The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-04
[, MEMORIAL IS
IMPRESSIVE MEETING
x,ugFR oE ELks AND
SINS GATHER IN ANNUAL
yr,pRIaL SERVICE.
rwcnfy-one of the Eiks
Are Read out--Addrcsscs
,,.a Alvin VI. owsley
nd J. VI. Aldertiicc.

:, memorial services by the
-, and Protective Order of
-. held at the First Meth
surrh sunday afternoon at
',,loek with a large delegation
=. and faonds in attendance.
~smbers of Waxahachie lodge
.sIes first at the hall at 2
and marched In body to the
where friends were in wait
the service that is planned
,-,hute to former citizens and
..rx Of the lodge. A section In
.,aa,e of the church had been
- for Elks and lodge stations
asen Installed In the aisles.
allie Barcus rendered sweet mu-
!. INC Elks filed into the church
OOs their places as In usual
,,sns Of tae order.
:. altar was draped In a large
4 states flag, the antlers and
,us inst the same as in the reg
lodee session. Exalted Ruler
n Hines occupied the first sta
and he was aided by the Elks'
al family in opening the lodge
,uuual memorial services. With
bdge opened in due form the
,tsry called the list of the TWEEN
NJ deceased members:
Gsbsrt L. Goodloe. Jan. 8. 1902.
" Leeper, June 10, 1905.
Nahoney, Feb. 10, 1906.
" sammons, March 23, 1907.
b n. o. Stacey, Oct. "a, 1908.
j Brown, May 2, 1908.
b Chaska, Aug. 8, 1909.
r. Thornhill, Nov. 10, 1903.
4 Il. Dobson, Feb. "a, 1910.
r A. Floyd, May 81, 1910.
Roy Roebuck. Oct. %. 1910.
Sn s. Leigh, Aug. %, 1911.
N. Bassett, Dec. 23, 1911.
liz Spence, Feb. %, 1912.
i'll. Mccartney, Sept. Il, 1912.
r. P. Hood, April "a, 1914.
MF Cunningham, Feb. 4, 1915.
{ P. Reed, June Is, 1915.
III Goforth, June %. 1916.
ION R. Anderson, Sept. 20. 1916.
9azC. Cunningham, Nov. 3, 1916.
Rev. c. L. Cartright offered
per-
Annual Address.
ION. Alvin M. Owsley, county at
nsy Of Denton county, , exalted
h 81 his home lodge and secretary
be state association, delivered
annual address which outlined
Benevolent and Protective Order
Elks, its objects and principles.
stressed the point of brotherly
p as taught by Elkdom, saying
% vas due to the teaching of this
FE for reuniting the north and the
Efa, divided through war and
h He said it &as the business
ne order to love and cherish It's
ESsrship while yet alive as well
NJ tribute to the dead. He called
dilon to the principle of charity
laeticed by Elkdom. He said
US comforting to Elks to know
'helr names would not be for
aa IN the years to come for at
Elnh time each year memorial
'ees are held and the names of
lead read out.
Eulogy Address.
R lodge made a good selection
U J. NJ. Alderdice was named as
nan to deliver the eulogy ad-
= lot the members who have
curing the year. They ares
q doforth, Tom r. Anderson
Ban,c. Cunningham.
'4 speaker had a personal ac-
aa'aaee with them all. knew their
y faits and their weaknesses. He
aaed their lives >as citizens of
Aaaaehie and members of the Elks
: IN beautiful words and thought
made all present feel that it
good to be members of an or
4aton that paid such beautiful
NC 70 their dead in the after
~ Edwin DuBose rendered a
~ SOTO that contributed to the in
u The services. Mrs. w. A..
rendered a very impressive
after which Rev. A. n. Hall
'ue oenedictlon and the memo
''Se Tor 1916 was brought TO