The Florence daily tribune., 1902-07-07

Hall, at 1913 Bowery, was selected,
and the initiation fee was raised to
five dollars. In the later part of 1869
the lodge moved to Masonic Temple,
on Thirteenth street, and the fee was
then raised to ten dollars. Vivian
was an actor, gifted with wonderful
voice. of a, cheerful, sunny nature,
and was one of the most versatile men
in his profession. He died of pneu-
monia at the age of thirty four years,
at Leadville, Colorado, March 20,
1880, when it was the center of the
silver excitement. The funeral took
place on the following Sunday, the
knights of Pythias taking charge of
the ceremonies The funeral was a
splendid affair for that region, and
no expense was spared. Through the
efforts of the brothers of the Order,
his remains We're removed to Boston
and reinterred in the beautiful Elks'
Rest of Boston Lodge in Mount Hope
cemetery, April 2S, 1899, and soon
after suitable monument was erect
ed to his memory.
The fame of the good work of the
Order, soon after its institution, be-
gan to spread, and our sister cities
founded branches from the parent
stem. In 1874 there were but two
| lodges, with n combined membership
of two hundred; in 1882, there were
fourteen lodges with membership
of / ,S06; in 1892, the Order was COM
posed of two hundred and twenty-t two
in 1900, there were five hundred and
fifty lodges with membership of
so, 900. Now in 1902, the fraternal
chain has about eight hundred links,
each representing city or town of
Importance, and the cham extends
from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf
of Mexico, with membership of
nearly 100, 900
The animal from which the Order
derives its name is the American elk,
and the title commended itself to the
founders for the reason that the
splendid qualities of this monarch of
the glen were so marked The elk is
described as strong of limb, feet of
foot, keen of PERCEPTION, and at the
same time, gentle, timid, and unag-
gressive, save when attacked. Its
prototype in the man should be quick
to hear the cry of distress, feet of foot,
to succor the unfortunate, and by his
strength exercise protective interest
Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love,
and Fidelity, are the watchwords
of the Order, and Humanity its key
note Its ranks are most widely re.
preventative, candidates for member
ship meeting no test of origin, class,
creed or calling; true, honest hearts
and manly records are the only re :
quisites Possessed of these they are
welcome as brother Elks, the social,
humane, and noble side of their ma
lures encouraged, and all these grand
qualities that make life's inevitable
burdens lighter and the world less
drear are fostered and developed,
with the noble aim, as has been well
expressed, ''to make of it's members
better Sons. kinder brothers and hus-
bands, more useful citizens and neigh
bors. -
II sorrow or trouble comes upon
them, the Elk's brotherly hand is
extended quickly in transformations
kindness and help; for it is an Order
which indeed, the right hand know
eth not what the left hand doeth.
This duty is theirs while life endures
and when brothers are summoned
''home' by the Grand Exalted Ruler
of the Universe, they are bound to
ever treasure their memory, to hold
it in sweet communion, transmitting
it down the waves of time, till all
shall blend in the sea of Eternity.
"Their faults we write upon the
sands,
Their virtues upon the tablets of love