The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-12-09
ELKS HONOR DEAD
IN EXERCISES AT
2 GRAND THEATRE
ANNUAL LODGE or SORROW
HELD THERE SUNDAY AFTER.
NOON ATTRACTS MANY.
JUDGE SALMON is SPEAKER
Splendid Musical Program Is Render.
ed--Eloquent Tribute Is Paid to
Members Who Have Taken up
Their Abode In "Eternal Lodge"

From Mondays Daily Herald
e Beautifully impressive was the me
mortal service, conducted Sunday aft
ernoon at the New Grand Theatre BY
Columbia Lodge of Elks in honor of
their departed brothers
The stage had been especially dec.
Grated for the occasion and myriads
OF tiny lights cast soft glow which
added to the effectiveness of the drap.
cry, in which American flags FREEDOM,
mated.
The house was well filled with
friends of the order and relatives and
friends of the deceased when mem,
bers OF the order fled into othe build.
ing and took seats which had been
reserved for them
After the opening ritual ceremon.
les, the Invocation was said by DR..
George 0. Watts, chaplain. A beauti.
full selection by special chorus was
rendered before DR.. Watts said the
impressive Eleventh Hour Toast to
departed Brothers. A vocal solo by
Norman Christley, one of the lodges
most talented musicians was greatly
enjoyed before the roll call of de.
ceased members.
AS the name of each member who
has passed away was called, his picture
was flashed upon the screen. making
this most impressive feature of the
ceremony.
The Memorial Address was deliver
ed by Judge William c. Salmon, a
member of the local lodge who put his
whole heart into the address. Judge
Salmon probably never before appear
ed to a better advantage as an orator.
He paid most beautiful and touch.
ing tribute to those members of the
order who have moved on to that
Eternal Lodge above. Most interest
ingly he discussed the principles of
Elkdom and paused to lay especial
stress upon one Of these principles,
Fidelity which really may be con-
sidered the foundation of the order
He painted beautiful word picture
of Fidelity" and fafthfulness, declar.
ing in substance that if man is true
to himself, he then is true to his fell
low man. The address was one Of the
most able and eloquent ever delivered
upon similar occasion here, and has
called forth much favorable comment
from those who were so deeplyrim.
pressed with its delivery.
inadvertently the name of Paul Fill
son, one of the deceased members was
left off the printed program, and his
name was not called as the pictures
were flashed on the screen. The com
mittee in charge of the program re-
grets this unintentional omission very
much.
The roll call of deceased members
is as follows: N. B. Cheairs, Henry
Dotterer, A. M. Tally, Joe Strayhorn,
C. N. McLemore Joseph A. Lavender,
A. Merrifield, Joe NJ Cooney, e. T.
Scribner, William B. White, William
J. Howard, A. A. Erwin, Edwin Bull
lard. Love Webb, J. c. Mayes, w. NJ.
Biddle, A. B. Davis, Robert d. Smith,
J. o. Alexander, C. A. Witt, r. C. Ad-
kisson, Paul Filson, Dr. j. H. Wilkes,
H. w, Thomas, G. H. Sharp, r. s,
Thomas, e. c. Perry, John c. Sowel,
j. c. Hickman, w. M. Elicit, Thomas
r. Friel, sit. X G. Oglesby, Geo. H,
McEwen. *Anderson Hays, Frank G.
Smith, Harry T. Sloan, Lynch Perry,
e. H. Afford. Sumner Armstrong, C.
w. Rambo, Enoch Stephenson, r. F.
Rigsby, John Thompson.