The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-12-07


each Elk's lodge the roll OF honor in
It's community. bur M Brothers We
too often forget the obligations re
owe not only 10 our Exalted Refers
and the officers Of tie lodge. but also
mark you well the words. 10 ever
Elk on the fgec Of The earth. We some
times speak in a sighting manner Of
our Brother Elks. disparage, nav eren
malig1. their character nd good name.
This Is not EIkdom- sone good ira
ternzl fellow has said
There is 50 much bad in he best Of
And 50 much good in he wors. Of Is
That il doesn't behoTe any Of Us
To talk about the resi- OF us~
Shakespeare says he who sseais nv
purse steals trash; It's something is
nothing Twas mine: lis his. IN. he
who ro5s ne OF ny good name. steals
TAI which does not enrich him and
makes ne poor indeed
Now M brothers. if il Is % black
crime 10 rob man CT his goo5 reD-
uJation- 10 malign his charatcer and
good name. il must D. corresBondfns-
u great virtue TO enable a man 10 build
up his good name and reputation. Let
us AL Do this
have heard somewhere in Ell lii.
erature, this thought.
We I've for those MO love Us
For the hearts We know are true.
For me hearers that bend atoye rs
AID IL good thai Ne can DO.
hold this true, t5as love for ones
country a deep fel, patriotism, i 4
great factor II building up character
II the Individual rs influence Is *
ceeded though. by lore fo- ones
fellow man The 7esl fraternal lore
which Tols-oi describes a. love and
generosity prompted b. 10 aopa o.
reward 10 desire 70 gain OF maintain
. reputation for generosity. hat Is
prompted only By loya II The common
brotherhood Of nan Ehtch exists lust
20 surely IS does exist he common
Fathsrhood Of Cod
While II an eastern city fe# days
Ego the Exalted Ruler Of bdse said
70 NE, Thal surprises ne IL Elsdorn
i the absolute equality q lis mem
bership IN tte order h said ne
have here II orr city nan bershiu
Defendants q Engiiz.. Irish. German
French. A-nenians. Austrians. Agsvri-
s1s and olaer countries. IN here
they are Is oze. paylg tribute To he
stars and stripes and TIE brotherhood
Of naa- He said. We hare IN our
lodge judges Of The superior and GRIM
inz3 court aaE IaEyers ~ho shed lrstra
On their profession and the social
standing q ou- ctr. Eho meet here On
a absoluts eguality wi-h nea Who dig
t1e trenches s-d sweep The streets. We
have ministers and dtvinss Who race
tae EElp5ts Of ar most fashionable
churches rho IN CIR go5ge rooms hail
- brothers. G-aeE mez Of different -
ligzo1s b@.iats dlz-atrtcaIlr opposite
. 1hsir teachings We hare members
FEo are among the ne1 sao pzy ne
la-gast s1ou1- u ta1es II he city and
Members xho az only known On ire
assessors 5c5ks - pairing z poi tx.
and yer w2e1 tasy Dee- N orr lodge
-ooI. s7i1saee 81 n absolute eQraI-
III ca b seen e ali times and II
eey III cc7t1zze EIks thro1gfgou. life.
TIER names 70 side ~ side OF or ne
-1cE4al tz6}ets / i n error u sIsezs
q ones past Hts K -he poss@ssiYe
case i COS not belong 10 rs X i
elEea1y Z usf-er ot record. OF histC,r-y.
= 14o1g 70 M community IL EhEca
~ lTeof Nhich W are part The
pyesslI 0zly : available 10 Il. belongs
70 n Tae tre belongs 10 Cod
alone s. NJ 5.otaerS. Ee should 81
5esyor II M 9ra=zt 10 extend the
h=erszs. az-sz1eEe. TIE rzdien.
sme TIE IVtie axis Of thoughtful
peaz. he Kind words ot erco1zage
zsae Eh5ca 20 1zr 10 gain The
log= q or teIloxa zz3 to bring rerfola
blessings aI.g1 our oEn lives Do this
Brothers ezc1 Or and vaea yoUr
1z-es are zeza - Il sone Memorial
dzy ~ Leg ~ -izcsd u1oa the ne