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= A resolution giving the endorsement of the Loyal Order of Moose to g I the Thrift Stamps Campaign was passed unanimously after having been = | introduced by Brother Willard Marakle, of Rochester. It follows:	§
1 “WHEREAS, an intelligent, thrifty, and saving citizen.ship is the great- g | est guaranty of the prosperity of a nation, or any sub-division thereof, g | such characteristics being a certain proof of a strong, self-reliant, and g g independent people; and	|
| “WHEREAS, the Treasury Department War Savings Organization, g | conducting the National Thrift, Campaign in the United States for the g g United States Government, urges household and individual budgeting of g § incomes and earnings to enable wise spending, systematic saving and the g 1 purchase of Thrift and War Savings Stamps issued in such amounts as to g g bring them within the power of all; and,	=
s “WHEREAS, through the purchase of Thrift and War Savings Stamps = s there is not a man, woman or child in the United States who may not | g become a participant in the past-war reconstruction of the entire world | j¡ and a shareholder in our government; therefore, be it	=
§ “RESOLVED, by the Loyal Order of Moose, assembled in their 31st. g
□	Annual Convention:	|
=	“FIRST—That our members be urged to practice wise spending and =
s wise saving, and adopt the individual and family budget system, which i g will serve them to properly record and apportion their expenditures | | to their incomes and earnings.	=
| “SECOND—That our members extend consideration in every way to g g Thrift, giving expression thereof by saving as much as they may be | = able, and investigating as they may be able in Thrift and War Savings = = Stamps; and	g
g	“THIRDS—That unqualified endorsement is made of a recent proelama- |
i tion by the Government, stating that:	=
= “Now is an opportunity for forming habits of Thrift, which will bet- |
□	ter our condition all our lives. Thousands of our people a few years |
| hence will have a competency which they can trace to the War Savings = | Stamps they purchase now. So long as we live, our finest memory will g H be that we have done what we could in helping the Government. _ The | | little child and you-ng man of today will be happy in his old age, if he = | can recall that he invested his savings in War Savings Stamps.”	|
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number of additional children in the past year, I feel that a larger number will come in the near future. It behooves us to be ready to receive them. The admission of more children means more dormitories, more matrons, more school buildings, more teachers, more work shops, more vocational operations of all kinds, more furniture, more fixtures, more of all other incidentals that are necessary to care for children. Several other important buildings are also needed which would bring the cost of construction for the coming year to practically a half million dollars. Shall we build them? I say “Yes.”
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Another need at Mooseheart is a building to house the aged men of our Order as well as several additional cottages for widows. With your permission, I will be glad later on to take upon myself the task of raising this money by voluntary contributions. Let us give every old man who comes here a room for himself. Brother, who can tell what's in store for your or our dear ones? Some day your dear wife may be a widow and in need of Moose-heart service. It may be mine. Let us be as generous as we can to these women when they arrive here at Mooseheart. It is my hope that some day we may be able to establish a special place—yes, anothcfc־ Mooseheart where we can care for the aged men and women of the Order in a climate better suited to their needs.
My Brothers, we have the organization. Let us render the service. A fraternal organization is known only by the service it gives. Use it to the limit of its capacity for the service that you desire to give, and by so doing you will make our* Order the greatest achievement of the soul of man. Had I my way I would borrow the amount necessary to build in addition to the buildings here mentioned, the Science School and Administration building, additional barns, and machine shops—in fact construct all things necessary to meet all the present demands on Mooseheart. This would cost us about two and a half million dollars. It would give the children of today what the children of five or ten years from now will have. By doing this the brothers who will join the Order in the future would have a chance to pay their share.
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My brother, the dividends in human affections and love and appreciation and thanks and prayers that come to you every year from the dollars that you invest here far surpass any that have ever come to you or ever will come to you from any other money that you have spent.
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I know that the hearts of the men who constitute this Order are in the right place. Sometimes the delegates at a Convention feel that while they are ready to go any
each of these young men some small financial assistance to give them a fair start during the first year in the higher institution of learning.
Here at Mooseheart we have scrapped all the old traditions that usually surround the old time orphans’ home. It. seems to me that the one thought that dominates the souls of the members of this Order, and especially those employed here at Mooseheart is to give a square deal and a fair chance to childhood.
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One of the most notable events in our fraternity during the past year was the gift of a Hospital to Mooseheart by Philadelphia Lodge No. 54 in memory of their brothers who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country. When the building is completed and furnished, this gift will represent a donation of $5.00 for every member of Philadelphia Lodge, or a total of $125,000.00.
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The immediate needs of Mooseheart are about twenty new dormitories with a capacity of twelve children each. This would enable us to care for those who ׳come to us during the year, and relieve the congestion in the present dormitories. While the war and the flu have brought us a great
My idea of it would be a Temple dedicated to our faith in a future life, to be known as our House of God. In it our children here, through the inspiration of sacrifice on the part of these our brothers who have died, will themselves come to know that faith and trust which sustains us in our loss. When the human soul reaches its highest point here on earth, as it vibrates in harmony and in tune with the infinite, I know of nothing that is so satisfying as religion. “Religion is as much a part of the human soul as the human soul is a part of_ God and so long as the human soul is on earth, religion will never die.”
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This will be a wonderful week for Mooseheart. Tomorrow you will see the first graduating class of Mooseheart receive its diplomas. The class consists of five young men. The flu took from us the only girl in the class —Catherine Sauer. These five young-men who finish tomorrow have been equipped by their stay here to go out into the world and do their part efficiently. They have in fact “a High School Education and a Trade”. Four of these young men will enter a university. One of them will remain here for the purpose of reaching a higher grade in his trade as a Printer. This Convention will do well to give
officers. Someone has said that every great human institution is merely the elongated shadow of one man. I am here to say that the successful Lodge is largely the reflection of its officers. Good men in official positions in a Lodge means that the principles of the Order are properly exemplified by the ritualistic work; that Memorial services are held every year on the day appointed; that Mooseheart day and other special days dedicated to the principles of the Order are strictly and efficiently observed. The Lodge thus operated makes an impression upon the people of the community in which it resides.
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Right here let me suggest the big brother idea. I don’t mean as individuals, but as Lodges. Why should not the larger Lodges give some thought to their smaller brothers and lend them a hand? It would be a splendid thing if the officers or one or two of the members of the larger Lodges would occasionally call upon the smaller Lodges, showing them how things are done by their Lodge, and make them feel that the big Lodge is interested in them. It would enkindle the spirit of pride and would encourage and assist those less fortunately situated.
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The percapita cost of operating a Lodge decreases as the membership increases; for the same reason the possibility of material benefits increase percapita as the membership of a Lodge increases in numbers. Our Lodges almost without exception are composed of beneficiary members. One hundred dollars today is not very much of a funeral benefit. The small Lodge has a hard time to even carry this. The Loyal Order of Moose is a fraternity of service, and I believe it would be wise for us to establish a special funeral benefit service, handled by the Supreme Lodge or by a special organization under its supervision.
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The Lodges of this fraternity should be foremost in the service to be rendered to the members. One of the modern agencies for service is the so-called social worker. The words furnish their own definition. Johnstown Lodge No. 48 has had such a social worker in its employ for some time, and the brothers advise me that it is one of the most satisfactory and satisfying services rendered by the Lodge. This is a subject that all Lodges should look into carefully, especially Lodges located in great industrial centers.
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I hope that before this Convention adjourns it will do something by way of a suitable Memorial in honor and memory of those of our brothers who made	the	supreme sacrifice. Right
here	at Mooseheart is	the	place	to
erect	this	Memorial to	the	glory	of
these our departed. No doubt many suggestions will be made as to the form that this monument should take.