Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-05
THEATER CROWDED
At ELKS LODGE
OF SORROW
MEMORIAL ADDRESS BY
O. N. MARION, ELOQUENT
Fine Musical Program and Ap-
proprlate Stage Setting
Features of Annual Memorial
Services Yesterday

The Elks' theater was racled &c
the doors yesterday afternoon on the
occasion of the annual memorial ser.
vices OF the order for the departed
mem bers. As usual, the services were
beautifully impressive and imbueo
with all the higher and nobler senti'
ments of fraternity underlying th'
good fellowship for which the Elk'
are famous. The stage was appro-
priately arranged with a woodland
setting with autumn leaves symbol
ical Of the passing OF human ilVes
and the members Of Albuquerque
Lodge In their formal attire carried
out the effect OF somberness. In inc
background were the stars and stripes
and suspended over all was star
emblematic of the loftier existence 70
which the deceased brothers nave
been translated Beneath on
ground Of purple and white there was
light TO represent each deceased
member of the lodge, which dlsap-
pared to re-appear in the star above
as tho solemn rol-call proceeded
The musical part OF the program
was of unusual excellence, being par
ticipated in by the best known loea,
soloists with splendid instrumental
selections.
The Memorial Address.
The memorial address was deiiv-
cred by O. N. Marion and dwell
principally upon the lessons designed
to be taught by the order in the
memorial services. He paid tribute
TO the memory of the brothers who
now sleep the sleep CT eternity
~within that low. green tent whose
curtain never outward swings, and
he drew q lesson from their lives de-
signed for the guidance OF the hNlnH
in the practice of the teachings OF
the order of Elks.
Thus" said he the two-fold pur-
pose of this and similar occasions Is
accomplished with a true spirit OF
charity and brotherly love. We RECORD
the virtues of our departed brothers
and teach the living that the bright
est record we can bequeath to those
we leave behind is that gained by the
faithful practice OF charity, justice
and brotherly love.
I'm the chambers of the dead, no
less than in the house OF our
Heavenly Father, there are many
mansions, many stages, many de-
grees. Each human soul, as II passes
out of this world, leaves a light of It's
own. AS each peak in the mountain
{s fumined with a different hue SO
also is human society lit up by the
sunset OF life with q different color
derived from the materials with
which it is composed or from me
relative portion It occupies, but cach
conveying a new and separate lesson
OF truth. OF duty Of wisdom ana OF
hope"
He then dwelt upon the different
tints ana colorings OF hope. of Wis
dom. of truth. OF duty. of benevo-
lence. Of charity. projected upon the
peaks Of human society by the re-
spective lives of the departed broth
ers and eloquently portrayed the ac-
of those men to whom
tribute of affection was paid by the
memorial services. Then he turned
To the lessons to be derived from the
contemplation of their lives and SAID
"You and | at times think lightly
Of an uncharitable word uttered re-
garding a friend. a neighbor, busl-
ness or social associate or brother'
Let us roll back from our memory
the pall OF forgetfulness and think OF
those among that honored tcli VINO
would rather their tongues Wouiu
cleavc 10 the roofs Of their mouths
than forget the charity they anu
sach of them owed to human kind
You. who conceive II a duty 10 thhh
the worst of anyone from whom you
dissent and maintain never-endins
protest against those whom you think
have ever done you wrong YOU, ]
cav stand forth in the eftulgent rays
81 brotherly love. lived ana prac-
ticcd bv those whose names are IN
that roll-call and learn from them
and from their lives the lesson when
Won have not learned, and haVinr
learned nay tribute 10 their mem
ories by the faithful practice OF that
lesson,
You. who make the lives OF those
around YOU miserable By reckiessly
trampling upon their tenderest ieel-
ings and wounding them in Their
weakest point. you, l say 90 Wonder
ot the silent city Of the dead ano
from the tomhs of those men whose
names YOU have just heard calie
viii rise a silent rebuke TO you, de-
signed for your special benefit You,
who are needless Of the sorrows oi
the sorrowrul. YOU who turn deal
ear To the appeals of the needy. learn
rom the lives Of those men 10 whom
we nav mournful tribute OF affection
this dav. that il is your duty 10 al
leNinto TO the extent OF your ability
the sufferings and sorrows OF those
who sorrow and with true. unosten-
tatious charity 10 relieve the wants
oT the needy. II we have but learned
those lessons from the contemplation
OF their lives then indeed have we
been guided in the performance oi
our duties and we have been taughi
that hy our actions will be Judged
The purity and fidelity OF our mo-
tiVes."
He concluded with an eloquent ap-
neal for the assembled brothers On
faithfully practice the teachings 81
the order So that their names mighi
Do anshrincd in memory's light
The musical program yesterday