Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-05
LODGE OF SORROW.
Elks Pay Tribute to Memory Of De.
parted Members Of Organization,

Last night at the Salt Lake theator
the local order Of ElRs assembled In
lodge Of sorrow, 10 pay tribute to their
members who are dead
Upon the stage were seated the Off
GERS and members Of lodge So Of the or
der while In the parquet, dress circle
and first circle were gathered the rea-
lives and friends of the members. I'M
mediately behind the footllghts, and In
the midst Of appropriate decorations
was tablet bearing the names Of the
following. who. during their lives were
members Of the local lodge Of Elks
w. w. Miles Il, j. Pratt +. H.
Peters Dr. j. w. Smith, Lester Wal.
ZACH. w. A. Watkins, DR.. X. A, Kjos
r. X. Hoffman, Dr. =. j. McKonna
Louis Goldsmith Max A. Peters. j, E
OBren, owen Hogle, John G. LauX
DR. II. L. McElroy A, $. Watson w
II. Root, H. Il. Ritter Frank Washburn
Lester Taylor, NJ NJ. Miller @. l., NIL.
ler Henry Siegel, S, A. Benson and
ID. p. Tarpey The last five named
died during the past year.
As Secretary A. W Raybould read
each name on the tablet, during the
opening ceremonies OF the session, II
was Illuminated by an electric glow.
The Grafton Of the evening was deiy.
cred by Fisher Harris. and was eulo-
Cystic Of the dead members OF the socl-
ETY. After referring 10 the purposes
OF the gathering IN the theater he con-
tlnued;
Since the beginning OF time men have
been impeled by love and memory TO
pay reverent tribute 10 their dead and
TO hold sacred the earth IN which they
sleep. The great round world Is dotted
with lnnumerable monuments pointing
pathetlCally 10 the skies and bearing on
their polished sides In every language
known to man the record OF the virtues
OF those who rest beneath them.
There has never been a people so low
In the evolution OF nature, nor has
there ever been one 20 high IN culture.
civilization and refinement. that Il ala
not hold In tender reverence the MEM
DRY OF It's dead.
THE browning glory OF the order here
represented Is that Il does not wait UNI
I'll the light Of a mans life has been
Anuned out Ike a candle 20 give him
MS due mead Of praise, but while he Is
yet alive Il speaks words Of hope I'm his
ear and plants In his heart the prlncl-
pies Of charity, justice. brOthery love
and fidelity, Nor does Il stop with the
mere utterance OF these altrulstlc prln-
clples, but dcvotes itself 10 their prac.
Teal application In the affairs OF life
Ihus, one who In sincerity studies the
basic principles OF the order learns 10
practise that charity which "suffereth
long ana Is kind" learns 20 render ius.
tlce 20 all mankInd learns the beauty
Of brotherly love ana fidelity.
Have you never listened 10 the voice
or some sweet singer rising aloft on the
WINGS or melody until your soul was
l!tted up ana strengthened for the bat
tle or liieY Have you never gazed up
on a canvas where the hand OF genius
mas SO perfectly wrought the human
form that In fancy YOU saw It move and
breatheY Have you never walked be.
meath the heavens ut night and watch
ed the stars In their endless procession
through the skies? Back OF the song
that moved you was the gentle heart OF
the singer back OF the canvas was the
soul OF the painter; back of the stars
In their courses is the omnipot-nt pow
en- OF God; and so, behind the n. p o.
f.' drlVlng II on to the accomplishment
OF great and knlghtly deeds for the eood
OF mankind are the deathess principles
OF the order"
An eloquent tribute was paid To the
memory OF Meade d, Detweler by Les.
ter D. Freed.
Vocal and instrumental music was
rendered by Charles Kent, Mrs. S. 4.
Butler Miss Hattie Wlshard W r.
slbley II. p. Lepsiger Mrs, A, u. Mel.
YIN and Others.