The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-06-15

- building 1ocat-
81 ut the corner of Fourth enue
and Twenty-frst street, Is the sec
ond convention which has been
held here since 1914, when the To-
cal Aeria 956 was taken into the
state organization.
There was no oppoEition at East
St. Louis LIST year when f.oeK Is
land bid for the convention because
the brother Eagle delegates who
were In attendance at the annual
meeting held here in 1916 knew
We had good city, where they
could come and feel at home
When the name Rock Island was
mentioned the delegates fiocked to
~ like the delegates at the Repub-
lcan convention just held at Chi
cago fiocked to Senator Harding
on the 10th ballot. Rock Island
Was the unanimous choice. Words
to speak better Of Rock Island are
lacking, and it is urged that all
brother Eagles OF aerie $50 do
all in their power to entertain our
guests and reciprocate socially for
the action taken at East st. Louis
when the selection Of Rock Island
for this years convention was
made.
Started ut Seattle.
Seattle, Wash, Aerie No. I was
the beginning of Eagledom, and lit
tie did Eagles generally think we
would be affiliated with those stage
hands and musicians that organ
lied that aerie u years ago. The
activities Of Seattle were in pro-
gress only i've years when Rock
Island opened its aerie with 1856
charter members, Bernard ]. Nc
Ginty OF Chicago, acting as the in
shutting officer. The first officers
to serve the order under the char
ter were: Worthy past president,
Joseph Free: worthy president,
Olaf Banker: worthy vice presi-
dent. Lew Nicer: worthy chaplain.
John w. Carse; worthy secretary.
John F. Dindinger: worthy treas
urer, Louis G. Eddy; worthy con-
ductor, Duncan McFarlane, inside
guard, F. J. Lee: outside guard,
John Healey; physician. DR.. N. M.
Moore.
Largest Lodge in City.
The charter members are in line
Tor much credit for their invalua-
BILE work Of making the Fraternal
Order Of Eagles what It Is today,
1.-The largest order in the city
with a membership Of 1.4S9, and is
the second largest aerie in the
state Of Illinois with Garfield Park
aerie. 11l3 being first. Chicago
Heights aerie is close be-
hind Rock Island in membership
and only hustling on the part Of
the entire membership of aerie No.
sb6 Will unable US to stay In Sec
ond place.
History Of 956.
The charter members Of the Rock
island aerie rented the present
knights Of Columbus club room
quarters for their home on Jan.
Is. 1905 and later occupied the
Beselin Hall quarters on Second
avenue. until they purchased the
property Of their present site from
John A. Murrin, present city COM
missioner, in the year OF 1908, for a
consideration OF $4,000.
The growth OF the Eagles was
remarkable and in a short time the
Murrin property became too small
q accommodate the increasing
membership. therefore the matter
q building the present stru trre
Vas voted upon fayorably, and I
believe the move MAs hrsu. ,v-
Eretted. The investment was a
rise one. and today the valuation
= the Eagles home is In excess Of
Il I125. 900.
One big feature Of the organiza-
don OF the F. o. e. Is the publica-
! Hon Of the Eagle magazine.
Whtch has a circulation OF more
han six hundred thousand. The
aagaxine. which has been publish
\ "a mr. about six years, will 60 over
4 "a million tins fall. as campaign
~ : million members is now on.
Aerie In Good Condition.
The Influential standing Of Rock
Ets3and aeri4 = borne out by the
~ that imn,ediately the news was
Z Sfa6Aa - "a 40 thn 80 - .,c.,-. -. !.