.
Besides his wife. Mrs Laura Webb
Fiske Evans. he Is survived by five chill
dren and seven grandchildren. His chill
dren are Mrs. NJ. w. O'Brien Miss Flor
ence ]. Evans. George II. Evans. this
city: f. A. Evans. Richmond. Va: Mrs.
Raymond Hulfsh. Havre. Mont
His funeral will take place Tuesday
morning at IL o'clock from his late home.
DR.. George ". Haislip, a physician of
Lorton. Fairfax County died today at
Sibley Hospital. Washington. The de-
ceased. Is survived by his wife and sew
eral children. The body was brought
here and prepared for burial at Wheat
ley's undertaking chapel.
Fitzgerald Fourth Degree Assembly. at
its meeting today. elected these officers:
r. f. Powers. faithful navigator: Walter
NJ. Donnelly. captain: Sylvester A.
Breen. comptroller: r. T. Quinn. assis-
tant comptroller: w. II. p. Kelley. faith
ful pilot: James Roche inside guard :
Charles T. Hellmuth. outside guard
Members of Seminole Tribe No q. I'm
proved Order of Red Men. tonight at
tended services in a body at the Metho-
dist Protestant Church. ut which time a
sermon was preached by Rev. r. T
Kirkley. pastor.
The Phi Mu Sigma Fraternity will give
a musical and literary entertainment
Monday night in the Young Peoples