Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1916 — Moose Lodge Banquet Was a Brilliant Success. [ARTICLE]

Moose Lodge Banquet Was a Brilliant Success.

The banquet given by the iMoose lodge last Wednesday night was a brilliant success both in attendance and menu. The spacious halls were full of a happy, hungry throng who filled and refilled the long tables loaded with a sumptuous repast, after which the crowd was entertained with music, games, billiards and pool until the wee small hours drove them reluctantly home. It was regretted that our dictator, W. H. Parkinson, was confined to his home with rheumatism and could not be with them. But he was not forgotten, as a delegation from the lodge called on him with a sample of the good things from the menu. These social functions have done much in the short life of the lodge here to bring together with a friendly feeling, men and families Who have hitherto been strangers and has given them a new view of life. Too much good cannot be /aid of the work performed by this* lodge, which reaches out into the homes of the unfortunate and educates them, aids the needy, instills purity of mind and progressiveness in the minds of mankind. If you wish to know how near your brother man can be to you in time of need, how you and your children be cared for when death comes to your door—be a Moose.