need train first page.)
impressive. The theatre was
its tiniest seating capacity by
so Ii'lisiber or invited guests
{tumbled to remember with the
, bar of the lodge. the departed
‘ do no have crossed the border
or beyond.
ion two selectionamy Howard
. pen the odioers of the lodge.
in their “solar positions and
if Harry S. Picehring. the impres-
T. petting ceremonies were held
Th “main body of the members were
nested turmerved seats near the stage
V be orchestra.
T he stage presented a beautiful
. ' tools. In the background was ele
rates the excited rulcr's chair, while
T he side of him was seated Acting
‘ plain Frederick A. Coleman and
other DanieI‘M. Crone of New
11 Iadge‘. No. 360 In front and
the level of the stage were seated
tho other oiilcers and Rev. J Benton
T Tower. The stage was tastefully
Redefined with palm and serving as
aflttlnz background. a huge American
:ng was draped.
' The names of the departed brothers
We called by Secretary Herman E.
Aline and as each failed to respond
. ‘ ‘ a name. repeated three times one
did string of electrics, suspended
on the front of the stage, went
t
ion Helena V. Millard. accompon-l
led by the orchestra. then sang “OneI
V V etly Solemn Thought." whic h was
Wed by the singing of the opening
by the lodge. Prayer was altered
‘ V be Criterion Quartette of Bridge
port. which ls composed of G. E Lush.
I}. C mutant}. ll. 'l‘mdotf and James
film. then rendered the appropriate
Idlectiou. “Our Absent Brothers "
VIVJaVniel M. Cronun. of New London
Lodge No. 60. -B P 0. F... then deliv-
ered the memorial address. He spoke
muted Ruler. Brother E‘ks. Ladies
. and Gentlemen:
A the year approacheth to its end.
And the day darkens with the sombre
s of winter due is inclined to
. and toreilect, and to dwell for
”bileon the days that have gone
V have died with the year that gave
lrth. Today in every state inI
at and glorious land in every
provin e and in event territory that
We a legisnce to the unsuiliad folds
J assembled
n Elite in observance of our!
custom-war memorial to'
brothers who‘have answered to
all of the Grand Exalted Ruler ofT
e universe And have passed beyond
th V horison that separates the living
min the (lead We have listened to
ailing of the roll and have heard
over save that of absent. Yen.’
,hieut it is true; absent from thiel
V d n: glare and glitter; absent fromI
ll lite whose only certainty is
Will; absent from our midst. 'tisi
s. but not forgotten are they today:
{or as the roll was called the memory
livas forever in our hearts we
on its spark of life and as the:
e of each was called Memory
brothers of the Benevolent nudVx
tectiv’e Order of Elks and lay our
9 and our immune upon the
meet memory’s altar for thoseT
TIV have passed trom our mldflt.‘ We;
tier the grandest tribute the llvln!‘
ii otter toitbe dead; the tribute of
'9‘ Ve'ver living memory. What greater
7 Vote can there be?
n storied urn or unlinated bust,
V on to its mansion call the fleeting
breath! .
honor's voice provoke the silent
,_ I“dust. ,
flattery soothe the dull cold ear of
'T death?"
Nay: marble and granite will fall
and crumble to gun dust with the rav-
Ages of time; Honor may -caii with the
nice of a fickle world. but it calls in
sin and flattery fails and is waited
stray by the breezes of insincerity;
and the dead sleep onalnthat dream.
lees‘sleep from which the eyes will
Tnever open; in that sleep from which
the sleeper will never again awaits.
”But over the resting place of those
we love; over that little green turfed
.mound rises nobly and majestically
, the indestructible monument of Melo-
our for he who sleeps beneath And so
«today we call them back again by the
' oil a living memory; from over
lit great mysterious space. from over
Tt beyond of which no man in
the darkness and the ,
log and pleased}. the grant
'iriy. each and all are step
need and distress.
' according to his words merciful shalt
lesson; a lesson we are too often prone
to forget. The lessons of
death; the lesson to be pro
lupou death as a calamity; as a my»
,broihers. death is not thew; mystery;
lest. mystery of all. Many have endeav-
an speak we call them back to us ,
“an. loamy one they come Tb ck TTTTTT
be best; from out the lamene- .
hence of eternity. they} come
a: to us; to us who some new
nisbed our part in the drama ~
ill must retire and tulle our placer
these who have gone «he»
Once
nights we see them back as one of us
practicing the precepts of our order. Yet: all theTse shall leave their mirth maxillary the services were held war
charity. Justice brotherly lord and
fidelity; oft hays their voices utte'red
the words 0! cheer sndcomfort to
those who mourned: ‘ olt have their
hands stretched forth to aid in time of
Their virtues arise
before us and as in ii vision it all
comes beck to us again and «we reoox‘l
nine truly and sincerely their worth
as men and brothers, and we realise
the lose their ebsenoe cronies today
Within our ranks. Their virtues stand
out as characteristics ciT’ their ““911
earth prominently and conspicuously.
like a mountain high and steep stands
out alone upon a level plain. And who
among us dares to.seck their faults;‘
who among us dares to seek beyond
the virtues that they practiced? None
-for we would seek in vain. Their
faults we do not know-we never
cared; they are written upon the
sands of time and have been effaoed
by the tides of memory and have van-
ished upon the ever changing. over
surging sea of life._ Faults are but
comparatively earthly characteristics
and all modern equal. at least in the
presence of death. and the dead can
have no faults. They have lived the
life God gave them; they have heard
his summons on high and obediently
they have answered to his call. True
to his teachings and the teachings of
our order. uncomplaluinzly they tray»
sled along life's highway to its end.
filled with faith and with hope and an
unfaltering trust in their destiny and
in their God. Freely they gavoTVsnd
freely from his bands. they shall re-
ceive; merciful they were in life and
He he to them in death. The curtain
of death has fallen and he hides them
from out sight. end to penetrate be.
yond man is powerless and his hand
avails'ltlin naught; and we say with
the philosopher of centuries past
"That man‘s life lies all in the present.
aa‘it were but a hair's breadth of time:
as for the rest mount is gone, the
future yet unsee . Short therefore is
man‘s life and narrow is the corner of.
the earth wherein he dwells." Their
memory. however. teaches to us a
pared and answering that final suin-
mous from on high. to go without fear;
into the presence of our God. We look
tery and and deep and beyond the so-
lution of man The philosophers of
old wise and learned looked upon
death as but the dawn of life No. my
life itself is the mystery: this great
changing ventilating life is the great
cred to solve it and all have“ failed in
the attempt. 'l‘heorlnts have iheoriz»
ed; men have grown old and gray
lin search of its solution. and it' s all In
vain. There is nothing sure there is
nothing certain save death and death
alone Life is a mystery in its every
part; in its inception. in its evolution
and in its ending. and so it shall be
until the career at humanity is ended
and man no longer lives to solve the
problem. But to thuse whose mem-
cry we honor tonight there is no mys
cred present. And so we come to tom to them the “,3.“er has beeiil
solved—401' they live and they dwell
in the fulfillment and the realization
of the promises that God has made to
HlsTchlldren on the earth belownli‘rom
mortal life on earth. through the per-V
isle of death they have. passed into int.
mortal life forever-“more. Yet who
among us has not set and‘tliought'.‘
alone perhaps we sit and ponder, as
we see the golden can arise in all its
splendor and vanish with the shadows
of approaching night; as we see the
rose riCh and flagrant in its sweetness
and its beauty. bud and bloom and
then fade and fall away; as we see the
child young and innocent. cut down in
the days of its infancy; as we see the
friend tried and true. and those dear
ones who have watched and guided
our course through the shoals and the,
reefs of life close their eyes forever
and leave us here alone. Hast then in
the silence of thy thoughts pictures
the time when than too must go and
leave all else behind? Rust than. too.
in moments of fear and dread bewailed
the end that awaits thee? Take cheer
my brothers and banish thy fear and
dread for thou guest but to meet cystic
those who have gone before. and thesis
who by that irrefutable law of life are
those beautiful words of the poet. who
said: I
“The golden sun. the planets and all
the infinite hosts at heaven are
handle] to the trlbes that TeluiTttT
be!“ in its bosom. "
lsle‘ep. .
The dose relish there alone;
the!)
doth: good to our fellow onion. and
not when. we‘shaii meet again even as
yet to follow tilde. Recall once more
shining on; lge iliflde .isbods .of‘:
death. through tVfieV still lapse ofT
sacs;
All that trend the globe are Vbut a”
Add millions in those solitudeti. since ' .
first the night of retire beaunlhsve . T nu
laid them down in thelr last ‘
-- V‘ "here claims
so. 2922‘. shall than real: and what it"
draw in silence from tile
‘V . t
T soiled; once a: nV'VwVeV feel the green The solemn brood all care plod on, and brated by the i one and the beneath?
lot the band that is lifeless.
each one As. before will chase his
lemme phantom;
and their «5
An
and maid. and the sweet- but and
the my headed man. “
Shall. one by one be gathered to thy
side.
By those who in their turn shall fol;
low them " '
How true and yet how beautiful”
let us take the lesson to ourselves:
the lesson that the memory of our ab-
sent brothers teaches. til‘or. after all.
whet purpose is this madly rush for
the things of the world? Let us rath-
er liveout this short. uncertain life
practicing the cardinal virtues of our
order. charity, Justice, brotherly love
and fidelity.
For what matters the praise and
plaudits/Tot the world; what matters
succeed or failure. when the eye closes
in its iast’dresmless sleep
“The boasts of heraldy. the pomp of
power,
And all that wealth. and all that beau-
ty gave
Await alikewthe inevitable hour,
The paths of glory lead but to
grave"
Aye. to the 22.2}. ‘iVis true. but the
grave is not the goal and death is not
the end; there is something greater
tiger-where on the shores of eternity
toward which forever runs the silent
stream of life And so we cherish the
memory of those brothers, who Till"?
reached the end-«not Vu thosow are
dead. but as those who are on db:
sent; as thugs who some day. Walloon;
the
we met on earth. As long an the day
Iihsll dawn. as long as the day shall
end. as long as life itself shall last. we
will cherish their memory so brothera
and as mite. Their mission iu life has
ended; they have gone to the‘home of
iheiréil’atherwinay their lives and MW
their deaths be a. lesson sweet. and
beautiful to us all. May they forever
rest in peace. Mity God from his
throne on high: may the golden sun
of summer. the perfumed flowers at
the «field; the sweet toned notes of the
woodland song bird: the virgin snows
of winter. and every evidence of God'b
omnipotence and mercy breathe a
blessed benediction o‘er their graves.
And so in parting we will not my
goodbye: we do not say farewelimfor
we know that the veil which separates
us now will some day be drawn aside
and the mystery we can not couture-
hend ‘will be explained. We know that
some day we will dwell in the halls
where they dwell and as brothers be
united once again. And as the path of
life grows narrow. and step by step
we approach the arid. may the memory
of our absent brothers serve as a hen-
cbu clear and bright-wand dauntlessiy
and fearlessly may we approach our
destiny rind close our eyes in peacew
to awaken in the gruesome of our air
sent brothers, encompassed by iii di-
vine. light of God‘s glory and mercy.
audio the eternai'reailtation that at
ter death comes resurrection and be-
yond the'mve is life.
Harry 1... Sterling. accompanied by
Charles G. lves. sang “The *l‘ro‘digul."
and the orchestra rendered the soled-V
lion. “Evening Star"
Rev. J. Benton Werner. rector ofihe
Grace Episcopal Church delivered his
eulogy. Rev Mr. Werner paid it uh
buts to the lodgo's dead and cone
mended the spirit which prompted the
should be there of‘that‘eort of thing.
He then went on to compare the pres-2
cut generation with that of the past
generations, in regard to their nth
tude towards the spiritual; saying that
our forefathers would sit for boom at
7a church service and define there-
from mental spiritual and phydionl
with the present generation which has
pinned their preachers down to a ser-
mon of twenty minutesV or less and
still complain of being tired out when
it comes church time
iHe questioned whether or not those-
who he'd passed from this .lifef~ the
other Were to be mourned b us as
gene or whither we were to b
lieu of their minds; because
riileod learning f‘
” by «politids.
the viewpol
is dead. - ;.
VJ. Brophy.
,phy. Thomas A. Skelly, Jeremiah
.Ahern. ‘
memorial serviceasaylnx that there"
comfort and refreshment is compared?
lee were sole
Ttion given by: diet. Mr. Coleman. .
the thinned brothers in whom
”silty .il.
mp. erieh i
.1. a. limo MommiinerJohn'l"
Mchnn. Lars Jubilee .‘
The silicon of the lodge are: ..
Exalted Ruler-«Harry 8 Pickering.
welcomed leading Knight—«Patrieii
Esteemed Loyal Knixhvtwmdward 0.
Fresh.
ddsteemod Motoring Knight—Whom-
ss ll. Ganty.
Chaplalnwsillvoster M. Sterling.
Secretary/«Herman iii. Malina.
Treesurelwdobn Neusebuuer.
Esquimilobert 'F', McAllister. Jr.
inner (loath-direct: Clark.
Tiler-~William 'l‘. Ferrell.
Trustees-wheel) Lluxwuiler. Robert
G. Mitchell. MI. Howard.
Committee of Arrangementséfler»
nerd J, Reynolds, chalnnen; Sylvester
hi. Bterilns. secretary; Patrick J. Bro»
Usherewtlylvester M. Sterling. Al
bert 8 Merritt. Clinton H. Parker.
Thomas McDonnell. Joseph H. Quito
oer Ralph Verna. Uni-i Schmidt.
own-mm m WM...
MAY BE ANTOIHGR BHEBF Vwmi.
CRAIG. (loll). lied. law-The people of
Craig and lie surrounding V territory
are aroused over the probabilities of
another sheep war Tsimilar to that ofV
fifteen years m, when several men
we whine!
team On hundred and toll
b3: ulna to? ZTGeor wean
l ran V.ere we
today to have been slaughtered dur-
ing the nigh” ‘
‘l‘be rebuilt: its} toast site been
beaten in by clubs Westley he; been
in Denver for the last in wealth.
where he bought 3.900 sheep prepare-
tory to shipping them to his ranch.
Thesiauahter of not night is consider-
'ed as a warninrto other sheep men
not to import tuneup into. Bear River
Valley. which oattiemcn conflder their
exclusive territory.
DikfiOTORdM—OHIEF OF EXPO“-
TION.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11.de
eriok James Voluey Shift. of St. Louis.
has been appOIntcd ammonia-chin?
of the Denominator Ferdinand Do-
mestic Participstioo lot; the Ransom
Pacino international Exposition. he.
cording‘to an announcement made toe
day by the exposition board or direc-
tors.
MW
FILES OUBEO lid 5 TO M DAYS.
Your druggisi willrefpnd money if
Peso Ointment fails to can any case
of itching, Blind. Bleeding or llrotrud»
in: Piles in 8 to it days. 50c.
“MIMI 91' WW‘
MTthiie “222.2. to hint at the cil‘tleaV
V‘- through whichtho acrobats jump in
‘ their gyntlons.‘ On each paper hoop
' Novel Affair Given by Another
Hostess
A neighborhood dinner in New York
that made a hit was planned for ill
young married folks. and the idea was
tor the entire menu to be made its 0‘
‘ dishes amply-own the libelousTjTToboker.1
‘» rut reins notifications were.
ir. insult interested in the economy of
V: the plan, while their lesser halves en-
I«,ioyied the good things it produced. sold
an when“.
They had French pot so fed (boull
Vionl. which is a chef d'oeuvre of the T
cooker. a delicious ragout. beets. sump .
and other edibles which require ions
codlring. and for dessert a creamy rice
WGdInK- 't .
The salad was of the uncooked var-
iety and other was offered that had not
been actually prepared in the new
idea stove. T
One city hostess invited friends who
were likely to appreciate her efforts to
"dine with Barnum" on a certain day.
date and hour. Nobody wasnoquainted
with a person or this name. it. happen-
ed. save that Vlhemhiiuxht of the great
showman came up. and it proved. in
fact. to be a circus dinner.
The center of the table had been in-
closed in a fence cut from dark colored
cardboard and pinned or glued to form
a circle. in the center of the ring were
various kinds 0! toy animals. . slo-
phnnts. camels and the like. evidently
ready for their circus stunts.
Dolls dressed as clowns presided
over the side dishes of salted nuts.
and the swinwridinn ladies of the ring‘
were represented in the candle shades.
which were built to' remind one of the
pansy skirts of the fair equaatrienne
with the doll {showing above.
on embroidery hoops covered with
the name at some street was written.
fi'rha menu but many sore! touches.
For instance. the ice cream was served
in the form or wiid'beuts and was
passed with coolly-dine cakes cut out
in circleis and written on the menu as
clarinet-tugs. At each covar was a has
of peanuts. on which was written. “To
feed the minute."
After the dinner the iconic games
were arranged. The prises awarded.
were books on animals. and the bee
bios were little to rent stuffed ani-
mniirwrabblbl. elephants.
etc. .
mom can ‘ue sv ma sea.
thirty-seven in all. were “reader on
a enroll sandy island named Perkins
littered, on the northwest coast of The
meals recently. A syndicate. was form
all to exploit these unfortunate cubs
ways. and nearly every whale Turns
found to contain ambersris, a valu-
able substance mostly in demand
amongst perfumers and others. The
at between titty and sorentydire thou-
sand dollarswa ’nice little sum to be
out up by the sea-wwma World May.
nine.
Sentinel want ads. bring malts.
kerchieis which
, able for gifts:
Tough.
chip“; 50°; my
up to $1.50 each
and» lilo slob.
‘EBaV each.
* tile and bile.
Handkerchiefs
for Xmas Gifts
Something more than sterling quality ‘
of fabric is demanded of the fiend-
our shelves. Each one is carefully
balanced with due mime for beauty .
of pattern. fineness of handiwork and
general «salience We mention the V
‘foilowinx miscellaneous styles suit.
Armenian Lacetrlmmed ildndker-‘
chiefs. one corner embroidered. 50c
liadefits Hand-embroidered Handkcr-V V
Swiss Embroidered, Scalloped and
llemstitched HVsntikex-ohiell.
Handsome Lacetrirnnied Gandher- ‘ ~
T chiefs. V100 up to ‘2 each. T
Chadlee’ Initial Handkerchiefs. iVEVVTgcT T V ‘ 3
Men' at Initial Handkerchiefs. tzific and
.Ohildnn‘s Rancherchiefs
iind a place upon
’1 Ind up.
12%;
in bones.
sTMiiTlth-d their tutor "I VWl Lay‘
:Placs cards were the smallest size -
monkeys. _
A shoal oi sperm whales. numbering '
shareholders expect to realise a profit.
dihr not no N (llnmpauu
The Gift Ronni Ready “for Visutors
We have gone from top to basdntent of the hOuSc col-
looting the articles which are shown in the Gift Room
Furniture. China. Cu‘t‘ Glass? Silver, Jewelry, fine Leather."
Goods. dainty lane, Writing S in. and novaltics without
number. which look a little different in the Gift Room and .
. its setting. than in their dcp artments with hundreds of
others like unto themselves.
Furniture
Sheraton Pieces in modern reproduction, Bullet, 5ch-
ing '1 able and China C oblitet.
Drop-leaf Tea Tables. W riting m
lionai Bookcaset.
Colonial Mahogany Dressers, Wcrl. Fables. Secre-
tarys. Rockers and Chairs
Dower Chests of sturdy l. nglish Oak. hand~carred,
Mahogany Chests cedar lined, and Cedar (Thesis and
Boxes. .
Sheffield Silver
Drawingroom Kettles. Fruit Baskets. Trays
'wiclt Plates and Computes
V’V 91’9“! China” ‘
Tea Sets. odd Cups and Saucers Plates and Brie 21—
Brad
The Sheraton China Cabinet is filled with choice picc-
les, Chairs. Sec-
Sand—
or of fiitt. wares which in osim cases are quite
unions. .. , ~
ColonialPincushions on glass standards Villh “'Til'TifilllI‘
fringe. V
Sweet Grass Baskets in set oral sizes and designs
A Dainty Breakfast Table.
A Thousand—legged Mahogany Table is. spread with
two Linen Runners. genuine _ Irish roumi~threail or
“bloom" linen cro‘swsiitched in old blue and hmnsiiichcii
(“in “rounds. The CitinaisVRc-yal Dimlion. old blue on
. while. a stock pattern from which any articles may be
chosen.
Jewelry
A Cabinet is filled with all the odornnwnts which it 0—
mm of taste delight to wean at this price. Chains und La
Vailicrcs. Lorgncitcs Ear Rings. Milraceicis and the latest
designs in l‘ichlf and labor Pins.
Fans, Leather GtKnls, 'loilrt
Frames.
Articles and Picture
Second iloor, in the Reading Room.
Elle i3. ill. ‘i’tirali Company.
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