Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-07

Exalted Ruler.
ty, June ., 1868; William c. Botsch July ~
1893 and George p. Ganzhorn, October II,
1893.
The stage was occupied by members of
the lodge Exalted Ruler Robert c. Mitchell
occupying the presiding officers station
After the opening ceremonies by officers
of the lodge MIR. Charles Rabold rendered
an aria from "Semee, Where e'er Ye
Walk"
Address On Charity.
Charity was the subject of Rev. DR..
Van Schaick.
I'VE do not" he said know one another
here by sectarian signs or symbols. We
know one another by tokens of good fellow
ship. mutual friendship, similar ideas and
desires. Organizations which break down
old lines of hatred and distrust are good
thing for the world. The ElkS do no
nobler work than to kill intolerance. sink
prejudice and promote the brotherhood of
the human race.
We come together in a city where seq
tional lines are no longer drawn. We al in
and west consregate here. What a work
such societies as this have done in bringing
people together and burying sectional feel
ing. Happy we are over what has been
accomplished, let us remember that the
work is not all done. l speak to you as
northern man, proud of every drop of
northern blood in his veins. But you recog-
nize and l recognize, that the north is
richer tonight, not only for wonderful mem
cries of Lincoln, but for inspiring memories
of Lee.
IF in the churches there are bigots If
in parties there are the intolerant If in
the sections there live the hateful and the
unforgiving. let this brotherhood show unto
ell more excellent way Though / speak
with the tongues of men and of angels and
have not charity. l am become as sounding
brass tinkling cymhalS No craedc
then tonight! No party lines! No sectarian
or sectional prejudice! We are brothers and
sisters. We are all Gods children. We
have met to commemorate the virtues of
those who have passed from the seen to the
unseen, from the temporal to the eternal
The kinder We can be to the living the
more we shall honor the dead
Miss Sadie Julian Gompers sang a solo
"A Dream of Paradise
The Marine Band followed with a rendi-
ton of Chopin's famous funeral march
Sonata. op. 49,
Miss Mae Cummins rendered ooh Di
vine Redeemer," by Gounod.
"Elkdom" as Theme.
Representative Williams a member of
lodge No. Alb of Yazoo City, Miss, deliy-
cred the panegyric of the evening He
spoke on "Elkdom'' and said:
In Elkdom we have two laws on which
hang all the laws and the prophets and
these are humor and good fellowship. This
rule is great thing after all, for we are
not all so rich that we can give of this
worlds goods to our friends but we can
give the smiles. the kind word and the grin
or friendship that count for so much in this
hIe In other words, we can be gentlemen
Elks do not look at death as passing
away, but as a passing over With us a
bad fellow falls asleep and then wakes IN
somewhere else still a bad fellow. The good
ieiloW wakes up in another land still q
I haUo
derstand why people should regard death az
thlng that is horrible Eks never do We
are often told that we can carry NOTHING
away with US. What a mistake this is. we
can carry away everything that is worth
carrying. We take ourselves and orr Now,
ores with US. And when we go we take
the selves OF us that are best for then thew
us to earth ' oiho
Then too. We do not think that death
neans the decay of the body Rather. it is
the setting IL free" - "
bryants "Thanatopsis" was delivered bv
robert E. Mattingly.
The Closing Ceremonies
duet from Elijah" was rendered bv
MISS Cummins and Mr. Rabold which was
the musical feature of the program.
Al the conclusion of the lodge ceremony
the audience sang Nearer, NV God. 70
Thee, accompanied by the Marine Band
Rev Mr.. Van Setback
Inc electric cross and illuminated elk's
head was used with the permission of
J. VIM. Lee.
me committee having in charge the me-
iaorldl exercises comprised the following:
a. ". Mccormick, chairman Robert p.
MattingIy, secretary; Charles w, Camp-
Deii, r r. Carr, Jno. ID. Frazee, Henry Getz,
w. r. Gude Hugh f. Harvey Jacob Held
"A - hutchinson, jr.; ]. M. Johnson, j.
W m. Lee. Geo. A Mason, p T. Moran. Sol
motifs, Geo. r. Ogden, w. H. Santelmann
and Edward j. Shine
me roster of officers of Washington
Lodge, NO. 10. is as follows: Robert G.
Mitchell. exalted ruler; Chas H. Utter
I In,, esteemed leading knight; Jesse s.
Nattlngiy esteemed lecturing knight:
Rlchard A. OBrien, secretary; M G. Nc
Cormick treasurer; Benz B. Whitney.
tyler; Jacob Held, esquire; Jno c. MAY
well, chaplain; Joseph c. Watson, inner
guard; Frank \. RebstocK. organist
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