The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-10

brothers since our last observance of
Memorial Day Mystic Lodge mourns
the loss of two of our most valued
members, Brother Francis Root Day and
Louis Marks. Ours the loss, theirs the
eternal gain.
On the first day of June, 1906, this
community grieved on hearing of the
death of DR.. T. R. Day, suddenly
stricken in the prime of his life in
the midst of his usefulness, with a
brilliant future assured.
Brother Day was born on the 9th of
August, 1859, of American Revolu-
tionary stock at st. Joseph, Mo-, re-
moving from there to Chicago where
he received his schooling. After a
collegiate course in the University of
Chicago he took the medical course in
the Chicago University graduating class
| of '82 after which he took a post
graduate course in London and Paris.
Returning to Chicago he practiced medi-
cine till 1886 when his health necessi-
tated change of climate. He came
| to Honolulu in the year 1887 and COM
menced the practice of his profession.
| For number of years until his death
| he was associated with DR.. G.. B. Wood
the two having always been as Damon
and Pythias in this community, so
close was their friendship. He became
a member of the Board of Health in
1898 and later it's president. He was
| member OF the Hawaiian Medical AS
ISOLATION often contributing valuable
papers on medical science.
He joined Mystic Lodge by initia-
ton in June 80, 49, His services as
medical man were always at the dis
| posal of this Territory in time of cpl
| demic.
To those who knew him though but
slightly he left an impression calcu-
| lated to strengthen his fellow workers
| in the glorious cause committed to our
keeping, his devotion to our principles,
his easy bearing; the GOODNESS and de-
| cision of character, the goodness which
beamed from his countenance, and the
active intelligence which sparkled from
his eyes all told of those qualities Of
head and heart which so endeared him
to his Brother Knights, and others fall
ing within the pale of his influence. At
all times when the Supreme Chancellor
of the Universe takes from us a shin
| ing light we are stricken with grief
produce, and until time has somewhat
softened the bitterness of death, and
by the clear illumination of reason and
religion we know, what we should al
ways realize, that the pathway to the
tomb is but the commencement of a
higher, holier, and more enjoyable ex-
istence, we cannot give cool expression
to our thoughts and reflections.
Thus it is now, with submission to
the Divine will we are enabled to
spread upon the record for all time our
belief that the many and acknowledged
virtues of our deceased brother have
won for him an everlasting abode in
the happy homes of the blessed.
| Surely if ever mortal deserved i'm :
mortality; and reward for well spent
life in deeds of love and acts of charity,
our brother will find when his book Of
life is opened, that every impulse of
his heart, every aspiration of his soul,
every thought of his mind was full of
friendship for the good and true, of
love for his fellow man; of charity for
the sins and errors of the weak; of
benevolence to all, and bravery in the
pursuit of evil and unrighteousness.
Let this short tribute to his memory
go to swell the chorus which shall
chant his praise, justly deserved.
1t is not often that we are so forcibly
reminded of the uncertainty Of human
life as we were when on the 9th day
| of June of last year our friend ana
brother Louis Marks, was without a
moments warning called from a lite
of usefulness amongst us to the Su-
preme Lodge above. On that Inflated
day in June, with his wife and friends,
he left the city for a pleasure trip into
the country; on starting to return an
accident occurred which caused his
death. One moment, vigorous and
strong, full Of enthusiasm, looking for
ward to many years of usefulness, and