The Washington herald., 1920-12-06
ELK MEMORIAL
TO 10 MEMBERS
Roger Whiteford in Impress
i've Address at Annual
Service for Dead.
ASKS FOR AMERICANISM
Calls on Members to Help
Perpetuate Ideals Of War
time Period.
ASKS FOR AMERICANISM

Calling upon his brothers to con-
tinue the campaign Of Americanism
to which the order was dedicated
during the world war, Roger J.
Whiteford delivered an Impressive
address at the twenty-sixth annual
memorial service of Washington
Lodge, No. Is, b. p. o. Elks, at the
National Theater yesterday after
noon.
Nineteen members, eighteen de-
ceased since last years ceremony
were memorialized in presence OF
packed house and to the accompani-
ment of the solemn ritual and music
which yearly lend an air OF sober
distinction to the ceremonies.
zone of our problems in the per-
iod just past" said whitetord, was
the lack of the patriotic urge. but
that peril is not yet passed. There
are thousands in our midst who are
striking deep at the very vitals OF
Americas national life. There are
those who seorn the principles OF
the Constitution, and would make a
mockery of the government. There
are those who sneer at the security
of our government and the stability
of our law. There are those whose
PHILOSOPHY is one of get rather than
give. There is an organized idea
that a man may reap that which he
has not sown, that he may harvest
wkere he has not planted.
There is an organized selhshness
{ that frowns upon those who have,
| by self-denial, privations. arduous
and never-ending labor. accumu-
lated for themselves a modest COM
petence, and there are those stand
/ ing by in a vicious inertia that
dares not the risk and hazard OF
chance and change, yet who seek 10
share the victory with him who has
/ delivered his best AS a cure-all
! for our political ills there Is but
/ one ism and that is Americanism-
"Our Americanism as Elks means
that today 1t is time for us to say;
Give us more of the fifty-f1fty
spirit of doing things. Let us have
little less thought of mans rights
and a deal more thought OF mans
obligations Many of our peopse
have worked themselves into an
idealism that comes out in an in
| IOIJCdtcu OeslEt ~ btli ONhNh pSOf'N
I of their rights. while we are for
getting to tell ourselves OF our
| obligations. The world has been
, made so drunk with moral claims
that nobody is paying moral debts.
The EIks' Americanism at this hour
means that looking each other
squarely in the eye il is time to say
again: TO get, give; to have, earn.
The opportunity for the Elk 10
teach that kind of Americanism is
at hand"
The roll of those deceased in the
past year was read as follows j.
Harry Peschau, Louis ]. Silverman,
Roland Evans, Florence d. McAu-
life. Harry II. Sherwood, Will III.
Smith, George c. Esher. John. f.
Driscoll. Isadore c. Eppstein, Fred
erick Sohon, Charles p. Stohlman. r.
Herbert Lewis. Charles Wasnan,
John c. Watson, James A Elyea.
John NJ Sanford. Theodore Picard
and william b. Judge. The nine
teenth name was that of Henry d.
Goodman killed in action in France
August 2l, 1918.
Those taking part in the musical
program were James X. Young,
Thomas A. Cantwell, Glenn w. Ash
ley, Thomas G. Hill, Ambrose A.
Durkin, Arthur Murray. Frank A.
Dougherty. William II. Waters,
Fritz Mueller and Arthur s. Whit
comb.