The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-06
Bemidji Lodge, No. l052 B. 1. y. E.,
6 Participated in Annual Services, ::
Sunday Afternoon. l..
TRACY BANGS OF GRAND FORKS
DELIVERED MEMORIAL ADDRESS
The Vocal and : sira ', 1 llu'iea'
:. *: I Program e. E.psuayft
~ i: Attractive.

lne members e nemaap Lodge,
No. 1852, b.. .. Eli, aad many
visiting brethren 81 the order OBJ
served Elks Memorial sunday in
this city yes,nlaay,. when appropriate
exercises xsreIheld II H. City Opera
House, there bsine 4 nod attend.
Easee, considefiux she exeeedingly
E.&.,,, ,.,,.,+h.x. /, s... *isma,
A splendid psokra.n rendered,
thesteature 5of1vhleah ~ II M memor.
ial address m4de 81 Hon. Tracy
Bangs Of Grand Fa.is II. d. who
delivered; one Of thes finest tributes
Of Nkdom aud eneouraginIg the gen.
eral brotherhood bf y man that has
been heard in this sectionaof the
state. :: 4 j., !.
Prior to the services held IL the
hail., the members,of the order met
at Masonic hall and marched in a
body to the City opera House, filing
into the hall in double column, the
officers marching to the stage and
taking positions, while the others re-
manned standing 1t their chairs all
seating themselves at the sound of
the gavel. r..
The following was the program
prepared by the committee, and
which was caEriedfhse as published;
=volunt ary p plsubenste'n's Melody in
= ,,,,-.Arr. by Tobin
lMAs11N's ORCHESTRA.
REV. b. F. PARsHALL. St. Cloud Lodge. SIG
Solo-"The Lord Is Ny Light" .,..,A llis, on
N. B. BLACK. Grand Forks. -
MRS. MAsr1N. Accompanist. !"
Opening Ceremonies by Lodge~...............
With Solo by Mr.. BLACK. -. -.
Violin Solo-Selected.
MRS. g. r. sANBoRN,
Address
HON. TRACY R. BANGS.
Grand Forks LODGE 255. E
SOLO. ave lara ".MaScagn1
Miss DOROTHY HUMEs.
MRS. HARRY MAsrEN, Accompanies,
Closing Ceremonies by the Lodge:....... - Z
The musical portion of the pro:
gram wassof exceptional merit all
who. participated in this part of
the program being musicians of
established; ability, making the
music Iof better quality than is
ordinarily heard at affairs of this
kind. s =
The solemn:services of the lodge
were very impressive. ~ :;
Mr., Bangs speech wasra rare
oratorial effort, and contained
much of great merit, the speaker
advocating; the habit :of- kinder
actions one to another, less of
:gossipy= scandal; and the exercise
of more: common charity: in our
daily transactions and mingling
with each other. Il
! Mr.. Bangs said that a genial man
is a good man, but all good men
were not genial. 1t was the aim of
the Elksto have in their membership
men who were whole-souled, genial;
broad.min.led and liberal and charit-
able. In the ledge room and in
life,, the intentions of the Efks was to
build up a noble smanhood. :
"As we tt avel along through life, -
concluded Mr. Bangs, our goal de-
Ponds ON; our own endeavors. We
must lead proper and industrious
lives: and we will, build up nation
of houest men and women~who will
succeed. ::
Take to ourselves these lessons;
and: we can truthfully say I am the
master of my fate; am the captain
of my soul.'" b..
The vocal. solos rendered by Nor.
man B. Black, general manager of
the Grand Forks, Times, were of a
high order, and when he sang Face
to Face the attending Elks and