Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-05
BELL DECLARES
SAN FRANCISCO
IS REGENERATE
EAGLES PRESIDENT THE
GUEST OF LOCAL AERtE
Former California Congress
man in Los Angeles Defends
Class of the Membership Of.
the Order.

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Theodore a. Bell, former congress
man from California, and CRANE wor-
Thy president of the Fraternal order
of Eagles, was the guest OF honor last
night at a reception and smoker held
in Elks hall by the local aerie. and
visiting Eagles from different parts
of the territory. During the evening
Mr.. Bell delivered two addresses. one
on "F-raternalism," and one on THE
Reformation and Rehabilitation Of
san Francisco"
Mr.. Bell Is making a tour of the
United States, visiting the various
aeries. From here he goes to Trini-
dad, colo, Hutchinson. kas. Topeka.
Atchison, Lcavenworth, and Kansas
city, Mo. where a general business
meeting of the Eagles Of the country
viii be held shortly.
Mr.. Bell, while a member Of the
fifty-eighth congress, voted for the ad-
mission Of New Mexico as a single
state. lie stated last night hat he
was agreeably surprised with the ter
ritory's growth and hat he hoped to
visit Albuquerque and New Mexico
again.
Former Congressman Bell. besides
being the national head Of the Eagles,
Is past grand master of the /. o.. o
r., of California. a charter member
Of the Knights Templar. He is a
practicing attorney of san Francisco,
Cal, residing at Napa. Cal, some
forty miles distant.
His ak on Fraternalism as touch
ing the Eagles, in particular. was
an excellent address. and was received
with considerable applause by the
Eagles. lie described graphically the
"ftiN days of the order. it's rapid
and its valiant fight for pub
lie approval. In his speech On san
Francisco Mr.. Bell said:
san Francisco has survived the
fire, the earthquake, the graft cam
and the bubonic plague itself,
and II Is a grand example of what a
'ity can do in rehabilitating itself. 1t
Is rcgaining it's claim to being the
commercial metropolis of the Pacific
coast.
THE fraternaI orders of thu Uni
ed states. especially the odd Fellows
Eagles. did much towards aiding
he needy in san Francisco after the
holocaust, and ! feel honored to say
hat the $4,000 sent to the aid Of =,
needy a Francisco by the Eagles ;
throughout the country was not eX-
pended for graft, but for the purpose I
II which II was subscribed. 8
The graft campaign which sent !
,ur mayor, his political boss and hire q
ings TO the penitentiary, has swept |
lot only a Francisco. but the whole !
The next decade will find S
greater. a better and more law abid-
ns country v
Porter Jones acted as POSTMASTER {
nd appropriate talks were made by a
favor Frank Mckee. l.. b. Stern. ,
ir. Miller. John Lewis Johnson and
theirs. r
Vigorous speech In Los Angeles. |
In a speech at an Eagles banquet
D Los Angeles last week the follow
1g remarks are attributed 10 Mr.. Bell
y the Los Angeles Times. The Times
The speech Of the evening was de- i
vered by Mr.. Bell, who declared him q
Elf opposed To any policy hat will q
Omit a man who Is not decent into s
he ranks OF the order. He arraigned \
he undesirables. and declared his in X
antion TO purge from the roster the ii
Of every person who lives off G,
he earnings of the fallen. nj
Fiercely the speaker denounced the Ia
len who have endeavored In any way ST
b use ne order as a cloak for their II
lisdceds. He declared such have no IL
lace among the Eagles. and outlined n
policy which VIII MAKE Il difficult q.
pr q nan who is not honest and de- =,
ent 90 join the order. -
II is not intended thar any man ~
hail be- barred from the benefits Of
" Wv HE NHh W. JUN AAN IL - -
ltended that every man who places ~
IL name on the roster sha be "A de-
ent man. said Mr.. eel This or A
er is advancing by leaps and bounds. III
Is taking its place among the "
aiding fraternal orders Of the world. \
Il have taken "a solemn vow that be-
ire a month passes there shall not De-
n the roster OF this order d name
q d~cspicahle harpy who lives on
b. earnings Of tho fallen.
W want an efficient working force
do not find he man who has acCu-
.ulutcu much wealth among the
urking forces OF our fraternal or
our workers come from the
orktng CLASSES. There are those who
itlcize "a order Perhaps they
not De so quick to criticize ~
.cA knew more about It's Inside work Al
gs. Nv
They say the Eagles are common.
n~, thank tod. we are common. Your
ireuts need not have landed ON ply
uuth Rock. you need not have wealth
ld NOu need not be- able 20 bark
in history Co some noble an
stpr in order 90 Join the Eagles
'u need only be- "a decent man and
'u are eligible
II have just as much respect for a.,
c man who Dr. inrarccratcd la your y.
~ Jail charged with the awful crime ~
murder as 1 nave for the man who IL.
.lfullv assassinafes the character Of =,
q neighhor and thus entails endless ~,
no. and misery -