This mug is from the 5th National Convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.), which was held on September 12th-17th, 1904 at Paul Hoffmann's Restaurant in Baltimore.
The F.O.E. was founded in February 6, 1898 in Seattle by 6 theater owners who were discussing how to handle a musicians strike. At the end of the meeting, they finally decided "bury the hatchet" and form an organization called "The Order of Good Things".
As membership rapidly grew over the next two months among actors, stagehands and playwrights, the organization decided to adopt the bald eagle as its mascot and change the name to the "Fraternal Order of Eagles".
Interestingly, the F.O.E. has been accredited for the advocacy of both the establishment of Mother's Day and Social Security.
Another cool thing about this mug is that this convention took place about 7 months after the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904.
Manufactured by Theumler Mfg. Co.
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