New-York tribune., 1920-12-06
Harding Called
By Friendship
To Elks' Home
Old,ime Marion Comrade.
Now an Inmate of Nir.
ginia Institution, We'll
comes the Prfsident-Elect
Memory Gods Best Gift
Happiness. Not Grief. Should
Characterize Memorial.
says Senator III Speed,
Hv Royden Z. Sparkes

cid friendship that brought Senator
Warren e. Harding here TO the Ma
,ional Home Lodge OF the Benevolent
and Protective Order OF Elks to de-
liver the address at the annual me-
mortal service of the fraternity. It
was friendship Ihat has endured from
he time when the name of Warren c.
Harding didn't even family suggest q
President-eect of the United States:
when even N Marion. Ohio. the name
meant nothing more than the identif-
alton u shabby. cvergrown youth in
impressed. baggy pants. uncut hair and
IN appetite that exceeded his earnings
as q reporter on the weekly newsuaper.
II was Friendship in wnlch Henri NJ
Stowe. once prosperous plumbing
contractor OF Marion and now an N.
nate OF the Elks' home, is q partner
With Warren q. Hagding.
The friendship of these two inspired
more than the visit of Senator Har-
ding here to-day; it inspired the ad-
lress that re made. sermon in which
he urged the practice of charity. ius
ice. fidelity and brotherly love. vir-
ives preached by Elkdom Members of
Tie order with their families had come
rom near and Jar to hear the speech
OF the President elect. Although his
words were heard by ali who massed
themselves on the lawn before the
white pil'ared, terra Gotta rooted home
stead in the Blue Ridge Mountains
toxin OF Bedford, in the mental cur
rents OF the two men. Harding and
Stowe. there must have been definite
thought that the one-time shabby youth
n u-o L.,
Heard by Crowd of 10000
After the impressive ritual of the
klAs had been conducted by the officers
Of the home lodge. seated on throne.
Ike chairs that ilxod the sides Of the
open-alr chapel. Senator Harding began
to speak, and in all the crowd of 10000
'here was not sound but the voice Of
t.e grayhaired President elect.
The greatest gift in Gods master
5esIo"el upon man is memory" he be-
gar 1t requires mind and surpasses
I'll else. 1t IS the storehouse Of everv-
tang in life worth while. 1t fashions
character and inspires all hope. Il
axes all the impres OF human ex
'Stence and by some alchemy Of love
removes the dross and makes the gold-
IN cross OF faith, which is the rosars-
70 every human prayer. One cannot
He 10 i've WIN cut mem
ory's revealments in fellowships and
friendships, thout owe and attach
MtAlS. without enCourdgements and en-
dearments. without inspirations and the
conscioA snesS Of achievements"
" Whatever joint experiences OF
Henry stowe and Warren Harding the
speaker nay nave been thinking. there
eaa De little doubt that stowe was piv-
hs thought 70 the time 9 few Years
ago, wnen Harding, Senator. found
nm a. me Bedford Home, stone blind
rom rom c@taracts on his eyes. The Har-
aings took Stove, who had arrived at
oel'o1d a,ier {. series OF business re
verses following his removal from
MARION. 70 their home in WASHINGTON.
mad great eye surgeon look him over
sn1 Ana.iy sent him to a hospital for
'N- operation which restored his sight
Decries Memorial of Grief
We are met in memory to-day. in
s::@.s-l!' 1ra'ernal memory, in behalf
y nose VINO have taken the fork of
ioaa ID eterna! peace. Ours is not
memorial & grief Onlv hann mern-
or,es are becoming 10 The denar.ad
YA!y Ae.2iu! memories are worth While
,5e AV.ng. Il The departed brethrnn
'oS.~ Know Of our memorial, if we could
me great mystery OF nysteries
-.- aNo" INA. they knew, we sho, Il
1---i @t-tne our memorial above +hc
--.n1t rs of sorrow. For them tho
,'oH o. Iiie is closed Sorrow has Rad
- csGe inlnC cypress ons. bu. normal
z-,i4l interest is in the living. In
so We are met for the living. else
-, n-eeeihg would be in vain. We are
~ -eHi'hG ourselves that as we
~ shai! our memories endure We
e,'ne % 4 fresh consciousnnsq to.5,',
-. IN our daily lives we are roak;n,
er- .'.e'-,o' u s. ami it IS The privilege -
, h-nan being to leave such >
-.ii-gg'y as ne would like 70 r ave re-
.. laeTe vas nothing unnatural or -.
.e'seq IN the greeting Of Henrv c4o~e
-. afren Harding this rnornino.
b,n.sss saat suggested bcnefac,or ana
S-:'.s-c'a1y. 1aey were just Two warn
sosence ''''V' d. oef long
r.. zone or. On; put your clothes on and
ou' "aere people can see vo,, y 60 4
owe = the next President vbo ,s-.a
.SI."g aim ca the back. stout blows
~, !or tae slender shoulders of Yhite'
Is' 1,e spectacled Henry Stove.
Ind - soere q Baptist church in Bed
-. HehTy ~ asked Senator Uard;no
e.~.t' ~ nor, you mustn't think II
.-.'A ~aen all this town is wjld "a
s-5 iooH al you" objected Stowe
lNe senator agreed to pass an
IN We" q the afternoon serv-
~e., , ana men with Henry Stove in the
10y Ga BESIDE him. rode through the
.1,,~.'pal s'reets of this ssall Virginla
,-,l sa a. re head Of procession II
- attend Senate Session To-day
ss,5 & nafa ng special train left Bed
a. n'clccH for Washington. where
s.4, ~ morning Senator Harding ex-
,ss % attend the opening session of
sst, shate lie probably VIII start
N. - ',afon On Tuesday night f,r
-. itDnt porch campaign to de-
I'M. satsIactory association Of ia
s.l,ms: ~ '3fo'n2 speech
here is 4 distinction between abid-
G.s., M@nnorials and hero worship.
n,,, "chieTenent erccts mighty monu-
- DDt the appeal 70 the heart is
", N.'nhX tnlng. II has been my for
~. - stand at rome notable burial
~ " n vared emotions. have
MI, hcpvsred al TIE tomb ii Ma
F,ssh' 1snsinZ tne affection II the
eN people for that great military
~. mo bui.dcd fDr tae state a.
es.D'/ - ne djrectcd the zurpassinq
,ttstf ~hicn ended ia ellic. have
~ Defpre 'he tomb Df Weilinyton
.f'hy ~ The paft fa,e oIays IN Tho