Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-08
TRIBUTE TO TIE DEAD
FRATERNITY OF EAGLES HOLD
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Address by Representative Robinson
Impressive Program Follows the
Call of the Roll.

There was a large attendance Of MEM
bers and friends Of the fraternal order OF
Eagles at the annual memorial service at
Lafayette Theater last night. The services
were presided over by Daniel A. Driscoll
president Of Washington Aerie, No. 20.
After an opening prayer by Rev. R. s.
Lawrenson and funeral march by the
Eagle Orchestra, the following list of the
years dead was Rad: William R. Bell. June
%. 1903; George Dutrow. October 10. 1903;
William NJ Reagan, January 4. 1904, and
Clarence w. Smith. January 5. 1904.
Mrs Mary Miller Scott sang Lead. Kind
ly Light
Representative Robinson's Address.
Representative James M. Robinson. the
orator of the occasion, was then introduced
He spoke as follows:
Beautiful is the custom that assemblies
US to think and speak of those whom we
knew so pleasantly in life, but whose va
cant chairs remind US that they have gone
TO that bourne whence we cannot recall
them save by kind words and in gentle
memories.
I'VE honored them In life: they were
bound to US In the mystic tie of brother
hood. We watched over them in sickness,
and when death took them from earth we
were there, and today we are here to weep
with those who weep
I'm our lamentations however, we must
rejoice that organization made them our
fellow workers in the field of humanity, the
promoters of principles for the ameliora-
ton of our human condition and the on
ward and upward progress of the race.
''Philanthropists have work still to do.
We hear more than ever of duty to fellow
man. 1t is enjoined alike by the pulpit, the
forum and the bar. This COMFORTS with
every moral code ever invented by man or
inspired by God from the carnations OF
the most cultured nations OF the earth to
those of the Hottentots of Africa. All en-
force the duty of man to man.
''WeH-doing is the panacea for all social
evils the palladium against the attacks of
the vicious and evil inclined. 1t is the safe
harbor against all the ills of life. in the
protection of which we grow great and
strong.
Mans Ambition.
In the late ages of man his ambitions and
aims have been to reach a higher state
God implanted in the human heart a desire
to do something more than other men have
done. This trait of the human character
has brought much misery and misfortune
to the race. but We have grown more
Just, less selfish, more enlightened it brings
the greatest good
Ancient heroes erected their power and
the cries of the orphans. With our prin-
oiples throughout the world such heroes
will be gone. Heroes we will have. but they
will be heroes of peace, kindness good will:
heroes and heroines they will be-men and
women by thousands-who. cultivatng the
arts and works and virtues of peace and
humanity, will make our country still
grander among the nations of the earth.
I'm all the great enterprises of the world
in all it's great social and moral improve
ments, in all it's great charities. the work
of woman is found to bless and brighten
the work.
'Zenobia. the queen, once said: I am
charged with pride and ambition. The
charge is a true one. and glory in its
truth She then proclaimed that her ambi-
ton was for the betterment of mankind and
for the improvement of the race. Such Is
woman's ambition today.
1.-The enforcement of our principles marks
the line between barbariSm and civilization,
the polite man and the savage
mo man can live possessing superior and
manly virtues but that the world Is better
for his living. Each leaves an influence on
and bears it's fruit. pebble thrown into
the Atlantic from the shores Of Virginia
affects infisitesimally, though 1t be the
ocean on the other shore.
at Is fitting that we should rejoice that
we are members of the grand F'raternal
Order of Eagles. and as such that our lot
was cast in this country of liberation and
in this age of improvement in human con-
ditions a country sustained not by our
standing armies and floating navies, but by
the same patriotic regard for law and order,
equality and justice to all. love of fellow
man and sublime love of country taught
by the principles and tenets of this society.
Mr.. Robinson closed with a beautiful po-
etical tribute in memoriam.
Mr.. Knapp's Address.
Charles H. Knapp of Baltimore. Aerie,
No. 50, also spoke on Our Departed Broth
ers," The Eagle Orchestra, conducted by
Charles v. Schofield, gave a number of Sc
lections. There was a solo by Mr.. John A.
Finnegan and trio by Mr.. Finnegan, Miss
Mabel Latirner and Mr.. Frank A. Rebstock.
Rev. Mr. Lawrenson pronounced the bene-
diction, and the meeting was closed with
the singing of the hymn, Nearer, My God,
tn Thee" in which the audience Joined
with the members of the aerie.
The families of the four dead members
occupied boxes on the left side of the house.
An Impressive Service.
The most impressive moments in the
exercises were during the roll call OF the
dead, The lights in the auditorium were
extingushed and the stage was only IL
lumined by a candelabra in the center, con-
taining four lighted tapers. The secretary
called three times each the names of the
four dead. His voice sounded in solemn
cadence. Each call was followed by a re-
yeille on the bugle from the rear of the
stage out of view of the audience. When
the name was called twice a lighted taper
was extingushed. On the third cali. stimuli
taneous with the sound of the bugle. came
set piece made up Of days above the heads