The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-06
6eattle Elks Hold Their Annual
Session Of Sorrow.
EuLooy sYR,cHAap SAKE JONES
r. U1ae Turnout - xemhers and
r.asa9s-sene Appropriate Music
-s1he Oeeas1oa BrisGs ost the
De1e onalliIes Of Members-An In
teeoos3ng Cese1ensaI I'm Memory
- These VIE Have Passed Away.

- wv t0o Jo1leo stAtsss SSsA-f@~fs
n every city Of importance. there was
ceeebrAted an annual eyent that serves To
bring cut and exhibit the sincere purposes
and noble intentions Of that great fra
tcYnal organization. the Benevolent ana
Protective Order Of Elks. the occasion
marking a session Of sorrow held In hon0s
u departed members A befltting obs@gY-
ance Vas given the day by Seattle Loass,
80. g, NJ the beautiful lodge ro0sns Of the
order, IN the Coiman block. in which a
large number of members participated.
and TO which many OF the friends Of the
Elks were drawn in a spirit Of kyEni'i-
tbetic Interest. The ritnalissie wofk u 81
high order. courhed In Gigniflcd sym
bo5tc language. and all the work was at
tentveay listened 10 yesterday. both ny
those familiar with its teachings aud those
Who were simply impressed by The beatty
Of the ceremonial
The white altar in the center OF the
lodge room was siraped with an American
nag, above which rose the sapeTstrueiafe
of symbolic blocks OF stone marked tear
1ty. - 'yussicr..' "Broshsrly Love" and
Fidelity the whole sgrmounted With ?
palm. embiemassc of nfs. The altar sfss.f
Was decorated uitk eat nowefs.
To the measured strains of u funeral
march played BY Mr., Sol Asher. the mem-
bcsa Of the order entered Che lodge room
TWO by Two and seated themselves in SENT
circular roEa OF chairs facing the station
Of the scxastcd ruler. The officers Ia
charge Of the work we're -. u. jackson.
exalted ruler. ". F. Moore. esteemed Lead
Ing knight; Melvin O. wsnstock. esteemed
loyal knight. A. =. Van De Vanser acting
esteemed iectu,lng knight. Il -. Boyd.
esquire. Wilt II. Parry. chaplain; ]. w.
Allen. treasurer.
The announcement OF the opening % .
lodge NJ sorsow vas made by Exais j
Ruler Jackson. who defined itS purpases.
Chaplain Parry called THE name ~ W.T.
fa.n r. Rockwell and the ritaaiistie r.
tphnses were made. SIR. r. W. Thompson
rang The Garden % sfesp." Chaplain
Parry then delivered the rilualislic inv9-
cation and WAS followed b. male quar-
fette. consisting OF Mesara williams
saunders. EngIebart and Conani, who
eanx Lead. Kindly Light" The other
musical numbers Of the programme were
xoso. by Miss Whittier. "0ne Sweeily
solemn Thought" and another selection
ny the Guartette. softly Now the Light
81 Day The memorial address was By
Esteemed I.ecsursng KNIGHT. Hon. Rich
ara Sake Jones. and Wac In the nature II
lecture upon Immortality the scheme
Followed by tho speaker being:
The purposes OF the exercises: Saen-
ticisn VS.. Faith AMI Hope: Faith ard
HOPE AZ the natural corelafives to the
t4ostgIr VI tic aFatfs 0f84h does not Haf.-
eAsaTily end alt: no matter what Va be-
lieve about the immortality Of The gaui.
good II immortal. and tia memory of eur
departed lives in the good they did while
sivinE. the hope Of a natlon IL ia the mefn.
DRY OF It's bes, men
Ine foitowins Is a resume Of tho pria-
cipai points OF the address
Exalted Kuer, Brother Fgks Friends
81 lfs benevolent and Protective or,ier
81 tsIks. Oace again we meet In annual
commefnoration of those members Of e,,,r
oracr VINO have passed 10 the spirit world.
pnee again Ia every city OF this broad
land The great fratsfflsd Organization az
Eiks holds ITS Requiem
We are not gathered TO listen ~ an
euinEium upon the virtues Of any par
tifular brother; nor TO preach ,he funef ~
sfrmon OF one departed. bn, as rnerr,bers
emu friends OF great fraternity 10 sie-
vote an hour 70 the memory Of All E'k
other side.
From our own number We have los,
an esteemed brother. William r unrt
WI has passed from our lodge 10 the
lodge above. But this Is NOT. as I un4,.r.
Stand y, the time nor the place 10 sf,1ak
MS praises. The good OF his life 81 .,rgf'
ten Oh on- hearts. and his memory Vii,
ne ever green In Seattle Lodge. Na. o.
but this DAY Is set apart rs the ord,
q EIks Tor broader CONNIE ,orats .sr
than that Of any enc OF s,s member
mas seemed 10 me that from eaaf
As
GIks. should carry away lesson; thsi
each friend of the order should here Ia :,
that our organization Is something NOR
tnan mere rnirth~pravokinE. fitn-IoyfYe
society. We meet weekly ard entnx ~
beautiful lessons Of cur ritual We t,,aH,
monthly and enjoy the social sesSI3vs
hut We meet annually for a deeper mr.
pose. ana our mission to-day VIII ~,
been fulfilled II each az ns earrtsz az,
single suggestion which viii maxi ~
as better Elk or closer friend OF IA.
order. '"'
.'The Order Of rlks has no creed -.
religions Ism Every ELK believes u, =. ~
and In the Immortality OF the snnl I'm
the order does not ask of HIN what n,
believes about Gtsd--whethsr God s,f. !,
= golden chair IN tbs vaui,ca ean0nv a,
the skies or rides triumphant on IN.
chariot Of the aiinheame whether a.
Immortal soul flies az once "a a tas-,r.
walled heaven. fingers ahouf IA a tnS'st5.
Nsrvana. or ran$m.grafes into efhe
soufs of other men. Eikaom asks ,t
these queEfionS. II teaches God ~,
Creative, absolute. IL teaches as n,s,,r,
teaches. that what IS created i 49,.
forth tndestructihla: that naucbf thu q
can disappear, bat az mest assume nv
fcrrfa.@
"ivsry thsnisiuc RAN or thinking "a,
man II a. some time mkeptIe. MT ata.,.
a RELIGIOUS Agnosiic. hut a general 81,
fic, II may come from too little k,.n.,l
edge. IL may eeme fra.a loo rou~h -
atnay. II my corae from uafertsuase :.
caiasianeea: perhaps doubt accornn7,.is,
dssrair.
s.Sge aec ru- heres ,.sp,ns 49,.