Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-08-22
Twenty Thousand Members Of
the Herd Are Meeting IN
Kansas City
Lodge Halls And Hotels Are
CIOWded With Enthusiastic
LOdger Men


The keys of the city were turned
over to delegates to the twenty
fourth annual convention Of the 10y
al Order of Moose by Mayor Jost in
Convention hall this morning. The
convention will end Friday night. Ad-
dresses Of welcome were delivered by
the mayor and H. G. Moore, presi-
dent Of the Commercial club. Re-
sponses were madu by several off,
GERS of the supreme lodge.
Every train is bringing into the city
delegates and visitors and 1t is not
expected all will be here before to-
night, when a class Of 1000 will be
initiated into the mysteries OF the
order. 1t is estimated that nearly
10000 visitors and in the city.
Visitors Crowd Aeteis.
The Coates house is headquarters
for the supreme officers. Delegates
from out of town are scattered among
the other hostelries.
At the rooms of Kansas City Lodge
No. 10, 1917 Washington street, and
those of Wyandotte Lodge No. 165.
Ninth street and Minnesota avenue.
Kansas City, Kas., large crowds were
on hand. The interior and exterior
Of both clubs are elaborately decorat-
ed. In Kansas City, Kas., Minnesota
avenue is one mass of flags, bunting
and 'Howdy, Pap" signs from Ninth
to Fourth streets.
Bands Serenade City.
Several lodges from out of town
brought bands with them and they
serenaded the retail and wholesale
districts. Many women are among
the visitors and they are being enter
tanned by the ladies' auxiliaries.
The supreme lodge officers will go
into executive session at Convention
hall at 1:3O o'clock this afternoon.
At 8 o'clock tonight the visiting wom-
en- will be accorded a reception by
members of the Woman's Loyal
Moose, Circle No. :.
Shall the ars be let down to nom
Caucasians? This question probably
will be the biggest under discussion
during the entire convention. The
judiciary committee and the resOlu-
tions committee both have it under
consideration.
The question was brought up when
n. w. Brown, delegate from Homo
lulu, petitioned for lodge for the
Hawaiian Islands admitting natives.
At present the rules OF the order bar
all men other than Caucasians and
many members fear to let the bars
down to Polynesians for fear it would
mean the eventual extension of mem.
bership privileges to all races.
Convention May Decide. ~.
Brown and others contend the
Moose should be worldwide, and ex-
tend membership at least to the
American possessions. The settlement
of the question may be left to the
open convention.
The Eagles of Kansas City are con-
sidering keeping open house for the
Moose while they are here The spa
cious Eagle club house will be to the
Moose the same as their own club
if this proposed move is made. Both
the Kansas City, Mo-, and Kansas
City, Kan, Moose are keeping their
club houses open day and night for
the visiting brethren, good behavior
and the pass word being the only re-
quisites for admission.
School Rules Puzzle.
A question second in Importance
only to the question OF extending
membership to the dark races is the
one involving the future of the Indus
trial school at Anderson, Ind. The
purchase of the land has been made.
Plans for the building are in the
process OF making, but who to hire
as instructors, just what to teach and
rules for admission are to be attend
ed to.
The total expense Of establishing
this school will approach $2OO,OO0 4
The Moose have the money, but they
say 1t takes more than money to
keep a school up to standard. Al
committee to look after this school
will be appointed. The school Is for
minor Moose, and the children OF
Moose who are unable to provide for,
their own educaticr The school
prbably will be finished in year.
Three Cities Ask for Next convels-
tion. ,s
The Moose are not without their
political troubles. But the troubles
are friendly and not serious. The
Job Of. q supreme official in the u.
o. o. N. is no small one, neither are
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