Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-12

OF the Philippines, when the opportuni-
W came the marvellous skim inarks-
Hanshlp and efficiency of the rrab bot-
t''les OF light artillery IN halfa hun red
uallle Iei.a were one Of inc wonders on
.hlt eVeuttul war Indeed. how c1uil
u nave been otherwise with our bovs
reared as they were amid these NOUN
,alHS whose crags ana peaks are the
breeding nests of the American eopla
me emblem OF liberty the ugplro b
tlon OF our countrys patriotism
iul ther guns are silenced now.
,ne volunteers have returned 10
their pIoWs their hammers ana
llielI drills their teams thpl,
stores ana their schools
ihihK most Of them have Joined the
r iAh, ana an their paths are paths of
ELks WISDOM CONGRATULATED
/ must congratulate you that Won
utolueu 10 hold your session here Hero
where me hearts Of men are made
ishteF, the froWns OF care gnonfbcd
OUT ana mind and method trained I'M
hlshef channels than groveljng and
cropping Ia darkened places, here where
tue nils touch heaven and the Vo1evs
peam with smiles is the accented place
wherein 10 hold your c5npciis ana io,1
your plans for future guidance ana
welfare. Also to do some Other tblnr.,
IT rs NOT to he inferred you are here
LOT BUSINESS only for work only for
an utproAeh seAson Of attention COM
pouy else what Is 10 be come Of our
toasted freedom and our local pleasure
resorts Judging by the EIks I have
AhoWh, the animal can change from
grave to gay, from lively 10 severe ON
1ne most astonlshingly short notice.
me leopard cannot change his spots.
put the elk cal-When he gets tired
Oh one spot he can 30 to another--and
4 small Dut respectable coterie OF sum-
mer resort keepers hereabouts he
pfayerfuIiy expecting him to do So
WESTWARD PROGRESS.
Westward the star Of empire takes IFS
way II was once thought that when
the star reached the Pacific il vould
come to halt, and the wagon that was
hitched TO II would change its motor as
wen as It's course, but how poorly we
calculate when the hindsight Is used
instead Of the foresight. The stellar
procession has reached out INFO the
ocean, gone further and further.
brought more and more OF The eartb's
surface within the sphere OF rs beams
dhtll at last the oecident Is merged
INTO the Orient, the imaginary line
which divides them being crossed
and recrossed every day by the
white winged messengers of trade
ana enterprise. so may IL fam
with your organizatoln and with
al agencies and Institutions hav-
ing IN view the advancement ana
petterment of mankind. May mo pent
up Utica restrict your powers" but
the good you can do and are doing be
not confined to any land, race or tongue.
me man who wrote The world Is my
nome, humanity are my kindred TO do
good Is my religion" expressed in n
brlef sentence what was aimed AT IA tho
establishment Of Christianity bv lie
Master upon the earth: and while this
may not be exactly the ritual Of the
order Of Elks its essence Is largely in
corporated into the philosophy ana
practice Of the fraternity. The Resi-
People on Earth" could not be ali maj
they claim to be II it were otherwise
When such people meet with their kind
is surely time for joy to be unconfned
and good fellowship to hold high car
nival.
A LARGE FRATERNITY.
In such gatherings as this we some.
times find the foundation OF a fraternitv
OF another kind-not so systematic
lacking the organization and without n
roll OF membership, but existing. visible
enjoyable and continuous nevertheless
refer TO the altrulstic principle in
which finds its fullest ripest
and best development under clrcim-
stances like these Man is a gregarious
ANIMAL even as that whose name your
order bears He reaches his best es.
late and attains his most perfect de-
'elopment by commlngIing with his own
kind. The hermit Is so rare that most
If us can hardly realize that any such
hing exists II is so ngtural for us 10
De companionabe sociable and Soei,
he multitude rather than have the
multitude seek us. So fancy that The
wider the range Of extended com.
'aderie, the broader the field Of