Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-07
ELKS LODGE
OF SORROW
Annual Memorial Exercises Held bv
the Order in This City Sunday
Afternoon.
JUDGE HoLLoWAv's ADDRESS
1t is Fine Effort--A Very pie..ina
Musical Program Carried
Out.

Out
EiKs nall was crowded Sunday af
ternoOn, and the memorial services
oI the order were made notable bv
Tue presence of w. l.. Holloway. asso
ciate Justice Of the supreme court al
the orator of the occasion. The Mai,
form was decorated with the Elks col
ors, uraped, and with cut flowers and
potted plants and ferns. Exalted Rnl
er Il. r. Chandler presided ana tho
ritual work was carried out in an i'm
pressiVe manner. A fine musical nro
gram mad been prepared. selectinns
Deing given by a quartet composed n
u. II. Beasley, Miss Whiting OswaI1
lehman and Mrs. Brewer. The Ger
OF THIS part of the program was fl
cornet solo by Miss Mabel Raker
whose rendering Of Nearer. NV God
10 Thee was most artistic and Meas
ing. The Prayer was offered bv Rev
Henry Quickenden, Of the presbvter
ian church. ''0A
| Judge Holloway makes no preten
sion OF being an orator, but he is a,
earnest and effective speaker. and ihs
steady diction Of his address charmei
MS hearers. He spoke as follows.
Judge Holloway's Address.
1t is beautiful custom which nm
this day convenes the Elks of IN
land into Lodges of Sorrow" III.
jest and frolic and fun of the soc,..
session are forgotten. We Law asid
tnS happy rltual and close the banQuee
nalls OF mirth. With becoming ser
BUSINESS OF purpose, We meet to hon
Ut our absent brothers whose name
naye Deen engraved on the mustce
IoIs Oh the dead. Wearied with ia
Tolls OF life. they have halted by III
wayside, and, relieved of their bur
u a repose today in dreamless sleep
aney 10 not need our sympathy
VINO knows but that they are bette
Oh tnan we? Rather. we meet to pro
hounce their eulogies and to ponde
over the philosophy OF life. For at
Ter all, life and death present tn
greatest problems within the human
ken. A''
Our order fully appreciates the bib
neal truth: Man that is born VI
woman is OF few days and full O
trouble, and with this appreciation
we undertake to make the most
NE. Our order is essentially optimis
NC. We look about us for tongue,
III trees, books in the running brooks
sermons IN stones and good in every
tnlng. We look on the bright side
VI lie and preach a gospel of hope
we believe the world is growing bet
Ter every day and every year: thu
mere is more charity. more Justice
more love every day. We look for
more sunshine and less shadow. more
Joy and less grief
We teach good fellowship, good CIT
lzenship and intense love Of home
we furnish all our lodge rooms with
tae emblem OF our country. Not in
charlty. but in friendship We aid our
Needy brothers. We succor the wild.
oWs, We educate the orphans, we care
Tor the living and bury the dead. We
teach charity towards Offenders and
!oVe for all mankind. We strive for
higher ideals in government and foe
the common welfare of all. The watch.
Word OF our order is good cheer.
Light hearts and happy faces greet
each other in our lodge rooms and
around our festal boards. Whereyec
Elks are gathered, there the better
elements OF our natures are cultivat.
ed and the sum of human happiness
is increased.
Our order does not seek to sun.
plant the church or it's generous in
huences, but finds abundant oppor.
tunitles in the more practical affairs
OF life. 1t teaches high ideals but
makes no idle dreamers. We do NOT
accept present conditions as an ulti.
mate desideratum; neither do we be.
moan the fact that our lives are casa
WIN this generation. We know that
evll exists, that corruption in high
places is rampant, that there is ine.|
quality in the distribution of wealth.
even VI the necessaries of life. that
wnlle some repose in luxury. others|
must bare their breasts to the furies
OF the winters and nights of life.
On the very face Of nature are writ.
Ten IN fearful characters stories Of!
misfortune, of misery and death. butl
WIN zeal for a lofty purpose our or.
der seeks to change conditions for theI
common good Of all. It would upliftI
the fallen, champion the weak, sub
Que party spirit. soften down the as.I
perlties OF life and bind in one great
brotherhood, men of all classes. opin,
ions and creeds.
The laws Of our order are reasonI
and justice. The benevolence of ourI
order Is the well-spring of love whichI
waters the seeds of friendship andI
charity that they may grow into ey.
erlasting realities. We decry humanI
warfare and teach peace ON earth.
good will towards men. We strivoI
to make life more desirable by lessen.I
ing Its ills. tightening its burdens. oy.
erlooking it's f0ibles and promotinsl
peace and prosperity. its xladness anIl
hope.
We cultivate social intercourse. but
recognize the serious side Of life. vel
offer sympathy and aid in time m
trouble, but appreciate that after ri |
everyone must meet his own RESPONSE |
bilities-must pass his own Gethsem.|
ane. We dwell upon the beauties oil
living. but realize that In the end
there awaits for all Of US the silencel
of the tomb.
TO our absent brothers who haveI
entered their chambers "in the silentl
halls Of DEATH" who have fought al
good fight. who have fnished theirI
course, who have kept faith With
mankind, We pay the tribute of curl
anecti0nate regard. We cherish thel
recollection of their virtues and coy.l
er their faults with a mantle Of char.
ity. They were not perfect. andl
neither are We; but II In their livasl