The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-12-05
ELks MEMORIAL
DAY Celebrated
BY LOCAL LODGE
Opera Ha"r : Eyer.
vermont state LlofaEs Nm
2OseptlS
Gave an Impressive Address and
Beautiful Musical Pro-
gram Was Rendered

The annual Memorial day exercises
of Bennignton Lodge OF Eiks we're
held Sunday afternoon at the opera
house which was well filed for the
occasions The affair was the most
impressive and we'll carried out iu
the history OF Bennington ElAdom
The program was as follows:
/ Professional. Coronation March
from TIE Opera .Folkunger.' r.. Krst-
schmer. Orchestra.
Quartette, 20 Jesus Thea Art
standing" Shepard, Mrs. w. I, Shaw.
soprano; Mrs. Henry Mause.s. aito:
Edward Dalton, Tenor. george Phil
! lips. bass. s. A. Wine, acco.A panfst.
Opening Ceremonies. Exalted Rul-
er, J. Burton Powers.
Prayer, Chaplain John P. Muliigan.
| Solo, open the Gates of the Tenn
pie" Knapp. Mr.. Phillips.
| Roll Call. Secretary VIM. p. Hogan.
Violin Solo, 20 Dry Those Teara,"
Teresa del Riego, Bro. Abraham Nov.
eek.
| Dedication Of Altar. BY the Lodge.
| Selection. Suite Ronantique, "A
Day in Venice, ta) Dawn. (b) Venet.
ian Love Song. (c) Goodnight. Ethel
burt Nevin, Orchestra.
General Eulogy, Brother Thomas
f. Cassidy OF Adams Lodge
| Quartette. Come Thither and Hear
Me-. Tfleuger.
| Closing Ceremonies, BY the Lodge.
Closing Ode. Aud Lang Syne."
Prayer. The Chaplain.
| Recessional, THE Elks' March"
NJ l.. Lake. Orchestra.
| Bennington lodge OF Elks was cha.
tered % years ago and one or mors
members have died every ysar sint.s
except in 1902 and 1915. Forty-ons
members have deceased as follows:
| 1900, John H. Ayres.
/ 1sol,Frank Sherman. Thomas J.
Morrissey.
1909. Stephen Collins.
1904, Thomas F. Butler, Michael g.
lO'Brien, Michael G. Healy.
1905. Rudolph o. Goldsmith. Charles
L. Jewett.
1906, George Ineson.
1907, Joseph A. Barber. Charles n
Wood.
1908, John s. Brant. Sheldon H.
lockwood
1909, Edward ]. MorrIssey. Rufus
IB. Godfrey, Henry s. Wilson. Frank
If. Corbett
1910, William B. Stewart.
1911, S. Huling Blackmer. Harry
r. Tiffany.
| 1912, George B, I,ambson.
| 1913, Eugene j, Stratton, Charlea
IC. Galusha.
1914, Abraham B. Gardner.
1916, ]. Fl. Livingston, p. K. r.. Con.
rad Schwartz. b. c. Jenney. John
iseahy.
1917. Dbhn Robinson.
1919, Dennis F., Cronin. Danie! u.
GUtinan. p. e. R.,
1919, Eugene ]. Graham. James y.
Leahy, Ditleo C. Z. Laub.
i 1920, John H. Powers, Thomas r.
McGrath. Robert s. Drysdale. Lyman
IN. Abbott
1921. James II. Keeler. Joseph IL
Tiffany.
The present officers Of the lodge
are; Exalted Ruler, ]. Burton Pow.
lers: Esteemed Leading knight, ?. J,
Mcmahon; Esteemed Loyal knight,
VIM. Eddington; Esteemed Lectur
ing Knight, VIM. Parker; secretary.
VIM. p. Hogan; treasurer, Geo. =.
Graves; esquire, John Murphy; inner
guard, William Cone; tiier, Dewey
Jenney; chaplain, John p, Munigan:
,organist, Abraham Noveck; trustees.
iC. II. Dewey. ,Edw. II. Holden. Fred
IC. Brown.
The memorial committee was COM
posed Of the Past Exalted Rulers as
follows. G. s. Perry. chairman; y.
e. Walsh, E. II. Holden. j. Y, Multi
gan. Fred C. Brown, r. u. Grennans
Edw. c. Bennett, ELI J. Tiffany I. y.
Brsley, o. M. Barber, Thos. L. Fits'
gerald, J, A. Evans,
The Elks to the number O. u6
gathered at the lodge rooms VI 2,sv
and acted as escort TO the oiiicera
and speaker of the day from tne
lodge to the opera house. The stage
was attractively decorated WITH nags
and electric lights.
Senator Cassidy's address was an
eloquent tribute to tho value OF Keep
Ing alive the memory OF those VINO
have gone before. When our friends
and associates die they do not pass
entirely out OF our lives. W .etain
memories OF their good qualities ana
personal attractions aud It is q de-
sirable thing to renew our thoughts
OF them from time to time. Life IS
but a brief span. the mere tick OF the
clock In the greatness OF eternity.
aud death, as we see It Is not the
end but the beginning OF life. t1
The musical part OF the progran
was particularly beautiful. Including
the selections by the quartette, vio'
lin solo by Abe Novcek and the plSy'
ing of Donnelly's orchestra.