The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-12-05
Pretty Lessons Taught
By the E|ks
Memorial Services Held "a at the Opera House
sunday---Gov. John Burke Delivered the
EuIoey---Beautiful>D Decorations

MluOL LOuSc %. Z. ~. =. i<O' 4VOO,
observed the regular annual Memor.
sial services at Jacobson's opera house
ata:2 O'Clock Sunday afternoon with
exercises most fitting and impress.
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AS the Minot lodge is the baby Elk
lodge Of the United States, having
just organized, there are no depart
ed dead, therefore the services were
held for those Of the other three
lodges of the state. Fargo, Grand
Forks and Jamestown. The number
of departed ones from those lodges
comprise forty-eight.
The Exalted Ruler of the lodge, L.
J. Palda, Jr., made a few timely re
marks calling attention to the object
of the meeting. While it is possible
that the departed Elks were not con
scious of this meeting yet such a
gathering will do much to teach the
lesson Of good fellowship and char
ity to those living.
The program was opened by sever
alsselections by the orchestra, wher
the Elks marched to the front o1
the house and were seated. The of
ficers took their regular stations.
Rev. Mr.. MacMullen pronounced
the Invocation after which the male
quartette, F. Schulz, DR.. Storey, II
Schulz and John Marquette SAM
Comrades in Arms" in a pleasing
manner. The roll of Honored deat
was then read, and .-as each ones
name was called, the light of thu
candle representing his life wa'
snuffed out. The forty-eight candles
had been arranged in the form of ;
cross and the scene was beautiful.
Mrs. R. E. Barron sang t'Land o
Eternal Light" very 4 sweetly an<
after Gov. Burke's Eilogy, Miss
Blanche Lynch, another of Minot'!
popular yocalists sang Lead Kindly
Light" The exercises were closed
by the benediction pronounced b,
Rev. N. F. Ellsworth. .. !.
The opera house had been beauti
fully decorated with ferns, chrystan
theums, carnations and lilies and thu
colors Of the Elks were everywhere
to be seen. The crowd was just large
enough to comfortably fill the house
The lessons taught. by the Elks
that afternoon were excellent ane
might we'll be followed by everyone
'The faults Of our brothers, We
write upon the sands,
Their virtues upon the tablets o
love and memory"
Gov. John Burke of North Dakota
was present and delivered the Eulogy
The governor is a pleasing speaker
and made an eloquent plea for goot
fellowship, quoting the poets Burns
and Moore frequently. He believes
that Burns ought to be poet laureate
Of the lodge of Elks. His sp sch
in full follows.
Dear friends and brothers:
This is holy day-sacred to th'
tender memories and holy ties tina
bind the living and the dead. Sacre,
to the memory Of our departed broth
ers, who, grown weary upon life;
journey, have crossed over and ar
waiting and watching for US on thu
other side of the River of Life. Never
more will they grace our lodge room
with their presence; never more viii
they lend wisdom to the council cham
Der, nor mirth to the social session
They are dead-and yet alive in the
memory oftheir friends-and in oul
heart Of hearts:
where lilies and roses ami violets
blue,
Bloom in our hearts for the brave and
true.
They may not know Of these mem
orial exercises; we do not know; we
cannot look beyond the pale Of human
life, aud from the silent, voiceless
tomb there comes no response. But
whatever their knowledge IN the bet.
tsr lana may be., we Do know. that