The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-08
GATHER N HOME ERE.
First Grand Lodge Of Eagles Ar
sembles in Seattle.
VISITORS ROYALTY RECEIVED.
Grand street ParaAs Participated
In ~ . TAeosaaA Menbers -
the Oraer-Nineteen Cities Repre-
sentea-I-eeal Ledge Initiates 1S7
New CanaiAates-sOctal Sessaon
Held In the EveniAS.
VISITORS ROYALTY RECEIVED.

.syeat Yea. Year. q thousand Eagles
screamed at the top OF their aiscoraan.
voices yesterday as they marched aao
countermarched through the main ssIeels
Of the city II Was saeir srss. a a ~ h,ras
corner and In hotel lobby. The neose oIIas
owned the town. but they shared It kenes-
ously with the citizenA
or course the Eagles were not OF the
feathered variety. They were only MEM
bers of the Fraternai Order Of Eagles. Oh
which the first annual grand ioose meets
in Seattle this morning. Yesterday was IN
a manner the first day Of the session.
though no business was transacted. the
day being devoted to q reception TO vint-
ing dehgafea
II was q warm welcome the latter re-
ceiyed, for Seattle Is the home OF the or
der. Seattle No. liz the parent aerie. ana
from II have gone cut the Eagles who have
now returned to celebrate the first year
Of the existence Of an order whose marvel
Gus growth is without precedent In the MS
tory OF secret organisations. It's member
ship is already counted by thousands, ana
In the grand lodge tomorrow visitors ana
delegates from the home aerie and eighteen
others outside OF Seattle will be present.
1t - estimated that $40 visitors were In
the city yesterday and marched in the
grand parade. Fully thousand men were
in line, and the prOcession was nearly
mile In length.
EAGLES In Parade.
The parade formed at about II o'clock.
and covered ali the principal business
streets. There were three brass bands the
First regiment band, OF this city: one from
Tacoma and one from Everett. The Eagles
made brave show as they marched along.
headed by . platoon OF police and carrying
the glittering emblsms Of their order. Two
live eagles were carried in sullen captiv-
ity. perched on swAying floats high above
the heads Of the marchers, and made de-
streets to watch the parade. A big live
white goat occupied another float. and
there were stuffed eagles without number.
age. seattle heading the procession and
Astoria bringing up the roar. Between the
two marched the lodge from Spokane. Ia
Ro1i.hd. Nsnsiino. Victoria, Oakland.
Falls and Anaconda, Mont. and Everett
The nineteen lodges represented. roughly
Edward p: Edsen. Of Seattle. No; l. act
aides were numerous and efficient.
Initiation Of "Fledgelings."
After the parade disbandsd the Eagles
from abroad winged their way to the aefie
Of Seattle, No. l. Usually the lodge meets
at its own hall in tho Seattle National Bank
block. but to accommodate the viAters the
regular weekly session yesterday was held
attest gatherings the Eagles have ever hs6.
The grand feature was the initiation Of III
"nedgelinee' While these were being pre-
was well Improved by speech making by
prominent Eagles from among the visltorO
and from tho home lodge. The principal
whose speech. though inpramptu. was re-
markably eloquent, and called forth long
applause from the assembly.
chamber. What fraugpfred can only he
guessed at. From behind the double
locked doors came the solemn tread Of
march played on the muffled keys Of q
piano. and broken at intervals by the sharp
clanx OF a Chinese gong. FLASHING '.as CT
and OF low groanx dull, eickeninT thuds."
and hundred other mysterious noises The
only thing the outsider cav was the long
marched IN lock step IN the stairs and dis
apneared into the torture room
Reminds me q Sing sing" shouted one
of reseivin
with . gesture toward the pale faces and
handaged heads ahou. him
In Social Session.
Last night social session Of the Eagles
was held at the Palm Garden. Sandwiches
and waters. both strong and weak were
served IN profusion. There was also a
feast OF reason and a flow OF soul. The
speech OF welcome was made by Mayor
Humes and prominent Eagles from home
and abroad spoke after him. fine pro
gramme OF entertainment was carried out
In excellent style.
The address Of the evening was by Rah.
bi Essenberx. OF Butte Mont a delegate
TO the Grand Lodge Of Eagles. The rabbi
enjoys the distinction Of being Mystic
Shrfner and thirty-:hird degree Mason
and - high In the councils OF eight other
secre. organizations. but he said last
night in his brief address. that he knew
Of no other order where patriotism and
loyalty tn the flag was made the basis OF
membership except the Eagles.
The man who violates his cath to this
Eagles IL traitor TO his country" was
his summing up
Addresses by James F.. McEiroy. II II.
Thompson and others followed and then
vaudeville performance. In which anna
tours and professionals bore their share
OF the burden Of entertainment closed
the nights festivities The clock had
struck eight bells several times before the
last OF the Eagles went to rcost but they
were "A Jolly crowd and Seattle gave them