The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-09-23

Perhaps the largest class ever initiated
by traternal organization in Cincin-
matt was admitted to membership in Gin
cinnati Lodge No. 2, Loyal Order of
Moose Wednesday evening at Music
Hall, when the degree was conferred
upon 463 candidates. 1t was the close
of days ceremonies dedicating the
new 100000 Moose temple on Plum
street, between Eighth and Ninth streets.
Officers of the ladge say they have no
knowledge of any class as large having
been initiated by any fraternal organiza-
ton in Ohio, and are positive that
their class of 463 persons establishes a
record for Cincinnati. More than 600
candidates qualified for the initiation.
The remainder will take the degree
within the next three months.
Preceding the initiation, more than
5000 Moose paraded from the Plum
street temple through the downtown
streets to Music Hall Delegates from
Dayton, Hamilton, Middletown, Nor
wood, Cheviot, and Columbus, Ohio; /;
Newport and Covington Kentucky; In
dianapolis, and score of other cities
helped to swell the parade ranks.
Way Lighted With Redfire.
Small boys with red lights lighted the
way. Four bands, each composed of
Moose, furnished the music.
Sixty members from Dayton Lodge
comprising the champion degree team of
the world, conferred the degree upon the
youngest Moose. Their work was made
spectacular by the use of electric light
devices.
Director General James Davis, Pitts
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gree work, assisted by William Barron,
Supreme Sergeant, also of Pittsburg,
and Dictator Louis Rinkenberger, of
Cincinnati Lodge No. 2.
Judge William Lueders was Grand
Marshal of the parade, assisted by Cap
tain William Dunning and the uni
formed rank Chief Aides were Die
tator Rinkenberger, r. ]. Hillenbrand,
Parke S. Johnson, Harold D. Logan,
Robert Buchwalter, Judge Frank Gus
weller, Judge William Alexander, Judge
Arthur Spiegel, Judge William Yeat-
man, Judge Joseph Kelly and Judge
Samuel Bell
''The Good of the Order.''
After the initiatory exercises Direc-
tor-General Davis addressed the mem
bers on "The Good of the Order"
Dedicatory exercises in the afternoon
were held in the auditorium of the new
temple.
Accepting the building at the hands of
Service Director Charles f. Hornberger,
of the Building Committee, Dictator
Rinkenberger praised the members of
the committee for their loyalty and
self-sacrfice in behalf of our beloved
order"
"In the accomplishment of your oner-
Gus task" said the Dictator, you have
had much to contend with-many
troubles to overcome, known to all of
us, but to which l shall not refer. 1t
seems to me fitting and proper that we
in accepting this beautiful new home to-
day, should forget all our trials and
tribuations, the sorrows and disappoint-
ments of yesterday, and, like the philo-
sopher of old begin today new life
life dedicated anew to the effecting
of the fraternal spirit of our order.
'All Principles To Be Found"
within our sacred circle is to be
found all the principles which underle
the superstructure of all science and
philosophy; here there can be no occa-
sion for the dissensions and strife OF
the world; here its distinctions are shut
out; here the high and the low, the rich
and the poor, meet on common leve
of fraternal brotherhood"
Speaking on "Our Noble Order" C
Homer Durand, Past Dictator of Gin
cinnati Lodge No. 2, claimed for the
Moose the first place in the ranks OF
benevolent fraternalism."
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