The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-23
Appropriate Exercises Con-
Quoted by Wayne Aerie
No. 666, in Honor of De-
parted Members of Order.
A. J. DWYER GIVES
MEMORIAL GRAFTON
Dayton Man Says That the
Eagles Home Is a House
By the Roadside and Order
Assists Ordinary Man.

The auditorium of the high school
building was crowded yesterday after
noon when the annual memorial exer-
cises of Wayne Aerie of Eagles were
held The memorial to departed Eagles
was fitting in every aprticular, having
been arranged by a committee COM
posed of Alphons Collett. Alphons
Weishaupt, Albert f. Morel. Jesse j.
Evans and Henry Nuechter.
The opening and closing exercises
were given by the officers of Wayne
Aerie, No. 666. A quartet composed
of Mrs. F. w. Kruger. Mrs. Ray Long
necker, o. c. Krone and F. ]. Braffett,
and the Eagles orchestra furnished
the music.
Albert J. Dwyer. of Dayton. deliver
ed the memorial GRAFTON. He said IN
part:
The Eagles lodge of this city is
constructing a magnificent new home.
1t is a structure the Eagles should be
poud Of ] say this because it stands
as a test that almost one thousand
men are of such high-class citizenship
that they have shown their belief and
faith in the Eagles. Any one who
knows what our ritual is or what our
obligations are will say the same.
hcCountS GdSiSS OSeaS.
Eagles in every city generally have
one line of good work in which they
specialize, SO to speak. I have learned
that this line of work in Richmond IS
done mostly on Christmas eve-that
you Eagles never let a Christmas eve
go by here without having assisted in
some measure those in life less FORUM
ate than yourselves. ghere is no finer
thing. no finer sentiment than the
teaching of charity. Those who let a
ray of light into some darkened heart,
or bring a spark of hope Into some
sad home, build shrine for them
selves which will last as long as mem
ory.
"One year ago this week Dayton
came face to face with a great catas-
trophe The town was almost swept
Away. During the days Of the Dayton
food Dayton Eagles were planning
reIfef work. and as soon as the waters
subsidized, Eagles from all part of the
city were called to our headquarters
to report for relief work. For two
months the relieS-work was continued,
and almast $4,000 was spent in bring
ing succor and relief to the afflicted.
Touches Human Chord.
"Our order touches the human
chord Among other things We have
done was to create and a6Jrs Moth
ers' day. The sentiment expressed in
setting apart one day in every year
which we may call Mothers day is
symbolic Of the high ideals of our or
der. We seek to reach the ordinary
man and to share his suffer1ngs and
his joys. We build our house by the
side of the road. and we mingle on that
road and with its people. Why
shouldn't we? These men are wise.
and foolish good and bad, strong and
weak. But aren't We? So instead of
building our house on high terrace
and having it surrounded by beauti-
full lawn, it is built by the roadside.
where we may lend a helping hand to
others.
when sat here this afternoon and
heard the names of departed Eagles
read. l thought of the women in this
audience, of their sorrow. But We
Eagles believe that death is but a
calm, a sleep, a rest, and that they
have gone to their reward