Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-04
LODGE Of SORROW
IS CONDUCTED FOR
DEPARTED B. P. 0.E.
OTTAWA ELkS GATHER TO PAY
TRIBUTE TO THOSE OF THE
BROTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN
CALLED BEYOND DURING PAST
YEAR.

The lodge room at the Elks' Home
was crowded yesterday afternoon
when the annual lodge OF sorrow"
was held. Three members OF the or
sanitation. Gilbert Cole, Lawrence
Seaman and ex-Mayor James +. Far.
rell have passed away during the past
year.
The services were among the most
impressive ever held ct the organza.
tons home, The prayers were of.
fered b. the lodge chaplain, Thomas
O'Meara. A pretty musical program
was rendered by Misses Vera b. Ham
and Sadie Kenny and George Welsh
The aduress OF the afternoon was
delivered bv Attorney John Dubbs of
Mendoza and was one of the finest
ever heard at an Elks' memorial ex.
ercises. Mr.. Dubbs spoke on Elk.
DOM paying beautiful tribute to the
principles upon which the lodge was
founded
He went into the fraternal spirit
which binds together the members OF
tho organization all over the world
and the integrity. loyalty and other
characteristics Elks display toward
their fellow members.
Tribute to the three departed mem
bers was paid by Attorney Robert
Carr, A. f. SChoch and States Attor.
ney Harry +. Kelly
Mr. Carr spoke for Mr. Cole. saying
in part
Although quiet and unassuming.
Brother Cole was u man OF exceptional
ability and of excellent education. lie
was unusually well informed and was
interested in current events, and
above all was a citizen above rcprOach
one of the sort who is missed most
by those who love right because it IS
right. II Brother Cole believed Il
thing to he right he was for it. if he
believed it TO be wrong he was against
IT, and while extremely aifablo and of
Kind disposition it was impossible to
persuade him to support a movement
which he believed to be wrong
In his family is where his kind ma
ture was most evident The ties that
bound him to his wife and children
We're strengthened as the years went
by and his children became of an age
sufficient for them to realize his worth
Personally. We have known Brother
Cole for the past fifteen years or more
We look back upon this acquaintance
and recall the lovable traits Of charac-
ter of our departed brother
Mr. Schoch delivered beautiful tri.
butte to ex.Mayor Farrell saying in
part:
Gathered here today as brother
Elks, with our families friends and
neighbors, to participate in the annual
memorial services of our order, If
from the solemn ceremonies, the mu-
sic and song and the words spoken,
each one OF lis cannot take home with
us fresh inspiration, new hope and an
ernest desire for better living higher
thinking and devotion to humankind,
and endeayor to follow more closely
in the footsteps of the lowly Na2arine
who centuries ago troi this earth,
then this meeting Is OF no avail.
Scripture informs us that we are
born to die and to prepare ourselves
for the last day and yet how little
we heed this warning or even make
preparations for the final summons
which is bound to come, 1t is only
when some one near and dear to us
on perhaps one of our own family, is
taken away that we fully realize the
true meaning of death.
Evidence OF our transition is daily
before our eyes, and even nature, the
sun and stars indicate it. AS the day
bricks forth with the rising sun, who
with his rags silvers the ripples Of
the rivers, the lakes and the ocean
keep on his daily course until even
tide, when, throwing his golden mantle
around him, sinks to rest, and we say
Another day has passed away.
The seasons come end go. Spring
time, with its refreshing showers
which bring forth the grass anC
leaves, buds and the flowers that fl
the air with sweet perfume; then sun.
mer, with its warm sunshine, aiding
the growth of the grain and fruits fol
the golden harvest; then autumn
when the leaves begin to turn and fal
to enrich Mother Earth, and theI
comes winter, which covers all will
her mantle of snow, nature is dead
and we say. Another year has passed
Brother Farrell was born March IA
1866. and lived in this city all of hi
life with the exception of q few year
when he made his temporary resi-
dence in Seneca. He was educated ii
the pubic schools OF Ottawa. and afts
leaving school with his determination
his enthusiasm and his ambition
started in LIES work embafking i
the grocery business That bushes
was not to- his liking and he then Ell
gagged in journalistic work and bf
came the advertising manager of tn
Ottawa Journal, which position h
filled with entire satisfaction TO
twelve years and many, many time
Ia tools I'm his npn and Wrntp pdiinrial