The record-union., 1897-12-06
ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICES.
HONOR TO THE MEMORIES OF
THE DEAD.
Exercises Held at the Congrega.
tional Church by Sacra-
mento Lodge.

The Congregational Church was
crowded Yesterday afternoon ON the oc-
casion of the second annual memorial
service of Sacramento Lodge, No. o2S,
Benevolent and Protective Order or
Elks.
The church was tastefully decorated
for the OCCASION, and was well hlled
when the Elks arrived, marching in a
body. The exercises were opened With
an excellently rendered organ volun-
tary, Funeral March," by Mrs. A. L.
Pinkham, and Rest Comrades" by the
double quartet.
The ceremonies usual to the occasion
We're conducted by Exalted Ruler q. q.
N Glow, and were Impressive through
out, and the singing by the lodge OF the
opening ode, brought out many good
voices.
Chaplain Albert Lindley offered an
invocation which, for depth OF feellng,
is seldom excelled. and the Lyric Quar-
tet. composed of Mesdames ]. A. Moy-
nihan, Mary NJ. Ross. Frank Bergman
and b. F. Howard, gave an excellent
rendition of Come and Rest, Ye Wea-
n.y.
Robert 7. Devlin next delivered an
address and eulogy, which was elo-
and gentle.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Devlin's adj
dress, several selections were sung, Sig
nor Abramoff's bass solo Nazareth"
being especially worthy of mention. The
Ava Maria by c. A. Neale (iute),
Mrs. c. A. Neale (piano), and Mrs. A. I.
Pinkham (organ), was artistic and eX-
ceedingly we'll received. The exercises
We're closed by the audience joining in
singing the doxology.
THE ADDRESS.
Following is the full text Of the men,
orial address delivered by Mr.. Devlin:
1t is said that in the midst of life we
are in death. Every day Of our lives
we are shocked by the painful news of
the death of some one who is near and
dear to u.s. The fatal summons none
can escape, but all must some time
obey. 1t comes not only TO him who
is tOttering with age, and whose days
are numbered, but to the ambitious
youth, whose whole frame glows with
hope and enthusiasm for the future,
and who thirsts for the conflict that
shall bring him fame and fortune; and
it comes also to the fair maiden, the
pride of her parents, the jewel of her
happy circle, whose radiant smiles
seem to mark the dwelling place of the
spirit of the angels
Once each year the B. P. O. E meet
in our lodge of sorrow to reflect upon
the vanities and uncertainties of life,
and to keep green in the casket of
memory the names and deeds of our
departed brothers. They meet with
moistened eye and quivering lip and
sorrowing heart to commemorate the
lives of those who have gone before,
to forget their faults and TO remem-
Der only their virtues. In popular es-
timation the Elks are a body of jolly
good fellows, who live but for the mo-
ment, whose highest aim is sociable en-
joyment, who have no thought or care
for the future and who believe that
life is a short and merry one.
If these We're the only objects at
which they aimed, if this was the
hight of their ambition, the order would
never have made those giant strides in
membership and strength that in the
last few years has marked its pro-
gress. 1t is true that the Elks be-
leve that man should meet his fellow
man in social converse, and they make
sociability one of the features of their
order They recognize no artificial dis
tinction among men, no position created
or resting upon wealth or power; each
member must stand or fall as a man,
and he is measured and esteemed by
the standard of honest sturdy man.
hood.
In the lodge-room no political or sec
tartan question can enter and all ques-
tions of this character are strictly for
hidden. But IN the hour of distress
with no ostentation, but quietly, the ST
lent hand Of the Elk will cool the fe-
vered brow, calm the wearied mind and
~elieVe the necessities of the unfortu-
nate one. OF this charity that springs
from the heart that has no other mo-
tive than human love there must be
no boast To proclaim it is to violate
one of the most fundamental rules of
the order And it may truthfully be
said that the Order 3. p. o. f. in max
ing charity one OF the corner-stones on
which II rests, and in its practical aid
extended in the hour of distress, with
out noise or publicity, has placed it
self upon a foundation SO strong that
it is and must remain an order to which
men impelled by the noblest impulses
viii seek admission.
We recognize that while every man
has his daily duties to perform IN this