Arizona republican., 1914-07-12
LOYAL Order of Moose


thanks to the untiring efforts of its
officers and members and the able
assistance of National Director C. G.
Reum, is today enjoying a degree of
prosperity, happiness and content
ment that but few of the many SIM
liar subordinate organizations in the
country, seldom, if ever, attain. Ali
is serene and smiling at Moose Home.
The spirit of kindness, good fellow
ship and brotherly love abounds in
plenty. 70S is the proud possessor
of a home second to none in the en-
tire state. The rooms are large, airy
and beautifully furnished; they are
modern and up to date in every re :
spect
During the past sixty days the
membership has been more than
doubled ans of quality that repre-
sentS the best of our citizenship.
Some idea of the strength of our To-
cal can be attained from the repre-
sentation in the Fourth of July pa
ade-approximately one-fou-th of
the membership being in line on
that day.
How different was our position
just six months ago today! We had
no home of our oWn-our member
ship was small and interest lacking
the tWinklng lights of the promised
land could be but family discerned
in the far distant horizon. Between
70S and the attainment of its hopes
and desires, as far as the eye could
reach. stretched seemingly i'm
passable foreground. Rough and
-ocky and full of marshes and pit
falls was its surface. AS a result of
the mighty, harmonious efforts put
forth by a united, reorganzed or
ganization. the marshes and pitfalls
were successfully bridged, the hilly
and rocky portions of the line of
march were made smooth and easy
OF passage and today the we'll
earned fruits of victory are the
principal items on the bill of fare.
which abounds in great plenty and
is being distributed with lavish
hands to those duly qualified to re-
ceive it. Not alone to the officers.
the collective sincere gratitude of
the order go. No one man, sngly
and alone, or coterie of men. could
lave accomplished so magnificent a
work in so short a time. OF GER
tainly there is truth in the old ad-
age, In union there is strength"
To our worthy dictator. Brother
Geo. N. MacBean, generous amount
of credit must be given for he has
indeed been a prominent factor in
bringing the order to it's present high
standard He has given unspa-ing-
~ of his time and has proven his
ability and sterling worth in many
and divers ways. The confidence
placed in him by his election to the
highest office within the gift of his
brothers was indeed well placed.
The special dispensation under
which we have been laboring was
brought to close last Tuesday
night 1t was at first intended to
keep it open for another thirty days
for the benefit of goodly number
who aspred to membership. This,
result, disappointment becomes the
portion of those who failed to take
advantage of opportunity when il
was knocking so loudly upon their
, door. For a period of ninety days
the initiation fee will be $1,000 and
at the expiration of this period il
will undoubtedly go to the old fig
ure-$25.00. On next Tuesday will
come the winding up of all appli
cations on file with the secretary, as
there are still some $50 who have
been duly elected and notified to be
on hand to take the work, it be-
| hooves each and every true and 10y
al Moose to be on hand at the ap.
pointed time, for there is a big time
coming and there will be something
doing every minute to keep YOU
| mind occupied and will prove {
source of education as well as en-.
tertainment.
Brother Reum left last evening fol
| a short visit to his people and ther
he will HE himself to Milwaukee ant
Mooseheart to be on hand at tn,
| Supreme Lodge convention which
opens for an entire weeks session OF
July 81.
Brother Walter j. Hayt, deput,
supreme dictator of 70S, is our dull,
elected representative to the con
vention and will undoubtedly leav,
in the next few days with the SAM