Area served International $10 million 'People Helping People.' Website Fraternal Order of Eagles ( F.O.E.) is an international that was founded on February 6, 1898, in by a group of six theater owners including (the first president), brothers and Tim J. Considine, Harry (H.L.) Leavitt (who later joined the ), Mose Goldsmith and Arthur Williams. Originally made up of those engaged in one way or another in the, the Eagles grew and claimed credit for establishing the holiday in the United States as well as the 'impetus for ' in the United States.

Reservations are now being accepted at the Omni Hotel for the 2018 Fraternal Order of Eagles International Convention in Dallas, Texas, July 9-12. Fraternal Order of Eagles, No.1: The Mother Aerie. Primary Menu Skip to content. Aerie Officers for 2016-2017. Junior Past President. Konrad Klippert.

Their lodges are known as 'aeries. Drawings X5 Pro. ' Ornamentation of the former Eagles Aerie No. 1, in Seattle. The Fraternal Order of Eagles, an international non-profit organization, unites fraternally in the spirit of liberty, truth, justice, and equality, to make human life more desirable by lessening its ills, and by promoting peace, prosperity, gladness and hope. 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 '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 and enjoyed social time. As numbers grew, participants selected the 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.