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Show If ELKS' MM. EXERCISES ON j SUNDAY ARE MOST IMPRESSIVE The Benevolent and Protective Or-der Or-der of Elks, Ogden lodge, No. 719, held H its annual memorial services for the departed brothers yesterday afternoon. I1 ' The services were in the large lodge room of the clubhouse on Grant avc- j1 In attendance were more than 300 J persons, members of the lodge, their j? wives and members of families of the i departed brothers, for whom the serv- f ices were held. The orator for the occasion was Superintendent Henry C. Johnson, of the Ogden public schools. The memor-j' memor-j' ial address was delivered by Rev. Johni -j W. Hyslop, rector of the Church of the f Good Shepherd, Episcopal. The musi- ij cal program was furnished by Eliza- I beth Shaw Hess, Mary Harrington j r Stevens, A. C Sander and Leslie H. Saville, with Marie E. Ryland as ac-companlst. ac-companlst. The service was most im-L, im-L, pressive and one of the most beautiful! k ever held under the auspices of the ) local lodge of Elks, (j Exalted Ruler W. C. Camp and his I fellow lodge officers gave the opening ' j address -and ceremonial responses and) I the invocation was. given by Chaplain' ' L. J. Healy. Leslie H. Saville fol- !! lowed vith a solo, "He Giveth His: 'j Beloved Sleep." In ritualistic order.; n the roll of the departed members was called by Exalted Ruler Camp and Sec- j retary W. T. Greenwell. The names are as follows: I George L. Wade, John H. Brady, Harry S. Howard, Julius C. Kiesel, Jesse F. Baker, Samuel Way, Andrew C. Heinzer, Louis I. Holther, Charles W. Lowry, Edward S. Luiy, George II. Corse,. Albert L. Howe, Gordon S. Grant, Seymore L, Clark, Arthur E. Baker. William E. Marsh, William .i. Wood, Fred Abbogast, William L. Maginnls, Harry E. Blaln, John D. Car-nahan, Car-nahan, James Lee Nelson, Edwin A. Littlefield. Frederick A. Burt. J. Clinton Clin-ton Jones, George Lewis, Allen H. Jenkins. William J. Sweeny, James Casey, Joseph W. Bailey, John H. Line-j han, R. Alex Grant, Emory E. Harrison. Harri-son. Edward H. Line, Peter MInnochJ William H. Behring. Raymond T. O'DonneJl. H. S. LoCompte, John Keenan, Thomas W. Jones, Daniel J. Malone, Walter E. Read, Charles M. Reason, James F. Mc'Allister. Charles W. Bcrryman, James A. Ross, Ernest A. Burton, Charles J. Edwards, Wilfred L. Anderson. Fred A. Wheeler, Thomas Conway; Charles H- Harrington, Charles F. Osgood, Theodore Schan-sonbach,. Schan-sonbach,. Frank W. Rountree, Samuel Thomas, Carl H, A. Gerdlng, George Gray, Ralph E. Hoag. Thomas W. Jones. Andrew J. Marshall. Edward F. Misch, Samuel H. Winter, George T. Flood, John B. Roberts. Musical Numbers. A duet, "Jesus. Thou Joy of Loving Hearts," was next given by Mary Harrington Har-rington Stevens and Elizabeth Shaw Hess, followed by the closing ritualistic ritual-istic services, by the officers of the lodge. "Tho Lost Chord" was sung by a quartette composed of Mrs. Hess, Mrs. Stevens, A. H. Sander and Leslie Saville, Sa-ville, preceding the memorial address by Rev. Hyslop. Speaking extemporaneously," Rev. Hyslop paid a tribute to the virtue and good works of the B. P. U. E. fraternal fra-ternal organization. He explained its foundation principles- of "charity, justice, jus-tice, loyalty and fidelity." He told of the inception of the order by Charles St. Vivian, an English clergyman, shortly after the Civil war. It Is based on religious principles, he said, but was not bound by any creed or religious relig-ious sect, welcoming men of all churches to Its membership. I The closing ode, "Auld Lang(Syne,", was sung by tho assembly and the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Hyslop. At the conclusion of Rev. Hyslop's address, Mrs. Hess sang "Tho Prayer Perfect" and Superintendent Johnson then delivered the oration, on the subject sub-ject "Our Obligations." Oration by H. C. Johnson. "Our obligations in life," he said, "arise out of our opportunities and are largely directed by them. 'The nobly born must nobly do' is an expression we have seen carried out a thousand times through our history through lodges organized as this one to care for the comfort and happiness of our brothers and sisters. It has been especially espe-cially inspiring to all of us during the past year to see our great leaders give freely of their time and wealth and OHflrcv In f-hn can-Inn r. f ,-.,.,- ment. "I have boon interested latelv in the I work of H. P. Davidson, the man behind be-hind the Red Cross, who Is chairman of the Red Cross war council. This man .may be seen rushing between New York, where he has his private business, to Washington to confer on the affairs of the Rod Cross, in his pri- j vate car. which has been equipped with offices, so that he need not lose time, even in traveling from place to place. It is men of this type who are loading thousands of people of lesser capacities to give of their time and ' money. I "Herbert C. Hoover, the great mining min-ing engineer, readily gave up his , chosen profession, in which he had i gained renown, when he was called to organize relief work and save a starving people Belgian relief became I synonymous with Hoover. I could go i cne, naming men and women with ' great opportunities, who are now , gladly giving their time and money land risking their lives at the front in I helping us to a speedy victory. I "OUr people have had the "unselfish spirit of the' great leader who founded our democracy. Washington gave the greater part of his life, without pay, to give birth to the idea of liberty and freedom, which we now must save. In contrast, the life of Napoleon stands out in startling selfishness. Washington Washing-ton had no thought of reward. Napoleon Napo-leon selfishly seeks power and fame, ruins his country and goes to his I grave a bitter failure. "The men we are here to honor this day conceived the idea of uniting their efforts in promoting brotherly! love and justice to all mankind. The' great work of this lodge has demonstrated demon-strated its ideals, but these are de-' pendent for their force on the char-i acter of the individual member. ! Power For Good . i the fact that any organization has resources and a powerful Influence for good signifies that it is composed of individuals whose careers are well organized, successful and appreciative apprecia-tive of tho blessings of life. They are prepared to meet their Master and account for their talents. Each one of us must decide whether we measure up to Christ's standard, when He definitely def-initely tells us our responsibility will be in proportion to our opportunities. Some of us must give account for five talents, some for two and some for one. There is no way for society to establish estab-lish a standard for us, but let us all live secure in the thought that the Master will measure every clay's effort ef-fort and every thought by a perfect standard. "In this distracted hour we should be thrilled with pride In doing a duty wherein the world expects so much. The world expects us all to respond unflinchingly to its call to stay at our post while strength holds out, to give our best efforts in unstinted measure, and with self. forgetful devotion to surrender sur-render personal desires and Interests to the claims of duty. I was strangely Impressed with this idea on reading Kitchener's letter, addressed to the! brave boys of Merrie England as they j were about to cross the English channel. chan-nel. Kitchener's Letter "You are ordered abroad as a soldier of the king to help our French com. rades against the invasion of a com-mon com-mon enemy. You have to perform a task which will need your courage, your energy, your patience. Remember that the honor of the British army depends upon your individual con. duct. It will be your duty not onlv to sot an example of discipline and perfect steadiness under Are, but also to maintain the most friendly relation rela-tion with those whom you are helping help-ing in this struggle. The operation in which you are engaged will, for the most part, lake place in a friend- 1' rni1nfri' nnrl vntt nn. -1 .j j i juu uau uu yuur own country no better service than In showing yourself, in France and Bel- glum, in the true character of a British Brit-ish soldier. " Be invariably courteous, consid-erate consid-erate and kind. Never do anything likely to injure or destroy property, and always look upon looting as a disgraceful dis-graceful act. You are sure to meet with a welcome and to be trusted and your conduct must justify that welcome wel-come and that trust. Your duty cannot can-not be done unless your health is sound. So keep constantly on your guard against any excesses. In this new experience you may find temptation tempta-tion both in wine and women. You must entirely resist both temptations and while treating all women with perfect courtesy, you should avoid any intimacy. " 'Do your duty bravely. Fear God. Honor the king. "KITCHENER, . "Field Marshal." Go Where Duty Calls "Are we not all men, women and children as much in the government service as Kitchener's army? Our brave boys who are called from all lines of industry, where many were rapidly making a name for themselves, them-selves, had to leave it all and give their lives to make the world safe for democracy. The high ideals, the un- selfish devotion expected of them should just as readily be required of all of us and just as freely given. If the government needs me In the coal mine, in the munition factory, in the steel plant or on tho farm tilling tho soil, or in the trenches more than 1 where I now serve my country, it will be a privilege to go In good sn'irit with the single purpose of service to my country. "Not only must freedom and democracy de-mocracy prevail but the coming generation gen-eration must have the intelligence to pass on our great social inheritance. What is the use In making the w.orld safe for democracy, if the next generation gener-ation is notable to carry it, on? The supreme opportunity in tho world is intellectual, apparent evidence to the contrary at the present time notwithstanding. notwith-standing. "Our whole system of education Is fashioned on this belief. We have made it universal and compulsory in order that this door of opportunity bay be closed to one. We have built up great systems of schools, colleges, universities so that many doors of opportunity op-portunity may bo opened and many kinds of human ability may be developed, devel-oped, many persons lifted, to a high plane of usefulness and power for service. The two consuming desires are for more knowledge and power for larger service to our fellows. The senses of obligation on the part of educated men and women to render some fitting return to society for the privileges they have enjoyed is an ever deepening one, and accompanying it on the part of the public is a quickened quick-ened sense of expectation thai, such! obligations shall bo met. "We must prepare all our people for social efficiency. This aim includes in-cludes (1) culture,, (2) tho harmonious harmon-ious development of the capacities of the individual, (3) preparing all individuals indi-viduals to make a living bv doing useful work, (4) knowledge. The socially so-cially efficient individual must not only be actuated by ideals of service, but must in the responses which he makes to social demands be gcverned by his own careful thinking. Especial-, ly is it true in a democratic society that the measure of the success of our education is found in the degree to which we develop the scientific mental attitude. Even those who are actuated actuat-ed by noble motives may, if they trust to their emotions, to their prejudices, or those superstitions which are commonly com-monly accepted, engage in activities which are positively harmful to the social so-cial group of which he is a member. The questions asked in shaping educational educa-tional courses today are not only the amount of knowledge or technical skill but how is it going to be used? What are the ideals, moral values and standards stand-ards created? "Social legislation will replace organized or-ganized charity. Voluntary organized charity has had an important work in our history in protecting life and disseminating dis-seminating brotherly love and justice. Iu many special cases it will always continue to have an important work, but it is the function of the government govern-ment to so regulate wealth and its natural nat-ural resources that every individual can secure an education from his work. "The essence of poverty is the fear of want. This even Tolstoy could not experience. He was a noble man with thfi most, n vizl nnrn t n o n nno4 .... rp " ."..v.-. uitv, "'"-wii j . i u i e- fuse to be supported in idleness, to insist upon working with his own hands and share the hardship and toil of his peasant class was all he could do. His estate protected him against real want. A few men such as Ruskin, and Emerson hold up constantly con-stantly the ideal of the great nation as tho one wherein there may be no rich, where there must be 'as manv as possible full-breathed, bright-eyed, and happy hearted human creatures.' A nation, wherein wealth accumulates and men decay is to be deplored. "The richest man is the greatest debtor in past generations and most dependent on the toiler of(the present! for his food and raiment. This, the government will recognize and the world will recognize if the ideals for which millions havo died during the last three years are to prevail. "The signers of the Declaration of Independence saw that all men are one essence, of one blood, and need the same spiritual food. There is not a single form of higher values for which there is not heart-hunger in the humble cottage and from such emerge scholars, inventors, artists, orators, rules. With the higher aspirations of tho rising democracy of the world social so-cial legislation must come. I "These facts are incentives which will make us fight for a true democracy. democ-racy. Emerson says: A perfect equity adjusts its balance in all parts of life. The dice of God are always loaded.' 'Cause and effect, means and ends, seed and fru, cannot be severed.' 'All infractions of -love and equitv in our social relations are speedily punished.' pun-ished.' "Hence in ' conclusion this is my hope for the future. This scourge of the nations will burn out the chaff in our human relation and will emerge with a clarified vision where we love one another, for love Is of God." |