The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-12-06

which shall be commemorated by every
lodge of Elks in sacred session the
memories of departed brothers, and
shall be known as the 'Elks Memorial
Day. and 1t shall be incumbent upon
the Exalted Ruler of each subordinate
lodge to require that the said memorial
service shall be held upon the first
said Sunday in December of each year,
and upon no other day. The
funeral services of departed
brother shall be known as a session Of
sorrow"
In honor of the memory of their
dead, as is their law, the members of
Honolulu Lodge No. GIG, B. P. o. Elks
gathered at the Opera House yesterday
afternoon for the beautiful service that
it is written shall be held. annually,
on the first Sunday in December.
But one member of the Honolulu
lodge, Jacob Bearwald, died during the
past year. and but seven have passed
to the other side since the establish
ment of the order here, four years ago.
For the services yesterday, the dec
orations of the hall were simple, but
most appropriate. Just a great white
cross, outlined in incandescent lights,
was placed at the center of the stage,
facing the audience. on the stage
were seated the officers of the lodge,
and the body of the hall was crowded
with ladies and their escorts, gather
ed to witness the ceremonies.
The program began with a dirge,
1.-THE Gate ofHeaven," given by the Ha-
wailan band. Then. under the leader
ship of Exalted Ruler j. II. Fisher, as
sisted by Rev. A. Macintosh, chap
lain, and the officers of the local lodge,
there was performed the ritual service
| of the Elks. AS the service began the
house was darkened, all but the lights
about the cross and out of the dark
ness the white emblem of eternity
arose and shone as a symbol of that
hope that is beyond the grave. Dur
ing the service, Brother ]. Hastings
Rowland sang the bass solo, Il will
give you rest" and the ritual was fol-
lowed by a prayer by Rev. A. Mack
intosh.
Next was a vocal solo, THE Lord
is Ny Light" by Mrs. C. B. Cooper,
followed by a eulogy of the dead
brother, pronounced by Brother ]. A.
| Hughes.
The band played the "Miserere,"
Mrs. C. b. Cooper and Mr.. Will Ellis
singing the beautiful music from III
Trovatore" behind the scenes.
Brother Hugo Herzer sang 20, Dry
Those Tears" and then Brother A. B.
Loebenstein, of Hllo Lodge. No. 1853,
was introduced as the orator of the
day. He said, in part:
once again are we assembled. broth
ers, while by us there fits another
milestone of our orders existence, to
CONN, cmorate, to cherish and to re-
we're the memory of those brethren
who have gone from our midst into
the great beyond, and to consecrate
anc } dedicate ourselves anew, to the
principles and purposes of our order.
Like the traveller as he pauses for a
while from his weary journey to gaze
back upon the way he came. where
menace and peril lifted their heads to
beset him with every foot of his on
ward progress, with heartache and sor-
row for companions, but undismayed
en- path with an unfaltering trust van
path with an unfaltering trust van
qui'hing all danger. and now from cool
resting place gravely contemplates the
long and dreary pathway still stretch
ing out before him with its yet I'M
known and unencountered perils but
sustained and soothed by the same un-
faltering trust rises to pursue his way
into the unknown beyond so then may
we, on this our day, We who are pill
grims along life's journey, who have
shared joy and sorrow and borne our
burdens, turn from the past to con-
template the future, with that cour-
age and confidence, which is ours by
right of our devotion and loyalty TO
the principles of our order, Charity.
Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity.
This is strenuous life of ours, and
amid its hurry and hustle We have
wandered far from the simple faiths,
the lofty ideals % orr fathers. We
have bred and nourished and cultivat-
ed the gross. the materialistic, the sell
fish, the egotistical side of our nat