V
I fit pot I cd fiom I 'ri-wWl'll i* mil
nit4p<t, the s(nr of l.akr Mnttamu*
kiH'l, wlinsr |iicttire io uliimn above
for tIn* first tion* in any l?lu elt>
pii|H*r. Ai?>wi?* Hill I** nil there itml
handle* liin end-**oii|c In ?u?li a limn
l?i*r Hint rvrn I In* rn*t tlioimlit ll<*
was Al JolMin In ?IIm|c?iI*m*.
ELEVEN O'CLOCK TOAST
lii the Ord<r of Klks we have aI
holy injunction 111:? t the Imur of 11
in dedicated to tin* iii<*mor> of tin
"absent brothers." some of ^ hirli
are enKaucd In tin- vaiious imtsuifs
in tin* land of tin- living. while tin
others have been call?'<l to tin- - eal
beyond.
When this hour falls upon the dial
of olxht tin* great h?*art of K|nclnm
swells and throbs, as it Is the^olden
hour of recollection.
Hark, my friends, that alarm at the
door.
Tells us those brothers have come
hack otic** more
Who wandered away In th?* ureal
world unknown.
Now the hour of Hi von. no leathered
at home
We find them aualu with their
wreatli* of good cheer
'To gladden the hearts of the hoys
they have left here.
Then o|>en the door to the lodiu* of
your soul.
Call them all in. let the tales In* re
told.
Which bring* to mind pie victories
tli?A won.
The good they achieved for the cause
of Klkdniu.
Do we welcome, them home? Ves.
they know that we do,
That we've never forgotten that our
hearts are still true
To all Elks who roam o'er I he earth
or in Heaven
When the hands of the dial point?
ele\en.
So here's to our absent brothers:
Look at the clock, 'tis tin* hour or
eleven.
Think of those on earth, and those in
Heaven.
Think of your wives, sisters and
mothers.
And drink in silence to Our Absent
? Brothers. ?? . I
TH WKS
*f1.e K iMiw'h riiy Lois- ?.f Klks
i:ik? - thi? method of expressiu<. their
thanks to the Savings Hank tie Trust
Company for tli?ir ktmlii>?? in i?t
milting tin* of their Quarter* for
the salt's of lirk<*t*. This if I hi* w*
coml tiitic wh^n thi* Klk? *have
availed th?'in selves of this courtesy
from the Saving!* Hank and they
are truly grateful. Thank* also
?ire extended to the Klizabeth City
Shrine Club which so willingly al
lowed us their hall for rehearsals.
Kverv year the Shrine Club has ex
lended us this favor without whirl)
woulil cause us much hardship
among the directors of the show.
Some day we hope to he able to re
ciprocate all these kindnesses.
\S OTHKItS SEE I S
Klkdom is s?*en through other eyes
in the following Kditorial which ap
peared in the I'ittstowu, I'a., Journal,
on July 2H, under the cupllon "Klks
and Their Kiddie I>a>":
| A procession is passing our win
dow. It is made up of children go
ing to the Kiddie Day outing of the
Klks. The children are march in*.: in
platoons, each platoon In charge of a
woman. Kach child wears a purple
find white skull cap and each one
has a "cricket" In his or her hand
The sound produced as the children
march along is indescribably pUas
'lux. How happy the kiddies are and
how happy the Klks look: big. grln
j nlng fellows they are, filled to the
I overflowing with the milk of human
j kindness.
The Order of Klks! l,ong has It
nourished In this land. It was born
in the cradle of Itohemia. founded
I by some actors who called them
selves "The Jolly Corks." They took
as their motto (his: "The faults of
our brothers we write upon the
? sand; their virtues upon the tablets
of love and memory." The Klk Is
taught the principles of a great and
overshadowing charity. He Is taught
to help those who need help most.
And. oh, how he has helped. One
night there was a train speenlng
from the far West. In the smoking
car a group of men were plavlng
cards. A man entered from one of
the coaches. He approached the
players and asked "How many of
you fellows are Klks?" "We all are.
brother." the fattest one of them re
plied. "What's on your mind?" Then
he told of how in the coach ahead of
them there was a mother and a III-'
tie girl. Ill the baggage coach al ead
of them there was a body. It was
that of the husband and father of
the woman and little girl. "Those I
I wo." the map went on, "are send
ing their last dollar to take that
body to a IMtlc town In the 1'enr.syl-j
vania hills'jwliere lie was born anil
played- as a boy and where li? al- ,
ways said lie wanted to 1** burled.
It's taking' every penny they have to;
do It. They're sleeping in the day ;
coach and I've watched them, broth
ers. and they didn't eat a thing for1
;i day ami a night until I hought
|them something this morning. The
In<ly is Lam** and tilt- kiddie is the '
pr? ttlest lit11* dam* , with \illow
iiiris and biu l?lu? e>?*s and?'
Hut In- did not iii-i-il t>> say any
more. Tli** ?*ar?ls ???!<? put away
and then th>- in> ii Mt dou 11 and
ialk?d ? arn?'.-tl> for a little while.
Then they w? nt into the coach
ahead. Thev took charge of the wo
man and the litth- ulrl; tliev took
rharjie of the hody. Two of them ac
companied it to the plac?* of initial.
Then th*? woman and rhild were
taken to a little retreat noarhy and
told to rent for a few weeks. Kn?
ployment wai? secured for the woman
and today she and the litth' ^irl
have a litth- hom* all their own and
are at* happy as two people con Id
reasonably be.
Kvery Christina* time tln? 'ilk*
brine joy to the hearts of thousands
ami thousands of children. S?iu? how
Ihe vreat heart ot tin- KtK to
l?" rt-s-rvt'd laru?*ly for tiie Utth* tot*.
Tli* > to I hey have Let*u
iiivi"t(n| with a Su|?i?*ii??? niandal- to
uiak* litem happy. Their cr?*?d
I vac lit"* lh? m tu Io\e lU*.
iim-ii: tin ir aiul?it:>i:
\% rill* ii (Iumii a> Abou ! ??
uas w ritt* II down.
"I h?ii not a 'jim r* aii?! *
Im* a *jin?-r Kiln rt Hu'>
"bui Uierv jitout the
Klk ai??l lil* cr? ??il t' i ?1'rv e my
li?art.
Said an aiuu*!:t t ' i'? v ?? '???r.
"jiids*' a ii.au by (! ?? l.ai ; i* I?e
l>rin?? ii;to th?- world
"h'ine Millinery'
miss s tun: PERKY
IMioih- 702
12 East Main SlreH
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If It Comes From
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The Christmas Carnival
t .
In tin- Slirinr Cluli l{ooiii->, lioliiii-on Building, F OK A GOOD TI.MK, FIUDAY, l)K(!KMBKlt 21 ST.
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Fancy Work and Refreshment Booths. Jlake all the noise you like. Forget your years and just rememljer
that it's Christmas time in the Southland once more.
The Carnival is given by the Ways and Means Department of the Woman's Club and the money will be
used by the club for civic improvement.
Courtesy
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