The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-24
EAGLES VERY
SOLID PEOPLE
Deputy Grand President II. J.
Moore Gives EnIightening
Statistics.

H. T. Moore, deputy grand president
of the local aerie of Eagles, said the
following regarding the order, to a
newspaperman yesterday:
81 wish to open this interview with
the remark that The Fraternal Order of
Eagles has been misrepresented and
made light of on many occasions, when
the order is mentioned or their merits
or usefulness discussed. This l at
tribute to ignorance of its laws AMI
workings. | will endeavor to show you
some of the many good points about
the order, and thereby give true i'm
preston of the order whose mission is
one of deeds not words.
'sThe Order of Eagles now boasts of
1880 live, active aeries with a mem
bership of $4,000 in good standing.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles, the
foundation of which is liberty, truth,
justice and equality, stands out the
grandest temple of the ages; our mem
bership is as diversified as the ele-
ments which make up the body of our
nation; it embraces all men who can
in a plain, honest manner, live honor
ably, iniure not others, but give to
each his due.
s'Jn it every man is measured by
nature s rule and not by the tape of
art. 1t embraces men in every walk of
life, from the President OF the United
States, to the humblest working man.
The character of it's membership can
best be expressed and understood by
the message sent out by the Eagles
from San Francisco after the great fire.
quote the message: The generous
assistance by our great brotherhood
throughout the land has come to US
when our needs were the greatest, when
our distress was keenest; as the hor-
rors of the calamity through which we
passed will never be forgotten, so the
recollection of the brotherly hands
stretched out to help and save the
needy and distressed will live in our
greatful hearts forever
ssFrom every part of our great coun-
try comes assurances of loyalty to the
order, and unstinted praise for its doc
trines; the grandeur of its acts is recog-
nized and admitted even by those with
out the fold. The great generous heart
OF its membership ia directing a labor
of love resulting in honor to its name,
and emitting it to a prominent posi-
tion in the front ranks of those great
fraternal orders whose unstinted devo-
ton to mankind has commanded last
ing admiration for the good that they
have done. / viii now give "a few
statistics to show the good work that
has been done by the order in general
and also by the Honolulu Eagles:
Since the inception of the order
until June 80, 1907, there was paid out
for benefits and relief of all kinds the
vast sum of $1,000, 719.4e, this in just
nine years. OF this amount $1,097, 509.-
IS was paid out in the one year from
June 80, 1906, to June 80, 1907. These
statistics speak for themselves and give
some idea of the benefcient work done
by the Eagles. Honolulu aerie is now
212 strong and can show by the fol-
lowing figures that they have done some
good for their members.
During the year just closed there
was paid out for sick benefits, spe-
eial relief and aerie physician the sum
of $1147. Since the organization of
Honolulu aerie on April IA, 1901, there
has been paid out for adj benefits the
sum of s46sS.25.
stThe aerie now has invested in good
securities and in bank at interest $500.
trust this statement viii satisfy the
public, that the Eagles are organized
for the good they can do for their
members, and not alone for social
pleasures.
r AMI ANTI hrTEDTCA