The Washington herald., 1922-01-01
ORDER OF Moose
WILL H0LDLARGE
INITIATION JAN. 10
Mr.. James ]. Davis At
tends Meeting of Loyal
Members.

Greater Washington Lodge was
agreeably, surprised last Tuesday
evening TO have as its presiding on
Ger Director Gen Jas. ]. Davis.
Brother Davis In under promise 10
the lodge 20 attend and preside at
the meetings each month, but he IL %
much in love with the work OF build
ing up Greater Washington Lodse
that he cannot stay away from any
of the regular meetings. He told the
lodge that his duties as a member
OF the Presidents Cabinet keen lin
very busy and most every evening
he has invitations to attend dinner
and banquets at the homes Of am
bassadors and high government on
Gals. but he prefers 10 associate with
the boys of the Moose Lodge than ne
does sfl dressed up sitting around tie
banquet table or attending a swell
function that are so numerous at this
time In this city.
All preparations are being made
for the big initiation TO be held on
Tuesday evening. January 10, az Pyth-
ian Temple. II was intended TO invite
the degree team Of wilmington. Del
Lodge to attend. but the team OF
Greater Washington Lodge ha. been
in training for the past three weeks
and will no doubt be in condition
TO give a high class initiation. The,
following officers and members o.
the degree team will take a promincut
part in the initiation:
Past Dictator W. Albert Stahl
Dictator z. c. Green. Vice Dictate.
Oliver r. Wentz. Prelate NV. Hau-'
son, Treasurer Ralph Beatty, Secre-
tary Fred l. Warren. Trustees
Richard Blankenship. Jos. ApoIonia.
VIM Emas. The degree team Is as
folloWs-Capt VIM. Meadows, II {.
Hooper. A. c. Ream, c. 3. Watts
Ralph johnson. r. Blankenship. ID.
B. Chase. Thos. J. Lanahan, John
Croy, c. TrumbIe. H. d. Berg. J A.
Fleischhauser, V. A. Gallon. and
Wade d. Mitchell, who will recite The
Bells.
This week Greater washinrton
Lodge will send to the MOosehcart
Home for Children three motherless
children OF a member Of the lodge
One OF the members OF the woman's
Legion will accompany the children
to the home IN Illinois. There are
more than LOO children now at the
home.
On Thursday evening, December %.
over fifty members attended
meeting OF the Mooseheart Legion IN
Baltimore for Initiation. The Moose
heart Legion is the second decre,
Of the order and Il confers man,
honors on its members. The cere-
mony is very long and impressive ana
II was early Friday morning before
the members returned 70 this city
Director Gen. Davis announced that
he lie receiving many letters and calls
from the real estate men Of thi, CITY
regarding the building Of the new
home and hotel Of the Loyal Order
OF Moose. He pleased the members
by stating that a prominent man ~
great wealth In this city had prom
ised him 10 furnish all the money that
would be Necessary 10 erect the home
and hotel and he predicted that a.
a very early day the dream Of one
OF the active members OF Greater
Washington, Lodge would be realized
in having in this city a hotel second
TO none. owned and operated by the
Loyal Order OF Moose.
Assistant Secretary OF Labor z. !
Henning addressed the lodge, advocs
ting closer afflliation and brotheriy
love. He also predicted that the
Moose Home and Hotel would BE-
erected in this city and would be an
'-"~"" and credit to all members OF
the order.