The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-06
Impressive and Pretty
Memorial Service

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years he had established the news
paper which became the cherished
child Of his brain and which has ever
stood steadfastiy for the God Of
Right.
By his industry and perseverance
he broke into the foremost ranks Of
those public spirited citizens, ever bat
Ting for the permanent welfare Of
our community, and he helped to
teach our people that a firm adher-
ence to the principles of right should
ever be the ultimate goal of all hui
man ambition, and when all that was
mortal of hi mwas laid to rest upon
the beautiful hillside from which one
can gaze upon the open sea, the liv-
ing force Of him, the heart and brain,
which had fought so many good fights
for the betterment of humanity, were
then, and only then, fully appreciated.
When a man has lived his life out
and has. left an impress upon those
yet living, such as Frank Mayes has
left upon us, there can be found in
the study Of that mans character a
fundamental cause for his influence,
and believe that a study of the
character Of this man will show that
in an abiding conviction Of the doc
trines Of right and honor, which fol-
lowed him throughout his life and
which were incalculated at his good
mothers knee, dweh the cause which
formed the foundation for his career
and for his achievements.
As an Elk he exemplified in a very
high degree the principles of charity,
justice, brotherly love and fidelity.
In every charitable movement he was
to be found in the forefront; his love
of justice was deeply grounded and
sincere; in his practice Of brotherly
love he truly conceived that primarily
an Elk Is zone who loves his fellow
man." and his fidelity to the teach
ings of our order was the crowning
feature Of his life.
Let us rejoice then today that we,
who knew and loved him for the man
he was, can write Of him on the
bronze tablets Of our order, as can
also the Grand Exalted Ruler of us
all, those few words spoken by him
in the last hours Of his earthly life:
Cali Is Well"
Mr.. Anderson delivered the follow
ing eulogy on Mr.. Williams:
EULOGY ON PAT WILLIAMS.
Brother Exalted Ruler, Brother Elks
and Friends:
1t is out Of sense of duty that /
am prompted today to offer my hum
BILE tribute to our late brother. The
annual memorial services of our
order are beautiful custom estab-
nshed by worthy precedent and fit
ting to be continued from year to
year, but the onus of participating in
them is far from an agreeable task.
The deepest grief is silent grief,
and / am forced to speak when ]
would fain be silent in my mourning
Of him who so lately was one of us
I find it difficult to put my thoughts
into apt, smooth and expressive
words.
To give chronological recount Of
the happenings and events in the life
of an active man is an almost mean
ingless discourse with a void and hol-
low ring. Birth and death mark the
extremities of life of man-when they
happened, where they happened OF
under what circumstances they hap
pened, mean practically nothing at
all, but the years well-spent while on
this transient abiding place in the
formation of those noble qualities
that make this world better world
for his having lived In it, mark the
milestone that are worth examining
remembering and handing down tt
posterity.
In the life Of Pat Williams there
was the exemplification of every
beautiful thought commencing worthy
virtues ever penned by poet. To know
him was to love him and the host OF
friends he left surviving him is the
highest encomium mortal man car
receive. Sincere and without preten
sion, jovial, kind-hearted and gener
Gus to fault, trustworthy and faith
full in the performance of duty, for
giving In his nature and with tn,
most unusual capacity for makins
, friends, a character study Of thil
splendid man offers much opportunit,
| for research.
He hated sham and pretense, dix
Pat Williams. He scorned hypocrisy
He vuar& hfc xvox, xr;%h< ,,< Seolr;v~~ ~.