The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-10
Annual Lodge Of Sorrow Held
Yesterday Afternoon In the
Presbyterian Church
From Mondays Daily.

eight during the past year, fitting
honors were paid yesterday afternoon
In the twenty third annual Elks'
Lodge of Sorrow, held by Mankato
Lodge No. 225. in the First Presby-
terrain church.
White and purple chrysanthemums
palms, southern smilax and other
foliage In profusion decorated the
chancel and the organ loft, and south
ern smilax was tastefully draped
along the entire front edge of the
balcony. A large flag adorned the
pulpit.
A section of seats in front of the
chancel was reserved for the lodge
members. The other seats were all
taken by visitors. the gathering BEING
as large as the church could ac-
commodate. the main auditorium and
the balcony both being in use.
The guests were escorted to their
seats by four ushers. John G. Wise
w. w. Besser. c. r. WiSe and F. J +.
Thompson.
Opened With Organ Prelude.
Mrs. Mamie Skuse Gerlach began
the exercises with the organ prelude,
Sulllvan's "The Lost Chord" after
which the opening ode was sung to
the tune CT AUD Lang Syne," as fol-
lows:
Great Ruler of the Universe
All-seeing and benign,
Look down upon and bless our work.
And be all glory Thine.
Oh. hear our prayers for the honoreG
dead,
While bearing in cur minds,
The memories craven on each heart
For Aud Lang Syre.'
Exalted Ruler =. NJ. Ferguson
now commenced the lodge cere-
monies, responses being made by
Esteemed Leading Knight y. p. Paul
son. c. r. Butler as esteemed loyal
knight in the absence Of |. n. Temp
k.ns. Esteemed Lecturlng knight
Roy II. Allison, Secretary F. w. Force
and Inner Guard w. T.. Sterling.
Other officers ard Committeeman,
to whose careful preparation tht
success OF the exercises Is likewise
due, are G. l.. O!eson, treasurer; j.
b. Richards. chaplain; F. J. Thomp-
son, esquire: o. G. Lundberg. tyler:
J. J. Flachsenhar. organist; and the
trustees. w. r. Hammett, Charles T
Taylor and NJ. H. Mickleson; also
the memorial committee, divided into
subcommittee, as follows: On ar
rangement, Benjamin Taylor. F. +.
Crandall and V. A. Cooper; on music
F. +. Crandall, b. Fl. McCletry and
Z. w. Benham; on decoration, V. A.
Cooper, Wilbur u. Clements and o.
+. Morrow: on speaker. Benjamin
Taylor. c. L. Wise and G. D. Daley
Miss Lo-a Eulsdorf- rendered a
vocal solo, THE Ninety first Psalm
accompanied 40 The organ by Mrs
Gerlach. Prayer was lead by Rev
c. J. Shut, and then followed the
address by DR.. J. W Andrews, which
gave a brief sketch OF each of the
brothers who died during the past
year. The. doctors address was at
follows: .-
Memoriam BY J. w. Andrews.
The Departed Brothers.
The following memorial to the alb
sent brothers was read by DIR. ]. w
Andrews:
Brothers NJ. ]. Parrish. George A
Tate, +. ID. Scott, II. p. Christianson,
n. n. George, ]. NJ. Edwards, J. G..
Fowler, George K. Brett, all of these
brothers have passed into eternity
since the last Elks' Lodge of Sorrow
or during the year 1915.
Brothers: You who live, move
and have your being. you whom ]
now address, | want TO say the sacred
task of speaking in memoriam of
these noble departed brothers Is with
feeling of sorrow mingled with Joy
Sorrow because the pleasant ties that.
in life, linked us In fellowship with
hearts so true, and hearts so grea;
are forever severed; Joy because OF
the hope and expectation of sometime
again holding fellowship with them
in the land beyond the river where
God shall wipe away all tears from
our eyes, and where there shall be
no more death neither sorrow nor
crying. When thoughts .a......
" OF the last bitter hour come like
a blight #
Over thy spirit, and sad images
OF the stern agony, and shroud and
pail, ..
And breathless darkness, and the mar
row house,
Make thee to shudder, and grow sick
at heart.
Go forth, under the open sky, and list
To Natures teachings, while from ali
around
Earth and her waters, and the depths
of air
Comes a still voice: Yet few days,
and thee
The all-beholding sun shall see no
more
In all his course; nor yet in the cold
ground,
Where thy pale form was laid, with
many tears,
Nor i'm the embrace of ocean, shall
exist
Thy image. Earth, that nourished
thee, shall claim
Thy growth, to be resolved to earth
again:
And, lost each human trace, surrend-
ering up
Thine individual being. shalt thou go
To mix forever with the elements:
To be brother TO the insensible rock,
And to the sluggish clod, which The
rude swain 1'"f
Turn with his share, and treads
upon. The oak
Shall send his roots abroad, and
pierce thy mold.
Yet not 10 thine eternal resting place