The Nome nugget., 1924-02-16
Ea0Lles HOLD'1ith- -.o. <
 ANSIvElssARY IN NOME


 The 2eth. Anniversary of the Fra
 ;ernal Order of Eagles was celeb-at-
 ed by Nome Aerie No. IS of the F. o. F. last Saturday night and the event was made a gala affair. The large Eagle Hall was crowded and everyone attending pronounced t., evening a very enjoyable one. l As many card tables as the hall
 would hold were filled with players
 President Alfred J. I ciaen made an address of welcome to the gaes:s, and concluded the address hy intro aucing Past President F. l.. Holt as he speaker of the evening. who in
 very capable manner delivered the | following address. which Is rrpro- duced here at the rcUu"s: of many
 who attended the function.
 We are assembled hera this even. ing to celebrate the twenty sixth an- niversary of our beloved order. This | Order was founded in Seattle, Washington a little over quarter of a century ago. It started with
 small membership but t has grown by leaps and bounds nr:ii today We
 have an army of 55H.oO0 Eagles. Although young in years it is old in experience. having p:pfIted by the
 errors and mistakes of older organi- zations, and today is considered the
 most progressive ani foremost or der in existence. and emborders four great cardinal principles. Lib- erty. Truth. Justice and Equality. The Orders membership is now the largest in the history If it's exist ence, its prosperity is unprecedented but it's activities musJ continue on and on to the end that a errater
 record may be esta5iished-a rec ord that will cause oIT hearts to swell with pride ani furnish an in- , spiration for the future
 Our Order is primarily a patriot ic organization. Mors than one thousand of our heroic dead lost their lives on Flande e,, Finl1 that We might enjoy the libartv that wa are enjoying here this evening During the great World Wa: each member of the Eagle Order was assessed ten cents per month. Th'S money was placed in a separate f'nd and called Patriotic Fund The Grand Aerie
 paid the sum of one thousand 'l"!- | lars to the nearest relative of every
 deceased member who 'ost his life
 during the World Wa, in the ser
 vice of his country. Our small lodge
 in Nome received three thousand
 dollars. represented by the three
 golden stars that hang upon the wal
 of our lodge room.
 Our Order maintains Lrceun. i in every large city where all the leading and important questions are
 discussed. Through their efforts
 and influence, legislatures of var
 ious States have passed such import
 ant measures as the Old Age Pen-
 sion Act. The Workmens Cohpsn- sation Act and several others are
 now pending.
 "Our Aerie observes three special 1 holidays-A rmistice Day, or Eagle
 Flag Day, on November Eleventh, Memorial Day and Mothers Day. There are many memorable days
 in the history of mans struggles. Some are incapable of eclipse; oth- CTS sooner or later forgotten. and not a few will be overshadowed by that one on which the victory of the Allied Forces over the Central Pow ers-of Liberty over Tyranny. of Democracy over Aristocracy, which was acknowledged November II, 1918.
 "For untold centuries to come the Fraternal Order of Eagles will take most prominent part, and the FL eventh day of November will be eel ebrated everywhere on earth as one of the greatest days of human life. Our children and their children's children will celebrate it with thanksgiving and praise and will pledge anew their allegiance to the Flag and to the Nation. Memorial Day is a day we try to do homage to our dead. From the beginning of time, life has .mourned over death. Our order has taught that it is a sac