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here. And who was entitled to doctors and nurses at a time like that, even if there was a scarcity of them, if not the orphan children of Moose-heart? So we gave them what we could, and we got them on the train within two hours of that midnight call, and I am proud to say that they were here in the morning. It gives me great satisfaction to know that I have been able to have been of some little service to this great Order.
“I am not going to take up any more of your time. You have started something worth while here, and as I conclude, I want to make a contribution of $50 a year in annual payments for 10 years.”
little start of that original contribution have come all of these tens and tens of thousands of dollars that you have given and pledged here today. Wonderful.
“I do not want to take up your time making a speech. I am glad that I could do a little for the boys and girls of Mooseheart, when I had the pleasure of taking them to Pittsburgh, and when I got that telephone call from Rodney Brandon, when the boys and girls were stricken with the flu, and there were no doctors and nurses; when we had more than we could do in Chicago ourselves to take care of our own people, but we had enough to spare some doctors and nurses down
The Moose may have been a little acorn in their day, but I believe that today what you have done in this great Convention has made history such as has passed you by the oak stage, and you are well on your way to become the most important, if not the greatest, Order on earth. What have you done? You have increased your annual receipts some half million dollars, making it a million dollars a year for the support of this great institution; and I am told by your officers that without any prearrangement or organization, some member, in the goodness of his heart, arose and said that he wanted to make a contribution, and from that modest
just say a word. I belong to a number of different orders, organizations and societies, as well as this great Order, but as I have said on other occasions, when I came to Mooseheart, and when I learned what the Moose stand for, when I learned what the Moose of the world are doing for the boys and girls of this great Order who come here to Mooseheart, I said then, and I say now, and I am sure I will always say, that this is the greatest Order that I belong to and the greatest Order that a man can belong to.
“It has been said many, many times ‘Great oaks from little acorns grow.’
The Convention Closed With Installation Ceremony and Speech by Supreme
Dictator Elect, Wm. F. Broening
A PREACHER BROTHER WRITES OUR DEAN
Young Men’s Club Congregational Church Lake Odessa, Mich., Jan, 7, 1919.
Dean J. A. Rondthaler,
Mooseheart, Ills.:
Dear Sir and Bro.—Having just returned from ten months in War Work as Religious Director, Song Leader and Social Secretary with the Army Y. M. C. A., at which time I spent three months in France, made two trips aboard the army transports and have been located at Camp Custer for four months, I am very much interested in any work work being done for the Master.
I have just finished reading your article in the January issue of Mooseheart of “The Religious Work and Life at Mooseheart,” hence this letter. Allow me to say that I have been a member of Big Rapids Lodge No. 741 for nine years and I never felt prouder to be a Moose than I do at this time, especially after reading of your splendid work there.
I sincerely hope that every Brother Moose will realize the great importance of the spiritual education of our children, both there and at home, and also our great Order is founded and exists on the teaching of our beloved Supreme Dictator, “Jesus Christ.”
I met many Moose in France and in our home camps and am glad to say that each one I met was a God fearing, splendid man upholding the principles of L. O. O. M. It was my pleasure to work among these thousands of soldiers and sailors from all over our great country, and to learn that the greater majority thirsted and hungered for the Divine teachings. May God grant that all men will soon realize the necessity of a greater “spiritual Education” than of any other, may His word reach into the remote corners and ante-rooms of every Lodge in our great Order, that we may stand before the world declaring the truth and living the life, sincerely believing in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man.
May God bless you and the great organization you represent.
Sincerely yours in P. A. P.,
EDGAR D. TORREY.
Lake Odessa, Mich.
countries of the allies translated their patriotism and love into service, it suggests to us in this the time of peace this great fraternity of service. The world has been at war. The world is still at war. Love is at war with selfishness and hatred and this great fraternity has been engaged in the great war of overthrowing hatred and selfishness and to enthrone love in the human breast. (Applause.)
“We are engaged in this great war we are all members of this great army, so let us in the year that is before us and in the years that are to follow emulate the example of our brothers upon the field of battle. Let us translate our love for humanity, our love for our fellow men, our love for the principles of this great fraternity into some service that will further the object and the purpose of our fraternity. The key note of the coming year, should and will be one of co-operation and service.
“Now, my brothers, I thank you. No matter what ability I might possess, if I were a superman, my efforts would prove futile without your help and your aid. I need your co-operation. I need the co-operation of every lodge and every member of the lodges. I need the co-operation of that splendid body of men working under the leadership of the Napoleon of fraternity, the man who conceived and the man who is directing the purposes of this great fraternity. James J. Davis. I allude to the cooperation of all district supervisors. I especially need their co-operation. The co-operation of all I bespeak and with such co-operation in the year before us we should go onward and upward to still greater heights, setting an example worthy of emula-ation by all kindred fraternities.
“May God in his wisdom and in His goodness hold Mooseheart in the hollow of his hand. May He bless its students; may He bless those that are entrusted with the care, education and training of these students and may He direct our every purpose to the end that His will be done and His name glorified.” (Applause.)
The Director General then introduced the various officers. Supreme Prelate Brown delivered the closing prayer and Supreme Dictator McGee declared, with the singing of the closing ode, the Thirty-first Annual Convention adjourned sine die.
planation of the gospel of Mooseheart.
“I further promise that I will at all times keep foremost in my mind the redemption and salvation of childhood.
“I furthermore promise that in my private and public life I will so regulate my speech and conduct as to reflect credit upon the Loyal Order of Moose.
“! furthermore promise that in my official capacity I will direct the attention of any member of the Order to any speech or conduct on his part which may tend to reflect discredit and dishonor upon this great fraternity; and I will allow nothing of a political or sectarian nature to be brought before the convention of our Order.
“I pray the Divine Father to strengthen and sustain me, in the faithful performance of every feature of this obligation.”
After the officers were installed, Brother Davis introduced Supreme Dictator Broening, who said: Broening’s Address.
“This is indeed a proud moment of my life to be elected to preside over an organization of more than 500,000 members, scattered all over this country, the Dominion of Canada, and the Isles of the sea, an organization that has assumed the great task of fathering and mothering the children of our departed brothers. It is indeed a great honor. And with that honor comes the great responsibility of measuring up to a proper leadership, a leadership that shall promote the interests of our fraternity so that the world may better understand its noble purposes.
“This is the hour and the day of fraternity. Fraternity is coming into its own. We are realizing every day that the people of the world have been crying out for human sympathy and that the nations of the world are beginning to understand that we must have more government of the heart as well as of the head. So in the relations between nations they are applying those principles which fraternity has been teaching. Today probably will mark the conclusion of peace between the warring nations, and as we think of that treaty and the great war that preceded it and understand that the loyal men and women of our country and of the
The Installation Ceremony which took place at five o’clock included many interesting and profitable features. In opening it, Supreme Dictator McGee said:
“Finis has been written to the proceedings of this Thirty-First Annual Convention of our Order, and the work that we have here accomplished will live when the last delegate has been called to his last reward.
“The God of" the Universe, who witnesses the good impulses that have gone forth throughout the world from the golden hearts and consciences of the men here assembled, is unquestionably pronouncing his benediction upon us at this hour.
“The Recording Angel has written in the great ledger to the credit of the Loyal Order of Moose the words, ‘A wealth of Service That Shall Endure unto Eternity,’ and inscribed thereon are the names of the representatives to this Convention, and standing forth in letters of living light is the name, James J. Davis. (Applause.)
“Permit me to express my heart’s sentiments when I thank you for the courtesy, consideration and forbearance which you have tendered to the chair and to the other officers thruout our deliberations. No grander body of men ever assembled, no more far-reaching constructive and ideal program has ever been witnessed in the proceedings of any fraternal Convention anywhere.
“I bespeak for my successor, Supreme Dictator-Elect, Wm. F. Broening the same co-operation, the same assistance and ungrudging service which you have given to me, and may God guard you and grant you a safe and happy return to your respective homes.”
Director General Davis was then introduced as the Installing Officer.
The following obligation was given:
“At this shrine of childhood, in the presence of the Divine Father, surrounded by the boys and girls whom we have sworn to educate and train for life, I do most solemnly promise and swear to well and faithfully perform and discharge every duty and obligation of the office into which I am about to be installed.
“I further promise that I will consecrate and devote the remainder of my life to the promulgation and ex-
Canton (Ohio) Lodge No. 233 Drill and Degree Team as it appeared at Mooseheart during Convention.