Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-04
W00OMENS
MEMORIAL
WITH MUSIC, ELOQUENCE AND
FLOWERS THEY HONOR
THEIR DEAD.
ANNUAL CEREMONY OF
UNWILLING MONUMENTS.

Butte Camp and Three Circles Of Wood
craft Participate in the Observ-
ance-Mr. Bloor's Address.
The Woodmen OF the World whose
work is done and VINO have zone to that
bourne from whence no traveller returns
were remembered by the members of the
order yesterday. With music and flow
ers and the. tribute Of e%loquence and all
those things dear to the hearts Of the liv-
ing was the memory of the dead cherish
ed and ~perpetuated and made as green
as the grass which grows over their
graves. It is the custom of this noble
order which forgets not its duty to the
dependents of its dead, once each year,
upon a day set apart for this purpose, to
unveil monuments to those who hav de-
parted during the twelye-month. This
was done yesterday, the organizations
participating being Butte Camp No. 1853,
Woodmen of the World, Hemlock, Butte
and Silver Bow Circles of Woodcraft.
The exercises began at 2 O'Clock, the col
umn forming on West Broadway and
marching through the principal streets
to the cemetery. The procession was an
imposing one. At its head was the Alice
band, followed by the members of the
Woodmen on foot and ladies of Wood-
craft in carriages.
Inc OOuInen OF the WOFld goes a step
beyond the fraternal institutions. of it's
kind. When a member of the order dies
the organization not only looks after the
surviving members of his family, but
pledges itself to erect over his grave a
monument. and upon a certain day to
unveil the stone with appropriate cere-
mony. The graves of Hugh N. Lavery.
Mrs. Bessie Brakey and Mrs. Lizzie
Schultz were remembered yesterday.
The ceremonies at the grave began
with ritualistic exercises. At the proper
time John w. Bloor, orator Of the day
for the Woodmen, was introduced and
delivered a beautiful address. Mr..
Bloor spoke in part. as follows:
Bereaved one, Friends and Neighbors.
To-day is one of the most important
| days of the year to the Woodmen of the
World, for we are called upon to per-
form the most sacred part of our obli-
! cation. With our hands upon our hearts
in the midst of our forest we each and all
vowed to reverence the memory of our
deceased members, though grim death
hould claim our neighbor as and for his
own, we promised to see that both his
To-day we assemble together to perform
that VOW, and as we unveiled this mon
ument a few minutes ago it seemed to
me that the very heavens were endorsing
our actions. The glorious orb of CAY
sends forth it's most effulgent rays at this
InOI1leIt, as luOuRH IL "ouIu say. "Ual
done! well done! Have we
forgotten our VOWS, neighbor. do you re-
member standing in the midst of u
forest and taking the solemn obligation,
vowing to revere the memory of a de-
parted neighbor, also to care for, protect
and defend the bereaved ones left be-
hind. Have you lone this? Those of
us who AVE not done SO are not true
! Woodmen, and I would advise that no.
in the presence of our Maker, at the
grave side of our neighbor who we be-
lieye to be in the eternal presence of
his Maker. let us all renew that VOW,
never again to be hroken. Let no mother.
sister, child or widow call in vain upon
us for help, nay. rather let MS not walt
until they call for our aid. II we know
! their need, but run to them and nroHaf
such sympathy and assistance as lies In
our power-it is a duty we W to them.
to our neighbors, to ourselves and TO u
craft.
'Though silent, he claims'-He claims
to the letter the fulfllment of our obl1-
CATION; read again those lines upon thai
tombstone and listen once more to he
voice of the dead, "Dum facet Clamats
though silent, he claims.
Today we are complying with a por-
tton of his demands, we are reverlng the
memory of the dead by scattering the
fragrant flowers of spring upon our
n]eighbors' graves, and our hearts are
| Tull OF SOfTO" dIu SyIlpdIuy lAlS
loved ones-but a few moments more
and we shall leave this scene of sorrow,
this city Of eternal sleep, and shall min
gle with the busy world; we shall close
a performed pom but one day
in zach year. What of the remaining
1854 days of the year? Today we respond
to the call from the grave and do our
duty, but let us ask ourselves the ques-
tom. Do we not too often forget our
obligation? Laying aside the sense Of
duty with our mourning badges as we
take them from our breasts. only to re-
member those duties again as we wear
these emblems at our next memorial
day. This SHOULD not, must not be-.
" Neighbors. I am proud, as we
all should be, of our order. And in clos
ing this address I would like to say that
we should be more attentive than ever
to our duties as Woodmen. I see around
me man strange faces, of men who are
wearing our badges. n who are no
doubt Woodmen. Men who I have not
seen within the precincts of our camp.
TO. you I would sag hat q man who is
content with merely paying his dues,
without taking part in his lodge work is
not a good Woolman. and he does not
appreciate the fact that he is missing
golden opportunities to Go good. If you
want to be worthy the name of Wood
man and do justice to this grand order,
you will be ound more often in your
place in camp, ready at all times to visit
the sick if called upon, or to do such
other work as our consul commander
and the camp may require of you; be
more attentive to your duties as Wood
men. for what we have lone for our
dead today. very probably some member
of our craft will be doing. for us next
year; yea, the tongue which is now
uttering these words may ere long be
silenced in death. It may be my turn
next to claim from you through the in
strumentality of my monument, SO
whilst I have this opportunity I call
upon all my neighbors to unite with me