Show I EAGLES OPEN CONVENTION I I Several Addresses Delivered Warm Fight for the 1909 Session of the Order Seattle Aug 11 The grand aerie of ot the Fraternal Order of at Eagles opened its an annual annual nual session here today attended by of at the delegates and members now In the city the exercises taking place In Inthe Inthe the Moore theatre Worthy orthy President F P Mullen of Seat Scat Seattle tle Jle Aerie No 1 presided Mayor John F FMiller tUner Miller made the address of oC welcome on behalf of at the city and Governor A E Mead for Cor the state of Washington On behalf of ot the nation United States Sen Senator Senator ator Samuel Piles made an address and H II Thompson made mado the speech of ot weir we I come on behalf of ot Mother Aerie Seattle No 1 I Theodore Theodoro A Bell grand worthy worth treasurer spoke on behalf of ot the order Tonight there thero was a social session In Inthe Inthe the lodge rooms of oC the Seattle Aerie for Cor Eagles only The real business of ot the convention will begin tomorrow A warm tight fight has developed for tor the 1909 session of the grand aerie St Paul Omaha and Saratoga Springs N T y are the three cities s fighting for tor the next con convention Omaha Is practically pitted against the other two as St Paul and Saratoga Sam toga Springs delegates will throw their votes to the other rather r than let Omaha win |