Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-08

joyousness. Their life's work has been accomplished and they have with drawn from you. but each has left be- hind one of the sweetest gifts that can come to us in life-the tender memory of a presence that was once a part of ourselves. Whenever We think of ou~ brothers, both those here and those there, may we remain ever true to the beautiful and enobling motto of our order, and write their faults upon the sands, their virtues upon the tablets of our love and memory. Let us in all our meetings with each other and in all our daily intercourse with the world at large bear in mind that noble senti- ment
 How true it is that we find in our brothers just what we look for. If we are ever seeking faults, we cannot help seeing them. for no man is perfect If on the other hand. we will but look for virtues, we shall as surely find them for no man is altogether without worth A loyal Elk should make every effort to overcome his human weaknesses and frailities. but when the end comes and the struggle is over what right has any one of us to say: How little he succeeded
 Will Live in Memory.
 It is then our duty to remember his faults no more, to write them upon the sands that the next wave may dash Q The virtues of our living brothers are written upon the tablets of our love, the virtues of our other living brothers, whom the world calls dead are written forever upon the tablets of our mem ory. Memory is indeed one of our best and kindest friends, and in the long days to come, in the evening Of life, memory will be with us. and in a voice caressing and tender, she will sing the songs of yesterday She will remind us that such as these have lived and died. She will recall their genial companion ship, their ever-ready sympathy, their warm interest. their kindness of heart. No, our brothers never will be forgot ten, for those who loved them here will always cherish the memory of that love.
 And when we who hold these ser vices tonight have gone to join them, may succeeding members then think of us as we now think of these de parted brothers, that we are not dead. that we are just away, until the day break and the shadows flee away"
 Miss Edith M Aab delighted her au- dience with her full rich contraIto in the solo In Thee. O God, Do I Put My Trust Spicler Now the Day is Over, Broome. was rendered by the quartette, followed by the selection Whisperings of the Lilies, Maximilian Betts, by the orchestra. The baritone solo Abid ,
 
 and expression by Brother Kinder The audience joined in the singing of the closing ode, Nearer, My God, to Thee. Rev. Richard R. Graham pronounced the benediction. At the close the or chestra played the Finale March, Resch
 The ushers were Morgan J. CroniTl, William A. Sullivan, Thomas M Con- nor, Dr. George A. Comeau, Louis L.. Gotthelf. Arthur H. Lathrop Frank G. Aubrey, James F. Fenton, Thomas F. Kelly, Thomas R. Craney and Joseph F. Williams.
 The memorial service committee was composed of Thomas R. Craney, Joseph F. Williams, Morgan Cronin, J. D. Lucy and Hugh Kinder.
 Through the courtesy of w S. Davis who is a member of Pawtucket lodge B. P. o. E., the Norwich Elks were given the use of the Davis theatre for the services. In PaWtUcket also Mr. Davis contributed the use of his thea tre there for the memorial services of his own lodge held on Sunday.