The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-08
Elks Honor Memory of their Dead.

The fourth annual memorial service
or lodge of sorrow was held by Owosso
Lodge No. 753 B. p. o. Elks Sunday
afternoon at the temple. The lodge
room and galleries were filed to their
capacity by members and friends, a
large number of ladies being present.
The altar was draped with ferns. The
front of the room was reserved for the
lodge members who marched from the
floor below and the opening exercises
were conducted by the lodge with Past
Exalted Ruler Pickert acting as Exalted
Ruler, assisted by Past Exalted Ruler
E Ills as Esteemed Leading Knight; s Il.
Parkill. Esteemed Loyal Knight; ID. q.
Hoyt, Lecturing Knight; Fred Edwards,
Secretary; G. o. Loring, Treasurer;
Harry Clough, Esquire; John AFFORD,
Inner guard; James Osburn, Chaplain;
G. Owen, Tyler.
Tubb's orchestra rendered four fine Sc
lections of appropriate music during the
program. The Acme Quartette rem
dered Zone Vacant Chair, ""One Sweet
ly Solemn Thought" and the opening
ode and DR.. r. j. Tick sang THE Earth
is the Lords" and all were much appre-
ciated. Miss Mabel Ferry rendered
violin solo preceding the remarks on the
late August Wesener. James Osburn
read the lodge prayer and benediction.
Odell Chapman delivered an address
on Elks' charity that made deep i'm
preston on all who heard it. He said
the past was behind us, the future
ahead of us and we live only in the pres
emit moment. Everything must be done
now. The past cannot be recalled, the
future is unknown. We must exercise
charity-a broad charity-it is more
than giving of the worlds goods. Giving
of these must be done 80 as not to cause
embarrassment or humiliation. But
the other charity, that of fellowship and
encouragement, the withholding of the
word or action that will injure the feel
ings of brother or friend. Show ap-
probation of all good acts and deeds.
We would all be quick to restrain the
crushing of flowers or emblems put on
the grave of a friend, yet we allow the
beautiful thoughts of the living to be
crushed without thought of it. The
flowers on the grave do the dead no
good and are poor tribute compared
to the one good act toward the living.
Nothing is more distressing than to find
that friend is false, but the faithful
ness of friend makes life worth living.
Some would wreck life's hope for spoil
for themselves, but it makes a poor
foundation and must lose in the end.
Americans like to "roast" but there is
never the pleasant relation that pre-
viously existed after the words are
spoken. Write the faults on the sand,
the virtues upon the tablets of love and
memory.
Stanley E. Parkill eulogized August
Wesener, the only brother who had
passed away during the year. He said
every man had mission which becomes
noble one if he develops the best
that's in him-the great merchant, the
doctor, lawyer, statesmen, musician.
The evolution is from small beginning
as is the evolution of man from the
baby. The man who developes the bad
rather than the good has no place in the
community. Judged by these standards
August Wesener was successful in a
high degree. He stood at the head in
his line of work. He was worker.
He was noOonsumed by his own i'm
portance, but gave prodigally of his
talents; put his life into his melodies,
his whole being was wrapped up in it
and yet he never lost the even poise, but
a glance of the eye, movement of the
head, a swaying of the body showed
that his soul was in the work. His or
chestra passed with him and lives only
in memory, but his impress is left on
the community. He was not only
musician. but good business man,
good husband; he loved his wife; he
loved his home life and his music was
best when he nestled his violin under
his chin and walked from room to room
unconscious of his surroundings--living
in world apart. If to lead a commun-
ity to better things is to deserve credit
then he was richly deserving and al
though the heard melodies were sweet
the unheard ones are sweeter There
fore, Oh Master, play on.
Southwest Bennington.