Show P aeilts et el R L 0 V A ax 11 WIN 4 N I 1 SESSION 1 i GRAND WORTHY PRESIDENT T A BELL GUEST OF HONOR I 1 I 1 open session to be held wednesday evening E V enla at carnegie library hall public pubic invited I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 grand worthy president theodore A bell of the fraternal order of eagles will visit ogden aerie february 5 an open session will be held to which the public both ladles I 1 I 1 1 11 4 j nu t it 1 I 1 4 CU 10 i I 1 it I 1 I 1 I 1 at it el I 1 k I 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 i I 1 1 U A I 1 ir I 1 I 1 I 1 w I 1 I 1 I 1 Z I 1 4 1 r ly al vf 4 I va I 1 Z 1 it r 1 q I 1 api f i I I 1 I 1 1 ZVI agn A I 1 I 1 11 F XI I 1 I 1 I 1 14 a 4 74 I 1 ca and gent gentlemen lernon and fraternal societies are cordially invited the meeting will be hold held in tile the carnegie library ha hall I 1 1 president ident bell though still a young 1 man being only 35 years of age has beon been in public life ever since his hip admission to the bar at the he ago age of 21 when 2 23 years or of age ho was elected to the pos position of prosecuting attorney which ho he abl ably Y filled for or belh eight 9 t years ile he was A as elected to congress in 1902 and in 1906 was the D democratic candidate for gove governor r I 1 1 pa 6 of f t the br 0 slat of Cah california fornia but jv wai a defeated by ja a i very nry small vote at the last session I 1 of jhb grand aerie fraternal order of hold in norfolk virginia I 1 att september op lie he was waa elected grand wordily president ir president adent beju ajl if I 1 an j r aae eagle thoroughly tho toughly illy with prin caples upon which the order was founded and never falls to tad use his silver toned voice to advance and promote the principles A brief history of the fraternal order of eagles A fraternal organization an n association of men into lodges or guilds for the advancement of the brotherhood of man and the common good of all to promote each others welfare rejoice in each others prosperity and secure the blessings of peace and happiness tor for themselves and their posterity Is the great aim they have in view to advance and foster these principles ale thip fraternal order of eagles came into existence its phenomenal growth and popularity demons demonstrates the wisdom of the principles upon which eh it has been founded nearly three hundred thousand men acknowledge allegiance to this groat great fraternity which by the providence of god shall alve llio when time shall be no more on february 6 1898 in the city of seattle washington a few men of a fraternal and good fellowship mind came together for social purposes boses only and declared themselves the order of good things to make their social features more interesting te they adopted a form of initiatory ceremonies through which every new member must pass and we have been credibly informed that no ono one over forgot his initiation and the last candidate always appointed himself a committee of one to secure another i member in a few weeks several citizens from spokane had been initiated into the order the membership was increasing so rapidly that it occurred to some ono that aliat here was a nucleus of a new f fraternal ra t e anal order the idea was enthus enthusiastically las received by the members of the order of good things and they began to seriously disca discuss its objects and purposes several names had been proposed for the new order but were found objectionable until at ono one of their meetings held in tho the red mens hall one of their number noticing a representation of the american eagle upon th the ewall wall p proposed r i the neyr new order should bo be cal called c d eagles the full name fraternal order of eagles I 1 was there and then adopted with red white and blue as ls its colors and the american flag for its banner f it was wai decided that the order should be international in character and it was also stipulated that should the order extend to foreign soil the flag of that country must bo be crossed with the american flag I 1 in april 1898 the fraternal order of eagles was inco incorporated under the laws of washington and the first charter secured in the following may spokane aerie no 2 was instituted at the first grand aerie session held in hi seattle in may 1899 18 subordinate aeries adries were represented the second session of the grand aerie was hold in Van vancouver coliver B C in the month of may ROD with 63 aermes aeries represented and a membership of 6 on september 11 1900 occurred the terrible flood at galveston texas an aerie of eagles had been established there for six months and was now in distress the subordinate aeries adries or of the country contri contributed and the agn grand ind aerie to their relief which wa was a magnificent showing fo for so young an order the third session of the grand aerie was hold in in san francisco in may 1901 with the fourth grand aerie session was held beld in minneapolis in june 1902 at I 1 which subordinate aeries adries were represented the fifth session of the grand aerio aerie was held in new york city with aeries adries represented and a total membership of the sixth grand aerie session met in baltimore iship with SOO aeries adries represented and a membership of the seventh session of the grand aerie was held in denver with 1190 1100 subordinate aeries adries answering roll call the eighth grand aerie session was held in milwaukee with 1364 subordinate 1 aeries adries represented and a membership b of the fraternal order of eagles contributed tri fri buted to the relief of their distressed brothers in the san francisco earthquake and fire r whenever the cry of distress is hoard heard the eagles promptly answer the ninth session of the grand aerie was held in norfolk va with 1683 subordinate aeries represented and a total membership of the next grand aerie session will be held at the home of its birth seattle washington when it is expected that a still greater increase will be shown the local organization of the fra tornal order of eagles ls is knon as the ogden aerie no it was or february 10 1901 with charter members but since the time of the organization the membership has nearly doubled the lodge rooms are on the third floor of the oneill building they axe are nicely furnIs furnished lied and th the e lodge is owner of tho the furnishings it is a leader among the t he fraternal orders of ogden whose power for good has been eminently manifest during its seven years of existence its membership is made up of some 0 of f the best citizens of ogden and through their efforts a stronger spirit of fra fraternal iBm am and a more altruistic emotion haye been engendered and encouraged not only among the mem bers of the lodge itself but among all men with whom its influence has come in contact the fisit to ogden of the grand worthy president is purely an n official one but it is of great moment to the local organization and will bo be of interest and benefit to the people at adf large A special committee nas has in hand the matter of arranging for the meeting and no pains will be spared to make it agrest success this committee is composed of past bortny presidents of the ogden aerie as follows t W D blosser max davidson Davi Json J C gasberg E R gelger geiger and T C morris |