The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-09-12
Moose Lodge Organized.

| With charter containing 475 members
Mount Holly Lodge, No. 7S7, Loyal Ordel
of Moose, was instituted on Thursday
night. The charter will remain open fol
about two months. and during that TINT
efforts will be made to increase the mem
bership to about one thousand.
The exercises attending this event were
In charge of r. B. Warwick, Of Cape
May Court House. Deputy Supreme or
ganizer, who will retain his headquarters
in Mount Holly for the next three months.
He was assisted by William H. Keller, OF
Philadelphia, supreme ritual chairman,
and author of the ritual, who instituted
the lodge. j. s. Nichols, of Pittsburg,
Pa, national organizer. was present as a
representative Of the supreme lodge.
Visitors were present from Trenton, Cam
den, Salem. Woodbury., Riverside, Bor-
dentown, and Baltimore.
The meeting was held In the opera
house, where the secret portion of the
work was conducted behind closed doors.
The lodge has its beginning under the
direction of the following officers: Past
dictator, Charles A. Bovine. New Lisbon;
dictator, Joseph O. Messick, Burlington;
vice dictator, James Mercer Davis, Mount
Holly; prelate, Albert Taylor, Moores-
town; sergeant at arms, George Hovis,
Mount Holly; inside guard, w. 0. Wit
man, Mount Holly; outer guard, Edward
Warrick, Rancocas; secretary, Robert
Peacock, Florence; treasurer, Mark l..
Durand, Mount Holly; trustees, Charles
FL. Shinn, Mount Holly; Walter II. Cooper
Burlington; John s. wilkins, BOUCHER;
examining physicians, DR.. b. r. Faringer
and DR.. John w. Branin, Mount Holly;
Dr. Charles B. 6itgreaves, Pemberton
Dr. E. r. milford and DR.. Charles M.
Dingee, Burlington; DR.. ]. G. Haines,
Vincentown.
A business meeting will be held on
Thursday evening In Odd Fellows hall
when the selection of regular meeting
night will be included In the business to
be transacted at that time.
1t was surely Moose night In Mount
Holly. In addition to the large herd to be
seen wearing white hats, red ties and
carrying canes, hundreds of others lined
the streets to witness the parade.
For an hour or more the streets were
made brilliant with red fire. There was a
pretty display on the portico of the Ar
cade hotel.
Accompanying visitors from the rail-
road station, the Royle Band, of Mount
Holly, made its appearance about half
past seven. Soon after this the Metropol-
itan band, of Burlington. reached the
county seat by trolley. Extra cars were
required to bring visitors from the river
front.
The parade formed In 'front.' of the opera
house and passed through several of the
principal streets. Several hundred mem
bers of the order were in line. A number
of horsemen led the procession, in which
there were several automobiles and float
filed with ladies. The latter were enter
tanned at the New Washington House.
and the paraders were served with lunch
In the garage attached to the hotel, which
had been fitted up for the purpose.
Fakirs selling flags, canes. and Other
emblems of the order, were much in evi.
dence, and reaped harvest. Several busi
ness places along the route were decorated
In honor of the occasion, and the specta
tors and participants enjoyed themselves,
One of the flags decorating the entrance
of the opera house caught fire from red
light, and created little excitement which
quickly subsidized, the blazing bunting
being torn down before itignited the Other
decorations.
About fifteen Y. NJ. G. A. boys followed
the parade. They carried banner ask
| Ing support In the library contest. The
gang made enough noise to attract atten.
ton to their advertising scheme.