The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-12-04
.E[KSPAY tribute
T0DEPARTED WITH
Charming SERVICE
Mission Memorial Hall Is Crowd
ed With Members and Friends
4 Of American Order
ABSENT BROTHERS ARE /.
FITTlNGLY REMEMBERED
Well Arranged Musical Program
and Effective Ritualistic
49, Work Mark Services


with every seat in Mission Memorial
Ahl' fhA NTH members of the order,
their wives, families and friends, Elks
OF Honolulu last evening freshened
with the dew Of love and honor the
cherished memories of their departed
brothers Always there is beauty and
charm in the Elks' public services on
3 their memorial day, which is observed
on the first Sunday of December in
each year, but this year in the setting
that was provided, in the musical selec-
tions and their rendition and in the
general arrangements there was per.
haps a greater charm than ever.
Decorations Are Effective
In the body Of the house last night
there was seated an audience of nearly
five hundred, while on the platform
were the officers of the lodge. The dec
otdtious of the platform were simple
but beautiful, mass of greenery was
the background, great palm leaves and
masses OF foliage. Suitably placed
about II were potted plants, all in pur.
PIE jardiniers. Above at the front were
three immense American flags, which is
the only flag the order recognizes In
any Of its exercises At the front, on
an altar were the emblems of the order,
the Flag, the Bible and the antlers. To
the right Of this was an immense clock
of.purple and white, the body Of purple
and the figures in white with the hands
standing at the hour of eleven, for it
had been "eleven O'clock the hour
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absent brothers, all day yesterday Bor-
dering tins clock were electric bulbs,
and when the roll of the absent was
called q light flashed up in answer to
the name until the clock was encircled
with rim of glowing light. The light.
ing effects were arranged by t. J. Nc.
0rath gtafEE Hatl".,
Musical Numbers Charm s~
I With the entrance and seating of the
officers of the lodge on the platform
the ceremonies were opened by beau
tiful rendition Of the 4" Intermezzo
from Cavaliria Rusticana, - by the
Russian orchestra. Then followed the
first part Of the ritlalistic services
with Exalted Ruler James H. Fiddes
conducting them and the other officers
assisting. &. ".HH .l'-N."
Following the invocation by Clifford
splitter, as chaplain, solo, "Through
the Darkness. was splendidly rem
dered by joaquin Wanrell, accompanied
by Miss Gertrude Knowles
n Preceding the second part of the
ritualistic services conducted by the
erplted ruler and the secretary, there
was a charming violin solo, "Polo.
naisep by A. PoginOlsky of the Rus
Jan orchestra, and the ritualistic work
was followed by "The Cry of Rachel, ~
a beautiful vocal sole by Mrs. Harold
Lyon. 'sa-... ID. .r. n. o.. 1
The exalted ruler and other officers
then continued the ceremonies and
these were followed by violin solo,
- Perfect Day" by A. Fidler, of the
Russian orchestra .:.'...
Judge Vaughan Speaks
Judge Horace w. Vaughan who de-
livered the Grafton was introduced hv
Exalted Ruler Fiddes, and in the
course of his address said that whilG
the Elks was essentially an American
order and he believed every true Am.
ericau man was an Elk at heart. He
said that the order was founded on the
lag bf love which was beautifully ex-
pressed in the poem "Smile Sweetly."|
- Every Err said Judge Vaughan,
lis required to practise charity, help
the unfortunate and. relieve the suffer.
ing. He is bound by his obligations to-
Z forgive and forget the faults of others,
remembering always that to err is
human and to forgive is divine and
that one may not always be forgiven
unless he be equally willing to for
give. ~ ..
0ficers Work Effective
The closing ritualistic work of the
lodge officers followed and the closing
number was Hungarian Dance Mum.
Der 81 rendered by the Russian orches-
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Exalted Ruler Fiddes and his brother
officers conducted the services pre-
seribcd by the ritual with dignity !,
grace and impressive effect, and the
arrangements of the memorial day com.
mittee had been so made and were SO
srarrief out as to reflect credit upon
themselves and Honolulu Lodge GIG. 4
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