The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12

''The members of the order have, in
 the construction of Mooseheart, provided
 an assurance that, in the event of the
 death in poverty of the parents, the child will be we'll cared for and educated.
 Each Moose pays g year to Moose heart for this protection," said MT. 1 Brown
 "Mooseheart IS an estate of LOIS acres, l B miles west from Chicago in the Fo~ river valley. between the cities of Aurora and Batavia, Illinois" said the speaker. l 'The residential part of Mooseheart re- sembles a modern village and consists of more than 50 buildings of up-to-date concrete, fire proof construction, with red Spanish tile roofs"
 The speaker stated that the educa tional 1 features of this institution are highly vocational and practical. Instructions in many of the most useful crafts, in- cludng agriculture, are given.
 He told of the splendid advantages of fered from an educational standpoint at this institution. Longer terms and long hours makes it possible to graduate student from this school with more high school units than they are graduated at 8 public school with" said MT. Brown. VOCATIONS TAUGHT He outlined in detail the vacations that are taught at this school He stated that upon admitting a child to the institution, the child was placed at work upon certain trades until the officers were able to determine the calling of the child, Immediately upon finding out the most suited trade :or the child, it is set to work to master the trade, and when the high school di- ploma was given, certificate showing that the student was capable of full filling certain jobs, having mastered a certain trade, made it possible for this student to set out upon the du> ties of life with high school educa- tion and vocational knowledge.
 MT. Brown is fluent speaker and frequently held his large audience spellbound in describing how the Moose cared for their orphans. In conclusion . he stated that in 1906 the membership of the Loyal Order of Moose was less than 250 members and that this small membership cared for and protected 76 orphans of deceased members. He made an earnest appeal to those present to go out into Birmingh ham and increase the present membership of the local order. He told the audience that it was the duty of every man to assist in the call of the unfortunate and that the Divine Master recognized only those who recognized others, "The Moose rec ognizes every unfortunate, and the Di- vine Master will recognize a Moose" said MT. Brown.
 F1lowing Mir. Browns address, the band hit upon the strains of Dixie, and echoes of applause could be heard for several blocks away.
 LOCAL LODGE HOST
 The executive body or the Loyal Order of Moose were guests of the local order at banquet at the IIillman hotel pre- vious to the band concert and speaking at the Jefferson theatre.
 At this banquet Judge William E. Fort of the criminal division of the circuit court acted as toastmaster. Several short speeches were made by the visiting Moose, each of whom used as his sub- ject the work of the Mooseheart home.
 Each of the speakers declared that the reception accorded them in Birmingham was warmer lhan any that had yet been rendered. Each speaker stated that Bir- mingham bid fair to other southern cities to be the home of the Moose's aged and infirm
 AN APPRECIATION
 The following statement was issued by Rodney H. Brandon to an Age-Herald representative last night
 We are utterly unable,' said the su- preme secretary, ito express our apprs- citation at the remarkable welcome ex- tended by the civic bodies and by the Moose lodge in Birmingham. From the time our train reached Calera, and. in fact, from the time Dictator Newman and Secretary Harold met us at Mo bile we have been constantly impressed with the vitafty and pep of Birming- ham.
 "Lieutenan. Governor Miller and Chair man Milner, together with their asso- ciates, were afforded an opportunity to address our fellows from Calera to Bir- mingham, and our own fellows entered Birmingham prepared for a mighty re- cepton.
 'The honking of the motor horns and the smiles of the beautiful ladies made us understand our welcome from the mo- ment the train stopped until our flne diii- ner at the Hllman concluded.
 "We are inexpressibly sorry that Dl- rector General Davis was prevented rom being with us here Director Davis was called into conference with President- elect Harding and was forced to leave the party yesterday morning at Mopie. He is enthusiastic for the great south- ern country and would have been very happy to have shared our welcome here
 Birmingham appears to me to be the great industrial city of the soutn. liked her spirit of progress; l admire her determination to do her best, and read Octavus Cohen's negro stories as II were here in person. Our oftlciai vls'l has borne out all my surmises at BIT mlngnan ana II IL uOCoi cSe oeA ern home it will not be. the tault or the associated civic bodies, or of Secretary Harold of Birmingham Moose lodge, the automobile dealers or the business men of Birmingham. It will be only because we shall have found a place better iitteu for our particular need
 ssWe shall never forget our visit nere' We understand now what southern nos, nitality means. Long live Birmingham
 AMONG THE VISITORS
 The visiting Moose who were present at the midday luncheon were: :,
 William T. Giles, supreme lecturer ana former supreme secretary, of Baltimore' George N Warde, general dictator Mooseheart H.; Matthew P. Adormas' superintendent of Mooseheart home' l Mooseheart, H.; James J. Davis, direc- tor general of the Order of Moose anu chairman of the Mooseheart governors; Derias Fl. Brown. ex-mayor of Kansas City, and supreme dictator; E. J. Hern- ing of San Francisco; Judge J. Willis Pearson supreme prelate; John J Lentz. member of the board of Mooseheart gov ernors; Antonio Evelenza of Detroit, Rodney H. Brandon, supreme secretary and member of the constitutional con