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Show YEOMEN PLAN NATIONAL HOME W. E Davy, National Secretary, Sec-retary, Reveals Scheme to Ogden Homestead. William E. Davy, national secretnr of the Brotherhood of American Yeomen, Yeo-men, who is tourlnc the weat invcstl-1 (gating sites for the building of a $11.-non. $11.-non. ( borne for the Orphans and half-orphans of the lodge, explained the plans for the bnie before mem- Ik i ..' , I).' local homestead last night in the Woodmen of the World hall. Mr. Davy explained that the new home may be located In one of the states hying between the Mississippi river and the Pacific coaei A class of 40 new members were 'Initiated last merit after whlrh re-ifreshmeni re-ifreshmeni fc'cre served. Music and dancing followed. I This great project of this well-Iknown well-Iknown fraternal society that numbers 800,000 members throughout the na-Itlon, na-Itlon, has aroused teen rivalry among the stall's for the honor of hiving the home established within their borders. 'Fifty sites proposed by 16 different ; commonwealths already have been received re-ceived at the headquarters of the Yeomen Yeo-men In De Moines la A definite de-clslon. de-clslon. It Is expected, will bo made by jth directors of the organization in imp noxi lew muniB, "It is felt by the Yeomen." said Mr. Davy, "that the home should be located locat-ed where extremeness of climate will be avoided, where the children can spend much of their time in the open and where the children's health will be adequately safeguarded. "In addition the site should bo rich in natural beauty. Groves and woods would be attractive. A lake, river or salt water Is desirable not only because be-cause ;t adds to the charm of the landscape, but bi.ca.use children delight de-light in swimming, boating and other aquatic diversion it la Important that the soil ie rich and productive so that farm supplies of all kinds can be raised as needed by the children and that they may have the benefit of training and experience ex-perience in caring for livestock and working in gardens find fields It i thought the home should bo located within 30 to 100 miles of a fairly large city. oo |