Show ELKS HONOR THE DEAD Pay Tribute to the Memory of Eight Comrades JUDGE POWERS THE SPEAKER Occasion Is One of Unusual Sadness Bccausa of the Bccent Death of Dr JIcKenna Judge Powers Speaks Eloquently of tho Cardinal Principles Princi-ples of tho Order of ElksLarge Crowd Is Present in Grand Theater and tho Exercises Are Spleniii and Impressive With solemn rite and song of somber tone amid a hush 1 impressive ng the silence and tho mystery of death Itself members of Elks lodge No 85 last night paid a tribute to the memory I of eight comrades who have passed away during tho year The sadness of the ceremony was Intensified by the fact that only 0 few hours before the Elks had laid to rest a brother whose tragic death is an all too recent memory mem-ory The memorial service was held in the Grand Theater which was filled to the doors while nearly a hundred members of the order found seats on the stage I was a sympathetic nota curious crowd and the exercises were received with deep and respectful attention The decorations were simple consist ins of American flags and a pair of sil ver antlers the emblem of the order An impressive feature of the open ing ceremonies was i the roll call of names of the dead members Three times each name was called hv SWM tary A W Raybould and the silence of the room deepened with each wih cach successive suc-cessive call as if the listeners half expected that some response would como from out the dim unknown When at the end the name of Dr Mc Kenna was called more than one pair of eyes was wet with tears The other absent ones in whose memory the meeting was held were W W Miles Frank H Peters E J Pratt Dr J W Smith Lester Wallach W A Watkins I and Dr Ie A KJos At the close of this ceremony after Holds band had played the overture from William Tell and the Intermezzo from Cavallerla Rustlcana Judge C S Kinney Introduced Judge O W Powers Pow-ers the principal speaker Judge Powers Pow-ers paid eloquent tribute to the principles I prin-ciples upon which the Elk lodge was I founded His address was heard with marked attention by the audience The judge spoke in part as follows ADDRESS OF JUDGE POWERS Acknowledging the compliment which you have bestowed upon one who is not a member oC your honora ble order In being requested to address you upon this solemn occasion I recognize rec-ognize the liberal spirit which actuates your organization I have learned that the qualification for membership In your society is not based upon the amount of wealth that a man has accumulated ac-cumulated nor does it depend upon illustrious ancestry You question no man as to his religious faith and seek not to learn at1 what altar he worships You apply no political test You ban no man by reason of his nativity and in no way hold Jiinv responsible for the accident of his birthplace You make no Inquiry whether he Isrich or poor lowly or high born You look solely to the manhood In the man and when you find that his heart beats in sympathy sym-pathy with humanity you recognize his true worth and hal him with brotherly greeting Why Is l not that the truo test Why should we yield more of honor to the outward trappings trap-pings of wealth than we do to the Inner In-ner adornments of the heart 1 Why not look beyond the surface and test the man by the kind of soul which we find beneath 1 Why not be content when Crue we find a man to be manly and For If the flour be fresh and sound And the bread be light and sweet Who careth in what mill twas ground Or of what oven felt the heat ITo I-To me one of the admirable virtues of your order Is that it clasps hands with the wearer of homespun when found worthy Just no quickly as It does with the favorite of fortune and that It t recognizes the obligation imposed im-posed by our existence of recognizing Gods creatures who arc unfortunate just as readily as we do those whom accident wealth or popular acclaim have placed upon the pinnacle of fame The Judge then took up the foul cardinal car-dinal points of the order charity justice jus-tice brotherly love and fidelity and dwelt upon each In Its turn asa factor fac-tor In bringing human life to Its highest high-est perfection EACH MAY DO SOME GOOD I is possible for each man to do Home good In thc world ho said True charity teaches us that it Is not always patentatlous benevolence that accomplishes the most If a man accomplshes cannot found n school or endow BOre university he can at least help some little child or lend assistance to those In distress Often an act of charity costing little and soon passing from mind Is the turning point In an unfortunate unfor-tunate career and enables It to end in glory and with honor It Is by help Ing here and there a little now and hereafter that makes a sum total of beneficent deeds that will stand as a monument to the kindly heart I is the sum total of the small Individual efforts that cause the most lasting results re-sults All the great operations of nature Al ture are of show growth The upward tendency of humanity Is caused by the aggregate labors of millions of lives If a man has the least degree advanced uI if vanced some praiseworthy purpose sme he has in some small measure helped to lighten the burdens of poverty 1C he has been enabled to reconcile differences dif-ferences and to bring men nearer together to-gether If he has helped to make life brighter and to lift some burdensome yoke If he has done as well as his faculties fac-ulties will permit he has not lived In vain He who labors lo bring about amore a-more fortunate condition than that which exists about him is performing his part In this worlds work WHAT POOR MEN HAVE DONE No man need consider l that bin position posi-tion in life is BO humble that he can be of no service to his fellows nor need he think that because he Is poor therefore there-fore he has no opportunity to be either charitable 01 Just Most of the noblest things in thl3 world have been achieved thing men A man may be poor in purse and yet be rich In Intellect The nne telegraph the printing press the sew lug machine nearly all of the most wonderful Inventions have been discovered discov-ered by poor men A poor man sought and found the New World A poor man struck the shackles from 4000000 of slaves A poor man demanded an unconditional surrender before the gates of Vicksburg I was a poor man I sates preached the doctrine of pence on earth and good will toward men Poor ncn have written the battle hymns of nations Poor men have unraveled the mysteries of chemistry and read the stories of the sparkling stars In heaven I requires not a key of gold to unlock the doorway of opportunity Energy push charity and a Just nature Is a capital that need not hesitate before concentrated power of money The 7 vast Interests of the great Studebaker company the name of which has been wheeled around tim world was bulldcd upon n capital of 6S worth of tools and 265 worth of borrowed money and some of the greatest of this worlds charities have had their Inception In the thought of some humble person rn 1 whose name is I unknov Your own or der with It 100000 members was born from the brain of a humble ballad singer Thus upon every hand and In every walk of life we can see the beneficent results flowing from the ef forts of some humble and too often for I gotten individual The speaker made a brief but touch lug reference to the death of Dr Mc Kenna ° C whom he poke ns follows folow You will Jive many years and you will travel many miles before you will meet a gentleman I senteman more perfect and a friend more loyal l than was the true and I upright citizen upon whose grave the i flowers have not yet withered May we wihered all profit by hlg example and may we i ever cherish the fact that we were hon ored by being permitted to call him 1 belnS permited friend cal I JAMES LEARY ON THE ORDER Tames Leary made a brief address on Our Organization He said it was well at such a lime to talk of thc prin ciples and the work of the order pln on night when Its best Influences were manifest Having inscribed the names oc beloved comradeson the tablets of memory he said It was fitting to turn with more hope to the vine who were lvIng Mil sun to be cared for He emphasized the many acts of unostentatious kind ness and charity performed by the lodge and pointed out the Influences which have led to Its great growth Is rrowlh The musical features of the pro gramme were exceptionally good exceplonhly com prising solOs by J A Graham Henry Miles W R Sibley two selections by Mrs Swensons ladles scectons quar tette and four numbers by Helds Quar band |