Douglas Island news., 1904-08-31
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DEDICATION OF EAGLES
CEMETERY

On last Suuuby dACeHuOOu3 DOoSAeAS Aerie No. IT, F. o. E., officially dedi- cated to it's sacred purpose a plot of ground in the Douglas Cemetery. Be- sides the members of the order, who appeared in full regalia, large number of citizens assembled to witness the ceremony.
 Odes were sung by the Aerie, solos by FIG. Purinton and George Manning, an invocation by the Rev. Thomas Coyle, and a dedicatory address by District Deputy Grand President FL mer E. Smith.
 Mir. Smith said:
 Ladies, Buzzards and Brothersi-
 There in the distance, are three great cities, Douglas, Treadwell and Juneau, cities of the living. There the air is filled with smoke and dust, and the discordant sound of blasting and ma chiuery. There the ear vibrates with the deafening noise of the stamps and the whirr of activity. There the human heart pulsates with love and hate, with ecstacy and grief, with passion and crime; There the human brain wears itself away with thoughts of ambition, conquest and wealth. Here we gather together as a great city. Here the air is filled with the perfume of flowers, and the songs of birds and the dashing of the placid waves. Here is peaceful rest and quiet. This ground we dedi- cate to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. For when an Eagle takes his last long homeward flight, here be may rest in peace. There the human heart is no longer the battlefield for human hopes and disappointments, nor is the human brain wearied and Jagged by passions siege. In the midst of turmoil, we can gather here, and feel confident that no matter how large and strong our worldly prison, here is door that as- sures escape. Once resting here, the waves of earthly strife may beat with thunderous sounds upon our very graves, but we are assured that an Eagle resting here will be undisturbed. Here we can come and hold communion with those that have proceeded us; with love in our hearts for the living, with hope in our heart for the dead.
 The Eagles have set aside this day as Dedication Day, like the great Amer ican Nation which set aside certain days for various celebrations.
 The victories and defeats of peace are greater than those of war. It is better by far to love your fellow-man as yourself Y, than to smite him with an unkind word. It is better by far, to hold a cup of water to his parched lips and speak kind word of com fort and to cheer him with smile. These are lessons taught by the Fra ternaI Order of Eagles. These are the principles to which we pledge our honor and our lives. So let us remember our motto boys, Liberty, Justice, and Equal ity. And by virtue of my office, I pro- claim this plot, within this inclosure, dedicated to the Fraternal Order of Eagles. And let this be a monument to the elevation of mankind. Let it stand meath heavens blue dome and starry sky, tipped by frey rays of the rising and setting sun, wrapped in the glory of the pale cold moon, crowned by the darkened cloud of night, at tackled by all clements of earth and sky, by sobbing winds and bowling gales. This cemetary, l say again will be as a monument of, Liberty, Truth Justice and Equality. In the Eagles nest all are equal. Dedicated in the name of Douglas Aerie No. IF, Frater nal Order of Eagles.