The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-12-10
.ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICE
IS VERY IMPRESSIVE
Several Hundred People
Meet to Hold Services
Commemorative Of The De-
parted Members.
PROGRAM OF
MUSIC GOOD

There were several hundred people
who met with the Order Of Eiks at the
VI. r. Church. r., sunday evening where
services were held in memory Of the lie.
parted members oI the great Order. The
ceremony was an impressive one all the
way through. The music under direc.
tion Of Mrs. Earl George was excellent,
and probably has never been equaled in
our city. Preparations had been pre-.
viously made and the members Of the
Order Of the city and all visiting Elks
met az the hall and marched in two's to
the church where the fall of the gavel
Of the Exalted Ruler was responded TO
by the officers of the lodge with words
appropriate to the occasion. The pre-.
liminaries over, the lodge was declared
in memorial session. aud Messrs. DIR.
II. y. Coulter, Elliott Smith, George Shell.
tion and Farr Herring sang a male quar-
tette entitled Beautiful Isle of Some.
where which put music and reverence
in the heart OF every Elk present, when
he thought of the lesson taught by this
great Order; that causes his soul to 20
out and take hold of the principles that
have built the greatest fraternal Order
Of the world. "The Faults of our
Brothers, We Write Upon the Sands;
Their Virtues on the Tablets of Love
and Memory" "Benevolcnce and Pro.
ha ~aliAe ~ l.. - al
patriotism, that thrills the heart Of ev.
cry man who ever stood at the Elk y
altar. The solo Eyes That are Weary
by Miss Ferne Severe showed cultivat.
ed talent and finished preparation, and
was received by the membership of the
Order with "a degree of gratitude equal
TO the willingness with which she lent
her voice To the solumn celebration OF
our memorial.
The Chaplain, J. W. Campbell was
called To make the Memorial address
and spoke as follows:
Subject :--"Our Influence. -
Today thousands Of Elks have met to
hold a memorial service over those who
have departed from the ranks during
the past year. Many homes have been
made des0late by the hand Of death
Fathers have said farewell to wives an.l
children brothers have bade farewell
tn loved ones. The Grim Monster has
gathered from our ranks the youth ami
yinnf .f manhood ha mild a.l
the gray headed.
All over the land tears have fallen, the
elOds have hid from view the forms of
those who one year ago were our com.
panions. The cry of the orphan and the
wall of the widow have gone up to high
Heaven because men must die.
While we are taught To write the
faults Of our brothers on the sand and
their virtues an the tablets of our hearts
and memory, we are also taught to dry
the widow n tears. comfort the broken.
hearted and care for the orphan.
We as L0dge have been blessed this
year by having all Of our members alive.
Not u death has occurred in our Lodge
since we were instituted year aud
half ago. For these blessings We are
dcvoutly thankful, but we must not for.
get that in few short years, all of ny
will be numbered with those who have
gone to that land where each shall take
his chamber in the silent halls of death.
The time will come to each Of us. that
a memorial service will he held and We
will not answer to the roll call of the
lodge here, hut will have answered the
call of the Supreme Ruler Of the Uni.
verse. Then in view of this fact we
should 40 live that we will make this
world brighter and better. aud bring
sunshine and gladness to those we meet
ss we are passing.
We have an influence for good or of
the influence Of our lives in not helpful,