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 AERIE NOW
Total Cost of Structure viii Be s7o,-
900 and Il Will Soon Be
Ready for USE


The new $4,000 Eagles home at
the corner Of Twenty-first street and
Fourth avenue. which will soon be
ready for occupancy. was made posi-
BILE through the splendid efforts OF the
members OF Rock Island Aerie No. $50,
Fraternal Order OF Eagles.
The building % a new home was
first agitated by Trustee BergesOn
Sept. ?. 1913. The following meeting
the worthy presiden-. 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 F. Grotegut; treas
urer, Frank Wich.
Plans for the new structure were
drawn by Architect Olaf Z. Cervin.
and June "a the contracts were award
ed as follows:
General COntract-Herman Hansen.
AAAAD-AE W q q -hN-tAe-ASAA.
Heating-E. E. Lamp.
Electrical Work-Leithner & Welsh
ar.
The sub contractors were as fol-
lows: Masonry, McConochie & Sons; !
painting. Lindbloom & Nelson; Tin and T.
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
ciuity. and Orth Bros. will install a bill
lard parlor in one OF the other rooms.
The second floor will be devoted 10
club room purposes, and the third
floor for dance and meeting hall.
The club rooms on the second floor
will be equipped VI b a modern sani-
tary kitchen for banquet purposes. An
elevator is also installed in the rear. Z
The home is one of the handsomest |
and most complete in the three cities.
The Eagles have over 200 members =
at the present time. and the roll is in
;reasing rapidly. 4 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 I
Electric Telephone building. just west
If the sew structure. temporarily r.
The following officers were elected Il
his month. and will be installed at
he first meeting in january:
Past Worthy President - August "
3ergeson.
Worthy President William Krue-
,er.
Worthy Vice President-Julius ks o.
enmacher. -
Chaplain-Herman WinkleT. =.
ecretary-Joseph F. Grotegut. -
Treasurer-Frank WITCH =,
Inside Guard-Nax Porchman. "
Outside Guard-James Minnehan. =
Trustee. three years-August Ber- :, ~
eson. -
Trustee, two years-Joseph Geiger. -
Trustee. one year-Ed fireman..
Physician-Dr. =. d. Paul e
Frank Beam. present custodian. will =
ucceed himself in that capacity in -
be new home. 10
Credit TO Fret Secretary. -
John F Dindinger. the first secre-
AIRY Of the local Aerie. served nine =
ears. and 10 his faithful services can 70
e attributed a great part OF he sue D.
ess of the lodge. W
The Rock island Aerie has been
onored with two district deputy "a
rand presidents, c. p. McQuaid and RI
red Ehmke. who was recently ap-
ointed by the grand lodge.
The past worthy presidents are as