Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) is a

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that was founded on February 6, 1898, in

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, by a group of six theater-owners including John Cort (the first president), brothers John W. and Tim J. Considine, Harry (H.L.) Leavitt (who later joined the

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), Mose Goldsmith and Arthur Williams. Originally made up of those engaged in one way or another in the

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, the Eagles grew and claimed credit for establishing the

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holiday in the United States as well as the "impetus for

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" in the United States. Their lodges are known as "aeries".

History

The Fraternal Order of Eagles was founded on February 6, 1898. The organization was formed by six theater owners sitting on a pile of lumber in

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's shipyard in

. They were competitors who had come together to discuss a musicians' strike. After deciding how to handle the strike, they agreed to "bury the hatchet" and form an organization dubbed "The Order of Good Things". Early meetings were held on local theater stages, and after taking care of business, attendees rolled out a keg of beer and enjoyed social time. As numbers grew, participants selected the

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as the official emblem and changed the name to "The Fraternal Order of Eagles". In April 1898, the membership formed a Grand Aerie, secured a charter and developed a constitution and by-laws, with John Cort elected the Eagles' first president. Touring theater troupes are credited with much of the Eagles' rapid growth. Most early members were actors, stagehands and playwrights, who carried the Eagles story as they toured across the United States and Canada. The organization's appeal is also attributed to its funeral benefits (no Eagle was ever been known to be buried in a

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), the provision of an aerie physician, and other membership benefits. The Eagles pushed for the founding of

, provided the impetus for

, and pushed to end job discrimination based on age. The Eagles have provided support for medical centers across the United States and Canada to build and provide research on medical conditions. Every year they raise millions of dollars to combat heart disease and cancer, help children with disabilities, and uplift the aged and infirm. Some chapters of the Order once had a bad reputation for violating

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. This was stopped under President Frank E. Hering, who began revoking the charters of non-compliant Aeries. The organization's strongest areas were the

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and the

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. Many of its leaders, such as Frank E. Hering, were high degree

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History of the Aerie

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History of the Auxiliary

A "new era for the women of Eagledom" began when an amendment to the Grand Aerie Laws to establish a Grand Auxiliary passed unanimously at the 1951 Grand Aerie Convention in

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. Eagle Auxiliaries had existed before the Grand Auxiliary was formed, the first being founded on March 24, 1927, in Pittsburg, Kansas. Three days later, a second Auxiliary was established in

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. By March 1951, 965 local Auxiliaries were in existence, totaling 130,000 members. By the end of that year, 22 state and provincial Auxiliaries were also operating.

Timeline

* 1898 – "Order of Good Things" established. Later that year, the organization changed its name to Fraternal Order of Eagles and formed the first Aerie. * 1904 – F.O.E. starts advocating for

* 1927 – Creation and formation of the Ladies Auxiliary * 1935 – Support for enactment of

Law * 1944 – Eagles Memorial Fund established * 1954 – Nearly 10,000

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plaques distributed * 1955 – F.O.E.

monument placed in Ambridge, PA. F.O.E.

monument placed on the grounds of a state capital,

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* 1957 – Nationwide "Jobs After 40" program inaugurated * 1967 –

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Children's Foundation established * 1972 – Golden Eagle Fund established * 1983 – Max Baer Heart Fund offered first grants for Aerie-sponsored CPR classes $405,000 donated to Eagles' Truman Cardiovascular Lab at Research Medical Center, Kansas City Golden Eagle Fund donated $5,000 in grants to institutions conducting

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research * 1985 – Donations to St. Jude Hospital top $1 million * 1988 – Eagles matched grants up to $500 to sponsor Drug Education Seminars * 1991 – Eagles supported

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with mail and food packages * 1995 – $50,000 donated for the Eagle Alcove of the

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(

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was a lifetime F.O.E. member) * 2001 – Memorial Foundation established Attack on America Fund and raised $500,000 F.O.E. purchased property to consolidate international headquarters * 2002 – International headquarters opened in

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* 2005 – Eagles rededicated

monument at international headquarters F.O.E. generously supported development of a new scoliosis brace named the "Eagle Brace" F.O.E. signed first year contract with

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for FOE.com-sponsored car * 2006 – Eagles worked with local government leaders to keep "under God" in the

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. F.O.E. signed second year contract with

* 2007 – Eagles supported American Eagle & Literary Challenge in quest to name June 20 National Eagle Day, The Disaster Relief Fund was passed which will allow the Eagles to have "trailers" stocked with supplies to be a first response team. * 2008 – $25 million gift commitment to fund The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center at The University of Iowa.

Structure and organization

Local units are called "Aeries". There were 1,400 Aeries scattered across the US and Canada in 2001. The national convention is known as the "Grand Aerie" and meets annually.Schmidt, Alvin J. Fraternal Organizations Westport, CT; Greenwood Press p. 96 "Grand Aerie" is also the name of the headquarters of the organization, currently at Grove City,

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. Aeries are known by their instituting number and the name of the city in which they are located. The Aerie instituting number is appointed based on the order in which an Aerie is instituted; at current date the Grand Aerie is instituting Aeries in the 4500 range. Aerie #1, located in Seattle, Washington, is sometimes referred to as "The Mother Aerie". The Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles International Convention is held each year in a different city in either the

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. During the International Convention, delegates from all Aeries and Auxiliaries vote on the new Grand Aerie and Grand Auxiliary representatives, new by-laws and other relevant issues.

Officers

Officers of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, on a local and international level, are elected each year by popular vote of their delegates. State and regional leaders are appointed each year by the Grand Worthy and Grand Madam Presidents. The organization is led by the two highest elected positions, the Grand Worthy President and the Grand Madam President. The Grand Worthy and Grand Madam Presidents serve a one-year term touring the two countries meeting and celebrating milestone events with all Aerie and Auxiliary members. The Grand Aerie Officers are the operating body of the Fraternal Order of Eagles between conventions and work with the Board of Grand Trustees and the Grand Auxiliary. The Board of Grand Trustees, with the exception of the chairman of the board, is also an elected body. The chairman of the board is the immediate past Grand Worthy President.

Membership

At one point the qualifications for membership were that one must be 21 years old, possess a good character, not be a

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and be a

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. By the late 1970s the all-white provision had officially been rescinded, but, because the Order used the

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to admit new members, it was difficult for minorities to gain membership. In 1979 the FOE tried to get a lawsuit dismissed that alleged it was violating the

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by not allowing

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to use their athletic facilities. The article stated that a local Eagle official could only cite

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as a black member of the FOE.Schmidt, Alvin J. Fraternal Organizations Westport, CT; Greenwood Press pp. 95–96 In 1979 the Order had 800,000 members, a figure said to have been relatively constant over a decade. In 2011, it had 850,000 members in the main organization and 250,000 members of the women's auxiliary. As of 2019, membership is open to any person of good moral character, and believes in the existence of a supreme being, and is not a member of the Communist Party nor any organization which advocates the overthrow of the United States government. Currently, either gender can become a member of an Aerie, however, only women can become a member of an Auxiliary. In recent history, numerous Aerie chapters have absorbed their Auxiliaries to form one unified chapter that allows all genders, to which the Grand Aerie and Grand Auxiliary responded with enacting a law that any Auxiliary members who wish to leave the women's only chapter and join the Aerie, must be a non-member of the entire organization for one full year, which has discouraged countless members from doing so. The FOE no longer uses secret passwords or " roughhouse initiation" rites. But, in 1979, it still had a ritual. The prospective member was asked to promise before God and on his honor, not to disclose the rituals of the Order to anyone outside of the FOE. The initiation took place in a lodge room furnished with an altar and a Bible and included religious phrases and prayers. The FOE had an

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program in its early years, but discontinued this in 1927. Instead it offered sick and death benefits for members who would pay higher fees. Therefore, the FOE now has two membership categories, beneficial and non-beneficial.Schmidt, Alvin J. Fraternal Organizations Westport, CT; Greenwood Press p. 95

Charitable giving

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, the founder of Boys Town, was member of the order. A few years later the Order sponsored the creation of Eagle Hall at the Range for Boys at

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. The High Girl Ranch, near

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has also received a dormitory. The Memorial Foundation was founded in 1946, and regularly supports medical research projects. In the 1970s the FOE joined

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in efforts to save the

from extinction. They also lent their efforts to help the

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as well. In 1959 the FOE began construction on a retirement home for elderly members in

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. Today this home is part of Eagle Village, where there are other facilities available to the elderly.

Government relations

Since the time of the

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the FOE has promoted social legislation, particularly old age and mothers pensions,

and

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. By 1980 it was advocating for seniors to work after age 65 and to return the Social Security system back to its original purpose.

Mother's Day

Frank E. Hering, a Past Grand Worthy President of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in South Bend, Indiana, campaigned for "a national day to honor our mothers", nearly 35 years after social activist

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first proposed a similar U.S. holiday. The idea of advocating for

came to Hering when he was a faculty member at the

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. Walking into the classroom of a fellow instructor, Hering found his colleague distributing penny postcards to students. Each student addressed his or her card and scribbled a message on it. Hering was informed the students could write anything, as long as it was addressed to the students' mothers. Hering leveraged his connection with the Fraternal Organization of Eagles to organize its members in promoting the holiday, and in 1914, legislation in the

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requested a presidential proclamation to designate the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. This date was encouraged by Anna Marie Jarvis, daughter of

who continued her mother's work in crusading for a U.S. memorial day for mothers. President

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signed the proclamation and May 10, 1914, became the first official

. In 1925, the "Society of War Mothers" invited Hering to participate in a special

ceremony at

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. There, at the "

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", before a large audience including many congressmen and senators, Hering was introduced as "the Father of

". That was 11 years after President

by Proclamation officially made

the second Sunday in May. Today the Eagles' work to acknowledge mothers on

is recognized by the

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Birthplace Museum – a museum honoring the daughter of

. Grand Madam President Margaret Cox (2007–2008), was named "2008 Mother of the Year" by the

Birthplace Museum in partnership with the

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in Grafton, WV. Cox was honored at the 100th anniversary of the holiday during the

Founder's Festival, May 10 and 11, 2008.

Ten Commandments

In the 1940s, E.J. Ruegemer, a Minnesota juvenile court judge and member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, launched a nationwide campaign to post copies of the Ten Commandments in juvenile courts across the country. His stated goal was to provide a moral foundation for troubled youth. In 1956, director Cecil B. DeMille's epic film ''

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'' opened across the country. DeMille and Ruegemer drummed up publicity for the film by working together to erect granite monuments of the Ten Commandments across the nation. Although there is no official record of how many monuments were erected, estimates range from less than 100 to more than 2,000. The Fraternal Order of Eagles kept the project going long after the film opened, and some monuments didn't get erected until up to 10 years later. Many monuments went up in public places like parks, city halls, and courthouses. On August 30, 1961, the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Texas presented the State of

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with a 6-foot-high monolith inscribed with the

, which in 2006 became the subject of a divisive and controversial legal dispute (

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) that reached the

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. The case was ruled 5–4 in favor of the defendant, the State of Texas, and the monument was allowed to remain on the grounds of the State Capitol.

Notable Eagles buildings

* Eagles Auditorium Building, Seattle, Washington *

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* Eagles Building-Strand Theater, Alliance, Ohio *

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, Milwaukee, Wisconsin *

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* Eagles Home, Evansville, Indiana * Eagles Temple (Akron, Ohio) *

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* Fraternal Order of Eagles Building, Richmond, Virginia

Notable Eagles

Politicians

* Jack Christian, Louisiana politician *

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, Governor, Alaska *

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, FBI Director *

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, West Virginia US Senator * John J. McClure, Pennsylvania State Senator *

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, vice president *

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, Chief Justice of the United States *

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, Kansas Congressman

Religion

* Father Edward J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town

Entertainers

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, comedian and actor *

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