Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
EAGLES HOME is
A FINE BUILDING
Will Stand as Monument to En-
terprise of Present
Members.
ARE 700 IN THE AERlE NOW
Total Cost of Structure Will Be $780,
600 and II Will Soon Be
Ready for USE

The new $4,000 Eagles home at
the corner of Tweuty-frst street and
Fourth avenue. which will soon De
ready for occupancy, was made posi-
BILE through the splendid efforts OF the
members OF Rock Island Aerie No. $50.
FraternaI order OF Eagles.
The building o. a new home was
first agitated by Trustee BergesOn
Sept. ?. 1913. The following meeting
the worthy president. Fred NJ. Ehmke
appointed the following building com
mittee: August BergesOn. Joseph
Grotegut. Fred Ehmke, Thomas Nc
Mahon. Ed Tremann. Gus Eastberg.
John Koverman, Joseph Geiger. J. c.
Swanson. William Kruger. Frank
Wich and Robert r. Reynolds. The
committee chose the following Off
GERS: Chairman. August BergesOn:
secretary. Joseph T. GrOtegut; treas
urer, Frank Wich.
Plans for the new structure were
drawn by Architect Olaf Z. Cervin.
and June - the contracts were award
ed as follows
General Contract-Herman Hansen.
Plumbing & McMahOn-
Heating-E. Z. Lamp.
Electrical work-Leithner & Welsh
ar.
The sub contractors were as fol-
lows. Masonry. McCOnOchie * Sons;
painting. Lindbloom d Nelson; sin and
copper work. Illinois COrnice * Sheet
Metal works. structural iron. Rock
Island Bridge & Iron company.
The building was constructed Of Hy-
Tex brick. The corner stone was laid
in July. The first floor will be used
for store purposes with toom for three
tenants. One Of them will be Occu- !
pied by James Normoyle. who is hav-
ing tournament bowling alleys in {
stalled. Mr. Normoyle expects 10 /
have the best set OF alleys in this vi /.
cinijy. and Orth Bros. will install bill |
lard parlor in one OF the other rooms. /
The second floor will be devoted 70
club room purposes, and the third
floor for a dance and meeting hall
The club rooms on the second floor
will be equipped viii a modern sani-
tary kitchen for banquet purposes. An
elevator is also installed in the rear.
The home is one Of the handsomest
and most complete in the three cities.
The EaglesI have over 200 members
at the present time, and the roll is in
CreasinE rapidly. A large new class
will be taken in as soon as the new
home is ready for occupancy. The
Eagles have been using the old Union
Electric Telephone building. just west
of the sew structure, temporarily
The following officers we're elected
this month, and will be installed at
the first meeting in january:
Past Worthy President - August :
BergesOn.
Worthy President-wiIiam Krue-
ger.
Worthy VicS President-Julius ks
Chaplain-Herman Winkler.
Secretary-JOseph F. Grotegut.
Treasurer-Frank Wich
Inside Guard-Max Porchman.
Outside Guard-James Minnehan.
Trustee. three years-August Ber-
yesOn-
Trustee, two years-Joseph Geiser- =
Trustee. one year-Ed Tremann-
Physician-Dr. =. d. Paul.
Frank Beam. present custodian. will :
he new home.
Credit TO Fret Secretary.
John F. Dindinger. the first secre-
AIRY OF the local Aerie. served nine =
ears. and 10 his faithful services can T,
,e attributed a great par; OF the sue I
.ess OF the lodge. v
The Rock island Aerie has been
IGNORED with two district deputy 2
.rand presidents. G. p. McQuaid and r
red Ehmke. who was recently ap-
Cinted by the grand lodge
The past worthy presidents are as