The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1896-12-12
THE ELK,s MEMORIAL.
Fitting Tribute Paid to the Departed
Dead of This Noble Order.

The first Sunday in December is Sc
apart as memorial day by the Order o
Elks, as day upon which tribute shal
be paid to those who have passed int
the beyond, and the day was appro
priately observed by Cascade Lodge
No. 303, at their hall in this city, Sun
day afternoon.
A number of guests had been invited
to the ceremonies, and the hall was
well filed when the lodge entered,t the
members marching in double file, fol
lowed by the officers. The lodge was
organized by Exalted Ruler John
Michel, in accordance with the ritual
istic service. After Divine blessing
had been invoked by Rev. w. G. Curtis,
chaplain, the opening ode was sung by
the lodge, and that beautiful poem
"Thanatopsis" was recited by the ex-
alted ruler. Following the rendition
of hymn by double quartette, Judge
Bradshaw was introduced as first
eulogist and said:
Exalted Ruler, Brother Elks, Ladies
and Gentleman:
In pursuance of, and in accordance
with an established custom and law of
our beloved order we have met here to-
day in memorial session in honor of,
and in remembrance of, our departed
brothers.
We do not meet as lodge of sorrow,
to grieve about our departed brothers,
or to weep that they have been taken
from us, but rather to recall their vir-
tues and to ever keep green in our
memories their acts and conduct while
they were with US. to remember their
efforts and labors for our noble order,
to recall the kind deeds done by them
in the spirit of our order, to recall the
pleasant hours spent with them in the
lodge room: that we may learn lesson
from their lives that will better pre-
pare us for the life hereafter; that we
all may be reminded that the summons
will some day come to US, to join our
brothers gone before in that place
| where there will be no parting, no
good bye's, but where we may all dwell
together forever in the presence of the
great Exalted Ruler, through whose
kindness for his children here below,
he has prepared place for them, where
sorrow is never known and happiness
and peace reign supreme.
AS we today commemorate the yir-
tues of our departed brothers and re-
member the incidents in their lives
and our relations with them; we are
reminded of the teachings of our order
"Do unto others as We would have
others do unto us.''
In this motto of our order we are
taught thrt we should ever be mindful
of our conduct toward our brothers,
that we may not by act or word do
that which, when death comes and re-
moves from among US, one of our num-
ber, will cause us pain or regret. but
let us so learn the lesson taught by our
motto that our every word and act to-
ward our brothers may be such, that
when they are silent in death, and
with beautiful services we bury them,
there will be no unpleasant recollec-
tions, but let our recollections of our
departed brothers be one of pleasure
and conciousness that we have learned
the lesson well, and that our lives
have been true exempliication of it's
teachings. 1e4
That we may faithfully exemplify
the teachings of our order, we should
ever practice Charity, Justice, Brother
ly Love and Fidelity.
Charity, should be given by us with
out ostentation or publicity, it should
be exercised for charity,s sake alone,
and in this spirit we should succor the
fallen, assist the needy, comfort the
afflicted and bury our dead; charity
should be so given by US that erecip-
or feel that he is a burden upon his
brothers, but should be so extended
that it may be a pleasure both to the
giver and receiver; we should SO prac-
tice charity that we may truthfully
say, CHARITY sweet Charity, at thy
throne we bow. and do thy bidding for
thyself, and thy sweet self alone"
Thus may we exemplify one of the
grand principles of our order to the
up-building of the order and the bet
terment Of its mem bers.
Justice stands out as beacon light
to guide the-footsteps of every true
Elk. AS he goes in and out among his
brothers he is taught to be just to
himself, just to his family, and just to
his brothers.
Justice, is the fundamental law CT
our order, and in exemplifying this
principle we have gone far in prepar-
ing ourselves for initiation into the
above.
He that hath true Charity it his
heart, and whose footsteps are guided
by the star of justice, enjoys to its full
est extent the principle of brotherly
love.
By brotherly love we are taught
that we are all members of one grand |
which has for it's object
the betternent of it's members, it |
teaches us to regard .one another as |
aid to have q brotherly in
,erest in one anothers lives, and to
10 all in our power to advance the well
are and happiness of our brothers.
In the walks of life when a brother
5 overtaken by misfortune or threat
med by an impending danger, we are
aught that our place is by his side, to
elieve if possible his misfortune, or to
warm him of impending danger, audif
xtend to him the hand of friendships;
" such ties of brotherly love are we
,ound together, relieving and being
elieved of many of the heavy burdens
f life.
In this busy world of ours where all 4.
re engaged in the active pursuits of
ife. and the acquisition of property,
r.the attainment of position is upper
lost in our minds.
We often forget that duty we owe to
ne another, and words are spoken, or
cts are done that are unkind, un-
haritable, and We would give the !,