The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-11
N MEMORY Of DECEASED

III MEMORY Of DECEASED
The Elks Held Their Annual Memor.
ial Services In Honor of Their
Deceased Members.
Sunday afternoon occurred the an
nual memorial exercises OF the Be
nevolent Protective Order of Elks,
and which were held in the Gale the
atre. The Elks assembled in their
lodge room and marched to the the
atre, taking their places in the front
of the lower floor, while the officers
took positions on the stage, which
had been appropriately decorated.
There were a good many friends of
the Elks In attendance.
The exercises opened with the rit-
ualistic work of the order under the
direction Of w. M. Herbert, the Ex-
allied Ruler.
In connection with the services a
choice musical program was render
ed, Mrs. Maud Silspy-Nichols pre-
siding at the piano as accompaniste.
Mrs. Samuel Weir sang a contralto
solo, THE Lord is My Shepherd"
by VanderWater, and i vas rem
dered with fine taste and skill. Misses
Morris and Gutenberg sang a duet,
entitled, II Waited for the Lord,
by Mendelssohn, which was render
ed In an appreciative manner. Mrs.
Charles G. Woods also sang "The
Lord is My Shepherd" by Liddel, as
as q soprano solo that was well
adapted to her voice and which she
presented we'll. The Elks male quar-
tet, composed of Messrs. McLough-
lin, Wells, Michels and Wells, rem
dered Lead Kindly Light as the
opening ode. of the order with good
effect. Mr.. A: J. David read an APP
propriate selection which reflected a
beautiful, sentiment 81, the day.
Hon, Thog!. H. Null, Of Huron, de-
liyered, the address Of 4eulogy. He
referred With. tenderness to the cere-
monial Of. the order In memory of
the edeceasedamealbers and touched
in an interesting way of the facts of
! life and death Taking up the OBJ
ject OF thes6rder Mr.. Null said in
part: ~. ~ Mi,s.
The Benevolent land Protective
Order Of Elks isSa .fraternal society
and in common with. the. great fra
tefna1asocieties of the day, its teach
ings relate to the affAbrs Of this life.
It's teachings relate to the social
duties and obligations of Its mem
Bers to each other primarily and to
society in general We might spec
ializes and talk of the teachings Of
the order with reference to charity,
brotherly love, etc. but we can best
express our views by saying that the
ultimate result of it all is to lead
men to right living. We do not SOL
lett our members to live right for
mere personal aggrandizement or re-
ward, but rather for the good of the
Order of which we may be members
and for the upbuilding Of society.
Unlike the church, we offer no re:
ward for right living, and prescribe
no punishment for the erring ones.
The only inducement offered the in
dividual to live right, is the reward
which comes to him as a natural re-
suit of such living. If a man lives
right. he will enjoy the respect, con-
fdence and love of his associates and
of the community in, which he lives.
These rewards bring with them new
obligations and responsibilities.
That man who has gained the con-
fdence and love OF. his fellows at
onee becomes a high priest to whom
his less fortunate brothers look for
advice in trouble, strength in weak
ness. and comfort in sorrow.
"You ask what constitutes right
living? l answer, there can be no fix
ed standard. There can be no fixed
standard because of the lack of uni
formity In individual capabilities and
because of the ever changing Soc
ial conditions.
"a few years ago, society branded
as q coward the man who would not
fight when challenged; today, SOC
iety Furnishes those who accept a
challenge. Not long ago, man main
tanned his personal. his property and
his martial rights by brute force.
sMsrongs suffered by him were re-
dressed by personal prowess. Today.
assaults are inexcusable and force is
only permitted when necessary in
defense Of U persons or property
ard the degree of iorce must only
be sufficient to prevent the threaten
ed iniury