Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-04
MEMORIAL DAY
Well OBSERVED
BY LOCAL ELKS
Musical and Ritualistic Pro-
gram Well Carried Out and
Excellent Address


With the largest attendance in sew
eral years and a program which Ger.
tainiy equaled and possibly excelied
any Of the. past Honolulu Lodge No.
Gle. b. p. o. Elks. observed memorial
tIay SUNDAY afternoon and paid tribute
TO the virtues of the brothers who had
gone on before through the valley oil
shadows and into the brilliant Pre-
sence in the beyond. The music was
especially beautiful. the ritual work
perfectly conducted and highly inn
pressive and the memorial address
was scholarly and replete with we'll
drawn lessons.
Three O'Clock Sunday afternoon
found large gathering in the Opera
House when the strains of MascaGnis
Intermezzo from Cayalleria Rustieana,
rendered by the I'd Infantry orchestra
under the leadership of Paul Eek
hardt. floated sweetly through the au-
6itorium.
Following the opening number the
curtain rose disclosing the officers OF
the lodge and Hon. S. G. Huber, speak
err of the day, seated on the stage In
the background was a white cross and
this was backed by a we'll executed
piece of stage setting.
When the time came for the roll
call of the brothers who now answer
to their names only in the grand
LODGE above the white cross becalGe
mass OF electric brilliancy. AS each
name was called light flashed out
and SO it continued until 30 names
had been answered by 30 lights and
the plain white cross became cross
of light The first name called was
James N. Sims, who died July 20,
1909. and the last William L. Moore,
who was called away October FL OF
the present year. In all the lodge
nlourns 90 absent brothers, those VINO
departed since the last memorial day
services being Selden B. kingsbury,
Carleton NJ Taylor. Edward Harri-
gan, Thomas Cullen, G, A. Kibling,
Hugh NJ. Coke, Herbert NJ. Campbell
ana William L. Moore.
Beautiful music made up much of
the program. All of the orchestra Sc
.lections were well chosen and equally
we'll rendered. Mrs. Charles l.. Hall
was in fine voice and her rendition
of the Eternal City" held the audi
ence spell bound. The quartet num-
'bers by Messrs. Andrus, Hall, Living
ston and Brown also commanded adj
miration and held the audience from
first note to last.
Hon s. c. Huber delivered spe-
ciaIly able address. Taking for his
subject, Live to Live" he drew les
sons from the services and from the
lives of the departed as to how the
living should be advised by the dead
and conduct theoir own lives so as to
get the most out of life. 1t was diff
ferent from the usual memorial day
addresses, was earnest and scholarly
and while seeming in delivery extern
poraneous it showed deep study and
care in preparation.
All of the officers showed a perfect
familiarity with their parts and the
delivery of Exalted Ruler Fred b.
Buckley was particularly excellent
and impressive.
Those who are familiar with Elks
Memorial Day ceremonies noted a
number of changes in the ritual,
among which is the omission of the.
Elks Eulogy which was formerly
part of the ceremonies and in which
tribute was generally paid to those
who had passed away during the pre-
ceding twelye-month.
The committee had worked hard
and we'll in it's preparation for the
annual services and the results, as
indicated by the congratulations Of
fered to the committeeman, well war
ranted the energy they had shown.