LOYAL ORDER OF THE MOOSE INTERNATIONAL
My Husband and I are both members of the Loyal order of the Moose (LOTM) (chapter 1199 )and the Women of the Moose (WOTH)(chapter 459. Recently our younger son, Craig, also joined our chapter. It is a great family organization! Since joining this organization we have made many new friends and have taken up some new activities we would never have thought of before.
We are both now playing DARTS three times a week and my husband is on their golf league ( he recently had his first hole in one in a tourny too!!!) In addition we are playing bingo and attending dinners, dances and other social events presented by the organization I would like to tell you a little something about the Moose and its programs. There are over 1.6 million members making up the LOTM and WOTH (women of the Moose). There are 2,100 lodges and 1,600 chapters throughout the United States, Canada and Bermuda. The headquarters for Moose International is located 38 miles from Chicago at Mooseheart,Il.Members join the Moose for a various number of reasons, including Family Activities, Community Service projects,and member sports programs, just to name a few. While these activities offer each Moose member a valid reason to join, the main endeavors of the fraternity remain Mooseheart, the 1,200 - acre Illinois home and school for children in need, and Moosehaven, the 63-acre Florida retirement community for senior members in need. These residents, entrusted to the care and support provided by membership in the Moose, are constant living reminders of the humanitarian efforts of Moose Ever since 1888, these men and women have been proud to serve local communities and fellow members of the fraternity known as the Moose. The money rasied through the various functions held throughout the year go to support and add to these two centers
THE WOMEN OF THE MOOSE Women of the Moose(originally termed the Women of Mooseheart Legion) ( first started in 1913 and had little power beyond the chapter level. However after the 19th amendment went in to effect Katherine Smith became Director of Public Employment in Washington under President Harding. Five years later she began her activities with the WOTH and continued as its First Grand Chancellor until she retired in 1964. At that time the Women of the Moose boasted 250,000 members.and has since grown to more than 540,000, in approximately 1,600 Chapters.)
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