The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-12-10
JUDGE SMIEOING AS EULOGIsT
Racine Judge Makes Eloquent Appeal
For the Best in Characteristic Rev
Fred Ingley Speaks on the Subject,
"True Values in Life

foU, b6n6VO1enJ ana protective order
| of Elks, paid tribute to their dead in
one of the most beautiful and impress
sive ceremonies ever held in Kenosha.
In keeping with the annual custom
common in all lodges of the order, the
memorial services were held on Sun
day afternoon.
The hall of the Kenosha lodge was
| filed to it's capacity regardless of the
lnclemency of the weather and pro-
gram featured with beautiful music
and brilliant oratory was offered as a
memorial to the members of the lodge
who had been called to the Great Be
yond. AS in other years the lodge
rooms were beautifully decorated. An
unusually large number of EIks attend
ed the services on Sunday afternoon,
there being over hundred and fifty
ct the members of the lodge present.
The musical program was furnished by
the Ingleside Quartette of Chicago,
Fred P. Price of Milwaukee, and Mrs.
Burnet G. Kaltenbach of Kenosha act
ed as accompanist. No more beautiful
memorial music was ever sung at a
service in Kenosha. The ritualistic
work was given in a very impressive
manner by Exalted Ruler r. K. Dorr
and the officers.
officers.
Two addresses were delivered during
the service. The first speaker was the
Rev. Fred Ingley, rector of st. Mat
thews Episcopal church. He spoke on
the subject, 'ETrue Values in Life. y
In his brief address he declared that
character was the one thing in life
worth while. That the business world
had long since discovered the fact that
character was a greater asset than col
lateral and that character was the
one real asset in life. The real man he
declared was "What Man is in the
Dark. 4 He spoke of the great in
fuence of Jesus Christ and declared
that this was due not to his work as
an organizer, not to his work as an edu-
Gator, not to his work as an admins
traitor, but that Jesus Christ had be-
come the central figure in history be-
cause he was a man of character. He
declared that temptation was only a
challenge to the strong, giving the
strong man an opportunity to show
real character. He urged the men to
seek the true value in life by the up
building of the highest ideals Of
/ character.
The annual eulogy was delivered by
the Hon. William E. Shielding of Ra-
cine, Past District Deputy Grand
Exalted Ruler. He spoke especially of
the work of the order and paid elo-
qVent tribute to the real principles of
the Elks. He said in part:
FBy virtue Of the laws of our or
ganization we meet here today, to do
honor to the spirit of our departed
ones. AS men engaged in all manner
OF human activities we assemble on
this quiet, peaceful Sabbath afternoon
| to pay tribute to the memory of our
beloved dead. We sing songs of praise
calling to memory the virtues and no
! bic qualities of manhood of those
friends who were once with us.
! A society such as ours, which has
as an object the Christian mission to
lessen the ills and miseries incident to
human life; to strengthen the bond of
| brotherhood between man and man; to
| teach and promote morality and phil
anthropy; to aid in enlightening and
making happier the lot of mankind. is
certainly entitled to and worthy of the
| heartiest support and warmest admira
/ ton.
As Elks we contend that our order
stands for and is an exponent of hu-
man freedom and American citizenship.
We contend that as an organization we
do honor to the best thoughts of mod
ern times We proclaim ourselves to
the world as a brotherhood of kindred
| spirits linked together by fraternal
| ties, whose watchwords are Charity.
Justice, Brotherlv Love and Fidelity,
and whose keynote is Humanity.
A fraternity composed of resolute.
| God fearing men, which has as its
tenets of faith such constructive doc.
trine, and whose motto for action is
do unto others, as you would they
should do unto you, is certainly
prompted by the noblest thought Of
man.
! We as Elks believe that the world IS
constructed for use, for the benefit of
man and the life it bears. It took long
centuries for the human race to realize
that social order was necessary for as
sociated life. Kingdoms and dvnasties
had to be overthrown and erumbled to
rum, all IN a process of evolution, be-
fore such an organization as ours could
flourish Ages were required to fit
man for the freedom he could enjoy
under Republican form of govern
ment
We announce it as the creed Of Elk