9
MOOSEHEART MAGAZINE
Junior Order of Moose
A Page Devoted to the Interest of the Juniors. Edited by Dean J. A. Rondthaler, Supervisor.
forts in this Contest should be realized now more than ever. You have spread Junior Moose propaganda, you have had organized eiforts to gather in new members, and you have seen the advantages of a fuller treasury. Therefore, do not be like a “fool and his money” who spends all and has nothing for it, but rather be like a wise investor who earns twice what he invests.
NEWS OF THE LODGES
New Bedford, Mass., Lodge No. 30 reports progress. Any member securing five applications gets a quarter’s dues free. Any member bringing in one application gets a free ticket to a great “field day” staged by the Juniors with the assistance of the Senior Lodge and the Women of Mooseheart Legion. The Senior Lodge is giving countenance, encouragement and cooperation to the Junior proposition.
Covington, Ky., Lodge No. 84. Mighty glad to welvome them among the new Lodges. Recently instituted and they initiated six more the following week.
Indianapolis, Ind., Lodge No. 25. Initiation, stunts, dance, boating and a big lunch at Spring Lake on June 24th. Brother Millner accompanied the Senior Order drum corps to Toledo. as Drum Major.
Mooseheart Lodge No. 1 initiated a fine class at Toledo. The drill team and degree staff went up on a sleeper Wednesday night, held their meeting Thursday afternoon, entered the parade Thursday evening and came back o'n the sleeper that same night. A hustling bunch and •very interested in their work.
John Roesch, Jr., from Havana, 111., and a member of Mooseheart Lodge No. 1, was at the Convention with his father and mother. He must have had a good time because the Junior Moose office saw him only once.
At least thirty Governors were present at the Convention and from the reports they brought in it seems inevitable that the Junior Order is going to double itself once more in the next year. Lack of space forbids naming all who were on hand.
Black Betsy, W. Va., Lodge No. 75. Instituted recently with thirty-three members. Already have a brass band and baseball team lined up and promised to double their Order in six months.
A letter from Charles P. Bogart, Governor of Cincinnati Lodge No. 22, mentions that the baseball team has entered the Amateur Base Ball League playing ball every Sunday. Defeated local championship club 7-6 in eleven innings before a record breaking crowd of 20,000.
Vineland Lodge No. 81, J. O. O. M. recently visited the Quaker City Lodge as the guests of Governor Gheysens, who entertained the Juniors in royal fashion. They made the trip to Philadelphia in two large motor trucks with plenty of good things to eat. The trip was one long to be remembered by the boys of No. 81. After a sight, seeing trip to the points of interest in the Quaker City the boys settled down to showing the Quaker City team what they knew about the national game, with the result that the Vineland boys carried off the honors. A bountiful spread followed in the Philadelphia Moose Home, and the boys of Vineland reached home at 4:00 o’clock the next morning.
Aurora Lodge No. 10 is making wonderful strides under the leadership ... of Governor Jas. Stewart. They are ^¡f clamoring for a membership of 1,000.
the first of January, 1922. However, if Lodges desire an earlier application of this new decision they are requested to correspond on the question with the Supervisor.
There are no open and closed charter features in the Junior Order. In the event that a Junior Lodge desires to have an authorized Deputy Supervisor from the Organization Department of the Loyal Order «f Moose to recruit its membership, it will be in order for the Junior Lodge to enter into a contract with such Deputy much in the same manner as any Senior Lodge does. There will be no deduction in the initiation fee. Notice of such contract should be sent to the Supervisor of the Junior Order of Moose in order that he may be׳ able to keep track of all progressive features instituted by the Lodges.
The Result of the Contest
The result of the FREE TRIP TO MOOSEHEART OR TOLEDO CONTEST has been most gratifying to the Junior Moose office. Nearly one thousand new members were added to the Junior Moose roll during the contest and since June 1st the increasing number of new members that the Lodges are reporting show that the spirit of this membership drive did not die when the contest closed.
Almost all the Lodges took part and only in one class did the winning Lodge far surpass any of its nearest competitors. In fact at the convention it was remarkable to hear so many of the Governors say, “If we had only known how much chance we had to win I believe the boys would have gotten out and worked a little harder.” Of course it is too bad we couldn’t bring a delegate from every Lodge to MOOSEHEART, but the success cf this Contest has almost justified a new one next year, and very likely the number of prize winners will be increased.
Brother Carl Ehrhart of Aurora Lodge No. 10 and Brother Eugene Joyeaux of Proviso Lodge No. 82 were the two delegates to attend the Convention at Toledo. They witnessed the Junior Moose initiation on Thursday, June 30th, besides taking part in all the pleasures that Toledo had to offer for its visitors.
Brothers Victor H. Fridena of Kittanning Lodge No. 113 and Herman D: Uplinger of Brookville Lodge No. 105 were at MOOSEHEART over the Fourth of July. The former arrived as early as June 27th and spent a full week on the grounds while the latter spent only the five days. From their expressions of pleasure alone, we know that this contest has been worth while.
At the present writing Rochester Lodge No. 26 has not sent its delegate, but we expect soon to be able to entertain him here at MOOSEHEART.
Young men, the fruits of your ef-
Moose; in the creation of their ideal Americanism; and in preparing them to become worthy participants in the world’s work, and successful men in all the departments of life into which their destiny shall lead them.
“Fourth—Through the courtesy of the Editor of the Mooseheart Magazine the Junior cause has been greatly benefited by a page in each monthly issue of the Magazine, devoted to Junior Moose affairs. The Juniors, like the members of the Loyal Order of Moose, receive a copy of the Magazine and this page has proved a most helpful promoter and publicity agent in behalf of the Order. Quite a number of the local Loyal Order of Moose Lodges that issue monthly publications also give considerable space to the Junior proposition and thus give valuable assistance to the development of the Order.
“Fifth—The entrance of Brother Robert L. Grube into our Junior work as Field Representative of the Executive Committee has already in tne few months of his work proved a material impetus to progress, and the promise of his next year’s activities in visiting Junior Lodges and Senior Lodges, where there is a prospect for the Juniors, is most assuring that his work will be one of the main contributive causes for great progress of the Junior cause in the coming year.
“In closing this report I would add that many Senior Lodges are already reaping the reward of their countenance and co-operation with their Junior Lodges by the many promotions that have been made from the Juniors into the Senior Lodges during the year. With expressions of thanks to the Executive Committee for its generous support in the work of my office, I am
“Sincerely yours,
J. A. RONDTHALER,
“Supervisor of the Junior Order of Moose.”
A CHANGE IN THE JUNIOR ORDER ORGANIZATION _ The Supreme Council, after conferring with the Executive Committee and the Supervisor of the J. O. O. M. decided to change the plan of organization in Junior Lodges. Under the new order of procedure, a $5.00 initiation fee will be charged instead of $2.50. It will also be necessary for new Lodges to have fifty applicants for membership before institution privileges will be granted.
Senior Lodges are also advised that where Supervisors and Deputy Supervisors of the Organization Department are willing to aid in the development of the Junior Order they can be appointed as Organizers if the officers of the Senior Lodge will send a recommendation for such appointment to the Supervisor of the Junior Order of Moose at MOOSEHEART.
This change will go into effect on
REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF
JUNIOR ORDER OF MOOSE TO
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
This report was accepted by the Committee and incorporated in full in the Supreme Secretary’s printed report presented to the Thirty-third Annual Convention at Toledo. The following is a condensed statement of this Junior report:
“The Executive Committee may well feel elated by the success of its efforts in the promotion of the Junior Order during the past year. In June, 1920, we had thirty-four active Lodges; in June, 1921, we report one hundred and twenty-three. In June, 1920, we had two thousand sever» hundred and twelve members in good standing; June, 1921, we have five thousand one hundred and eight. The result of the ‘Free Trip to Mooseheart or Toledo Contest,’ not included in above figures, will bring membership up to above five thousand five hundred. Thus the membership of the Junior Order was more than doubled in the past year; with an increase of over two hundred and fifty per cent in number of active Lodges.
“The explanation of this unusual record may be found in the enumeration of the several contributive agencies that have aided in making it possible.
“First—Is the aid given by representatives in the Organization Department of the Loyal Order of Moose. The encouragement given by Supervisors and Deputy Supervisors, and in several instances, their active cooperation in starting and developing the charter membership has not been the least of the causes of the year’s success.
“Second—Another reason for the year’s progress is found in a growing appreciation of the officials and members of the local lodges of the Loyal Order of Moose. It has been the policy of the Executive Committee to insist upon a close alliance between the Senior and Junior Lodges.
“The local lodges that have thus promoted Junior Lodges in their jurisdiction are unanimous in their expressions of appreciation of the help the Junior proposition has been to Moosedom, and many are enthusiastic in their expressions of assurance that the Junior Lodge will in the future become one of the largest sources of membership in the Loyal Order of Moose.
“Third—The Junior cause also owes, in a large measure, its progress and success to the wise choice the local lodges of the Loyal Order of Moose have made of the Organizers and Governors of the individual Junior Lodges. The Junior cause has been most fortunate in the selection of its two hundred and fifty Organizers and Governors. There is no appreciable financial benefit attached to either of these offices and the brethren of the Loyal Order of Moose who are conducting this work must consequently be men of the more intensive type of Loyal Moose. They must be men who have a large and liberal sense of the dignity and value of Moosedom, a large grasp on the future of the Order, a high appreciation of MOOSEHEART, and an intense interest in the physical, moral and spiritual development of the young men of the country. The Executive Committee can feel justly proud of the men into whose hands has largely been given the present condition and future progress and development of the Junior Order. They have proved themselves as men with a conscience sensitive to their responsibility. They appreciate the great opportunity that has come to them direct, and mold their charges in the education of the young men for their future life in the Loyal Order of
AT PRESENT WRITING THE TEN LARGEST JUNIOR ORDER LODGES, ACCORDING TO LAST REPORTS, ARE:
No. 8	Camden, N. J................................... 536
No. 32	Philadelphia, Pa................................ 236
No. 25	Indianapolis, Ind............................... 129
No. 26	Rochester, N. Y................................. 125
No. 12	Ft. Wayne, Ind.................................. 119
No. 86	Hamilton, Ohio ................................. 110
No. 60	Grand Rapids, Mich............................... 96
No. 7	Chicago, 111..................................... 90
No. 10	Aurora, 111. .................................... 90
No. 34	Baltimore, Md.................................... 82
%