The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1914-01-07
S. N. WHARTON
ADDRESSES MOOSE
OF TUCUMCAR|
Principles Of Order and the Practical
Work Of Betsering the World, Out.
lined In Eioquent Speech

Ou'huiukf shc ptiheiPt@s anu WVfhs
Of Moosedoz, 3. NJ. Wharton delivered
q remarkable speech before the Tucum.
carl lodge, Loyal Order Of Moose, and
their friends on the night Of the 3osh,
both from the facts herein contained
and from the eloquenec Of the delivery.
The occasion was the annual New
Year banquet and dance given by the
order nj their hall on Main street, TO
more than 200 assembled.
4 Mr.. Wharton began with q. descrip
tion Of the moose as an animal, speak.
ing Of its majesty OF manner, its reason.
ing power and immense size. He says
"The Moose weighs mere than half a
ton. His clothes are tailored by the
deer family. He has brown eyes, a Ro
man nose and chin whiskcrs. The for.
est is his home. The far.reaching plains
Of the north.land his playground. To
live he dses not destroy his fellow life.
The Moose Is the bravest and the proud.
est OF his race; he battles stubborniy
for his own"
Speaking Of the order he says "rnc
origin, aims and purposes of the Loyal
Order Of Moose will be found In lofty
sentiments relative to humanity's wei
fare. Seven years ago the order had u
membership Of 247. u now numbers
half q million.
"To be Moose you must believe In
a Supreme being, you must be tolerant,
you must be loyal citizen, you must
strive to make the country happy rath.
cr than splendid, pehcoful rather than
given to war, contented rather than tur.
bulent, good rather than glorious, de,
voted to ideals rather than conquest,
known for the happiness Of the people
rather than the extent Of its domain. :"
Word Progress Means Something
"We believe the word progress means
something. We have initiated half a
million men who have pledged them.
selves TO build souls as well as huge me.
chanical structures. The Moose be.
lieve in practical building"
Speaking Of Mooseheart, the immense
home of the order. Mr.. Wharton says:
"Now. let us 20 to Moosef,eart. This
order has everything that any other
fraternity has, and we have one thing
that none Of the rest of them have.
we have Mooseheart. Moosehcart - q
thousand acre home, school and univer-
sity. The grsndest institution and the
only one Of its kind in the world Some.
time ago Mooscdom fell upon plan of
building haven Of rest for the aged,
and nursery for the fatherless young
Of the order. Mooseheart Is the out.
come Of this noble effort for humanity.
| Mooseheart OF 1000 Acres
| a tract Of land was purchased and
Improvements started and kept up un.
til today the farm is beautifully park.
led, and cultivated like a garden. The
location of this institution is thirty.
Ave miles south Of Chicago. II costs
MoosedCm two cents n week or about
one dollar year per member, and the
income from the membership is $780,.
10000 annually, which Is a splendid en-.
dowment. Where is the man who wouid
not willingly give two cents week 20
support an institution Of this kind
whether he has any children or not, or
never expects TO have anyf AZ Moose.
the little boy and the little girl who
have been left in the world without the
counsel and support of parents. The
old buildings on the tract since being
purchased are being remodeied and turn
ed into school houses, halls Of domestic
science and manual training, moving
picture halls, whore there will be thrown
onto the screens the best scenery of the
earth, the anipals, all the industries,
and all the scientific beauties Of the
world, along all lines. Both boys and
girls will be taught everything to Ht
7 them for the business Of life. We are
not only going to graduate our boys and
Igirls, at Moosehoart, but educate them,
as well. We are not going 60 look back
to Roman history and say he 10 the
I noblest Roman Of the mall, but We are
. going TO turn out young men and wo-
D men who will be the noblest Americans
: Of them all. Graduates from Moose
heart, the university, - home. II Is
planned to give this ssnsol capacity
Of 5000, including both young and old