Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-06-15
THE ELKS' REST
Splendid Memorial To Annapolis
Lodge No. 622 B. p. o. E. Ded.
iCated With Impressive
Ceremonies.
MEMORIAL. UNVEILED
Hon. c. C. CarIin's Eloquent Address
The Elks' Beautiful Aud Inspiring
Service.

yesterday afternoon dedicated hand-
some "Rest" marked by splendid
statue of the noble animal which
gives the name to the order. the ora
tor of the occasion being Hon. Charles
c. Carlin, member of the House of
Representatives, and Past Exalted
Ruler of Alexandria Lodge No.
75S. On the front of the granite
pedestal is a slab with the names
of the deceased members, with year
of birth. and death.
the members of Ithe local lodge
marched in a body from the club
house to Cedar Bluff Gene terry,
where the Rest is situated. They
were headed by the Naval Academy
band, Lieutenant Charles A. Zim-
norman, a member of the lodge,
leader The members of the City
Council of Annapolis and invited
guests rode in open carriages.
The order of exercises was:
Invocation, "March Funebre, 4"
Naval Academy band.
Ritual
Come Unto Ne, Elks Quartette,
Washington Lodge No. 15
Nocturne, The Tear" (Die
Thrane) Gumbert, Naval Academy
Band.
Vocal Selection. "I Cannot Always
Trace the Way" Holden (Elks' Quar-
ette).
Official acceptance by the District
Deputy of Maryland, Delaware and
District of Columbia, (Bro. Samuel
Davis, Annapolis Lodge No. 622).
Lodge Ode; unveiling of Elks' Rest
by Miss Rachel French.
Tenor solo, THE Vacant Chair, "
(Bro. Thomas McNulty, Grand Trus-
tee b. p. O. E.)
OratioT-Hon. Charles G.. Carlin
Mr.. Carlin delivered an eloquent nd
forcible address, dwelling upon the
| principles of the order and the appro-
| priateness of the selection of Flag
| Day for the ceremonies. The Elks,
he said, stood upon the broad prin-
ciple of theI brotherhood of man. They
stood for charity, in its highest sense,
justice and fellowship, and in the or
| der were inculcated the principles of
worship of the supreme being, patriot
ism and the broad charity which in
| cluded every human being.
The orator made it clear that the
Elks did not understand charity to
mean mere almsgiving, but the true
| sympathy and help which means so
much when extended to each other
He said that the obligations to do JUS
tice to each other extended past this
| life and for that reason the Elks
commemorated their dead and raised
memorials to the good qualities of
their brothers
He said that the Stars and Stripes
stand essentially for the same things
underlie the principles of the Elks-
liberty, justice and helpfulness to all
men. That flag, he said, had never
been carried to war of conquest, al
ways for human liberties and human
upift. These things, he said, arewhat
the order Of Elks is founded upon,
AMI which they must ever further if
the order is to continue its useful
| ness.
The speaker drew very close par
allel between symbolism of the ma
tional flag and the tenets of the order
of Elks. The former, he said, stood
for liberty, justice and friendship.
These things, he claimed, were the
fundamental principles of the order,
and he asserted that it was altogether
fitting that Flag Day should have
been chosen for the occasion of the
dedication of the beautiful monument
and the Rest. He said that speaking
at Annapolis called very forcibly to
his attention what the flag stood for
on account of the men who had been
here and who had done glorious deeds
for the flag. citing the performances
of Bagley, Hobson and Schley.
| In closing, Mr.. Carlin made an elo-
quent plea that love and charity
should be the guiding principles of
the Elks and of all men. He said that
if We bore each others burdens, tried
to help each other in the different
places of life and showed considera-
tion and kindliness in all our dealings
with each other, the world would be
better for what we had done and
upon their success on doing this the
continuance of the order depended.
The entire ceremonies were impress
sive and inspiring, and the program
passed off without the slightest hitch.
| The ceremonies conducted by the
officers Of the lodge were especially
impressive, DR.. Walton II. Hopkins,
Exalted Ruler, made few remarks of
an inspiring nature. Mr. George
Hahn, Esteemed Leading knight, DR..
Charles S. Mullan, Esteemed Lectur-
ing knight and Mr.. r. P. Melvin,
Esteemed Loyal Knight, all spoke in a
happy manner.
The vocal solo,. The Vacant Chair, :"
by Mr.. Thomas McNulty, of Balti-
more, was beautifully sung, with ac-
compartment by the Naval Academy
band. Mr.. McNulty has a sympa-
thetic, musical voice, the notes of
which rang out clear and strong in
the city of the dead.
The official programs were attrac-
tive souvenoirs, bound in purple and