New Britain herald., 1929-10-24
comes q sum of money to ensure a proper burial

comes sum of money to ensure proper burial.
 Our Club Homes i But let us turn to other aspects l Of membership in our order.
 What is it that men crave most in this life? Is it wealth? Power? Or is it not, after all the thing no wealth can buy-friendship The | Eagles make much of companion- ship. We believe that every man should have comradeship, and, act i ing upon this belief, we build club homes where members may gather for wholesome amuseme ent and gen. | !al association. We are proud of these temples. They offer our mem bers the opportunity for rest and recreation, among friends, that used to be denled all save the richer citi- zens. We are proud of the recent strides we have made in building these club houses. Hundreds of our aeries already possess them Many more are being built. In the city of Milwaukee stands the greatest of them ala magnificent building costing $l,250.000 and serving 25,- GOO of our members. Our real estate holdings from one end of the land to the other, are valued at S22,O0,- 900!
 Old Age Pensions 1.-The thought of the Fraternal Order of Eaglcs~ is not for today alone. We are looking into the flu ture.
 One of the worlds greatest social problems is the care of those citi- zens who, grown old, are dependent upon the state. almost for life it. self. The poorhousc has been tried. It has not solved the problem. No institution, however well it may be managed. can replace the home. Nor can the cold walls of the almshouse ever give the atmosphere of the cheerful cottage, however humble.
 "The Fraternal Order of Eagles has determined to bring to an end the thoughtless cruelty of the states that tear their worthy dependent aged from familiar, well-loved scenes and puts them in forbid ding institution. We advocate, and have been Instrumental in bringing about in many states, the payment of old age pensions to needy folk. We advocate permitting them to end their days in their own homes, with pensions sufficient (together with what they have) to enable them to live their few remaining years in peace and comfort
 This plan is not mere dream. It IS practical. The system we ad- vocate, or a system similar to it, is now operative in six states of the | United States, in Alaska, and in British Columbia. Impressed by our arguments, and freely giving the Eagles credit for the movement, the great states of Wisconsin, Nevada, Montana, Kentucky, Colorado and Maryland have fallen in line for old age pensions. With each succeeding year, and with the help of the ever increasing army of Eagles, this great social reform will some day sweep the country. Sooner or later the dread almshouse will be nothing but memory.
 Mothers Pensions
 Another movement which cannot fail to attract the attention and sympathy of every decent man, is the cause of pensions for mothers This also has received our united and unqualified support
 We believe that mothers are en- titled to rear their children. More, we believe that mothers are the only persons capable of rearing them properly. Certainly the orphanage can not take the place of a mother. With even greater force, we believe that every child is entitled to it's mothers care. But in our present system there are times when poverty lntervenes to tear the child from it's