The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-14
PLAN TO SOAR HIGH
Milwaukee Making Great Prepar-
atoms for the Coming Nation
al Convention Of Eagles
BIG DELEGATION FOR KEN0SHA

The Fraternal Order of Eagles,
which will hold national convention
in Milwaukee August IA to IS, is one
of the youngest and one of the most
thriving of the secret societies in the
United States and Canada, and has
increased, within its eight years of
existence to a membership Of over
ESQ, 900, embraced IL 1850 aeries.
In Mi1waukee alone there are $50
members, and about $50 on the 'swait-
ing list" Oshkosh has an aerie with
over 700 members, Kenosha's aerie is
over ESQ members and almost every
city in he state now oasis an aerie.
The order was formed almost by ac-
cident. A trivial business difference
between the owners and managers of
the variety theaters in Seattle culmi-
mated in meeting, IN which al ord ].
satirica1ly called 1.-The Order of Good
Things" was organized. The meetings
were enthusiastic and the membership
increa sed until the joke became a
serious reality and more serious
form of lodge work assumed.
a plan ofsaction was decided upon
which was f tgreat magnitude, as
compared with thes crude beginning.
The ritual adopted by the order
teaches lessons of true fraternity,
and to be good Eagle means much to
those who have had the opportunity
of learning the lessons.
The frstlgrand lodge of Eagles was
incorporated3May 10, 1893, with the Of
fcers of Seattle aerie, No. /, as its
first members. In two years after it's
inception, ssixty-three aeries had been
established with a membership of
6,332, and!lin two years more, the
number shad Increased to 149 aeries
with Is, 934.members.
1t is expected that the national con-
vention will be attended by over TO-
600 Eagles from various parts Of the
United States. AT the state gather
ing in Green Bay last year, there were
over 1000 Eagles present. Because Of
the national convention, there will be
10 state.meeting this year. Reserva-
lAOhS AdVC@ohNo OCOA Md0C 1O1 d.
large number Of thesprospective visi-
tors. The Hotel Pfster will be the
headquarters for the grand aerie. St.
Louis has promised to send $50 or 800
members and these will be quartered
at the.Republican house. Cincinnati
Eagles will.be taken care Of at the
Schlitz hotel, and arrangements will
be made for f25. Norfolk, Va, ex-
poets to be represented by about 100
or 125 and they will stop at the Da-
wilson hotel. - One hundred and fifty
Kansas City delegates and about the
same number from Pittsburg, will be
entertninedsat thess Plankinton hotel,
those numbers representing about
half of theadelegation expected from
each place.
It is expected that Oshkosh will be
representedgby no less than 500, prob
ably thes1argest number from any one
place. Racine will send about $50 to
200 and Kenosha about the same
number. Sheboygan, Green Bay,
Superior, Fond gdu Lac, Wausau,
Manitowoc, Appleton, Neenah, Men
asha andsother cities will also be well
represented. It is expected that each
will bring5gits Town band. That the
gathering will be success is certain,
and there is,every reason to believe it
will be one ofsthe largest conventions
ever held iniMi1waukee.