The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-02-23
EAGLES SPREAD
THEIR WINGS
Members and Their Friends
Of Aerie No. 4o3 Enjoy
Vaudeville and Dano-
ing at Elks' Hall.
FINE PROGRAMME GIVEN
History of the Order and Of
hcers and COMMITTEES Of
the ]. G. Aerie.
FINE PROGRAMME GIVEN

Elks Hail was crowded to its utmost
capacity Tuesday evening with members
of Jersey City Aerie, No. 403 Of the fra
ternal order of Eagles, their wives and
friends. The hall never presented a bet
ter ball room scene from the gallery.
Prior TO the dance a splendid vaudeville
entertainment was given from the stage.
A souvenir Journal gives the following
history of the order and Of Jersey City
Aerie.-
The Fraternal Order Of Eagles was
ushered into the fraternal world at Sc
ngfen on Sunday, February
6, 1S9s. AS we are told, s'the better the
day the better the deed its founders Sc
lected for its birth the one day in the
week which means 50 much to mankind.
Briefly the cause for the orders existence
was desire on the part of its founders
to rear monument to four of the noblest
virtues that ever stirred the heart of man
Liberty, Truth, Justice and Equality.
Not monument that should simply be
silent testimonial, but one that should
have its base in the true spirit of brother
hood-one that should be living in
structor in those principals and practices
which y. an, Il n, .sd II.
serve; one that should stand for the liv-
ing as well as for the dead, with its
crown Of success pointing toward the
heavens, through which the eagle majes-
tically scars, showing mankind whence
he came and whittier he should tend.
jersey City Aerie No. 4os, Is its
number viii indicate, was the four hun
dred and third aerie of this grand and
noble order to be sent forth inso the
world. 1t was instituted at Jersey City
in June, 1908, with a charter list CON
tanning the names of many Of the most
prominent men in official and private
life. Its first president was that whole
souled, genial. good and true friend Of
everybody" James J. Kelly. If there
is any man in the order who can truth
fully be said to have laibored long and
faithfully-and suceessfully-to advance
and promote its best interests, fairness
decrees that that man be said to be our
good friend, Past Worthy President,
James J. Kelly. The aelie, under Worthy
Brother Keliy's able management pros
pered and grew until it's membership roll
contained over FIVE hundred members.
which point it reached on the first of
last January. when Worthy BROTHER
Kelly relinquished the reins Of govern
ment to Worthy Brother John 4. Mad
den, who served for two meetings until
the election of the present incumbent,
Counsellor James W. Mccarthy.
In this short period of less than tvo
years, Jersey City Aerie has done much
in the community to teach the value of
liberty. the love of truth, the obligations
which justice imposes, and the true and
natural estate of Municipality. 1t has
enjoined upon its members particularly
the sacred Importance of sustaining the
solemn and imperative duties Of life
relieving the suffering, stlccoring the sick
and distressed, honoring the dead. and
protecting the widows and orphans.
The Eagles never do things by halves.
Those who entertained at the vaudeville
show constituted the cream Of vaudeville
talent. They We're: G. Southland Thonnp-
son, aThe Handkerchief King Miss
Helen 1fix. III original southern echoes;
Haley aud Bond. musical artists; Harry
n Morgan, the popular baritone; Laura
Comstock and her company Of dusky
boys; Rouney, the tail talkologist; Miss
Ethel TilIson. vocalist; Ralph Edwards
and Bliss Harry. German comedians;
Harry Rurgoyne. English singing come
dian; Harry Armstrong who sang
Sweet .SseIine "Iftfle Boy Called
Taps. 'Bonnie Doom. and sl'ollaw tie
Crowd on 4 sunday I'iie songs were
Illustrated.
Danicl Hagen was hoar manager. Is
sisted bs William ]. DAVIS. John Bar
rett ana David Hooper.
The floor committee consisted of
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