Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-08-06
WHAT IS MOOSEHEART

WHAT uOcS MOOSeheart and Moose
Lodges mean? Mooseheart is an
estate of one thousand and twenty
five acres of land thirty-five miles
west of Chicago OH the Fox river
between the cities of Aurora and
Batavia, Illinois. The title of this
estate is in the. Supreme Lodge of
the World, Loyal Order of Moose.
Mooseheart is home and voca-
tional training school for dependent
children of deceased members of
the Order. There are more than
eight thousand children at Moose
heart. but all plans are based on an
ultimate population of 5000 chill
dren. The residential part of Moose
heart resembles a modern village
and consists of about sixty build
lngs of modern concrete, fire-proof
construction with red tile roofs.
There is central heating and power
plant, large modern paint shop.
high school buildings, assembly
halls, several industrial shops, and
in these shops they teach twenty
different trades such as carpentry
electrical engineering, sign paint
ing and lettering, cement, work,
printing, automobile repairing,
mill work, machinists, drafting,
modelling, shorthand and typewrit-
ing, farming, horse husbandry,
swine husbandry, horticulture, flor
ISL dairyman. they have 70 dairy
cows tested twice year for tuber-
culosis. The girls are taught sew
IN,,,ncf;o
typewriting, shorthand, modelling,
printing and music.
The Moose Order was founded
in 1918 and in 1916 it consisted of
less than $50 members. Fourteen
years tells the story of its marve-
lous growth. To-day they have a
membership of 100000. The LoyaI
Order of Moose combines with good
fellowship a service which extends
farther and touches the lives of
its members in more ways than is
usually found elsewhere. In the
Moose Lodge we find the artist and
The artisan, manufacturer, crafts
man, laborer, business man, bank
cr, professional man, all uniting
IN great cause for the ideals of
the Order. All appeal to the human
side of man because of this human
touch. This body of more than a
half million men, among whom the
wage Garner largely predominates,
are welded together i'm a solid
phalanX in the great cause of patcr-
nifty and childhood. and as re-
suit more than eight hundred bows
and girls who would otherwise be
without opportunity are finding a
nome, receiving an education, learn
ing trade and becoming well
equipped for the duties of life. All
white men of good character above
the age of Is years and under so
years are eligible for membership,
over 30 years social members.
Roncverte Lodge No. 663, Loyal
order OF Moose, will have the
Charter open for short time only.
those coming in under open chart
ers will be admitted for six dollars
(S6.OO) The Moose pays seven dol
lars a week for sickness and one
hundred dollars at death. Stop and
give these facts careful considera-
ton. Neighbor if you should die
tonight what would become of
your wife and children? If you
are Moose they step in. care for,
educate and train them TO be use
iul citizens. Listen, friend ap-
peal to you and say once again
while you have the opportunity to
become a Moose under this open
charter beg you to grasp the OPP
portunity and by so doing you shall
obtain home for your dependent
ones.