Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-15
CONVENTION MAKES SPEED
Much of Routine Work Got Out Of
Way at First Session.
POLITICAL POT BOns HARD
Buffalo Eagles Plotting To Make san
Francisco Take Gathering in 1910
Instead OF 1911, when East
ern Town Wants IL.
EaRIe Convention Program.
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pioes OF South Omaha asris.
2sOO r. M-Tour through retail storea
by visiting ladies. Hvsry store in parade
dress.
$3.50 p. ns.-viHit to wholesale district
under escort OF home excursion COM
mtttee of Omaha Commercial club.
THURSDAY.
1000 A. M.-Trolley trips for visiting
ladies.
1asOo N--arand parade and review By
judges who win award the prizes.
800 p. M--Exempiifioation Of the new
ritual by the grand officers at Auditor
tum. Open TO all Eagles In good stand
ing.
$500 P. M--rheatsr party for visiting
ladies' and trolley trips 20 the lakes.
Replying in very pointed language TO an
article which appeared last spring in Mo
Clures magazine in which the character
of Big Jim Sullivan of New York, past
worthy president was attacked directly,
and the honor OF the Fraternal order of
Eagles assailed indirectly President
Monaghan injected considerable ginger
into his annual report which was submit
ted to the grand aerie of Eagles Tuesday
afternoon
The chief official Of the order gives the
lie to the author of the article and the
publication itself comes in for scoring
for printing the matter
The rest Of the grand worthy presidents
message to the delegates was of a de-
cidedly hopeful and optlmistic tone and
showed remarkable growth in the order.
The report the principal feature OF
the afternoon session. which was secret
and followed the comforting of the grand
aerie degree on 500 delegates, who had
never attended the grand aerie before.
The obligator ywork was conferred by
H. H. Thompson. the first grand worthy
president of the order.
Order Growing Rapidly.
Tho credentials committee reportstd
there were 1852 delegates attending the
convention. The only other business aside
from the presidents report was the read
ing Of the reports OF the treasurer and
secretary which had aleady been made
public.
Figues quoted by the president in his
report show there were during the year
ninety-five aeries instituted four re-or-
ganized and four consolidated. Sixty-six
surrendered their charters. There are in
good standing 1853 aeries, with a total
membership Of SO9,996 These aeries have
assets worth $3.50 S09S9 an increase over
the proceeding year OF S75s, ,2ss.67.
An interesting statement showing the
total disbursements of the order since its
founding was included in the report. It
was as follows:
Sick benefits 81 S3, ,f10.75
Funeral benefits ................... S17,SOi.29
Speclal fellet ..................... SS2 Otb.95
Aerie physicians from June /
DO0 TO July 81 lSO9'..........-,. 1,201h-a
Grand total chargeable to bsne-
nclal tund .................. IS, ,228942 SO
President Monaghan referred to the fact
that he had required all aeriss to abolish
buffets in states where they were prohib-
tied by law. Gambling and drunkenness,
he declared, would not be tolerated In
lodge rooms
Quotes the Insult.
The portion of his address that aroused
most interest was that referring to the
article in McClure's Magazine entitled
''Tammany's Control of New York by Pro-
fessonal Criminals" In the article was
this reference TO the order:
The Eagles. a great national orKaniEa-
tion OF sporting men. bartendsrH, polltic-
ians thieves and professional criminals,
made Sullivan their head and the BoWsry
became the recognized metropolis OF Amer
lean criminals"
1udl QuOlduOn, SAID Mr. monaghan, is
sufficient to show the vile nature OF the
published articles and is sufficient Of itself
to discredit any and all OF the statements
therein contained Crooks and criminals
there may be scattered here and there In
the Fraternal Order OF Eagles, aS there are
In every other association. fraternal. poht-
lcal and commercial, and In every profess
sion, not excepting the clergy. II there be
any in the Fraternal order OF Eagles they
are not such by reason Of that fact. but IN
spite Of It. And every member OF this
grand aerie knows the precepts and prae-
Lices Of our order tend TO higher ideals OF
morals and citizenship. and thousands OF
men have been lifted TO a higher plane by
reason OF their association with It's MEM
Ders and affiliauon with the order.
This article was evidently written for DO
itical purposes, but the writer, in order 70
accomplish his purpose was willing to Of
'cr the grossest insult and evidently did
lot take the time or trouble to certify to
he truth or falsity Of his sthlS STasntz. This
great order was never used by A6V officer
with its affairs for any nut the
ligh and best purposes for when n sx-
sts, and none knew better or more tAor-
,ughly understood the necessity OF ks4D-
ng II far above and beyond the power vt
my man TO use It for political purposes
han did the distinguished grand worthy
PRESIDENT who has been SO unJustly at.
aeked."
'ullivan's Administration Enoenent.
President Monaghan here quoted from
ullivan's first official circular which
'arred religion and politics from discus
ION In the order, made each member tho
Gle Judge oc these matters. and denounced
graft and private gain AZ the
xpense OF the order.
The policy therein enacted" he con.
inued, was insisted upon and has been