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By LOI IS W . HARVISON, A Mooseheart Student
Brother John L. Reynolds was a member in. good standing of Princeton, W. Va., Lodge No. 1521 and possessed a loving wife and four healthy children. His vocation was that of a farmer and he managed to keep his family comfortably provided for. He was a middle aged man and appeared to be in the best of health; with all these qualities he was sure of advancement and had already began saving for a “rainy day.”
It was on June 4th, 1919 that the inevitable happened. While working in the fields Brother Reynolds became ill and decided to return home. His wife noticed him on his return and went to the doorway to get him. Suddenly the man staggered to one side, grasped his side and then fell in a heap. Mrs. Reynolds ran to his aid but when she got there she found him dead. The brave woman carried him to the house and immediately summoned a doctor; after the doctors arrival it took but a few moments to diagnose the case—he had died of heart trouble.
Princeton Lodge No. 1521 gave Brother Reynolds a proper burial and then offered their services to the mother and four ehildien. Mis. Reynolds was without any plans and so just continued to live at the homestead.
Then came the winter months with its tough times and the way the situation had turned out it was going to go hard with Mrs. Reynolds an dthe four children. The savings had been spent for food and clothing; to add more to the burden, Mrs. Reynolds realized that she was going to become a mother soon.
She did not forget the offer of help made by
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THE AMES CHILDREN
OOSEHEART not only cares for the families of the deceased members of the MOOSE but it also helps to re-establish some of them and brings the mother and children within the realm of home life once more. In other words MOOSEHEART has seemed to be a “baiting place” for matrimonial conquests and in taking the place of Cupid it has always done a good job.
Brother A. Ames, Secretary of Denver, Colorado Lodge No. 21, was the father of four children, had a loving wife and his home life had always been an ideal one. From all appearances he was a prosperous and a providing man; but when he died it was found that he was in debt and had left his wife and children without any material support.
Fortunately Brother Ames was a member in good standing of Lodge No. 21, so it was possible to ask admittance of his loved ones to MOOSEHEART. Accordingly applications were sent to the MOOSEHEART Governors and the result was that within two months, February 23rd. 1917, the Ames children were entered as students.
The mother, Mrs. J. Ames was provided for in a town near by and had the privilege of seeing her children often.
The Ames children entered the MOOSEHEART life in a very affable manner and soon became a part of its busy routine. The older boy and ,girl, George and Luena, were good students and within a year and a half had advanced two grades in school. The boy was working in a pre-vocational class and Leuna was studing hard with the ambiffon of becoming a school teacher.
Then Cupid stepped in! He mad e an attack upon Mrs. Ames and Mr.
J. F. Hawbecker, who was in charge of the MOOSEHEART shoe department and the result — within six months they were happily	__
married. Not long afterwards the new Mrs. Hawbecker asked the privilege of taking into her new home her two youngest children, Cora and Lucille Ames. This wish was granted after proper action had been taken at the next meeting of the Governors.
Luena is now in the first year of high school and is becoming more efficient in her work every day; George is an obidient boy and will make a leader among men. Both students are deeply grateful to MOOSEHEART and they are showing their appreciation by succeeding in all they undertake.
THE REYNOLDS CHILDREN