Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-12-04

hoods become a necessity. Fraternad or
CARNATIONS are now a necessity and God
grant that the time may soon come that
the members of each family may belong
to fraternal brotherhood
In speaking of fraternal organizations,
including the MasonS, the Odd Fellows and
the Red Men, with reference to their infiu-
ence in bringing men together as brothers,
he remarked that when man enters the
Benevont and Protective Order of Elks,
under the purple banner, he becomes
brother among the members. In the or
der there is no distinction, 10 classes, and
all are as one family. "One Of the princi-
pies of the order, he continued lis benevo-
lence, not only to one another but to all
the needy wherever they may be found
This benevolence extends to the widows
and orphans We also believe in protec-
ton, but in the sense in which it was used
by the Great Exalted Ruler of the uni
verse. We mean protection, as we would
protect our families, our sons and our
daughters. We mean an that shields hon.
or and virtue and all that goes to make
men good and great We have next ac-
cording TO the rules and laws of our or
ganiZation, to pay tribute TO our brothers
who have passed away. They are absent,
but not dead. Those whose names are in
scribed upon the memorial monument of
this lodge are not dead. but have passed
away, and to-day are looking down upon
us with a smile
He said that without the bonds of broth
erhood there can be no happiness, and that
the order of Elks questions no man as to
his church or his race, but welcomes him
to enter among them as a man. In COM
menting upon the way in which the Elks
keep fresh the memory of their departed
brethren, he thought that there was no
member of the order who cannot truthful
ly say 81 am my brothers keeper"
Wherever you find an Elk" he added.
land are in need, call upon him for aid,
and if he does not respond he is not a good
Elk. We stand for protection benevolence
and for the upholding of Gods kingdom
on earth"
At the conclusion of Brother Caldwell S
address. a vocal solo, God, My Father,
Lend Thine Aid by Oehmler, was sung
by Mrs. Mabelle Barry Hanley. Bryant's
'tThanatopsis" was recited by Brother M.
J. Ward, after which Mrs. Flora Williams
sang one of Dudley Bucks selections, en-
titled, my Redeemed and My God"
AN EULOGY.
Brother Rev. Luther w. Doggett then
pronounced a fitting eulogy, conlmemora-
tive of the lives of the departed Elks.
Among other things, Rev. Doggett said:
I'VE come to-day as in time past we have
often come to call the roll of our absent
brothers who have passed on before US
into the great beyond We could not keep
them here, and now that they are gone, to
do justice to- their memory is our great
concern. We, as their brothers, hold them
in fond memory, for it has been only lit
tie while since they were going in and out
amongst us. But, however long time may
elapse their names, their virtues and
their charities shall be engraved upon the
tablets of our hearts; while for anything
of a contrary character, we trust to the
infinite mercy of Him unto whom aid hearts
are open, all desires known, and from
whom no secrets are hidden.
Let the world charge much or little,
we must leave it soon. Our eyes shall
close upon the tide of time with its
dying GIBBS and flows, the vicissitudes of
human fortune and the changes of human
thought.
''In view of this, let US cultivate the
principles of love and reverence and hope
and trust it is these that pervade all ma
ture, these that outlast all changes. For
as the chords of the spirit will vfbrate
when the strings of the harp are mute,
and the strains the ear has drunk in, make
melody forever in the soul so though our
words are silent upon our lips, the eter-
nal sentiments of love, generation, hope
and trust shall yet maintain their hold up
on our lives, shall yet perpetuate their mu-
sic in our hearts,
After the eulogy, Mr.. S. Emerson sang
1.-THE Light of the World by Adams, and
the orchestra rendered a selection, ORA
matic,'' by Verdi. The closing ceremonies
Of the officers of the lodge were then in
order, after which the closing ode, Home,
Sweet Home was rendered. The service
was brought to a close with benediction by
Rev. L. w. Doggett.
The memorial committee was composed
of Leon n. Refer Ed. A. Dufrene, C. Fl.
Brues, Walter Bloomfield, Harry A. Eb-
bert, VIII w. Irwin, Thos. A. Little, Chas.
A. Feinler, Geo. w. Fox, B. F. Kraus.
The following are the names of the Of
ficers and trustees of the lodge: Officers,
Exalted Ruler ChaS c. Schmidt E. L. K.