The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-06
ELKS' TRIBUTE
To THEIR DEAD
Continued from Page Onel


The Honolulu Concert Orchestra,
under the dictatorship Of F. j. Vierra,
played Schubert S unfinished symphony
at the opening Of the exercises. The
orchestra played, not only this difficult
masterpiece. but Mascagni's inter
faezzo and Donizetti's sextet from
uT.ucia de Lammermoor" IN way
that was extremely impressive. All
were finished presentations of difficult
DEMONSTRATIONS. and redounded to thu
credit Of both leader and players. Fol-
lowing the first selection, the officers Of
the lodge went upon the stage and
took their proper stations, while the
Dead March in Saul was played. The
usual ritual was observed, and the roll
call of "Our Absent Brothers" was
asked for by the exalted ruler.
The Absent Brothers.
The stage was darkened and the Sec
rotary called the roll. As each of the
eighteen names of the brothers of the
lodge who have died, since its organ
ization, was called, bell tolled, and
upon fhe scene in the background a
star appeared. Slowly the stars fash
ed upon the sky scene, until a perfect
cross blazed It was the calling of the
brothers, and the cross was symbolic
of their presence during the cere-
monies.
Following the invocation by Rev.
Mr.. Knoll of Lahaina, a double male
quartet sang Mains "The Departed, !"
and this was followed by Brother
Frank f. Thompson, who gave the ora
tion. He spoke in part as follows:
The speaker said that on this day,
when throughout the entire land all
Elks have their ears attuned to the
words of endearment of the dead, it is
a pleasant thing to look upon the faces
of so many brothers and friends. Moth
ing so touched the heart of an Elk as
to feel the hand Of another Elk. "1t
is a pleasant thing to think of the
pleasant things of life, and sad to
think of the solemn things, and yet
it is BETTING that once a year we
should dwell for a time in the house
of the dead, but kind word to the
living is better than an Grafton to the
departed. Personally, / think it is bet
ter to pin red rose upon the breast
of the living than to plant an entire
garden of flowers upon the grave of
the dead.
The speaker said that upon this as
sumption he had chosen for his topic
an extract from Paul 8 epistles-that
in which he exhorts servants to obey
their masters and show good fidelity.
Charity, with St. Paul. he said, was
used by the great apostle as a poet IS
license in his fight into the realms
of poetic expression. There is no
question, Mr.. Thompson continued,
which concerns us SO much today as
loyalty and fidelity of servants. "Ser-
want" was not meant under its inter
probation as mental, but as CONNER
cial, financial and political servant. 1t
does not make any difference what ca
paeity you serve in, you serve some
body. If any of us were asked the
question point blank, care you loyal
to yourself and faithful to your fam
lily and friendsg" we would immedi.
ately say, yes, and then mentally cal
euiate the vices of others and dismiss
the subject from our minds.
"Yet if you were to take the very
deeds and acts of your own life and
throw them into the mortar of inquiry
when you came to analyze the powder
you would find something like this
Good intentions, 25 per cent; good
deeds, % per cent; dishonesty, Is pei
cent, and charity, 10 per cent; and
away down at the bottom trace Of
absolute loyalty and absolute fidelity
1t is a strange thing that although
some men would not rob their neigh
bors, they would rob themselves by
being disloyal to themselves. A mar
can better take care of that which be
longs to someone else than that which
belongs to himself.
.sToday every American who cross
examines himself finds himself guilty
and self-imposes sentence. From tina
there is no pardon. You have to serv,
it out. If ethics tells You to tell false
hoods, then it is time to cut away
from it. 1t is short-sighted policy
The men who will not make good her,
are those who get shaved and hav'
their hair cut, do their own correspond
enee and telephone 10 their sweet
hearts on their employers time.
1.-The man who keeps an Ingersol
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