The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-08
ELKS' MEMORIAL
SERVICES PLEASING
GOOD ATTENDANCE AND I'M
PRESSIVE CEREMONIES IN
MEMORY OF THE DEAD

Sunday was memorial day Tor the
B. P. O. E. lodges throughout the
world. This great benevolent and
! protective order, that is doing such
! a grand work for humanity; that
never turns a deaf ear to the needy
or suffering, sets aside the first Sun
day in December for memorial serv-
ices for the dead. During the past
year Moscow lodge, No. 249, has lost
five members. They were Frank A.
Robinson, Roy A. Privett. John w.
Bradbury, Frank E. Mix and Dan E.
Kinsinger Memorial services for
these were held in the Elks temple
Sunday afternoon, beginning at 2:30.
There was a good attendance of mem
bers and townspeople and the cere-
monies were impressive and well con-
Quoted
Following a selection by the Uni
versity orchestra Acting Chaplain
Thompson offered prayer, and Sec
retary Larsen called the roll of the
absent brothers, as follows:
John V. Barkdall, c. w. Barkhuff,
Charles 0. Brown, Walter ]. Coffman,
Charles J.. Covert, Robert V. Cozier,
Nat F. Dow, James A. Glib, C. H.
IldII loOl5 lblC1ldIu IAClly OildilCo
M. Larrabee, Donald S. McCrea, Rod
ney H. Olney, Henry H. Robinson,
Paul Shannon, Michael J. Shields,
Flintdorf Smith, Alfred T. Spotswood,
Thomas ]. Taylor, William w. Wat
kins, Ivan Williamson, j. Edward
Green, John Moore, Fred Campbell,
Jesse Burkholder, J. K. Sevey, S. w.
Grindaker, Amassa E. Smith, Joseph
Partz, Geo. W. Gale, M. 0. Reed, Paul
D. Roberts, Lee Stannus, Samuel F.
Curtis, M V. Harrison, L. w. Bartlett,
John Keefe Jr., Edwin H. Herman
William R. Clemans, Geo. w. Eyre,
E. J. Durham, Charles F. Stark, John
W. Lieuallen, Math Jacobs, David |
Urquhart, Thomas w. Savage,
Charles Timblin, Roy c. Inman, L.
A. Torsen, A. S. Brake, John P. Mix,
Charles B. Maynard, Richard Burke,
Walter V. Windus, Harry S. Schultz,
E. F. Crawford, Glen Haeflull, H. E.
Corey, William M. Greene, Joseph I
Reilly, Frank A. Robinson, Roy A.
Privett, John w. Bradbury, Frank E.
Mix, Dan E. Kinsinger. The last /
named five have passed on during the
last year.
A vocal selection, 20 Lord be
Merciful," was rendered by Miss
Tecklenberg, and "Crossing the Bar"
by the quartette. Exalted Ruler
Steele, Leading Knight Lamphere,
Loyal Knight Keane, Acting Lectur-
ing Knight Mix and Esquire Horton
then performed the public ritualistic
services.
The memorial address was then
given by Dean Cockerill, of the Idaho
Law school. He discussed the SYM
bolism of the American Flag and the
principles for which it stood. 1t rep
resents the right of the Individual as
against the omnipotent rights of
kings and kaisers, and it is on this
basis that Elkdom was founded Given
in most able manner, his address
was a stirring talk on patriotism and
and affectionate tribute to the deceas-
ed brothers.
A violin solo by John Dickinson
and prayer by the acting chaplain
closed the program.
''An Elk is never forgotten!"
Dean CockerilPs Address.
Dean Cockerill delivered strong
and. stirring address which won
nerited commentator by all who I
heard it. He said in part: t
Annually, on the first Sunday in |
December, every lodge of the B. P.
}. E. is convened and in the words of (
,ur exalted ruler, 'freshen with the {
lew of recollection the tender bios
;oms of hope and love entwined about '
he memory of their departed From
Main to Alaska, in every lodge they r
ire meeting today. These meetings /
lave followed the sun. Its light has J
aused them to assemble, not only to (
the memory of those a
whose names were called in vain, but p
lnder the influence of cherished mem o
ries the living have rededicated c
themselves to the cardinal virtues of t
heir order. The exalted ruler has f
irected our attention to the altar. s
here is the bible Of Christianity; the
lag of our country and the antlers il
f the Elk. 1t is altogether fitting h
nd proper then that we now and here e
4 this public way, consider with t