Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-12-06
MEMORIAL
IS MPRESS|vE
Large Crowd Attends Cere-
monies in Honor of Depart
ed Members. Fine Program

An impressive service was held In
connection with the annual memo
rial of Perth Amboy Lodge No. 1854,
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, yesterday afternoon at the
Strand theatre. The theatre was
crowded with the members, their
friends and families on the occasion
of this event that is held each year
on the first Sunday in December by
every lodge of Elks throughout the
entire country. Exalted Ruler
George j. Miller. with the officers of
the lodge, were in charge of the
opening and closing ceremonies of
the service.
Fast State President Frederick a.
Pope, of Somerville Lodge No. 1868,
of Somerville, the orator of the dc;:,
gave an excellent address on the
meaning of the day. He paid a tri-
butte to the absent brothers to whose
memory these services are held.
The program opened with selec-
Mrs. Lester White, first violin;
Kenneth w. Martin, viola; r.
Hermsdorf, second violin; Ste
phen +. Somogyi, cello and George
Vause, pianist. This was followed
by a selection by the Westminster
church quartet, of Eliza beth, COM
posed of Miss Gertrude Marchant.
soprano: Miss Mary Wilcox, con-
tralto; William Gay, baritone; Ed
ward X. Taylor, tenor, and Thomas
Wilson accompanist.
William Cornelius, secretary of
the lodge called the roll of the fifty
absent brothers, whose names ap-
peared on tablet arranged on the
stage. There were no light effects
for the names this year. The sing
ing of "Auld Lang Syne" by the
lodge and congregation concluded
the first part of the program.
The second part of the program
quintet. selection by the vocal
quartet and duet by Miss Mar
chant and Miss Wilcox. Henry Nc
Cullough, chaplain, made the clos
ing prayer and the lodge and con-
gregation followed with the singing
of the Doxology.
Professor Andrew Nelson was the
director of the music. The stage
was decorated with flowers and
plants for the service and the ushers
were members of the arrangement
committee and other members of
the lodge. The memorial commit
tee Included Esteemed Leading
Knight Chales Simmens, Esteemed
LOYAL Knight Andrew Anderson and
Esteemed LectGring Knight August
Greiner. The names of the absent
brothers to whose memory the me-
mortal was held arc:
Robert Hartmann, James Voris,
conrad +. Hall, John II. Tyrrell. II.
Martin Brace. James Butler. George
West, William Garrity, J. +. Mont
gomcry. John NJ. n. Scott. Geo. w.
Crawford. Chas. T.. Wiibert. Chas
Massopust. w. A. Crowell. Chas. II.
Alexander, Fred w. Stems, l.. Krei-
elsi- elmer. ]. Albert Bunten, William
i. Stacy, James B. Toomey, Samuel
nan. John G. Donahue. Harry X.
Mason. Timothy J. Quinlin, Harry
j. McGoldrick. Ward b. Snyder. Jo-
seph Bacha, James f. Moore, Ed
ward A. Pfeiffer, Martin Hanson.
Harvey Stetson, VIM. II. Fullerton,
James j. Gallagher. Nels j. Hanson,
Arthur l.. Kupfer. Rubin Manler.
James II. McCabe, Jacob Meistrick.
Harry j. Michaels. James S. Wight,
Paul Nj. Woitcheck. William e.
Brandt, Thomas +. Earroat, John c.
Fowler. James Graham. James +.
Nolan. j. Ross Valentine. VIM. J.
Lyons, VIM. ID. Maxwell, John +.
Ter Broeck