The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-07
c. P. CLUB HEARS
EULOG|ES OF THE
LATE COL. NAYES
ELOQUENT TRIBUTES WERE PAID
DECEASED BY CLOSE FRIENDS,
AND LARGE NUMBER HEARD
SPEAKERS WITH INTEREST.

Eloquent tributes were paid the late
Col. Frank L. Mayes by speakers at
the meeting of the Greater Pensacola
Club at the San Carlos hotel, yester-
day aftei noon. Close friends Of the
deceased spoke with feeling, and the
attendance was the largest that has
gathered upon like occasion since the
boosting club has been in existence.
The president for the current month,
E. r. Malone, called the gathering to
order and the first matter to occupy
the attention of the meeting was to
decide the date for the visit to Mag
nolia Farm, as the club is to make a
trip there upon the invitation of Hon.
P. K. Yonge. 1t was decided to make
the trip on Saturday, March 6.
The subject for the speakers to talk
on was then announced with a feeling
reference by President Malone 1t was
Silent Lips That Still Sleep" and the
president took occasion to pay a per-
sonal tribute to the man for whom the
speakers were to eulogize before turn
ing the meeting over to Judge Kirke
Monroe, toast master. Judge Monroe
accepted the assignment of toastmas-
ter with an eloquent tribute to the
memory of his friend, speaking as fol-
lows:
Toastmaster's Tribute.
''Mr. President and gentlemen: To
me today has been assigned the task
of presiding as your POSTMASTER at q
meeting devoted to the appreciation Of
the life and services of our first presi-
dent, Frank L. Mayes, in his character
as a public citizen, interested in the
welfare of our city.
Ills loss will be a great one to US,
who met him in our daily lives, and
to those of the institution of which he
was the moving spirit; yet, far more
keenly will his loss be felt Oy the city
of his adoption. He appreciated to
the fullest the duties and the respon-
sibilities devolving upon his as citi-
zen, and whenever he could honorably
serve the interests of the city, or the
state or the nation, he was always to
be found in the forefront OF the vol
unteers, and he was there cheerfully
carrying the allotted burden.
"Ie was human, true, but the dis
tinguishing trait of his character was
his unwillingness to harbor malice,
and daresay we have no other public
man whose nature is so free from
venom and littleness.
Concerning almost all men who die
we can say with Anthony
The evil that men do, lives after
them;
The good is oft inferred with their
bones
but If there was evil in this man,
it was wholly subject to an indomi-
table will as to be unknown; while
his many good deeds will rebound as
long as our memory lasts.
IF we take ourselves and our doc
trines and our opinions too seriously.
how difficult amidst the selfishness
and turmoils and competing wishes
and conflicting ambitions of this
world not to hate, and, worse than
all, to hate with righteous indigna-
ton in which we arrogantly make God
our partner. How especially difficult
is the duty not to hate for public
man who lives never year and
scarcely a week without suffering
from misconstruction and misrepre
sentation, calumny and SANDER: meet
ing competition in the battle of life
who promise the impossible whose
appeal is to ignorance. who inflamek
pTejudices, and thus tempt him in the
heat of conflict to fight the devil with
fire-a foolish weapon, for the devil
and his friends have more fire and
know better how to use 1t.
"Yet Frank Mayes, public man
though he was, nursed no grievances
forgave his enemies for their wrongs,
as&l o. nv n xrvI1o J1o xxyrc
taken to his final rest out upon the
beautiful hillside known as St Johns,
there was given back to Mother Earth
one Of Natures noblemen; and there
was locked away In his coffin a brain
which had worked upon and planned
many movements which redounded to
the permanent benefit of his fellow
men, and especially these of his
adopted home.
LET us hope. his friends, that his
life was not lived in vain-that it
taught us the lesson of patriotic self
sacrifice, and aroused in US full ap.
probation Of the true value Of civic
pride-remembering, always
There is no death; the stars go
down to shine upon fairer
shore
And, brightly fixt in Heavens jew
eled crown, shine on forever
more"
Mr.. Loftin's Tribute.
Scott NJ. Loftin was called upon by
the POSTMASTER, and he spoke Of Mr.
Mayes with feeling which almost
caused him to pause a moment to re-
cover himself He spoke of the de-
ceased as a man whose life was one
which it would do well for any young
man to emulate.
HE came to our fair city a stranger,
and so impressed himself on our peo-
pie that he died one of our best be-
loved and highly honored citizens" he
said
Speaking of the inspiration that fol-
lowed the life of Mr.. Mayes, he said
feelingly:
His life was an inspiration to me
and should be an inspiration to every