Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-09
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
The Woodmen Of the World Remem-
Der Their Dead.
A BEAUTIFUL CUSTOM.

Yesterday was observed as memorial
day by the Woodmen of the World of
this city, who held exercises and strew-
ed flowers on the graves of their dead
at Fairview cemetery. The members
OF the order assembled at Odd Fellows
hall and, headed by the Italian band,
marched TO the cemetery. The ladies
of the Woodmen's circle followed in
carriages and nearly every member of
both organizations was present
At the cemetery the impressive me-
mortal service of the order was given
in full and the flowers were laid rever-
emily on the graves.
The speaker OF the day was o. N.
Marion, who said in part:
1t is well for brothers to dwell to-
gether in harmony. The truth of that
saying was never in all my observation
better illustrated than in the beautiful
custom which you. gentlemen of the
Woodmen of the World, have in OBJ
serving this memorial day. Your or
der and your organization not only
teaches and practices the principles of
fraternity when the members are in
life, but you also by the observance of
this memorial day keep green the
memory of the brother gone before !;
and as you strew their graves with gar
lands of sweet flowers the recollection
of the deeds well done by them, acts as
an inspiration to the living in perfect
ing the work of fraternity.
Fraternity is a Godgiven principle
implanted in every human heart. Man
is born to assist his fellow man. Each
needs the others help. Man left to
himself is absolutely powerless, but
united with others he is irresistible.
ou and in the 4ifferent mutations OF
! life. desire sympathy. encouragement
counsel, support and assistance OF
every kind, moral and material. How
many of us, o, how many times, have
| felt the pang of utter desolation and
| the unspeakable longing for some one
with whom we could fraternize; some
one to whom we could go for the sym
pathy and support which at those
/ times our very natures craved. And Il
all mankind would but realize that oul
| highest mission here is to be fraterna
and that true fraternity means broth
/ erhood, how much better and more
/ bearable our conditions. Remember
/ ing that today | may be the dispenser
and you the recipient, tomorrow condi
tions having completely changed, | an
| the one to whom is given that encour
agement moral and material, and you
/ the giver thereof. And if our giving
and receiving be prompted and con
tTolled by a spirit fraternal which is
/ the ideal of love and charity, then in
deed will fraternity have succeeded il
| accomplishing its very highest and no
/ blest aim.
| Fraternity in its most perfect type
/ is found in the home life. The very
structure of the home is reared upoT
foundation which has for its corner
stone the sweetest charity, and around
and upon that foundation is erected
/ the grand and massive temple of per
/ feet unity; and within that temple is
| seated enshrined in all pomp and glory
| the god of brotherly love whom we al
adore. The fraternities of the world
which have for their object the gener
Gus spreading of the beneficent bless
ings of the principles inculcated in the
home life are found there as | say il
all their perfect beauty and grandeur
make the persons who belong to then
better men and better women in that
their object is to make their fellow be
ings better than they find them