(Talk of the Town photo art by Jennifer Zartman Romano) The Columbia City Fraternal Order of the Eagles has been a fixture in downtown Columbia City for 100 years.
From our Whitley News Network partner, Talk of the Town in Columbia City
The Columbia City Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) #1906 recently celebrated their 100th anniversary on Friday, Oct. 9, with a celebration at the Columbia City Aerie, located at 306 W. Van Buren Street.
“Our aerie is excited to commemorate 100 years in the Columbia City community,” said Joe Geiger, Columbia City Past Worthy President and Committee Member for the 100th Anniversary.
Saturday, the Columbia City Eagles held a private ceremony and presented a donation to the Indiana State President Gary Harrison’s Charity, the Riley Hospital Neonatal Center. The Indiana State President, Officers and Auxiliary State Ritual Team were present at the service.
A fire destroyed the Columbia City Aerie in December 1976. The Columbia City Aerie was rebuilt and dedicated in April 1978 at the same location.
Columbia City F.O.E. #1906 was instituted into the local community in 1909 and has grown to more than 1,000 members of the local community.
The Columbia City Eagles follow the International F.O.E. motto of “People Helping People” by donating to local and international charities, including the Eagles’ Charities.
For more information about becoming a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, please contact the Columbia City Aerie at 260-244-7320.
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. Founded in 1898, the Eagles fund research in areas such as heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes and cancer, and raise money for neglected and abused children and the aged, as well as work for social and civic change.
The Eagles donate more than $100 million annually to charities and individuals and are currently fundraising $25 million for The Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center. To learn more about the Fraternal Order of Eagles, visit www.foe.com.
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