The San Francisco call., 1904-10-10
VATIDE SONS HONOR MEMORY
OF THEIR DEPARTED BROTHERS
Splendid Grafton
and EuLOgy
Heard.

the deceased members of the order were
conducted yesterday afternoon at Ma
tive Sons Hall on Mason street.
Despite the gloomy weather the spa
cious hall was filled with daughters and
sons of California, together with many
specially invited persons. The hall was
simply dressed with flowers, bear flags
and the national colors. Prominent
officers Of the order were on the plat
form. Instrumental music. with an oc-
casional vocal selection, was chosen for
the exercises.
Chopin'S "Funebra" was rendered by
F1tZgerald'S orchestra. The opening
remarks were spoken by the chairman,
Judge Frank II. kerrigan, who said
that what was being done by the Ma
tive Sons of San Francisco upon the
sacred occasion had become custom
throughout the State of California. He
declared the solemn services in memory
OF dead Brethren one Of many marks
of respect that helped to make one
feel further interest in the community
in which Californians live. Acts of love
and respect could render it a still bet
ter home.
After an affecting rendition of Lead.
Kindly Light" by the Knickerbocker
Quartet, Rev. A. A. McAllister. u. S.
N, retired, delivered the invocation
and paid splendid tribute to the men
whose names grace the tablets of
brotherly remembrance. His words were
brief and full of feeling and visibly
moved his listeners
Secretary Charles Boldemann read the
list of Our deceased brothers." in
which are the names of young men
who have died during the last year and
who in their time We're leading spirits
IN he I,1
Eighteen parlors have eX-members on
this treasured roll of honor. AS soon
as Secretary Boldemann returned to his
seat Forest Dabney Carr sang Sleep
by Jacques Blumenthal in a rich
bass voice, and selections from Liza
Leumaun's compositions. The eulogy
was then delivered by Judge Frank ].
Murasky, who said in part:
JUDGE MURASKY'S WORDS.
One year ago at our memorial services the
day was bright and clear and II seemed
strange that we should have come from the
outer sunshine into the shadows of the memo
rial hall. To-day the clouds have gathered
ana under such circumstances 1t reminds us
or things that are silent. But we must re-
member. Longfellow has said that the
SHADOWS ana the rain must come to at
some time our brothers have passed away,
but like unto shadows that creep up the noun
tain side the darkness will soon disappear
We must not forget the pioneers whose
places we all in this great community. We
must remember their tolls in what was a
strange unknown and unmeasured land. we
are OF that race the dead were OF that race We
have bound ourselves together to keep alive
our traditions. We are the book in which
their lives are repeated
Miss Eugenia Barker. sang ''Resigna-
tion," a composition by Caro- Roma.
and II. Williams rendered a tenor solo.
EX-Judge John F. Davis then delivered
an grafton, offering a splendid testimo-
nial to the deads He said:
JUDGE DAVIS GRAFTON.
From one years end to another too many Of
US haye no adequate idea OF the perspective of
ence OF death Too many of as move along as
II hynotized by the storm and stress Of occu-
pduon IN the outer world till the death of a
near one brings US to our senses and shocks us
into realization Of the spiritual life For
these and also for those who have all their
lives struggled to obtain in some practical
way right apprehension of the reality of the
spiritual life IL is good to meet once year in
service in memory of those who have gone
OF every life the thoughts that arise within
us-to grow serious and To realize The Iirnifa
tons OF life If but for an hour.
II | mistake not our incucaton of the prfn-
ciples or friendship. loyalty and charity II is
% LOT the purpose of encouraging one another in
the practice Of those virtues in some active
way in our everyday lives. To what end our
praise Of friendship if not an invitation to
practice il in daily lives? To what plr-
pose recalling the historic Incidents of
friendship-Damon and Pythias-the pioneers
the drop of water in the desert-the crust Of
bread in the snowbound canyon. and All the
unnumbered others-if not an exhortation TO
initiate and exemplify this noble virtue strong
as the oak and the granite. deeper than pas
slon. better than love-the pure, undyfng
friendship Of man for man?
Our lessons in loyalty were never meant to
promote a academic interest in civic af-
fairs-to be divorced from the ordinary duties
and burdens of life and TO be practiced only in
fair weather. He Is no true Native Son who
simply admires loyalty, or who can upon oc-
casion grow eloquent upon its beauties and
who yet fails TO do his duty to the State. or
comes Wherever we fail to promote active
cooperation for the best interests of society
spirit for the betterment of our fellow men,
wherever we shirk the common everyday du-
ties Of the citizen we have failed in loyalty.
Active work and self-abnegation is all that
will count. Be our ritual never so splendid,
If we only produce Pharisse who wraps his
robes about him. and thanks his God he is not
as other men, fail Nothing short Of the
acted life itself viii count. The whole purpose
of the inculcation of this doctrine is not mere
ly to create a mere mental realization of the
nobility and beauty OF loyalty but to encour-
age our brothers TO aid the State, and at all
times, under whatever stress, in whatever
presence, at whatever cost, TO do their civic
duty.
And our principle of charity = how un-
active principle. And to what end are our
lessons. IL not an announcement of this
activity? On no charge do we linger more
lovingly than that of charity. None is more
beautiful Yet the reputation of this order
will not rest upon its mere appreciation of
the transcendant beauty of our lesson in that
divine virtue. but in the active promotion of
the virtue. the practice Of which that lesson
encourages
Like all other human institutions, this order
has its shortcomings; in some things II may
not at all times have made good. but no man
will truthfully say OF US that we have
failed in charity. and no brother is there but
feels our record is due in large measure to
the encouragement to active charity resulting
from the exhcrtations and precepts OF the order
And so, 1 feel that memorial service
to-day. in addition 10 the tribute II is meant to
be TO departed dear ones. subserves an
end and "A purpose in the grand plan of mu-
tuel helpfulness on which this order rests II
is an encouragement OF the active spiritual
life. This scene is aid to many of us
1t is a recognition of the spiritual life
1t is good to be here. II is good by our pres
ence TO say to each other that we believe in
the spiritual life. It is good, in this age to
say by our presence that we believe in God
not IL unintellgent cosmic force but in
the God Who marks the swallows fail II Is
good by our presence to proclaim our belief
in the Immortality Of the soul. To many a
brother it is a distinct spiritual encourage
ment
To every brother here this memorial service
itself. In its way, makes for righteousness II
is reminder Of the faulty OF mere human
glory worldly success-that the spirit of
mortal should never be proud. OF what bene-