Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge

The Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order of Eagles was organized February 6, 1898, at Seattle, Washington, and has 2000 subordinate units or aeries with 1,250,000 members. Marceline Aerie #726 Fraternal Order of Eagles was chartered May 25, 1904, and held their meetings in the rooms above the Marceline State Bank building for some time. In 1913 they built a new building on East Gracia Street. In 1918 the lodge sold the building to the Catholic Church for a school. They then met at several different places until they bought the building at 109 North Kansas Avenue. On March 31, 1962, the building burned down and the present plans are to rebuild at the same location.

I.O.O.F. Lodge

The luxurious Odd Fellows Lodge building was dedicated September 20, 1915. The lodge had previously occupied the old miners’ hall which was located at the corner of Kansas Avenue at Gracia Street. At that time the lodge was moved from the miners’ hall to its present building. The I. O. O. F. building here is one of the few in Missouri that houses all the orders and degrees in the Odd Fellows Lodge. The lodges here are Magnolia Lodge 112 Encampment No. 17, Patriarchs Militant Canton Loar No. 18, and the Quality Rebekah Lodge No. 475. The present officers are Allen Slater, Noble Grand; John Wylie, Vice Grand; W.C. Twitchel, Recording Secretary; C.B. McAllister, Financial Secretary; S.P. Campbell, Treasurer; Don Santus, Warden; Edwin Carlson, Chaplain. Images

Quality Rebekah Lodge

In the Miners’ Hall on June 27, 1907, Sister Ruby Kathan, Dist. Deputy President of Bucklin, assisted by Deputy Grand Lodge officers, instituted Quality Rebekah Lodge No. 475. The following were charter members: Della Beckman, N.G.; Stephen Wallar, Cora Wallar, Rebekah Wallar, Valentine Maddox, May Gehne, Sallie Roe, Lucille Locke (McAllister), Sue Locke (Payden), Ann Hier, Vina Dail, Lou Davis, Bird Posey, Addie Crumley, Grace Blakesley, Hortie Ellis, Grace Hutchinson, Ethna Smedley, Ida Kinnear, Sue Kinnear, Nellie Moore, Iva Haney, John McCartney, J.D. Bush, and Laura Thurston Wainscott, our only charter member who has kept her membership through all these years and now lives at the IOOF Home at Liberty. In January, 1909, all regalia and furniture belonging to Rebekah Lodge No. 57 left in care of Magnolia Lodge was given to us. In 1912, our Lodge furnished a room at the IOOF Home at Liberty at a cost of $75. On April 28, 1915, this lodge and Magnolia Lodge laid the cornerstone for the new high school building. In 1916 the IOOF Hall was dedicated. In January 1926 the Rebekah Lodge at Westville consolidated with Quality Lodge. In 1948 Evergreen Rebekah Lodge of Bucklin consolidated with Quality Lodge. Evergreen Lodge had the honor of having two presidents of the Rebekah State Assembly, Sisters Ruby Kathan and Mae Hughes. Both were faithful workers serving on the Home board and many important state committees.