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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". </div> <bR> <div> 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. </div> <bR> <div> 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 grew so quickly and all the way across the country. Many cities in the east have low aerie numbers such as New York #40, Philadelphia #42 and Buffalo #46.</div> <bR> <div> The idea spread like wildfire. The order was unique in it's concept of brotherhood and it's early success has been attributed to it's establishment of a sick and funeral benefit (no Eagle was ever buried in a "Potter's Field"), along with provisions for an Aerie physician and other "fringe benefits", unknown in other fraternal organizations up to that time.</div> <bR> <div> As the Eagles grew, so did its responsibilities to it's members. Its first Constitution and By-Laws were merely copied from those previously used by a defunct fraternal organization and it took later members like Frank Hering - the "Father of Mothers Day," and long time editor of the national Eagle Publication - to revise the By-Laws and make them unique from any other organization.</div> <bR> <div> Hering, a member of South Bend Aerie No. 435, who had been Notre Dame's first Athletic Director and a great football quarterback and baseball player, wrote the order's funeral service. When he died in 1943 his stirring words were recited over his own body by Grand Worthy President Lester Loble. It was men like Hering who kept the eagles from going under during the difficult days at the turn of the century and built the solid foundation it rests on today.</div> <bR> <div> Over the years, the Eagles have fought and won many bitter battles for a Workman's Compensation Act, Mothers and Old Age pensions, Social Security laws and "Jobs After 40" and are still fighting to liberalize present social benefits along with combating vicious diseases plaguing mankind through their sponsorship of the Art Ehrmann Cancer Fund, Max Bear Heart Fund, Jimmy Durante Children's Fund, "Doc" Dunlap Kidney Fund and the Diabetes Fund.</div> <bR> <div> Many great social and political leaders have belonged to the Eagles. President Theodore Roosevelt was one of the many who joined and praised the order for its humanitarian accomplishments, as did a later Roosevelt - Franklin D. President Harry S. Truman often reiterated that the Eagles were his type of organization - one founded by, and for the common man.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> As you learn about our history, you will see we are just like you. Proud, Caring, People Helping People, that understand that the needs of the many will always outweigh the needs of the few.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>Milestones of Eagle History</U></b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="052f6ed0.gif" border=0 width="502" height="237" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Founded: </b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>February 6, 1898, Seattle Washington</b></FONT></div> <div> <B>Name:</b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Seattle Order of Good Things (Changed to Fraternal Order of Eagles)</b></FONT></div> <div> <B>Emblem: </b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Bald Eagle</b></FONT></div> <div> <B>Informal Slogan:</b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> "Eagles are People Helping People" (F. Hector Gauthier, N. Uxbridge, Mass.)</b></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>1904 </b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>On February 7th Frank E. Hering made the first known public plea for a nationwide observance for Mother's Day.</b></FONT></div> <div> <B>1908 Sponsored America's first Mother's Pension Law. </b></div> <div> <B>1911 Grand Worthy President Frank E. Hering during his travels of the country pushes for a nationwide observance for Mother's Day. </b></div> <div> <B>1911 Sponsored America's First Workmen's Compensation Laws.</b></div> <div> <B>1912 Grand Aerie approves statute urging Aeries to hold memorial services on Mother's Day.</b></div> <div> <B>1914 U.S. President Woodrow Wilson by proclamation designates the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. </b></div> <div> <B>1923 Sponsored America's First Old Age Pension Law. </b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1923 25th Anniversary </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>1925 </b><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Society of American War Mothers proclaim Frank E. Hering "the Father of Mother's Day".</b></FONT></div> <div> <B>1926 Creation and Formation of Ladies Auxiliaries</b></div> <div> <B>1931 Plaque dedicated at the English Opera house to honor Frank Hering's first public plea for a nationwide observance for Mother's Day.</b></div> <div> <B>1935 Supported Enactment of Social Security Law. </b></div> <div> <B>1941 Dedicated "Eagle Dormitory" at Boy's Town, Nebraska. </b></div> <div> <B>1944 Established the Eagles Memorial Foundation. </b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1948 50th Anniversary </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>1950 Financed the entrance of The Chapel of the Four Chaplains. </b></div> <div> <B>1953 Established Eagle Haus in Free Berlin, Germany. </b></div> <div> <B>1957 Inaugurated Nation-wide "Jobs After 40" program. </b></div> <div> <B>1959 Established EAGLE-CARE Trade School in Naples, Italy. </b></div> <div> <B>1960 Dedicated "Eagle Hall" at Home on the Range for Boys in North Dakota.</b></div> <div> <B>1961 Dedicated "Eagle Village" in Florida as senior Eagle retirement home. </b></div> <div> <B>1962 Established EAGLE-CARE Trade School in Abadan, Iran. </b></div> <div> <B>1963 Established "Eagle House" in Benyan, Turkey. </b></div> <div> <B>1964 Established "Eagle House" in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. </b></div> <div> <B>1965 Established "Eagle House" in Israel and Tunisia. </b></div> <div> <B>1966 Establishment of Ralph Bird Memorial Library at Eagle Village. </b></div> <div> <B>1967 Establishment of Jimmy Durante Children's Fund. </b></div> <div> <B>1968 Established "Eagle House" in Columbia, South America. </b></div> <div> <B>1969 Established "Eagle House" in the Phillipine Islands. </b></div> <div> <B>1970 Established "Eagle Ridge Village" in Topeka, Kansas. </b></div> <div> <B>1971 Established "max Schroeder Eagle House" in South Korea. </b></div> <div> <B>1972 Established Golden Eagle Fund. </b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1973 75th Anniversary </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>1974 Established "Jimmy Durante Eagle House" in Managua, Nicaragua. </b></div> <div> <B>1975 Initiated Blow the Whistle on Crime program. </b></div> <div> <B>1976 Instituted the first European Aerie. </b></div> <div> <B>1977 Established EAGLE-CARE Weaving Center in Guatemala. </b></div> <div> <B>1978 Established "Hubert H. Humphrey Eagles Care School" in Honduras. </b></div> <div> <B>1979 1st Telethon for Hughen School for Children in Point Arthur, Texas. </b></div> <div> <B>1983 Max Baer Heart Fund offers 1st Grant. </b></div> <div> <B>1984 $405,000 donated to Eagles Truman Cardiovascular Lab. </b></div> <div> <B>1985 Eagles mark $1 million in donations to St. Jude's. </b></div> <div> <B>1986 Eagles launch "Crack down on Crack" drive. </b></div> <div> <B>1987 Eagles~Care drive is launched. </b></div> <div> <B>1988 Honoring the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery with a plaque. </b></div> <div> <B>1989 Eagles launch a drive to make desecration of the flag a crime. </b></div> <div> <B>1990 Memorial foundation increases educational grant from $3,000 to $4,000.</b></div> <div> <B>1991 Eagles drive to support our military in Desert Storm. </b></div> <div> <B>1992 Eagles launch fund to aid Florida victims from hurricane Andrew. </b></div> <div> <B>1993 Eagles launch flood relief to help people in the Midwest. </b></div> <div> <B>1994 The Eagles Donor Fund established. </b></div> <div> <B>1995 Eagles donate $50,000 to the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial. </b></div> <div> <B>1996 Dedication of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Memorial Plaque to the Soldiers of WWII. </b></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1998 100th Anniversary </b></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>1998 $1,000,000 at Grand Convention.</b></div> <div> <B>1999 Memorial Foundation establishes H.O.M.E. Fund and G.R.E.A.T. program.</b></div> <div> <B>1999 April 29th is designated as Judge Bob Hansen Day.</b></div> <div> <B>2000 Eagles donate $55,000 ($1,000 per year since the end of the war) to the World War II Memorial. </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>History of Ladies Auxiliary</U></b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0538fa20.gif" border=0 width="143" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>THE GRAND AUXILIARY</b></div> <bR> <div> During the 28th Annual International Convention, the Grand Aerie delegates approved a resolution for the official formation of a Ladies Auxiliary in connection with an Aerie. This decision was made after a committee consisting of Past Grand Worthy Presidents Frank Hering, M. O. Burns and Conrad Mann had studied the possibilities and reported back to current Grand Worthy President Charles C. Guenther. It was their recommendation that since "We commemorate Mothers Day, we strive for membership classes in honor of Mother's and we consecrate ourselves to the defense of women throughout the world," a Ladies Organization was needed. </div> <bR> <div> With the passing of the resolution, the first Auxiliary was instituted in March of 1927 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Three days later came an Auxiliary to Frontenac, Kansas. Both of these original Auxiliaries have passed from the scene, however, Frontenac did re-organize a new Auxiliary in 1953. The oldest current Auxiliary is Davenport, Iowa #235, which was instituted on March 29, 1927. </div> <bR> <div> Known as the fastest growing Women's Organization in the world, it was fitting that State/Provincial and International Auxiliaries should become a part of the Organization. In 1948 the State and Provincial Auxiliaries were formed and today have 46 such Auxiliaries. </div> <bR> <div> On August 14, 1952, the Grand Auxiliary was formally created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Past Grand Worthy President Lester Loble was the Instituting Deputy and Alta Browning Smith was the First Grand Madam President. </div> <bR> <div> Upon being instituted, the Grand Auxiliary adopted as their first major project the raising of funds to fight Muscular Dystrophy. Over the years they have championed the cause of many Charities, including all of the Eagle Charities, by helping to raise millions of dollars in the United States and Canada. </div> <bR> <div> With over 1600 Auxiliaries and more than 350,000 members, the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles are a proud and strong organization. Their "can-do" attitude and willingness to work with the Aerie have allowed our Order to continue its People Helping People causes into the New Millenium and beyond! </div> <bR> <div> Each of the dedicated members of the Auxiliary donates countless hours toward betterment of their community and does so for home, for country and for God! Thanks to each of them our success story continues! </div> <bR> <div> <B>History of Riverton Fraternal Order of </b><B><U>Eagles Aerie #4361</U></b></div> <bR> <div> The Riverton Eagles Aerie #4361 and Auxiliary were organized on November 12, 1995. The organizers for the Aerie and Auxiliary were Don Cantrall and Linda VanDorn. The Aerie and Auxiliary originally met in a rented building located at 1128 E Lincoln, Riverton, IL. The Aerie received its official charter with 81 charter members. The Auxiliary received its official charter with 62 charter members. The Aerie and Auxiliary moved to the current location at 1146 E. Lincoln, Riverton, IL in February 1997. Riverton Eagles Aerie #4361 and Auxiliary celebrated their 5th Anniversary November 10-11, 2000 with a State Officer's Meeting at the Riverton location. Since their beginning, the Aerie and Auxiliary have consistently met membership quotas and has received numerous awards for their membership and charity work. Some of those awards are listed below. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Awards received by Riverton Eagles</b></div> <div> <B><U>Aerie and Auxiliary</U></b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="054a17c0.gif" border=0 width="161" height="124" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> 95-96 Triple Quota Auxiliary</div> <div> 96-97 Membership Citation Net Gain Aerie</div> <div> 96-97 Membership Citation Net Gain Auxiliary</div> <div> 96-97 2nd Place High Percentage Child Abuse Fund</div> <div> 97-98 4X Quota Membership Aerie</div> <div> 97-98 Membership Citation Net Gain Auxiliary</div> <div> 97-98 Membership Award Aerie</div> <div> 98-99 Rohde McCawley Outstanding Aerie Award</div> <div> 99-00 Net Gain Aerie</div> <div> 99-00 Quota Award Aerie</div> <div> 99-00 Quintuple Quota Award Aerie</div> <div> 99-00 Quota Award Auxiliary</div> <div> 2000 Certificate of Appreciation for Support of DARE Program Village of Riverton</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Copyright 2001 Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 4361 - All Fraternal Order of Eagles and FOE Logos are the registered trademarks of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and may not be used or reproduced without the consent of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.  All rights reserved.</div> <bR> <div> This site is the official website for the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #4361.  Neither this site nor any other site other than the official website of the Grand Aerie has been endorsed by the Grand Aerie.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Riverton Fraternal Order of Eagles 4361"><U>home</U></A>    |  <B>History</b><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Charities"><U>Charities</U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Officers"><U>Officers</U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News/Events"><U>News/Events</U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership"><U>Membership</U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A><B>   |   </b><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to Contact Us"><U>How to Contact Us</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.foe.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.foe.com"><U>The Grand Aerie</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:eagles4361@yahoo.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:eagles4361@yahoo.com"><U>eagles4361@yahoo.com</U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>