The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-07
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LODGE FOUNDED AS A JOKE
BY SIX SEATTLE men; EVER
HEAR STORY? WELL HERE IT'S

soul and smiles with him were like
smallpox lie Erinned.
"Aw. what's the use OF trying 10
be crouch all your life" he
growled at John. elbowing him In
the ribs.
John grinned.
Apparently the stuff was all off.
Nose and Harry looked sidewisc at
each other. and Harry said: Have
a cigar. Nose"
Nose had. and the whole crowd
thswed out.
II was discovered that Harry had
several pockets filled with cigars.
He had thrown a royal flush on a
slot machine down the street, or
something. and they rifled his APP
parel of rs Havanas.
John Cort sauntcred down the
avenue. He. too. wore a frigid ex.
preston. He looked as II a smile
would have cracked his face.
They had been ut swords points
over some long forgotten dispute
that involved the Musicians union.
What's the matter with you fol.
lows asked Cort. Il thought we
were mad
Forget IT," said Nose. Have a
cigar. John"
And he jabbed one OF Harry's
Aauillas between Johns teeth.
Everybody laughed. including John.
Well. We ought TO hold a meet.
Ing. suggested Cort.
There was some eciat 20 that
meeting.
II you'd been down at tho Mo.
ran ship yards you would have
seen ak apparently sane men be.
having like a pack OF bugs
Quite crowd gathered 10 hear
John cort's jokes and songs aud
to see Nose do the buek.and.wing
with Arthur Williams.
The meeting was held on an up.
turned coal barge.
I'VE ought 10 call ourselves an
order" said John Considine.
The Order OF Good Things, +"
agreed somebody.
Sure squiccsed John Cort
"and have a motto. suggest our
motto he .Skinnum.'"
And a pass word" declared an,
other. Yea. yea how's that for
pass word"
The next Sunday they met at the
old Peoples theatre.
Attorney Melville @. Winstock
who Is now In the moving picture
business. was initiated.
The meeting had been called by
John Cort. for . specific purpose
He had sent out postcards to all
members. bearing the summons:
Dear Brother: Whereas u
has come to my notice that
Brother A. q. w. has been
horse~hlpped and thrown out
Of HE Joint by Turkish
dancer named orens. . meet.
ing o. the brothsrhood 10
called for next sunday after.
noon ~ z o'clock at the peo-
Piles theatre. 10 ascertain why.
fsiGnsd) JOHN CoRT.
Chairman"
Whether the brotherhood learned
why or no. IL not written In his
tory. Anyway. they adjourned "a
meet again the following Sabbath
Chester Edwards. now a city de
tective at Spokane. was ordered 10
find a suitable place for future
meetings. He got quarters in Red
mems hall.
They initiated James q. Town,
send. stage manager for Alex Pan
tages, and decided TO give the order
an official name.
Some chung TO the Order OF
Good Things" Others wanted II
called the Wolves"
But John Cort. looking down the
hall, saw a stuffed American eagle,
and exclaimed. "Let.s call our.
selves the Eagles"
There was debate. then a bal.
lot. and the meeting was split
hopelessiy.
an decide the Issue" said
Con-. flshIne . hail dollar from
his pocket. "heads rs Wolves,
tails rs gseIes."
The coin was fllppsd. Il
hung In the air . moment. and
u 10 said that In that brief
second Of suspense they saw
down . long vista Of years .
great body Of men comprising
= nationwide organization Of
frstsrnslisr.
Anyhow, u fell 10 the floor.
spun . moment, then settled
with the American eseIe upper
most.
Were the EaoIss-ths Fra.
ternaI Order Of gaoiss-oentie-
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