The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-12-07
)DGE OF SORROW
EVENT BY ELkDOM
Beautiful Ceremonies Carried
Out BY the Order
SONG PROGRAM GIVEN
Fitting Addresses BY D. o. 6rosan
And r. L. FaWsett; Beautiful
SONG Service

Il have little regard for tlIoes who
only give Lip service. Il is peter TO
treat the living with q smile and a
word of cheer than to raise tablets
OF fame tc them after death. Every
BROTHER Is entitled to live in the
minds OF his friends insofar as he
has been a hero on the plains Of
peace." These were outstanding SEN
timents Of the eloquent address de-
liyered by Frank L. Fawcett Of Mil
waukee lodge OF Elks yesterday az
ternoon at the services of the thirty
sixth annual Lodge Of Sorrow heId
at the Presbyterian church by Man
kato Lodge No. 225, B. p. o. e.
The services, as usual we're very
impressive and fitting for the oc.
oasion. Attorney B. D. Grogan OF
this city, delivered one of the most
able and well worded memoriains
ever heard by Mankato Elks. His
remarks follow:
"Once more the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks assemble,
In obedience to a sublime principle
Of our Order, publicly to proclaim
our fidelity TO the memory Of our
departed brothers. Today throughout
this nation, wherever a Lodge Of
Elks exists, the ritual Of the Lodge
day the Mankato Lodge OF Blks re-
deems It's pledge OF brotherly love
TO those Of it's members who have
passed to the great beyond.
1--WE are assembled not In blind
obedience to this command, but be-
cause we comprehend with an in
teliigent understanding the lodge
order of duly constituted authority.
We are here today because our
hearts are touched by the sacred
memory OF those with whom We once
lived and with whom we once
fraternized as brother Elks.
Answered Final Roll Call
These men have answered the
final roll call; they have responded
to the summons OF the Supreme
Exalted Ruler; they have obeyed the
mandate Of the Supreme Judge or
the Universe from whose decision
there Is no appeal and the correct
ness of whose command Is beyond
question. They have passed down
the river of life and have entered
the boundless sea OF eternity; they
have crossed the Bar. Today we
cherish their memories in our
minds and hearts even as we would
have our surviving brothers do when
we ourselves begin that long journey
to the bourne from which no trave-
gleFs return. Their names have been
inscribed In imperishable bronze on
significant of the permanent esteem
and love in which we hold them.
During their stay on this earth
some Of them were called by the
vicissitudes of life and the demands
Of duty to places OF residence out
side our community. This matters
not. Wherever they may have been
they were bound to US with the in
visible yet powerful bonds of Fra
ternalism and Brotherly Love; a
bond which distance cannot dim
nor time sever. Because they were
brother Elks the indissoluble tie of
fraternal love still exists for it is
not destroyed even by death. Be-
cause these men were brother ElKs
they were outstanding, loyal Ameri-
can citizens That quality is essen
tial for membership in the Elks. Be-
cause they were Elks, they believed
in common with US In the divine
principles Of Charity, Justice, Bro
therly Love and Fidelity. And we
are honoring their memories today
publicly, exemplifying our belief In
those principles. 1t is of the very
essence of Charity to honor the
dead. In extolling their manly
qualities we do them justice and
show our spirit Of Fraternalism and
brotherly love. By this service we
prove that we are faithful to the
motto Of our order. THE faults of
hY-nf 20
their virtues on the tablet of lore
and memory" This is no attempt to
minimize fault and magnify virtue.
The true meaning of that motto is
synonymous with the true meaning
Of Charity. a cardinal principal Of
our Order.
i To-day we express our feeling
towards our departed bothers in
the same spirit expressed in Tenny-
son's~immoral lines:
Sunset and Evening Star,
And one clear call for me;
And may there be no moaning at
the Bar
When l put out to Sea.
But such a tide as moving seems
asleep.
Too full for sound and foam, -.
When that which drew fIom out
he boundless deep
Shall call me home.
Sunset and Evening bell,
And after that the dark,
And may there be no sadness ri
Farewell, -
When ] embark.
And though from out our bourne
If time and place,
The flood may bear me far,
] hope to meet my Pilot face to
face
When / have crossed the Bar.
To-day we renew our pledge OF
love and devotion to our departed
brothers. Today we again incite in
our, minds and hearts the desire
that we will meet them face to face
when We have crossed the Bar"
The musical numbers rendered by
Mankato orphcas club, under the
terson, were among the leadine
rendered by Glenn Shoemaker, were
particularly we'll sung. Mr. Shoe
maker is possessed Of a wonder
Mrs. ". NJ. Taylor presided at the
organ.
The opening prayer OF the sexer-
cises was given by Rev. T. Ross
Paden. pastor OF the Presbyterian
church, who also at the close pro-
nounced the benedictiou,1
A AdFeea Hu e EaNuaAAA