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in private individual and public official a
deep seated sense OF civic responsibility.
1t Is intensely American. 1t opens its
doors only TO the citizen OF this country,
but Il makes no distinction between him
who was born within ita limits and him
who has come from other lands and iden-
titles himself Loyalty with our instltu-
ton and our ~endeavors.
The order Of Elks is liberal In it's relig-
ious attitude. II seeks to dictate no man 3
religion and It questions no mans creed.
1t realizes that the prime need OF the
world is TO- think the right and to do the
man may do this the more effectively along
the line of a creed that is dear to him, an
vastly different creed, equally dear to such
other, while still a third may reach the
short, the order makes upon its membership
no religious requir ement except a recogni-
ton of and belief In that supreme agency
which, through the ~tireless centuries makes
for righteousness. 1t leaves each religious
organization of the world 20 pursue Its
work undisturbed. and by its " effort
In turn. the order does its work by the
the work for the upiift OF. humanity,
to The 1Ss ORDER D1St. Of Glks 81 = ,S S%PSS oms ay1 Pl al sf
life's tenderest relations. 1t IL an advocate
OF rational enjoyment and an enemy Of ex-
through congenIai oompanionship and
hearty enjoyment, and always with due re.
gard to the feelings Of others. brighter and
Above all, II seeks to draw men together.
to bring them into sympathetic touch with
tSs 1ops ! SI;o & TaS 3, t Il 1se T TfSi 1 %Oas IN
sary now as It was in the days when He
Of the gentle mind and loving heart walked
and talked by the blue waves OF Galnlee.
ribut to Recent Dead.
Brother Stuart, In his eulosy, paid par
ocular tribute to each OF the eight rnen-
bers of the lodge who hRvs answers
deaths call since the memorial exercises of
a year ago,
Since its organization, December q, 1899,
the Council Bluffs lodge of Elks has been
called upon to mourn the loss of thirty
nine members by death. During the exer-
cises the names of the deceased members
appeared on a large electric lighted screen
on the stage and as the roll was called by
the secretary the names in order vanished
from the screen. The names of the de-
ceased members and the dates of their de-
mise follow:
John H. Baird, March u. 1908; John N.
Baldwin, April 10, 1908; Thomas B. Bald
10, 1907; e. B. Bowman, December 80, 1906;
l.. S. Bullard, July 13. 1907; ]. NJ. Campbell
March IS. 1908; James r. Doty, August IL,
NJ. Fenion, September Is, 1901; H. w,
F1ndlay, March rs, 1903; Walter Groneweg.
July 16, 1908; Fred w. A. Geise, May 8,
1914 IL. II. CRAM, november y, 1910 =. H.
Hannah, December "a, 1907; Samuel Hass,
December 16, 1900; H. D. Harle. November
s, 1907; w. e. Haverstock, Nay 6, 1902
F. H. Hill, February IA, 1907; ], w. Jacobs,
February %, 1908; F. e. Kingsbury, Sep
TENDER II, 1907; DIR. t. b. Lacy, March "a,
1907; Charles Lunkley, April 10, 1906; DR..
D.. Macrae ST., August IA, 1907; Karl w.
Mayne, June 10, 1SSi N. d. Miller, July 2,
1907; o. c.. Nelson, February II, 1908; c.. G.
Potter. October 81, 1904; DR.. F. M. Powell,
August 16, 1903; John Schoentgen, october
IS, 1906; c. NJ. Sharpe. october 4, 1907; II.
F. sucksdorf, February l. 1895; John J.
Sullivan jr., December "a, 1906; John t.
Tidd, January 10. 1906; DR.. Theodore A.
Trulson, November 10, 1903; b. o. Tucker,
June 10, 1907; Edwin II. Walters, October
I u, 1906; A. w. Wyman, July ?, 1908; c. c,
! Yancey. October 10, 1908.
The officers of the lodge who took part
in the exercises are:
Joe w. Smith, exalted ruler; D. e
Stuart, esteemed leading knight; J. @
Wadsworth, esteemed loyal knight; Otto F
Rempke, esteemed %lecturing; George c
Wise, secretary; H.. l.. Tingley. treasurer
E. L. Duquette, esquire; c.. A. Cooke, tyler
Rev. o. o. Smith chaplain; +. NJ. Williams
inner guard; NJ. B. l.. Bouricius, organist
H. II. Van Brunt, e. w. Davenport, F. Il
Children, trustees.