Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-04

Iudu a COmIuOu IulcI AOA NC DuJS yOoE
suffrage and then sells his vote. Be
big in your ideals, patriotic and loyal.
TT is hard to talk Of those who have
gone out of our life into the great be-
yond. / knew them not, but l can
safely say that they adhered to the
oath of the fraternity, carried out
their obligations, and the world is bet
ter because of their lives for they
were E1ks."
In his eulogy, c. J. Searle con-
cluded his remarks with words of re-
spect for those who have passed out
Of the lodge and consolation for their
bereaved families. He said that all
were worthy brothers and that their
lives were beneficial to society.
DIR. MARQUIS TALKS.
Though he is not a member Of the
Elk fraternity, DR.. W. S. Marquis,
pastor of the church in which the
services were held, was called upon
for an address. His words were filed
with comfort and love and commenda-
tory statements for the departed EIks
|
were members. He said in part:
Leaving loved ones benlnd Is one
of the things that instiIls terror into
the heart Of a dying man. / have
stood at the bedsides Of hundreds and
have found that the comfort that
he was a member of your order has
been great to dying man. He is sure
that his loved ones will be cared for
and that they will have sympathy and
} support. l commend your order for
1 have seen it's value in many IN
stances. When a man Is face to face
with the dark reality of death, though,
he needs more than sympathy he
needs 20 know the Father Of an, he
needs to be at peace with the Exalted
Ruler Of the universe. He needs the
assurance of the life beyond, and that
{ he may receive by faith in the word
, of God and Of His forgiveness"
, ORDER OF CEREMONIES.
3 The officers who took part in the
service were: A. T. Huesing, exalted
ruler; H. W. Cozad, esteemed leading
knight; r. N. Adams, esteemed loya
\.
D turing knight; Sam Ryerson, secre
D tary; L. NJ. Casteel, treasurer, ant
D Will Roth, inner guard. The program
e was as follows:
Z Organ prelude - Miss Katherine
o Gest.
Opening OF lodge. Lodge hymn
Lodge, audience, organ.
prau Do
Solo, Repentance" (Gounod) Miss
D Hattie Larkin.
s Address-Bruce A Campbell, Eas
r st. Louis lodge, No. ga.
D Quartet, Coates Ajar' CAmbrose)-
e Sionilli quartet: ]. G. Woodbury., E
: e. Russell, W. A. Warren, H. ]. Daw
S son
g Eulogy-C. J. searle, Rock Islant
n lodge. No. $50.
Solo. Face to Face" (Herbert John
) ston)-James NJ. Johnston, Rock Isl
s and lodge, No. $50.
e Address-Rev. W. S. Marquis.
: Quartet, "One Sweetly Solemn
4 Though" (Saunders)-Sionilli quartet
g Closing OF lodge.
:. Doxology-Lodge, audience. organ.
e Benediction-Rev. w. s. Marquis
It Postlude-Miss Katherine Gest.
h THE HONORED DEAD.
Those who have passed from tn
life of the local lodge into the Grea
8 Beyond are: Harry F. Blocker, Nov
d %, 1907: John b. thinner, Jr.. Nov
/ rs, 1907; John b. thinner, Sr., Marc
o 1, 1908; George Reaugh, March {
k 1909; Edward z. Godfrey, April
s. 1910; George H. Wright, Nov. Il
1t 1910; John Rinck, Feb. %, 1911; Henri
e E. Krell, Jan. %, 1911: Frank H. Kelly
{, Oct. 1G, 1911; Carl A. ]. Hellpenstel
'e SERVICES IN MOLINE.
= The Moline lodge Of Elks observe
N Memorial Sunday at the First Congr,
) gational church, where Dean FrankIi
of Macomb delivered the principal az
dress. G. o. Dietz read a eulogy i
which especial mention was made {
the late G. Harvey Mckinley. Tn
lodge has u in its list of honore
dead