Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-12-03
ELKS REMEMBER
ABSENT BROTHERS
Annual Memorial Service Of An
napolis Lodge Held In Colonial
Theatre.
JUDGE BURKE, ORATOR
1t Is Not What We Do, But Spirit In
Which We Do 1t That Counts"
Progrom Of Beautiful Music
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Rendered.
Throughout ali Elkdom the first
Sunday in December is given over to
memorial seryie by the Elks in honor
OF their departed brothers Following
a custom of years, Annapolis Lodge
No. 622, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks held their annual memo
! rial service yesterday afternoon in the
Colonial Theatre. Exalted Ruler Cod
frey Deininger presiding.
The theatre was filled to its ut
most capacity, and many were stand
ing in the lobby. The music was a
: feature of the program. An orches-
ira from the Naval Academy band, un-
der Bandmaster Adolph Torvosky,
played most beautiful music, opening
with Chopin's Funeral March" All
numbers by the orchestra were played
as only the Naval Academy band can
play. Especially beautiful was the
composition TAPS" In Memorian,
dedicated to Our. Deceased Brothers,
by the late Charles A. Zimmerman,
which was played with marked effect.
The opening prayer was by the Rev
Edward ID. Johnson, rector of st.
Anne's. who also pronounced the
Benediction at the close of the pro-
gram.
The vocal music was rendered by
Mr.. Thomas F. McNulty, of Baltimore
Lodge. who sang THE Vacant Chair"
and a quartette, composed Of Miss
Dorothy Escher, soprano; Miss Elsa
Melamet, contralto: Mr. Clifton An
drews, tenor, and Mr. Eugene Marti-
net, Baritone, with Mr.. Adolf Torov-
sky, Jr., accompanist.
Miss Elsa Melamet sang very sweet
ly Lead Kindly Light" and Messrs.
Andrews and Martinez sang Stainer's
$50 Thou Liftest'
The Lodge ceremony was most ef-
fective and impressive The Secre-
tary called the Roll of the Dead, num-
bering forty. AS each name was call
ed a light on large Greek Cross to
the left of the stage was extinguished,
and simultaneously another light in
large star back and above the ros-
trum was lighted The effect was
very solemn and impressive.
Judge n. Charles Burke.
Judge N. Charles Burke. of the
Court OF Appeals OF Maryland, was
orator OF the occasion. He spoke in
pleasing conversational style, with
out notes, and his earnestness made
itself felt in the hearts and minds of
his auditors. He gave expression to
feeling in words helpful to all. He
referred to the memorial service of
the Elks as beautiful suggestion for
thought, memorial sermon" an in
spiration to fuller, better and
greater service of life He admon-
ished all to fix their minds upon
those rules and principles of the Elk,
charity, fidelity, and brotherly love,
principles apt to be ignored in the
life struggle amidst the turmoil and
strife, with sorrow and anguish beat
ing ceaselessly about us.
He said as the Roll of the Dead had
been called it brought to mind the
faces and forms Of the absent broth
ers, who seemed to be saying To-day
row, and tomorrow. and tomorrow
said Judge Burke, creeps on apace un-
til that last of all tomorrows. Shall
it be said of us that all Of our yester-
DAYS have been wasted? Life is but
a walking shadow, like the poor fell
low who struts upon the stage then
is gone. Life is q strange story, a
puzzle The infant cries out that all
the pieces of the puzzle have been
found and made out, when. 10, all the
pieces are swept into the black box.
We cannot solve the mystery of life,
but this we know, we have work to
do.
The greatest men are not all
heroes, the speaker said, we should
be thankful we do not all belong to
the heroes of the world, for their
deeds are little, and but soon swept
away and forgotten Alexander. of
| Macedonia, was a hero some 1000
years ago. but is now almost forgot
ten. We seldom speak or think OF
Napoleon, a hero of his time. with a
marvellous career, but those men who
have contributed to the lot Of the
race. or who have lifted from human
| ity the burden of sorrow. these are,
indeed. heroes worth while They
have gone into that land where lust
Of worldliness and glory amounts to
nothing. but where charity. purity,
truth. benev0lence, and sacrifice
amounts 10 more than glory
Referring TO the great world strug-
gle. the war Of nations. now in pro-
gress. Judge Burke said he would
rather be the most menial than that
I monarch who has swept away art and
culture and has deluged Europe in q
sea OF blood No matter what work
we have to do. contributing to the hap
piness of others. is our duty. The
generous hearted man is always
greater than his work.
It is not what we do. but the spirit
In which we do 1t, that counts. He
who never turns his back, but
marches straightforward, who never