April 12, 2024
BUFFALO POTTERY AERIE NO. 46 F.O.E. EAGLE MUG 1909
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THIS MUG IS IN GREAT SHAPE NO CHIPS OR CRACKS IS A LITTLE HISTORY ON THE MUG VIVA THE INTERNET THANKS. SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE USA WILL BE HIGHER THIS MUG IS ABOUT 4 1/2" TALL. -----"PEOPLE HELPING PEOPLE" The History of the Eagles It was over 100 years ago on February 6th, 1898 the Fraternal Order of Eagles was founded by six theater owners sitting on a pile of lumber in Moran's shipyard in Seattle Washington. Competitors in the theater industry, they met to discuss a musicians strike. After deciding what to do on that issue, they decided to bury the hatchet and and form an organization dubbed "The Order of Good Things". The first meetings were held on the stages of various local theaters and after the business was settled a keg of beer was rolled out and all enjoyed a few hours of social activities. A few weeks later as their numbers grew they chose the Bald Eagle as their official emblem and changed the name to "The Fraternal Order of Eagles." The membership formed a Grand Aerie in April 1898, secured a charter, drew up a constitution and by-laws and elected it's first president, John Cort. Most of the first Eagle members were connected with the theatre, actors, stagehands, playwrights, etc., and as they went on tour they carried the story of the new order with them across the United States and Canada. This is the reason the Eagles
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