The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-06
THE LODGE
OF SORROW

Roswell Lodge No. 969 B. T. O.
Elks yesterday afternoon held its an
nual Lodge of Sorrow, or Memorial
Service This event Is annually OBJ
served on the first Sunday in Decem-
ber by every Elk lodge in existence,
but never before in Roswell mas 1t
observed on a scale as elaborate as
yesterday, and but for the cold disa-
greeable wind, the attendance would
no doubt nave taxed the capacity of
the Armory, where the service was
held. As it was, there were about a
half hundred Elks present with prob
ably twice as many outside friends.
The new heating plant of the Ar1nory
was fired up and put the building in
comfortable condition.
The Elks met at their club at 2:30
and marched to the Armory, where
the services was opened at three. The
officers took stations on the stage
and the membership in the front rows
of the center section on the floor OF
the house. The service was opened
with ritualistic work of the order, in
Gliding prayer, the singing of the op-
ening ode and reading of the names
Of the departed brothers of this lodge
who are: Harry W. Walters. Frank
B. Curtis. Hugh Lewis, Jr., of Ros-
well and L. A. Brice of Carlsbad.
Miss Eva Nelson then played Schu-
mann's ''Traumerai' giving the piece
artistic Interpretation, accompanied
| on the piano by Mrs. ]. NJ. Nelson.
Mrs. Fred jolly then sang in most
sympathetic notes Crowninshield's
beautiful song, There is a Land Mine
led on the piano by r. A. A. Chase.
Louis o. Fullen. as speaker of the
afternoon, was then introduced and
| ba dnli No
on the occasion of the laying of the
| cornerstone of the Elk Temple, ov-
er year ago. On this occasion he
spoke along the religious line of Elk
| dow, as he sees it, and not only gave
a good Interpretation of what the Elk
| believes Is expected OF him in a re-
lgious way, but advanced many beau
| iful thoughts. and they were beauti-
fully told. He preached the doctrine
of sunshine and cheerfullness and the
charity OF thought as well as of deed.
He said that the Elk lodge cares no.
| for the dogmas ard creeds, but asks
| the questions, do you care for your
| fellow mani" and do you scatter
kindness as you pass along your
wav?" He denounced the long-faced.
hypocritical crank who goes about
| wearing sack-cloth and ashes and
praised the cheerful soul WHO in mid
week as Well as Sunday, does the
best ne can to treat men as he would
| be treated and has a smile on his
face instead of a scowl, has kind
word for the people he meets and
helps those in need with word of
cheer as well as with mis- worldly
means. When man has lived this
| kind of a life, he, the speaker said,
need not fear to meet his God, and 1t
| is the belief of Elks that 1t is we'll
| with those of such who have gone be-
| fore. Tine lecture was but twenty
| minutes in duration, but the subject
vas well covered and the speaker
! closed when he reached mis- crowning
| point.
| The special program was concluded
| with "A song by Walter Paylor, who
gave Tennyson's Crossing the Bar"
to the music of Fearis, his voice
sounding rich and sympathetic, with
TIE accompaniment by Miss Margar-
Il Hinson.
| The lodge closed with the doxology.
The officers who took the parts We're
Exalted Ruler Otto Baumer; Esteem
| ed Leading Knight, Fred G. Hunt;
Esteemed Loyal knight, A. A. Ririe;
EsteeTed Lecturing knight, f. A. Lo-
| hmau. Secretary, Percy Evans; Es-
| quire. Geo. VI. Williams; Chaplain.
John III. jenkins, and Lecturer L. o.
/ Fullan.
Just rsceived-nore Soap Stone
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