Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-09
EAGLES OF STATE
CONVENE IN CITY
Many Delegates Here for Three
Days Annual Illinois
State Meeting.
entertainment PLEASES
Hospitality Of Local Aerie Brings
Forth Considerable Praise
Carlson in Address.

The Eagle screamed in Moline to-
day
Above the doors OF every downtown
business house it spread its wings, and
beside IL futtered the other great sym
Dol OF the Fraternal order OF Eagles
the American flag.
Delegates from aeries all over Hi
nois took possession Of the Plow CITY
TO-DAY. and each member Of the Moline
Ae-ie, No. III2, constituted an individ-
ual committee of one 10 see that each
visiting delegate found that for which
he sought; as a result the delegates
here from other parts OF the state
were loud with their praises of the
hospitality extended by the locals.
At 1880 this morning in the home
of the Moline lodge on Sixth avenue
and Fourteenth street, Mayor ". R.
Carlson in a few brief and well chosen
remarks granted 10 the visitors the
freedom OF the city. Mayor George
". Davis of Jacksonville responded
at the request OF State President Hen
y Bolte.
Bloomington Seeks 1915 Meeting.
Only one boom for the 1915 conven-
stion city was inaugurated today. The
delegates from Bloomington started
this. and it is likely that the city will
succeed in its quest, as there does not
appear to be any competitors. There
is a rumor. however. to the effect that
Jacksonville may also enter a bid.
Peter Radcliff and his friends from
Granite City were busy lining up votes
for the Granite City candidate for state
president to succeed Henry Bolte. No
other capdidate has entered the field as
yet, but it is probable that others will
geek the job.
Frank L. Correa Of Jacksonville is
the only candidate announced so far
for the office Of vice president II is
not probable that Moline will seek any
state Offices. inasmuch as the city was
honored sufficiently this year by the
police magistrate holds the office of
past president.
Delegates Called TO Order.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the con-
ye1tion was called to order. Henry
Bottle. state president, Of the Spring
field serie. No. 437. presiding. Frank
Gustafson of Moline occupied the
past presidents chair; he is a MEM
Der of Moline aerie, No. hip. Worthy
State Vice President Charles G. SowelI
OF Granite City was unable to be in
attendance at the convention here
this week, but the other state office
chairs were filled by their regular in
cumbents as follows: Frank L. Cor
res, Jacksonville Aerie. No. 500,
worthy state chaplain; Thomas Rob
ertson, Chicago Heights Aerie. No
-1057, worthy state conductor; John
-Fulbier. Quincy Aerie, No. 535, worthy
state secretary: Z. II. Poehlsen, Blue
island Aerie. No. 1882, worthy state
Treasurer; L. o. Wells. Peoria Aerie, |
No. 226 inside guard; William Cor |
bett, Wilmington Aerie. No. 1886, out |
side guard John Tonsor of the Alton |
;Aerie, No. 254, was the only state
trustee present; the other two trus-
tees, R o. Deason OF Murphysboro, |
and Joseph HenselI OF BLOOMINGTON,
being absent on account OF conflicting
engagements.
The Morning Session.
The feature OF this mornings ses-
sion was the short impromptu ad-
dress by ]. s. Perry of Kansas City,
national grand secretary Of the order.
His presence at the convention was a
surprise to the majority of the dele
gates as he only decided to come al
the last moment. 1
II came here to raise my voice in
committee meetings and not in the
open convention" declared Mr.. Perry, !
but since ! have been asked to speak {
] will tell you what your order means. |
There Is no fraternal order today
OF any sort that is doing so much in ]
the way of uplifting humanity as the
Fraternal Order OF Eagles. We start ]
ed on solid foundation and have u
built upon honest endeavor. We have
had some. possibly many, undesirables '
fn the order but their names have for v
the most part been stricken from the
roster. This order has done more a
than any other in Kidding itself OF unde- 4
sirables of this kind We now have
100000 members and the order is only
Is years old. II Is still growing and
who can prophecy what fl will be I
Gomez !
Invocation was delivered by Rev r. /
s. Hansy, pastor OF the Second Con- /