The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-09
Judge RANDALL is SPEAKER
Recalls Virtues of Deceased Brothers
and Pays Notable Tribute to Princi-
pies Of the Order - Beautiful
Musical Program Rendered.

Gathering in the annual lodge Of sor-
row, members of the Kenosha lodge of
Elks on Sunday afternoon paid tribute
10 the memory of the members of the
order who have gone before. The SER
vice was one of the most beautiful and
impressive services ever held in Keno
sha and more than four hundred mem
bers of the order and their friends at
tended. There were the usual beauti-
full decorations of the hall and the usual
impressive ritualistic services. This
year the musical program was unusually
beautiful, the Ingleside quartette fur
nishing several numbers and the ac-
compartments being played by Mrs. L.
f. Kaltenbach.
The services this year were a tribute
to the lives of Eugene r. Head and Will
liam J. Barden, the two members of the
lodge who had died during the year,
but during the short service the names
of all the deceased brothers were called
and eulogies were paid to the memories
Of all.
Exalted Ruler Thomas S. Scott was
in charge Of the ritualistic work of the
services and the annual eulogy was
delivered by Judge Clifford E Randall,
past exalted ruler of Kenosha lodge and
past district deputy grand exalted ruler
for the eastern district Of Wisconsin.
In his address Judge Randall paid
loving tribute to the memory of the
dead and extolled the principles Of Elk
dom.
In speaking of the deceased brothers,
Judge Randall said:
Two of our members, who were
with us one year ago today at these
memorial services, have passed over
the river and within that dark shadow
which swallows up all things human.
Eugene Ralph Head, modest and re-
firing, stunning publicity but whose
friends were legion; the exemplifcation
of genial, courteous manhood; high
minded, farseeing and public spirited
citizen; lover and patron of the beau
tiful in all its forms; one who sub
merged self and served others; an up
right manly man, "who stood four
square to all the winds that Blew; and
one who found his keenest delight and
chiefest joy within the home circle.
He was in truth Zone of nature IS noble
men.
William j. Barden, when word was
brought to us that he was dead, some
thing went out of hearts that will never
come back again. He was an upright
and successful business man, honored
by the community. But what ioy of
life was his. And what joy he brought
into the lives of others. An extended
traveller and a keen observer of man
kind, he delighted in RECALLING his init
mate friends with his humorous ex-
periences. His humor was apparently
inexhaustible, and there was seemingly
no end to his innocent sparkling wit.
Words cannot describe his kindness
and his charm of manner. Though
hushed in death, his blythe spirit re-
mains as a sweet benediction to those
who knew him. To us, he will always
come, "the chimes of memory" will
bid us with teardimmed eyes, remem-
her him, SO deeply beloved, whose mis-
sion in life was to make others happy.
We miss the love-light in the faces
of those "absent brothers, who ans
wered not the roll call today; we miss
their eloquence in behalf of right and
Justice; we miss their wise counsels.
but in our memories the recollection of
their lives lives triumphant in defiance
of the grave. In the kingdom of our
hearts, they still reign supreme; no
power can separate us, and because of
our faith we know that the parting has
been but farewell for little while
a temporary parting preceding a happy
reunion for eternity Oh, departed
brothers:
eve We been long together,
Through pleasant and through cloudy
weather,
Say not goodnight" but in some
brighter cline,
Bid me "Good morning.
Speaking on Elkdom, Judge Randall
said:
~ In this solemn hour as we recount
the virtues engraved on the tablets of
love and memory of those now sleeping
on the silent hillsides, we are forcibly
reminded of the tenets of the Benevo-
lent and Protective Order of Elks: an
order founded upon the unchanging
principles of fidelity, justice, charity
and brotherly love. This organization
was born on American soil and is the
child of American spirit and life; that
spirit and life that believes in the free