The Penn's Grove record., 1920-04-02
Annual Banquet of
Loyal Order of Moose
Splendid Feast for Members and
Guests. Judge DOnges
Makes Leading
Address

ooIiiqueC dC Inelr nome on South Broad
Street on Wednesday night. Previous
70 the feast they installed the newly
elected officers. The banquet was a
splendid affair. Covers were laid Tor
about 100 members and guests, and
the long tables decorated with red and
white carnations, the Moose colors,
and the National colors draped about
the walls was a scene o. real beauty.
AS soon as the guests were
seated a troupe of vaudeville artists
from Philadelphia rendered a lively
program of singing and lnonologues,
which were heartily enjoyed oy every
body.
The dinner was splendidly served
under the direction of caterer Engle of
the DUPONT Works The menu was
as follows:
Plated raw oysters Saline waters
Olives Celery Pickles
Roast Filled Chicken Giblet Gravy
Mashed Potatoes Crcamed Peas
Neapolitan Ice Cream
Fancy Cakes Coffee Cheese
Speaking followed. Charles E. Rim
da, the hard working and efficient sec
rotary of the lodge, acted as toastmas-
ter. He was in his usual good form
and won the plaudits of his hearers
by his frequent sallies of wit.
First he introduced John M. Curry,
the retiring Dictator of the lodge and
in appreciation of his faithful service
during the year presented him with a
handsome Past Dictator's jewel. Mr..
Curry was overwhelmed and could not
express himself except to thank his
brother members for their splendid
gift.
Robert Upper, the newly-installed
Dictator, was next presented and
spoke briefly.
The piece de resistance, if the term
can be properly applied to speech max
ing, was the address of Col. Ralph w.
E. Donges. He is one of the Cover
nors of Mooseheart, the splendid al
conducted by the order 81 miles west
of Chicago. Thew also felt highly
pleased that he had just been elevated
to the office of Circuit Judge in this
district to succeed Judge Carrow. This
y, bring him frequently into Salem
County and consequently a visitor to
their lodge.
Judge Dunges was in happy vein and
his remarks were listened to with rapt
attention. He is an enthusiastic mem
Der of the Order of Moose and has
been interchangeable in putting the or
der in its present state of popularity.
In his address he dwelt principally
upon the grand work done at Moose
heart.
Upon a tract of land covering over
a thousand acres they have erected
hundreds of substantial buildings and
$50 boys and girls, children of mem
bers, who have died and left their
children ~unprovided for are being ed
ucated and cared for.
Between 1913, when the school was
opened, and the Fall of 1919, nearly
1000 boys and girls had been stud
ents at Mooseheart. Many returned
to re-establishd homes; thirty-eight
entered military and naval service and
one class was graduated.
Twenty-Five vocational operations,
fuu academic and commercial courses
for both boys and girls are features.
The KEYNOTE is preparation for Life"
Students of philanthropy and edu-
cation recognize M~ooseheart as the
worlds greatest p~resent-day effort.
The speaker was accorded long ap-
plause as he ended his remarks.
Sheriff William T. Mifflin, OF Salem,
was the next speaker. He, too, is an
enthusiastic Moose and his enthusiasm
bubbles over when he begins to talk
about the Order. He knows 1T by
heart and while his hearers had heard
hin frequently before at their ban-
DUETS they were as eager to listen as
ever to what he had to say.
In the recent drive for new members
AL Nooman brought in the largest
lumber and for this good work was
presented with a handsome gold watch
chain. Walter A. West won the Sec
ond prize.
he termed "the war horse" of the Or
dor in the person of Harry Burt ware.
Nearly all present had heard his splen-
d;d oratorv on other similar occasions
and the applause with which ne was
~,eeted was evidence enough that
thew were glad they were gong 20
boar him talk again. Mr.. Wares ad-
d,.ess was highly entertaining IN every
narticular. He dwelt at some length
mon the high moral and fraternal
deals of the order and praised Penns
C,ove lodge for it's rapid growth IN
these RESPECTS despite the knockers
who had discredited it without P 5noTe
ing what they We're DONG ge,isb when
hooze was gone should know now that
tbe Order is enjoying its greatest
n rne at the present time, proving
its m%aligners to having borne false
witness. T..
After a few more numbers from tne
vaudeville performers the NTH amman
banquet passed into history.
Penns Grove Lodge edge has a a fne home
sn'p South Broad Street and the in
on has been cut down to such
malI sum that they promise to burn
the mortgage on the building at the
next annual banquet.