Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-29

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fortunate. and by his strength exer-
else a protective interest for the weak
and defenseless.
This powerful order of b%enevolence
and charity is designed to offer its
members. and the theatrical profession
at large. the certainty of warm hearts
and welcome berths in the various
cities TO which business or pleasure
may summon them. One can well rea-
lie the sincere satisfaction in finding
in each strange city in a little circle of
kindred mankind. kind, appreciative
and intelligent friends. social spirits
who. linked together by the mystic
tie, extend the right hand of fellow.
ship. and greet him with Iu> kindly
smile of brotherhood. al not from
the professional man alone does the
actor find himself embraced in the
warm folds of fraternity men of cul-
tGre. of influence. of wealth respecting
his talents and admiring his manhood.
strive to do him justice. Close com,
partnership has made known his mer-
its. his ~benevolence. his vast fund of
experience, his learning and his abil.
ity.
The idea has become prevalent that
none but members of the theatrical
profession and its dependencies are
eligible to membership in the order.
This is erroneous. On the roll of the
membership will be found the names
of prominent officials, merchants,
bankers. journalists, legal and medical
men, and many of the bright lights of
the world in art, literature and music.
This social connection. this oppor
tunity to bring the brothers into a
clearer conception of the true claims
for consideration of it's members, is
only one object of the Order of Elks.
Brotherly love and justice are not the
brightest jewels in the crown of a
worthy members. Charity shines
forth prominently in all their actions,
the beacon light that guides them from
the shoals of reckless liberality and
the qu~icksands of proverbial prodi-
gality.
1t is needless to refer to the well
known generous charity of this or
der, whenever occasion demands its
aid. Scarcely can the cry of distress
echo on the air, the wall of misfortune.
or the moan of despair luminous as.
%sistance, ere the Elks tender their
best efforts to aid and relief, question
ing neither country nor creed. doctrine
nor belief. By the couch of his sick
companion a brother is always found
the kindest of friends, the tenderest
of nurses; patient, enduring, painstak.
ing and s~ympathizing. How often has
he smoother the rugged path to the
grave of some lonely companion who,
afar from kindred and from home,
breathes his last sigh of contentment
surrounded by those loving brothers
who brighten his last moments with
the halo of fidelity, and the blest as.
surance that his mortal part will be
tenderly cared for and carefully re
turned to the bosom of Mother Earth
{ Nor is he help-giving confined with
in the limits of the order. A large
proportion of the charity funds are
3 devoted to the relief and care of the
: sick, burial of the dead and succol
2 of the orphan and widow, who have ne
r further claim upon its sympathy thar
> the broad universal tie of humanity
, II is the proud boast of the order that
> no call for aid was ever made from 8
1 1t would be almost an endless task tC
enumerate the acts of charity lone by
: this order, and mention of this is only
made to show that, if the order appeal:
to the world at large, they give to the
same.
The order is a purely charitable or
ganization, seeking to do its charity
Y in silence, so that the proud spirit tina.
suffers in secret. having no feal
that never will its sore need, nor the
manner of its alienation, be published
to the world, and that the faults, tn
= frailties, the necessities and the hell
extended will remain as sacred con
r fidence never to be ~divulged And thi
I fully explains the reason for the secre
S cy of the organization,
Charity, justice, brotherly love an.
e fidelity are the w~atchwords of the OF
n der. and humanity its keynote. 1t
ranks are most widely representative
n candidates for membership meetin.
n 10 test of origin, class. creed or cal
n ing; true, honest hearts and mani
n records are the only requisites. Pos