The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-06
Service Held in Isis Theatre
in Presence of Large
Assenblage.
EULOGIES BY TWO
PROMINENT ELKS
Tributes Paid to Two De-
parted Members of the
Order of Elks.

Beautiful and impressive was the
Elks annual memGaal service in the
Isis theatre yesterday morning. The
members of the order met at the
lodge rooms and marched in a body
to the theatre, entering to the solemn
music OF a march, played by the or
chestra. The theatre was completely
filled with Elks, their families and
friends.
The station and the lodge altar were
all draped in mourning, and Exalted
Ruler Harry P. Ball, with the as
sistance of the other officers conduct
ed the ritual memorial service Of the
order.
Prof. A. C. Reilly had charge of
the musical program. A quartette
rendered Nearer My God to Thee"
in most impressive manner. Other
musical numbers were "Auld Lang
Syne," vocal numbers and selection
by six muted violins. A large clock
stood on the stage and as the clock
tolled the hour Of eleven electric bulbs
would light with the stroke of each
DR.. VIM. Alderman offered prayer
and delivered the benediction in most
impressive manner apd Morris Levy
recited "Thanatopsis" most effective
ly.
The service was in commemoration
of ali departed members of Pensacola
Lodge No. 497, but special eulogies
were pronounced upon the two broth
ers who died during the past year
Frank L. Msyes and Pat J. Williams.
Judge Kirke Monroe delivered the adj
dress ON Mr. Mayes and Robert H.
Anderson of Mr.. Williams. Judge
Monroe spoke as follows:
EULOGY ON FRANK L. MAYES.
The true measure of a man is never
taken until after his death. While he
is here among us, ningling and as
socfating with us In daily life we sell
dom stop to sum up the character of
the man himself, but when the Exait-
ed Ruler of the Universe has laid the
hand of death upon that man and
forever stilled his human activities
our minds unconsciously revert to
the scenes with which our memories
associated him and we cast up his
account with the world, so today let
I us cast up the account of brother
who is gone upon that journey which
4 we all, some day, must make.
4 A year ago, when we gathered to
pay our respects to those brothers
who had departed this life during the
preceding year. we mourned the loss
of two brothers. Today we sorrow
fully remind ourselves that during
the past twelve months we have lost
an equal number, two of the brightest
diadems in the crown Of our lodge.
One of the brothers who has
crossed to the other shore since last
year, delivered one of the eulogies
at our last memorial service and it is
of that brother thar 7 speak today
i 1t is a pleasant task that is as
signed to me, for while the mere men
ton of his name evoked in my mind
sad recoiiections of the days that are
gone, because they will come no more,
vet to stand before the members of
this lodge and the friends of our local
order and to make public attestaticn
to those qualities of mind and hearf
which made Frank Mayes stand O
as beacon amidst our membership
as we'll as in the civic life of our
country is indeed privilege.
i Was it a prophetic ssirit that in his
eulogy of Brother Fell last year he
said2 4Tf this day means anything
to us it should mean that we, who
now commemorate the virtues of the
departed brothers, should so live that
we may be worthy to be named In this
; roll call of the honored dead. We are
but doing today what other friends
some day will do for u.s."
Who among those Of us who were
present then and heard those fateful
words fall from his lips thought that
!, he, who uttered them, one of the
fairest flowers from the garden OF
, our lodge, would be the first to go?
Born and reared upon farm in
the great northwest of our nation he
early learned the lesson of hard work
His father died while he was yet Z
mere lad, throwing upon his youthful
shoulders the cares and burdens of z
family, and right nobly did he beal
them, yet in spite Of these response
bilities and the labors that they neces
: sari1y entailed, he managed TO secur.
an education, even at college.
When he came to our city TO make
: his home he was without money ans
without friends, yet within few