MOOSEHEART MAGAZINE
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Mooseheart Service
Mooseheart Student
־ The Nash Children
WHEN Brother B. E. Nash signed the application making him a member of Baker, Ore., Lodge No. 495, Loyal Order of Moose, it was the same as signing a paper alloting him $15,000. His membership assured him of a place for his children when he was gone; a place worthy of any child— MOOSEHEART.
_ On Nov. 23rd, 1918, Mrs. Nash gave birth to a fourth child. She died the next day, leaving the father with the four children, three girls and a boy. Mr. Nash asked that they be admitted into MOOSEHEART, but the Governors explained it was impossible as no children were accented when thefather was alive.
Some kind hearted and loving people adopted the new born babe and the nine-year-old boy. The two remaining daughters were placed in good care and the father saw that they were not in want.
In May, 1919, Brother Nash died from a severe attack of influenza. Baker, Ore,. Lodge No. 495 gave him a proper burial and took care of his daughters. Within a short time applications were sent for their admittance to MOOSEHEART. Due to so many children on the “waiting list” there was a delay. As soon as it was possible the Governors took action and the applications were approved. On January 14th, 1920, Iola Belle Nash, age 2. and Edna May Nash, age 7, became Moosehea.it students.
The cost for the core of these children while at MOOSEHEART will easily amount to $15,000. Both children will be here until they graduate from high school; this probably taking them to their eighteenth year. This means that they together will live twenty-six years of MOOSEHEART life; the minimum cost being five hundred dollars per year. But the MOOS’'HEART training cannot /// . be reckoned in dollars and	/// V
cents; it is invaluable There is no greater asset ///	{g
to a father than a mem-	///
bership in the LOYAL ORDER OF MOOSE.
The cost is small —the returns are very great.
The Housel Children
MOOSEHEART Service has saved hundreds of families from poverty and has provided many children of the deceased members of the Moose with a home and a school. This illustrates how it saved a little boy from the life of a cripple.
The father of the Housel children was a member in good standing of Pontiac, Mich., Lodge No. 182, Loyal Order of Moose, until his death in the latter part of. 1918. He left a young wife with three children, a boy two and one-half years old and a pair of twins twenty-five days old.	,
The mother took the children to live with her parents. In the course of time this little family became dependent and called upon the Loyal Order of Moose for help. Pontiac Lodge cared for them and in the meantime made applications for the mother and children to come to MOOSEHEART. After proper investigation the Governors approved the applications and on Feb. 14, 1920, the little family came to MOOSEHEART. They were: Richard Housel, age IY2 years; Ruth May, age 1% years; Charles Lewis, age 4, and Mrs. I. Housel.
The twins were undernourished when
received in the nursery, but after a few months of good MOOSEHEART milk and other pure foods they became fat and healthy. Little Charles had club feet and found it very difficult and painful to walk. The MOOSEHEART staff of doctors made an examination and decided to make two operations. Within a month the feet were straightened.
One morning Charles sat up in his bed and yelled for joy. The nurse came running to him to see what it was all about.
“Look, Nursie,” he cried, “I can wiggle my toes, I never could do that before!” Charles is now up and walking around with his “new pair of feet.” Mrs. Housel is deeply grateful to the Loyal Order of Moose. Mooseheart is giving her kiddies the best of care, and, greater still, saved her son from the life of a cripple.