The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-12-02

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599, of the Order of Elks, held at the
Auditorium Sunday afternoon. were
attended by an audience which filled
the house, the entire service being sol.
emn and impressive.
The official stations were filled 40
follows: e. A. Kernaghan. exalted
ruler; A. E. HARRISON, esteemed LEADING
knight; S. l. Rund, esteemed loyal
knight; Philip Rolls, esteemed lectur-
ing knight; o. S. Ferrill, secretary
r. F. Smith, treasurer; Geo. d. Stock
man, inner guard; trustees, w. J.
Haynen, NJ. D. King, DR.. Leo H. Mar.
tin; memorial committe, T. c. Han.
nah, P. L. CASTOR, Geo. D. Stockman.
The opening and closing exercises
were of ritualistic form and all in.
culcate some truth taught by the
tenets of the order.
p. L. CASTOR, w. D. Mckenzie. Jr.
Geo. d. Stockman and A. E. HARRISON
sang as a quartette Absent" bv
Meredith.
The roll call of members was i'm
pressive. As the secretary called each
name of the twelve deceased members
of the lodge, three times, quiet
solemnity filled the house.
Geo. d. Stockman gave a reading.
"Thanatopsis," meditation on death.
by William Cullen Bryant.
Following the opening ode of the
lodge, Hon. r. S. Hall delivered a gen
eral eulogy on the lives of the DEPART
ed members, saying in part, this order
of Elks, less than 80 years OF age. has
over 100000 members, who, according
to appointed custom meet on the first
Sunday of December each year to do
honor to the memory of those mem
bers who have crossed over the river.
He said the order of Elks has for its
principles charity, justice, benevolence
and fidelity. Justice and charity for
the living and fidelity to the memory
of those who are gone. The order
teaches to write a brothers faults
upon the sand and to inscribe his vir-
tues on the tablet of love. Tens of
thousands throughout the land can
bear testimony to the benevolent
deeds and charitable ministrations
which characterize the order. Faith,
hope, charity are the graces of which
charity is the crown.
Since this lodge was organized in !
1900, thanks to the great Father of us
all, only 10 members have been called |
to the great beyond. AS those who |
knew and loved them recall their !
many virtues and generous deeds, they
are remembered as men, good, faithful
and true.
Mr.. Hall paH tribute to the char
acter of the men composing this lodge,
saying that on its rolls are some of
the best citizets of Hattiesburg.
Mrs. Leo H. Martin sang an appro-
pirate selection, after which Hon. B.
P. Harrison,/ congressman from this
district, delivered the memorial adj
dress, which was listened to with
close attention and marked apprecia-
ton, showing as it did, that the speak
er is a graceful word painter and
'orceful orator.
Mr.. Harrison said in substance, that
his occasion is one Of sorrow as well
Is pleasure. When those who knew
md loved those whose names were
allied and who responded not, there
zones sadness to think they are gone.
When looking over this large audience
# those bound together by fraternal
les, there come up the words of the
'salmist, who said: Behold how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
ogether in unity"
Speaking of fraternalism, he said:
She is the handmaiden of every
pooh, the chaperon of every century.
Every age has seen it's darkness light
ned by fraternalism." He spoke of
he patriarchal age, the iron age, with
he Pharoahs and Thebes and the