Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1941-03-27
Congratulations ;.
+ Loyal Order of Moose
Newark Lodge No. 400
Moose Lodge
Social Service

more TO Tell lHc WOIlO oOONI AS@A
Social Service work than any
other organization in the world.
The entire program of Moose
heart, Moosehaven and Moose
Charity Service constitutes So
cial Service on large scale. The
program of the Women OF the
Moose in turn serves as an ef-
fective channel through which
the Mooseheart standards of So
cial service can be carried into
the homes and communities
throughout the North American
continent.
The Women of the Moose do
not consider Social Service as a
work to be confined solely to the
organized public charity organl-
cations. Rather, they function
on the basis that the Social Ser
vice agencies deserve the fullest
cooperation of the civic-minded
organizations such as the Wom-
en- of the Moose, thereby
strengthening and increasing the
good they would do and avoid
duplication and effort.
For the benefit of the new
members, and any non-members,
a brief account of the development
and growth of the Social Ser
vice committees in the Moose
program would be interesting
also of the work of the local
Moose Social Service committee.
MOOSEHEART EFFICIENCY
The efficiency of Mooseheart's
Service to the dependent child
was the chief concern of Miss
Katherine Smith, Washington,
D. c., now the Grand Chancellor,
Serving in this capacity, Miss
Smith inaugurated a system OF
cooperation with organized So
cial agencies. This set-up she
proposed, instituted and carried
through past the experimental
and trial stage, to period OF
splendid results over period OF
two years. Miss Smith saw the
urgent need of such program
and despite the sketicism, critl-
cism and many obstacles which
met her recommendations, she
proceeded to carry them out un-
der this plan which remains in
complete operation today, rela-
tive to all admission cases to
Mooseheart, the "City of Child
hood" and to Moosehaven, the
Getty of Opportunity" for the
aged members of the Fraternity.
Later, when Miss Smith took
over the work as Grand Recorder
for the Women of the Moose,
she included in her Recommen-
dations of 1927, as one of the
committees which local Chapters
should incorporate into their De-
velopment program, that OF So
cial Service. She further urged
that every Chapter make a sur
vey of it's local, county and State
resources and give complete CO.
operation with them wherever
and whenever possible. This the
Chapters have been conscien-
tiously endeavoring to do for the
past thirteen years.
There is no committee among
the fourteen major National
Committees in the Women of the
Moose Organization which has
so far-reaching an effect as
that of Social Service. It is
subject of interest and vita
concern to every average citi.
zen whose life comes under the
influence of Social Service ir
one way or another. 1t is the
alert citizen who sees this fact
and associates himself with thos
channels through which the pub
lie is more adequately enlight'
ened as to the resources availab
lie in his behalf should emergen'
cies overtake him. 1t is the con
tributing, thought-giving citi
zen who desires to affiliate will
an organization which provides
him the opportunity to in turn
help bring about a more effec
tive solution to a worldwide
nationwide, community wide
problem-that of dependency il
times of economic distress.
The Women of the Moose of
fer just such a channel and M
better background could b
found for such activity than tn,
Moose Fraternity offers will
Mooseheart, Moosehaven ant
Moose Charity Service, all three
projects of which are in them
selves living, outstanding ant
practical examples of Socia
Service to the human family =
or in other words-Social Ser