Antique ORDER OF OWLS Lapel Pin Screw Nest 3 Owls, Secret Society - RARE
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Antique ORDER OF OWLS Lapel Pin Screw Nest 3 Owls, Secret Society - RARE!
The Order of Owls is a secret fraternal order founded in 1904 in South Bend, Indiana by John W. Talbot. According to its literature, the purposes of the society is "to assist each other in business, to help each other in obtaining employment, to assist the widows and orphans of our brothers, to give aid to our brother in any way that they may need, and assemble for mutual pleasure and entertainment." Its "cate...chism" said "Owls do good, speak kindly, shake hands warmly, and respect and honor their women".
The order of originated among a group of men who engaged in different businesses and periodically met for mutual assistance. This group included John W. Talbot, Joseph E. Talbot, George D. Beroth, J. Lott Losey, John J.Johnson, John D. Burke, William Weaver and Frank Dunbar. They got around to discussing the teachings and methods of different fraternal orders and decided to create a new one, named after the owl. After several months of planning by "the best constitutional lawyers in the Middle West", the constitution was adopted and the order was founded at the law offices of Talbot and Talbot on Nov. 20, 1904 in South Bend, Indiana.
The local units of the Order are called "Nests" and include officers such an "Invocator" who served as chaplain. The central organization was evidently the "Home Nest" in the early twentieth century, [6] but it was reportedly called the "Supreme Nest" in 1979. The head of the organization was the Supreme President.
The headquarters are called the "Supreme Offices"[8] as late as the 1920s, but had moved to Hartford, Connecticut by the 1930s.
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The Order of Owls is a secret fraternal order founded in 1904 in South Bend, Indiana by John W. Talbot. According to its literature, the purposes of the society is "to assist each other in business, to help each other in obtaining employment, to assist the widows and orphans of our brothers, to give aid to our brother in any way that they may need, and assemble for mutual pleasure and entertainment." Its "cate...chism" said "Owls do good, speak kindly, shake hands warmly, and respect and honor their women".
The order of originated among a group of men who engaged in different businesses and periodically met for mutual assistance. This group included John W. Talbot, Joseph E. Talbot, George D. Beroth, J. Lott Losey, John J.Johnson, John D. Burke, William Weaver and Frank Dunbar. They got around to discussing the teachings and methods of different fraternal orders and decided to create a new one, named after the owl. After several months of planning by "the best constitutional lawyers in the Middle West", the constitution was adopted and the order was founded at the law offices of Talbot and Talbot on Nov. 20, 1904 in South Bend, Indiana.
The local units of the Order are called "Nests" and include officers such an "Invocator" who served as chaplain. The central organization was evidently the "Home Nest" in the early twentieth century, [6] but it was reportedly called the "Supreme Nest" in 1979. The head of the organization was the Supreme President.
The headquarters are called the "Supreme Offices"[8] as late as the 1920s, but had moved to Hartford, Connecticut by the 1930s.
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