F.O.E. GRAND AERIE SEATTLE 1908 ~ medal?

[oddcoins]

Hello!

I dug this medal thing in Portland Oregon today. Heart shaped planchet ~ reads F. O. E. GRAND AERIE 1908 SEATTLE. It is blank on the back side ~ 1.25 inches tall and 1 inch wide ~ made of brass or copper or bronze?

I assume it is an item from the Eagles Club. But what exactly is it?

 

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[creskol]

[h=3]Fraternal Order of Eagles[/h]

 

[oddcoins]

Fraternal Order of Eagles

Yeah. . . I got that part already . . . . I just wanted to know what the medal thingy is exactly. Why does it exist? What was it used for?

 

[mick56]

The F.O.E. was started in Seattle in 1898. Maybe this had something to do with a 10 year anniversary.

 

[uglymailman]

Nation FOE convention? Award for signing up new members? I usta get lapel pins for that. Contact local FOE Lodge,I'm sure they'd love to have it or give you info on it. Nice find. Good luck.

 

[lastleg]

Wow, I actually joined that lodge (aerie) in Seattle in 1961 while in the Navy. The initiation was pretty embarrising. A guy in a
weird uniform behind me kept poking me with between the legs with a sword. I was on an icebreaker out of Seattle for over three
years. Our ship and crew attended the Rose Festival in Portland one year. The ship was the USS STATEN ISLAND.