The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-10
ELKS Revere MEMORY.
OF THE DEPARTED

The "Lodge of Sorrow" conducte
Sunday afternoon at the Hippodrom
theater by Goldfeld lodge, 1912, b. z
o. Elks, was one of the most impresslv,
memorial ceremonies ever held in Gold
field and was attended by an UNUSUAL,
large audience. The memory of the de
parted brothers, nine of whom hav,
passed to the beyond since the organ
cation of the local lodge, was duly hon
ored with sacred songs, addresses ana
rltualistic work, a ceremony followe,
at the same hour and on the same day
by every lodge in the United States.
The stage was beautifully decorate
with the colors of the lodge, purple and
white. In the center of the background
was a tablet done in flowers bearing
the words "In Memoriam, Lodge No.
lO12.' On one side of the stage rest j
another tablet holding the names of
the departed brothers, John f. Bars
ness, Herbert T. Cook, J. II. Blanchard,
w. A. Stanton, W. J. Henley, Webb II.
Parkinson, j. c. Server, George d.
Pyne and C. f. Tillman.
The officers of the lodge occupie I
places in the lobby of the theater, from
which posts each in turn performed his
part of the ritualistic work. c.. n.
Beesley, exalted ruler of the lodge, pre-
sided.
The exercises were opened with GER
emonies by the lodge, after which the
roll of the honored dead was called oy
A. f. Barnes, secretary. Following
the invocation by Rev. r. L. Snyder,
''The Vacant Chair was rendered by
a quartet consisting of DIR. J. V. Ducev,
NJ. C.-Ish, w. Peterson and r. H. Dow
ner.
Thomas f. Dunn mex made a short
but particularly eloquent address eugo-
listic of the memory of those who have
gone before. In part he said:
"While we fully realize that our
brothers whose names are on yonder
tablet have but passed from a life Of
passion. trouble and strife to a world
of eternal JOY and contentment, yet we
continue to grieve and we continue to
sorrow and mourn, but, my friends, this
,u;af I'D orr- anl ,,orrnno &c alf
for ourselves, and not for them, and 1
doubt if there is one among all those
who knew them best, would assume the
awful responsibility of %summonIng
them back to life even if they had the
miraculous power. What one of us, #
the appalling power was suddenly given
him, would dare swing back the doors
of the tomb, would dare summon back
the departed spirit from beyond the i'm
pe~netrable borderland, and command
the resurrected body to receive back its
life and tgain take up the agonies OF
living? Not one. Therefore, we should
we should be soothed and comforted.
"Yet, is it to be wondered at, when
the ties of earth are sundered by
death IS relentless grasp and a brothers
soul has winged its flight to the etef-
nal mansion of the Father, that the
head is bowed in meditation and the
heart oppressed with grief and sorrow
in the full realization of the stern de-
cree that causes the tongue, once SO
full. of wisdom and truth, to be forever
silent, and the lips which uttered the
widespread prompting of affection s
language, to remain the mute messel-
ger of love and peace? No more W !
the familiar form be observed in the
accustomed places that knew him so
we'll in life. All these things are
changed forever, and of him, who was
once a JOY and comfort to all around
him. there now only remains a preclous
and revered memory which is ALREADY
enshrined in the temple of g%ratitu1e
and love. and even as the sweet frag-
rance of the flowers which were strewn
about their Baskets assembled like IN
cense to perfume their pathway to tn"
celestial home of the good and lust. 50
now is their memory redolent with the
purest affection that springs from q
reverence born of sincere love. rare
well. brothers, till the morning OF nigat
has drawn the curtain folds of deaen
Der our lives, only to be dispelled n
the golden dawn of a brighter and hap
pier day in the land where our fata-
err dwelleth.
An especially beautiful vocal solo
entitled 81 Shall Meet Him Face to
Face was then rendered by Mrs. =. 7.
Stanley. with Mrs. c. s. Wilkes as ac'
communist. Mrs. Stanley's rendition
was one of the most impressive mum
hers in the order of exercises.
The address of the occasion was CIV
Senator ri v. Moorehouse. EN-