Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-04
upon the sand. their virtues on the tablets
| OF love and memory"

| He opened by saying:
The most saddening and pathetic thought
! that ever gains dominion over the mind
OF man is Some day | shall be gone and
| forgotten
| Even these friends that cluster around
| me today, even these loved ones Of the
! family circle from whose eyes shine forth
the hottest love must in the order OF
things, some day forget me. A sweet singer
once clothed his beautiful thought in
these words, For memory is the only
friend that grief can call its own"
] come to you today an humble brother
| OF an order that has one office more beau
tiful In It's ritual and its work than all
others combined. 1t is that one that says
IN spirit, not only to all of its brothers,
1 but TO all mankind that comes within the
reach of its influence, I'VE will not for
get you. You may be gone, but you will
not be forgotten"
Once year at least we will meet wher-
ever Elkdom is known, and spiritually we
will reach forth again the hand OF brotherly
love and the hand OF fellowship and say
YOU are not forgotten; we have buildcd
well and permanently in this order upon
the idea given forth by the Son of Man;
we are planted upon those spiritual prin-
ciples that Christian thought which / hope
we say to our absent brothers there is
no death. there is simply a passing be-
yond' We believe in the Man that said
to the world in His divinity. IT am the
resurrection and the life" who said 10
HIS apostles in performing an act that He
upon earth. DO this in com rlnp alton
Of me" We build upon that thought and
though you. my brothers, may pass
before, you will still be in spiritual COM
munion with us.
Star of Hope Stiu shines.
A great mind once saba master of Iogic
ana Enghsh, but who denied the great
truths of Christian roligon--when brought
TO the grave of loved one as even we
come today: Life is a narrow vale be-
tween the cold and barren peaks OF two
eternities We strive in vain to look he
yond the heights. We cry aloud but our
only answer is the echo Of our waiting
". hs Fnf Tine nf he
plying dead there comes no word: but in
the night of death hope sees a star, and
lstenlnB love can hear the rustic of a
wing. IL is that sentiment my brothers.
that animates we meet here today;
that makes us say to those absent brothers
whose names shine forth before us, and
who have passed into the great unknown,
There Is no death, IL is simply a separa-
ton" We can still feel for a brief mo-
now forever cold. For few moments we
with our friends, can again stand within
the beam of that smile that in life meant
so much to us. Again we hear from their
may look back over those acts in their
lives that made us honor. revere and re-
spect them, and say to them
At the Great white Gate.
You have simply been blessed by pre-
gone before. We are still In the turmoil
of life, it is true, seeing much of its beau
ties but also compelled to witness it's
ugliness; you have already won your re-
ward. AS weary pilgrims you have laid
down your burdens at the great white gate.
fruition of the hope which now ex-
press to you individually contained in the
lines:
"Buld thee more stately mansions, oh my
As the swift seasons roll.
Let each dome mightier than the last
Shut thee from heaven with dome more
vast,
Till thou at length are free.
Leaving our WORKOUT shell on LIES I'M
resisting sea-"
We come to you today. my friends the
day OF eo Ine eS you WtS no d esson to
teach but the lesson of hearts overflow
ing with love, veneration and reverence FOR
those who have gone before. In song we
speak to you OF glorious resurrection.
In brief speech we eulogize the absent
brothers. we bid them goodby. and wish
the final Christians prayer, Requiescat In
Pace, and say in spirit to those brothers
spiritual fraternity again today. and in
dulge the hope that is predominant in our
''He will lie patiently there in his place.
His struggles a part of his life and story;
Till sometime the morning will flash In his
And he will awake to its gladness and
glory"
Music "A striking Feature.
The music, vocal and instrumental, was
a very important part of the mornings
exercises. It was furnished by the fol-
lowing persons
The Charles Hagenow String Quartet.
Lincoln, Neb.-Charles Hagenow, first vio-
lin; William Quick. second violin; Mrs.
Charles Hagenow, viola; Miss Lillian
Eiche violoncello.
The Elks Quartet-C. r. Miller, frst
tenor; c. p. Moriarty. second tenor; H. V.
Burkley, baritone; T, F. Swift, basso
N4t.g CopanaOn Y,,azzO sODranO
First Presbyterian Church Quartet-Miss
Louise Jansen, soprano; Miss Anna Bishop,
contralto: w. S. McCune, tenor; Fred q.
Ellis, baritone.
Miss Corinne Paulson. accompanist.
The two numbers by the string quar-
tet were played with exquisite touch
and the measures suited excellently the
spirit which possessed the audience. The
Flks quartet sang 1.-THE Vacant Chair out
of sight Of the hearers and the rendition
was tender and sweet in it's spiritual note-
The quartet of the First Presbyterian
church had been loaned to the Elks for
the day and was a happy selection by the
lodge. Both numbers given by the quar-
tet the ''Te Deum," by Kotschmar. and
"Abide with Me-" by Housley, were treats
OF sacred song voiced by singers almost
perfectly trained to sanctify the hope OF
Iingeringly mournful friendship.
Miss Blanche Sorenson's solo, THE Home
Land" was soulful and full of expression.
the minor chord touching 10 a degree
SHOW Me Thy Ways, o LORD Miss
Louise Jansen's solo, was sung In a manner
10 bring out all the beauty OF its phrasing
and the rising young contralto was in
splendid voice. Fred q. Ellis is deserving
OF equal praise for his selection from
/ Elijah 1T is Enough"
The lodge members Joined in singing their
opening ode and the Doxology- being
assisted IN the latter by the singers behind
/ the scenes.
( The following Elks We're on the commit
! tees on reception and memorial:
Reception-W. Beech Taylor. A. H. Bur
| nett, Robert Cowell, L. r Lucas, John A
Creighton. NJ, r. Murphy p c Heafey
| w. A. Green.
Memorial-D. p. Welpton, John A. Kuhn,
| ID. NJ. Vinsonhaler, Gould Dietz, Frank A.
Furay.
List of Absent Brothers.
The Elks who died during the present
! year were; Robert w. Dyball. February
/ Is 1895; George W. Winters March e.
1905; Harry J, Archer, jr., April 6, 1895:
| l. r. Andrews, July Is, 1906; George s
! WedgewoOd, July 81 1895; Paul Grossmann,
/ October Is, 1896.
/ other Elks gone before" since the lodge