The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-09


fhe Loyal ORDER Of Moose OF the
! Nori., held a. Nooseheart III, Al
xuax - was largely attended and
= Bae@t enthusiastic The entire state
- Virgins WAS well represented
the afternoon session Of the first
day was disting1l istied by an address
BY Erotlser Thomas r. Marshal.
I vice president of The United States.
|. In Introducing the Supreme Dictator
Honor John w Ford. Of Phliadel-
. phia, said
Five years ago. on the 18th day
~ July, Mooseheart was dedicated
m it's great purpose. The dedication
speech at that time was made hY
\ Hrorksr Marshall. who was then aDd
Z II now The president OF the
m United States We have been show
tn9 hirs. " hat VIZ have been ante 70
acronspiish. representing the 5000
members Of this fraternity We nave
sfsown 10 him the development of
Mo0sshearf. and he comes here to-
day after having made this inspee-
NJ ton to ten Us what he thinks ~ the
4 work that has been done.
Brother MarshaIi's Address,
1 do not come TO YOU today with
Aay words Of wisdom, nor with the
cunning device Of men; I am here
rare nor To advise only IN talk a.
,ns plair man would like 10 talk n
tirtle white to his fellow men about
= some of the duties and Responsible
Z lies which rest upon she shoulders
ut human kind in this most crucial
hour In The worlds history since the
three dark hours upon Golgotfa.
i was here five years ago dedicat~
ing Mposeheart To it's high ard
\ solemn privileges. In its high and
mighty responsibilities While /
hare forgotten what I said, | hops
spoke encouraginsfE. Five years
after that hour, lei ne tell you that
9hsn | spoke there was mental
I, Reservation in my mind dedi~
RATED II as I remen,ber upon a very
not July day. under the folds Of
ircus tent. and not "a building in
! s4fesats /. Eeit hat bike many OF the
\ good ideas aud good devices Of. hu-
) mar kind 1T was only a circus pcr-
= fes,ala rec and that when the tent
y went down the show would be over.
= Laughter Thank God for mir
! rcfez. Thank God today that ! can
stand before you and say that not
!. s1thstanding all the higher critics
Z, ufay say upon the subject. the age
\. IA nairacles has mot passed ZAP
Tor and prayed for has come to pass
!. II Mooseheart taprlause,)
r. While ! have been connected with
& political life / have never had very
2 much interest in politics ! SPEAK
!. that very sober1y 10 you this day.
1 Thw interest which | have had IN
calling myself either genericaiiy IF
fhy partisan affiliations a Democrat
4 has risen from the fact that be
Il Have that fsod made every Nffrns1
being out 81 the same sort Of clay,
4 ana when | look Al myself | am not
II sure that ne chose the finest Of
" clay. Applause and laughter That
he made US all brothers, not half
brothers Ut srEp@brUrhgrS, but fufi
! hrothers. children Of the self-same
X God. and. therefore. members Of the
Same human family. tApplai Sc. J
And the interest which | took when
/ had Some right 10 say that i was
doing things was in the interest OF
| humanity. and when | was invited
: 70 come TO Moseheart and dedicate
IT, FIRST shook my head. / said II
& b Just another of the orphan
!. nsylnms that are being establishe1
throughout America had made .
: study of the orphan asylums wher
, i was governor of indiana. Thai
was u real Job. What ] have now
81 In often a joke found that the
orphan asylum was no place for o
b child OF normal mind Neither tbs
xtAte nor any institution ought Il
Z eeta blish a purely orphan FOR tht
children. When ! found tina
q this was not 20 be an orphan asylu"
y but was 10 be an educational IN
y S<ftution, with family connection
and small homes for the Children.
lao
will be an accomplished success
tAppiausc.)
Value OF q Home.
Ga I hesfeSe In the doctrine Of en-
4 ytroument. I believe that very man,
~ the problems OF the future woult
Be- solved in the ordinary home II thu
charge of the rearing and training o.
the children. There are Eve hundret
thou s nd of you In the world. Gt
hack home and establish the old
II 6xss,soned home. where truth anf
auntice and mercy and righteousness
'egkOnor and frugaiity are inslilled intt
.f1be minds nf the boys and girls a
4 4odsy. Applause That is the wa,
e1 yU0 are going to make leadership o.
81 the future, and that Is why Moose
L. heart liz leading in the work Of The
future (Appiause.) Most of III
xsAeEhers would make "A chum out o.
~ boy, would talk 10 him, wouit
II keff him what is going on: wouie
uave him take part In his pleasures
v ~ lAlc part In his work. Thf
N AOfane II the place TO begin the train,
Il Aua of the children. The most 10 bs
~ feared at,o dreaded as the thing ol
4 ~ future is that the home will b.
hEaken up and the state will b.
n 4pqnpelled to take not men OF wealth
,,srnn1 power and Standing. who could
n DOur large sums of money into this
EsaaGaiAcent school You and I arr
VI - putting a dollar a year into Il
~ - are putting something thai
worthy many dollars into 1t. my
NJ pkAren Of this Loyal Order Of
m 80; ~ are putting into II on.
nysrD aad hope for the safety and
VI M b&Ace OF the world. (Appiause. J
s k44 ~ are finding out strange
a k11n : aErAn1e law Of life. tina,
r p1aax - have i mot what ws s~<sfn-
911 kaye. Upon the costrary. the
u 10y 4AImge that We really do possess
Il NJ 4he skinRs that we have given
M n ~ = Af1xf1Inx thing, Shut