The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-04
M E N w o MEN
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gan to come in with any pep" in it, was lounging in the news room and, seeing handsome booklet on one of the desks I picked it up and soon was engrossed in it. The title was catchy, for it read, Truly a Home and More" Now, this is like saying person has personality plus"
 I had no idea that it was gotten out I had glanced oyer many of the pie lures or read much of the text, l saw it was about Mooseheart, the school in Illinois that trains for life. the pride and joy of the Loyal Order Of Moose. I am not member and therefore this boost" is from a rank outsider. I think if a merchant, manufactures. corporal tion, school, city, or lodge gets out a booklet that it ought to show taste in it's cover. judgment in the se- i lection of the paper, care in the print dom in the reading matter. If dress goes a far way in the first impression that we get of people, I'm sure that we judge firm or institution by the printed matter it sends out.
 My attention was called to this in a striking manner just few days ago. and French stamps was left at my door. It created some comment when the postman left. but no one opened it until came home. It proved to be cat alogue from one of the greatest depart ment stores, but the cover. paper, print ing and illustrations were such that my oldest boy remarked that the Parisians were not in it with our Amer ican publishers"
 Having disclaimed all special knowl- edge about the secret order I have self to the obvious things set out in it's beautiful publication. As a matter of fact. while a member and in sym pathy with certain orders. must con fess that 1 never was much of an en- thusiast over ritual, and that the cere- monial words somehow never seemed to stick in my memory. l suppose this accounts for the fact that l have never been a devoted lodge man.
 
 But the exquisite brochure is not so much about the order as it is about MOnSah iS a a cbildrAn children without father or mother, and sets out how more than 75O orphans are cared for and educated. J like one of the slogans, which says: Every child is entitled to at least high school ed ucation and trade,' for if it falls heir to these it will have good fighting chance to care for itself and play a man or woman's part in the battle of life.
 I have not always been in agreement with David Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stamford University, but I am in hearty accord with him when he says: If ever you wish to go in for philanthrophy; if ever you wish to. be of any use in the world, do something for the little children. If ever you yearn to be truly wise, study children. wound, imprison the criminal, heal the sick and bury the dead, but there is always chance to save the child If the great philanthrophists ever exter- minate sin and pestilence. ever work out the races salvation. it will be be- cause little 'child has led them.'
 
 From what I ga ther the organization back of the Mooseheart idea, was of smal, consequence until 1906. but in that year James J. Davis. a tin plate worker. Joined it and undertook it's de- velopment. gathering about him some of Americas strongest fraternal talent, until now over a half million men. are banded together for mutual help. Six years ago these men decided to-pay dollar a year into a fund to build great school and home for such of their children as. through the loss of their parents. might need such a service.
 
 Mooseheart that school and that homer.has been built and is iE opera tion. It is located shifty-seven miles west of Chicago, and is supported by 16O0 lodge organizations. located in every state in the union. in every pro vince of Canada. in Alaska. Hawaii. the Philippines. Cuba. Panama and the Berrnudas, Between 1913. when the school vas opened, to the present time more than 1,009 boys and girls have studied at Mooseheart. and, best of all. many have been returned to re-estab- lished homes.
 The best thing about Mooseheart is it's ability to prepare boys and girls to become self-supporting when they leave its doors. Twenty two vocational oper ations. full academic and commercial courses for both boys and girls are fea- lures. The keynote is Preparation for Lifeo students of philanthropy and education recognize in Mooseheart one of America's greatest present day ef- forts to care in like4and whole some way for orphan children. The children are the hope or the nation. After all the best investment that Iony man can make is to put his money in boys and girls and give them a chance through education to become the gov erning citizens of the future.
 l. did not sit down to tell the story of he Loyal Order of Moose. but to dwell on some things [ found out about Mooseheart by studying the illustra- tions and boring over the reading mat ter. l Was glad to see so much atten- tion given to play and to sports. Every normal child needs recreation. l was delighted to find that garden,ng farm ing and dairying was featured. It'waS