The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-04
.ELKS HELD LODGE
Of SORROW AT
HARTE THEATRE
Annual Memorial Service Of the
Order Sunday Afternoon
EUlOGY BY JOHN E. SULLIVAN
Exercises included Pleasing Musical
Program by Local Orchestra and
North Adams VocaIists.

bennington ElkS sunday afternoon
carried out the impressive memorial
exercises Of the order in the presence
of an audience of between 500 and coo
people at the Harte Theatre Just be
fore the hour for the opening of tie
program the members of the local
lodge marched from their quarters In
the Richie block to the theatre and
occupied seats in the center.
The service, always impressive. was
made even more beautiful through
the appropriate selection and rendi.
tion OF the musical program which
was provided by an orchestra under
the direction of George E. Donnelly
and by Mrs. r. X. Harding, soprano
and Mrs. f. A. Bagnall, contralto, of
North Adams. Duane Bassett acted
as accompanist for the vocalists. Mrs.
Harding and Mrs. Bagnall are the pos
SCISSORS of pleasing voices that show
evidence of thorough training. The
perfect harmony and expression of
their selections made deep impres.
sion upon their audience.
Thomas +. Fitzgerald presided and
the program of the exercises was as
follows:
Processional-"Ma Marche Celebre,"
from f. Lachner's Suite
No. /. Arr. by Tobani
Orchestra-Geo. e. Donnelly, Director
Music
Dedication of Altar, BY the Lodge.
Selection, The Orchestra.
Roll Call Our Honored Dead.
Music
Prayer, The Chaplain
Music
General Eulogy, John E. Sullivan
Music
Closing Ceremonies, By the Lodge
Hymn, Nearer, my God to thee"
Prayer. The Chaplain
Recessional, "Antony's Victory"
from Antony and Cleo
patra, Gruenwald
Orchestra
The present officers of Bennington
lodge are,
Exalter Ruler Thos E. Fitzgerald
Esteemed Leading knight
J. A. Evans
Esteemed Loyal Knight f. l.. Silbley
Esteemed Lecturing Knight
A. L. Schwartz
Secretary H. Harry Sharpe
Treasurer George F. Graves
Esquire r. E. Healy
Inner Guard Harry j. Flynn
Tiler L. Alden Graves
Chaplain ]. p Mulligan
Organist James Wood
Trustees, Fred c. Brown, r. L.
Grennan, Charles II. Dewey.
Memorial Committee, Past Exalted
Rulers. F.. s. Braley. chairman, +. c.
Bennett, Fred c. Brown, o. NJ Bar
Der, r. f. Grennan, d. A. Guiltinan,
f. H. Holden, Eli Tiffany, J. p.
Mulligan, j. e. Walsh.
The following members OF the lodge
have passed away since 1900, the last
four during the past year
John H. Ayres. Frank Sherman,
Thomas J. Morrissey, Stephen Collins,
Thomas F. Butler, Michael c. O'Brien,
Michael c. Healy, Rudolph o. Gold
smith, Charles l.. Jewett, George Ine-
son. Joseph A. Barber Charles NJ.
Wood, John S. Brant, Sheldon H.
lockwood. Edward Morrissey, Rufus
B. Godfrey. Henry s. Wilson. Frank
+. Corbett, William b. Stewart, S. HUI
ing Blackmer. Harry Z. Tiffany,
George B. Lambson, Eugene ]. STRAIT
ton, Charles +. Galusha, Abraham B.
Gardner, Eugene c. Packard, James
II, Livingston, Conrad Schwartz, B. c.
Jenney and John Leahy.
The address of John Il. Sullivan of
Worcester, Mass, was scholarly pro-
duction and the speaker closely held
his audience up to the final word. Mr..
Sullivan, who is a Worcester attor-
ney, is an orator of exceptional ability
and for years has been much in de-
mand on similar occasions. The eulo-
gy was undoubtedly condensation of
the best out of many orations. 1t was
replete with references out of stand
ard literature and the theme was
treated in a beautiful manner. Mr.
Sullivan is a man past middle life and
perhaps the fact that his delivery
lacked some of the characteristics Of
younger speakers made his address all
the more pleasing.