c 1901 Hand-Carved Fraternal Order of Eagles, American Eagle Walnut Storage Box

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  Early "American Eagle" Design Hand-Carved Walnut Box of the "Fraternal Order of Eagles - Aerie 192, Bremerton, WA."
  c. 1901 Early 20th century Hand-Carved "American Eagle" Designed Walnut Storage Box, Identified to the ("Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 192, Bremerton, WA."), Choice Very Fine.
  This c. 1901 Early 20th Century Carved Walnut Artist's Storage Box measuring 8.75" tall x 13.75" long x 9.75" deep. This box was carved for "Aerie 192" of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (Fraternal Order of Eagles 'FOE') in Bremerton, WA. as this "Aerie" was founded in 1901. Their various patriotic American lodges are known as "Aeries". The Hand-carved initials "LTJE" on the left of the scroll, held in the Eagle's talons, represent the four "Spirits" that unite the FOE being, "Liberty, Truth, Justice, and Equality." This Handmade Walnut Box was worked with hand tools. The Box exhibits beautiful carving on its top lid and lovely joinery in the dovetail construction that connect the sides. A working hinge opens to reveal a deep compartment with organizers in the bottom and a hidden pocket at the top. The key to the box's lock is lacking. There is a horizontal age crack running through the central top lid and yet the box is in wonderful condition overall with nice carved details. Originally made up of members in the performing arts, the "Eagles" grew, and this organization has claimed credit for establishing the "Mother's Day" holiday in the United States as well as providing the impetus for "Social Security". The first we have encountered and a great item for "American Eagle" collectors.
  Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) is an international fraternal organization that was founded on February 6, 1898, in Seattle, Washington, 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 Loyal Order of Moose), Mose Goldsmith and Arthur Williams.
  Originally made up of those engaged in one way or another in the performing arts, the Eagles grew and claimed credit for establishing the Mother's Day holiday in the United States as well as the "impetus for Social Security" in the United States. Their lodges are known as "aeries".
  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 Moran's shipyard in Seattle, Washington. 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 bald eagle 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 knowingly buried in a potter's field), the provision of an aerie physician, and other membership benefits. The Eagles pushed for the founding of Mother's Day, provided the impetus for Social Security, 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.
  Bremerton Eagles Aerie #192 People Helping People since 1901. A lot has changed in the last 119 years but our mission has remained the same: We are Eagles and we are People Helping People.
  
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