The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-17

Mooseheart this summer. It = con.
ferred on members who have In some
way done an extraordinary service to
the order. The degree must not be
asked for az that disqualifes you.
There Il no initiation fee. and no dues.
The Pilgrims degree Of merit can
only be conferred at Mooseheart and
|is bestowed solely for merit.
Vice Director General Joseph A.
Jenkins, who has charge OF the Moose
hea aguayters in Paris. continues to
Organize the popular boxing Journeys
and fencing exhibitions for The enNr-
tainnlent OF our boys over there. ~
Recently Brother Jenkins arr511 ged
an all-star program of fistic lights. all
Iof whom are ex-cFampions now in the
army or convaiescing from wounds.
The American Soldiers and Sailors
club set its usual Saturday night en-
itortainment day ahead in order 10
lavoid conflicting with the Moose pro-
gram.
Working with Brother Jenkins on
the organizing committee WAN Broth
err Floyd Gibbons. special war CORE
,sporoeut for the Chicago Tribune. ana
"a grand blesae" Severely wounded
mann of the war
MY friend. you are always and etern-
Tally talking about the principle of the
thing" You can't give an opinion on
the weather. the war stamps or the
latest movement In the lodge without
ringing in your old chestnut about the
principle OF the thing.
But don't you know that the broth
iers are all onto you? And when they
hear you mounting about the ''princi-
pie OF the thing" they say you have
about as much principle as the lean
coyote that sueaks up behind the barn
AT tly dawn and grabs puiiet and
hikes Tor the tall timber. The ~prin-
cipia of ihe hing ia all right, but you
want to have It little some hing else
in stock. The principle Of the thing
vi Il you, and also some Of your
neirhhors. is nothing more than an
aggravated case of stubbornness In
your case 1t generally means that yea
are going to have the whole hog or
your neighbors won't get any. what
you really need more than anything
else is a little more tNnmon sense and
some generosity, and got so Named
much of your own peculiar principle
OF The thing ''--Mooseheart,
Ore hope we see, shining starlike in
this thick night. Ii is that fraternat-
ism is about 70 come into it's own.
This fraternalism will come. not by
some artificial scheme or Rovernm entail
cortrivance. like Socialism, not tby a
Rolshevisu that screams, BE my
biother or Ill cut your throat" But
BY the intelligent initiative OF the
people, by their free out-giving Of the
best they have.-Seiected.
Help make the world safe for men
who are inspired by the spirit OF
brotherhood and are carrying the ban
me- of fraternity inscribed with It's
attributes Of hrotherly love, relef, JUS
tee and truth.
Help make the world safe for men
who observe the universal iaw of
goodwill aud other moral science
laws In their relations with ether men.
Help make the world safe for men
an women who have achieved self
control, solf-relianoe and self -sacri~
fec. the three great achievements of
man without any of the Helps
which most OF MS need OF think We
need. for the accomplishment Of the
great cork of fitting ourselves for
The building Of The temple--lhat house
mot H5a}e with hands, perfect moral
character.
Richmond tYa.) lodge. No. $50,
4. q. q. NJ, meets every Monday night
lat 3 O'clock at It's lodge rooms. LOT