The Detroit times., 1911-08-21
DEALER S
| MAY Be BARRED
BY MOOSE
Exclusion Favored by Many Dele
gates, Who Threaten To Bring
Matter Up in Business Session, ;
Wednesday-Fight Sure.
3ig Convention Gets Under Way
About $4,000 Visitors Here
and More Coming.

Whether liquor dealers shall be de-
lared ineligible as candidates for
Membership in the Loyal Order OF
doose In the future Is one of the ques-
ons likely to be considered at the
convention now In session In this city.
everal OF the delegates are decidedly
opposed to taking in liquor men and
hreaten 10 bring the matter to the
ttention OF the convention next Wed
esday. when the regular business
essions begin. Efforts are being
bade TO stave OF the question until
mother year, for II Is certain to mean
fight. The delegations In question,
|oveVer. are said to be insistent They
|old that, in view of the phenomenal
rowth OF the order In the past four
EARS. II Is time now to exercise more
pre- in the admission OF new mem
ers.
Local officers OF the order say there
70 $4,000 delegates and visitors in
be city, and that the number will be
creased to 10000 by evening.
The twenty-third annual convention
the order got under way with a
Bet-together" session In the Detroit
bera house, Monday morning. The
Getting was scheduled for 3 o'clock,
|it the delegates were slow in COM
3g In and IL was after 10 O'Clock
hen DR.. j. N. Swartz, chairman of
e executive committee or the con-
ention, raped for order. Fol-
wing the invocation, Hugh Shepherd
|elcomed the delegates. on behalf OF
e local lodge OF Moose. He was
leered as he spoke OF the remarkable
fowth OF the order In the past year,
|hich he declared was due not only
the splendid efforts of Supreme
rganizer James j. Davis and other
Ulcers OF the supreme body, but to
e fact that the order stands for
inciple.
Mayor Thompson, who is a Moose,
llowed with a enthusiastically hap
speech. .of welcome, In which he
welt on the excellent qualities OF
ur beautiful city" He appointed
Swartz "assistantSxmayar', for
e week, without pay. and ihvitedN all
e delegates TO visit the executive
hces. There were few smiles
hen the mayor declared that Detroit
build produce another champion base
IN team this year.
Congressman Curtis III. Gregg. of
reenville. Pa. past supreme dictator,
ade the response. He recalled that
hen he was elected to head the order
|ur years ago. he was given to under
and that II had q membership of S.
10. but he found, after taking the
air. that the actual membership was
Il 523. Since that time. he declared,
q membership has increased to ESQ.,
70 and he predicted that Il would
ach the half million mark In 1912.
here there were but 335 lodges rep
scented at the last convention, in
bltimore, there are now 730 repre-
nted.
At this juncture, Trickett Giles,
st dictator OF the Baltimore lodge.
behalf of Supreme Dictator E. e.
anner. OF Columbus. presented to the
preme lodge beautiful silken ban
pr, In honor of the fact that this Is
|e banner year In the orders history
date.
'You may think am having a good
|al to say about banners he said
ring the course OF his talk. 'but /
|me from a state that gave birth to
|e man who wrote the Star Spangled
knner.'"
This statement brought loud cheers.
Ede ID. Davis. OF Cleveland, mem
X OF the supreme council, formally
cepted the banner and the meeting
en adjourned until the afternoon.
ben the first real business Of the
Invention. the nomination Of officers
the coming year, will be taken up.
Fthur H. Jones, Of Indianapolis, vice
preme dictator, appears TO be the
|pular candidate for supreme dic,I
tor and his friends are already
himing his election by an overwhelm-
majority. He has some opposition
the person OF James Lennon, OF
iiadeiphia. ~ = Z
The election is scheduled for Tues
" morning.
Rivalry Is keen for next years con-
ntion, with Kansas City and Seattle