Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-02
ELKD0M MEETS
TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO ABSENT ONES
Memorial Service Of Omaha
Lodge 80, Benevolent Pro-
teCtive Order of EIks,
Held Sunday.

Elks and their friends filled the
Orpheum theater Sunday morning
TO pay tribute to the memory Of
their absent brothers. The me-
mortal service showed the careful
manner in which all Elkdom carries
out the motto of the order.
The faults of our brothers we
write upon the sands, their virtues
upon the tablets of love and men,
ory."
While the meeting was called in
memorial for the absent brothers, a
feeling of thanksgiving was pres
ent. The Omaha lodge has been
extremely fortunate during the last
year of war and recorded the loss
of but one of the 1000 members.
The Omaha lodge had 162 members
in service.
A carefully arranged program
was carried out in charge of Charles
R. Docherty, exalted ruler. The
musical numbers were provided by
the Omaha Chamber Music society
under the direction of Henry Cox
The Elks quartet, composed of ].
R. Gerke, Alex Bengtson, c. S.
Haverstock and ]. F. McCargar,
sang several selections.
Miss Grace Lennon Conkling
gave several readings and Miss
Mabel Allen, soprano, and Mrs.
Hazel Smith Eldridge gave vocal
selections. They were accom-
panied by Cecil Bergman.
Chief Justice Speaks.
A. M. Morrissey, chief justice of
the Nebraska supreme court, de-
livered the memorial address. In
his remarks he said:
Never before in the history of
our organization has this day meant
so much to us, or so much to hui
mainly. Strictly an American Or
ganization, we have during the last
several months carried our doc
trines of charity, justice and broth
erly love to the people of distant
lands. In no spirit of vain glory,
but that our contributions to hui
mainly may serve as an inspiration
to those who follow after US, per-
NIT me to give a brief general re-
sumo of the work done by the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks in the war now coming to a
glorious end.
Subordinate lodges have pur-
chased with lodge funds $3,0O0,000
worth of Liberty bonds. They have
donated nearly $l,50O,00O to the Red
Cross and kindred societies. They
have expended for charity during
the fiscal year just closed 1925 1000.
More than 100000 have been
pledged to build reconstruction hos
pitfalls.
"On July /, last, more than
10000 Elks were wearing the uni
form of the United States. This
force of fighters included: Three
major generals, members of the
Omaha lodge; E brigadier generals,
80 colonies, IS lieutenant colonies,
400 majors, 1000 captains, 4,700
lieutenants, 1000 sergeants, 500
corporals, and the commander of
the American forces, our own Gen.
John ]. Pershing.
Omaha Lodge No. SO has l62
stars on its service flag. 1t has fur
nished E colonies, 8 majors, l8 cap
tains, 10 first lieutenants, IS second
lieutenants and | lieutenant COM
mander in the navy.
why went they out? Not to add
to the national domain, not to exact
tribute from a crushed and bleeding
foe, not to force our form of gov
eminent upon him who prefers some
other. They went to fight for free
dom's sake, for righteousness, for
all our country's flag does repre-
sent.
"And now that the bright day of
peace is dawning we await their re-
turn to the land they love, and
have served so well. All America
is proud of their valor and their
achievements, but above all their
brother Elks claim them as their
own.
"This is our day Of days because
it is the day set aside and dedicated
to our absent brothers. There is
that in the human heart that shrinks
from utter humiliation. While we
have, in a measure, become recon-
ciled to the vnmutable law of ma
ture and accept without complaint
the ultimate decree of death, we
would never be entirely forgotten"
The Absent Brothers.
The death rate in Omaha lodge
80, Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks, has been extremely small the
past year. But IS members of the
order have died. The death rate
for the past several years has aver
aged more than 20.
An especial tribute was paid to
Kenneth F. Hatch, U. S. A., the
only member of the lodge to die in
military service. AS the roll call
of absent brothers was read and his
name reached, the reader paused
that all might issue a silent prayer
for the absent brother.
The members of the Omaha lodge
who have died the past year are:
Fred Huber, G. E. Haverstick, Ar
thur E. Dunn, Mayo c. Wallace.
Charles G. Mcdonald, A. H. Bur-
nett, J. V. Sweeny, Kenneth E.
Hatch, w. ]. Creedon, ]. A. Patrick,
D. w. Shull, J. S. Walters and Wal
ter E. Wood.
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