The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-12-08
MEMORIAL SERVICE BY. LOCAL ELKS WAS HELD LAST SUNDAY

fOliOWlLS lAS LII IIlC IoShS volent and Protective Order of Elks throughout the United States on the first Sunday in December, Cliff ton Lodge 1174 held a beautiful and impressive ritualistic memorial ser vice at the Auditorium on Sunday afternoon last in honor of the de parted members of the local lodge who have been called to their re- ward
 Beautiful flowers and evergreens entwined with the national colors provided the setting for the services and Miss Margaret Newhouse, Mrs. George Martin and Miss Priest, MT. McHenry Mosier, MT. c. E. Hull. Mrs. w. IF. Neill, and Mrs. Dolores Shirk rendered the musical program on this occasion.
 The memorial services were held in honor of Leonard Scott. c. B. Dear -dorf. Wm. E. Spaw, Drue Under wood, A Morrison, Elmer c. Heck, ;. W. Moon, w. F. Burns, Wade Hampton, R. H. Christman, James Smith, M Manufacturer, Harold E. Wilson, M s. Harrison, J. Vincent Dunn, R. R. Webster, w. M. Shirk, Henry Hill, George Fraser, Ben M. Crawford, Leslie J. Willet, and E. V. Horton, who, since the institution of Clifton Lodge have been called into the jurisdiction of the Great Ruler of the Universe
 The services were arranged by committee composed of F. H. Spring er R. J. Coleman, and L. J. Spindt and was conducted by w. A. Smith, Exalted Ruler and assisted by w. E. Munroe, Esteemed Leading Knight; H. K. Martin Esteemed Loyal Knight; J. T. Quinn, Esteemed Lecturing Knight, E.. c. Fitzgerald Treasurer; G. L. Cashion, Secretary; George Reitzer, Esquire; R. J. Cole man, Chaplain; J. R. Smith, T1ler: A. L. Terry, Inner Guard.
 The memorial address was deliv- cred by Hon. Dave w. Ling who in his opening remarks declared the Elk's creed to be: We do not suffer the flowers of forgetfulness to grow upon the graves of our brothers. Invisible tho they be they are not lost to us. They continue to live with us, ac- tive and inspiring influences in those finer essences of themselves which are the memories of the good they did and the men they were All that we valued in them is stamped
  and enshrined in our hearts.
 This is not a funeral occasion On the contrary it is a joyous af +firmation of our gratitude that these men lived, and our faith that they are still triumphantly living and Il is given us to profit by the virtues their lives embraced, that we may the better exemplify the teachings ol our order.'
 Touching upon secret intolerani organizations in America, Bro. Ling gave expression to the following, II concluding his memorial address.
 We find that charity makes the best construction of both things ant persons It is not detractor bacl bitter or gossip but excuses weak ness and extenuates failings. In shor it makes the best of all things, for gives everyone and serves all 7
 "N moderates all extremes, labor' to settle differences and will suffe' rather than seek revenge. Charlt! is forbearing, indulgent and larg' minded. Ii is a universal remedy fo intolerance.
 I've view with no little concern thu strong hold that the spirit of 1ntoler ance is obtaining among our people This spirit may be largely attributed to the war through which we passed as history teaches that intolerance has been the aftermath Of all grea conflicts. The Old World is yet hei' in it's destructive grip but reassuf ance in a measure comes to us. w recall with what fervor and hunge the masses of the people in the torl nations received the messages 0 our beloved ex-president. These mes eages breathing as they did the breatl of charity earnestly sought to estat fish among the nations of this eartr rules of national conduct, founde upon this highest Christian virtue
 America was settled by thos seeking intellectual liberty. Tn constitution whcih they adopted re cognized no race or creed apoV another, and may be sald to pe speak charity in it's highest sense
 "It would therefore i'll become a Elk. an American or Christian | sanction for a moment any organlz; tion whose doctrine breaches hatre of either race or creed, for such a institution is a monster, whose al petite is not appeased, but rathe grows by what it feeds upon.
 Hate is the opposite of charity a night is of day for charity in 1t highest, noblest and most exalte sense is love-love to God and a mankind. A love that raises tn soul above all worldly consideration We would therefor earnestly imploT that this divine virtue be more dee 1y implanted and widely dinuse' that we may exercise tolerance an t-onipassion and cease censurlng an prosecuting one another in any ma ner whatsoever.
 Life seems to move by contras if not by rhythm. The darkness
 thicker because of light. From u shadow of the valley the eye
 blinded by the splendor of the hea ems. Poverty, suffering and sorro anneal all the more because we kno