The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-12-06
Beautiful and Impressive Ser
|, vices Are Held Sunday /.
I0, ,,ae Afternoon e.
JOHN G. CARLISLE
GIVES AN ADDRESS
One Member OF The Order
Passes. To Great Beyond /.
During The Year

of Mt. Vernon lodge, No. 40,
Benevolent, Protective Order OF Ellss,
in the Vine theatre. This service is
one held annually on the first Sunday
In December wherever there is an
Elks lodge
"The faults. of our, brothers we
write upon the sands Their virtues
on the tables of love and memory
This thought is the inspiration, OF, the
services held Sunday afternoon, in
this and in thousands of, other COM
The theatre was we'll filed
by an interested audience that came
in addition to the members of Mt.
Vernon lodge. who attended in body.
While the theatre was being filed. a
program of music was given by the
Elks orchestra. AS the officers of the
lodge took their stations and the mem.
hers of the order occupied their seats,
march was played
The opening ceremonies prescribed
by the ritual were conducted in dig.
nified and impressive manner by Ex.
alted Ruler c. G. Church, assisted by
the other officers CT the lodge. The
invocation was given by the chaplain,
D. u. Tuttle.
"The Day Is Ended" was a beautiful
solo given by Mrs Elsie Stillwagon.
Immediately following came the call
of the roll of the, dead of Mt Vernon
lodge. 4S in all, the last being that of
c. l.. Mild. who died Nov. 9 last Th>
duty was given by Secretary Willian'
p. Creeden. It was followed by tw1
solos, "Metcalf's Absent" given by
Harvey ]. Moore, and ""And God Shall
Wipe Away All Tears" by Mrs. Ed
Egar Thomas. Tho accompaniment FOR
Mrs. Thomas was played by Mrs. F.
w. Stamm.
At the conclusion of the openina
ceremonies conducted by the officers
of the lodge, "The Lord Is My Light
was given as a duet by Mrs. Edgar
Thomas and Mr.. Lawrence Spcrry.
'rhe memorial address was given b,
John G.. Carlisle, member of Colum
bus lodge, No 81. B. p. o. e. His ad
| dress was one of the ablest Grafton!
it has been the privilege of the mem
bers of Mt. Vernon lodge to hear. I!
the course of years past able and dis
tinguished men have come to Mt, Yer
non to address the Elks on similar oc
casiOns, but it may be said fairly an.
not unreasonably that the address
given on Sunday afternoon will no
suffer in comparison with any thp
have been heard before.
Fec m:ng his address, Mr.. Carlisl
reminded his audience they were TAX
ing part in a service widely spread
That not only are lodges in the Uni
ed States paying tbs duty of love an
memory to their absent brothers, bu
that 1t was being done also at 'othe
places far distant, at Manila in TIL
Philippines, at Sitka in Alaska and q
Ponce Porto Rico, members of th
Elks were holding like services. !.
To-day we stand i,erore the grea
mystcry,' continued the speaker q
mystery that never yet has bee
solved" Never has there been a S.
luton of the mystery nf death fror
the time the first mother shed tears {
sorrow because of the death of he
son down to the present, no penetr;
tion of the veil that separates the IL
ing from the dead has been possible
But while those dead do go on b.
fore us, we may bring, them back an
enjoy companionship with them owe
and over again through the instr
mentality of memory.
In the development of his though
the speaker indicated how we who al
living in the present ar3 joined to tn
past through our forefathers and al
.cestors and are joined to the futur
J llby our relation to those who are I
,;'qome after us; ut isVnot false" h
said, "to conceive on; selves joine
with our ancestors We Gre but lln'
joining the past, the present. and III
flituref all terminating finally at Oh
throne of, the Creator himself !
Next to religious deity and mor'
feeling is the consciousness Of bein
united with excellence that has d
parted. There are many words in o,
language that have peculiar slgnl
,cance. Mother! Home! Country
But one by one what they reprsser
rasees :rDr' our lives. Deaths han
removes loved ones.
Those whom We .,Ne loved All