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Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary (FOEA)

FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AUXILIARY -  A "new era for the women of Eagledom" began when an amendment to the Grand Aerie Laws to establish a Grand Auxiliary passed unanimously at the 1951 Grand Aerie Convention in Rochester, New York.   Eagle Auxiliaries had existed before the Grand Auxiliary was formed, the first being founded on March 24, 1927 in Pittsburg, Kansas.   Three days later,a second Auxiliary was established in Frontenac, Kansas.   By March 1951, 965 local Auxiliaries were in existence, totaling 130,000 members.

Cigar Makers International Union

CIGAR MAKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION -  The Journeymen Cigar Makers' International Union of America (CMIU) was a labor union established in 1864 that represented workers in the cigar industry.  The CMIU was part of the American Federation of Labor from 1887 until its merger in 1974.

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Municipal Court

June 8, 2017 Court has been cancelled 

Per Judge Richard James

Church, African Methodist Episcopal

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH -  The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the A.M.E. Church, is a predominantly African-American Methodist denomination based in the United States.  It is the oldest independent Protestant denomination founded by black people in the world.  It was founded by the Rt. Rev. Richard Allen in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1816 from several black Methodist congregations in the mid-Atlantic area that wanted independence from white Methodists.   Allen was consecrated its first bishop in 1816.

Seal, United States Supreme Court

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT SEAL - Created by three committees over a period of six years, from 1776 to 1782, it is almost identical to the Great Seal of the United States.

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Seal, United States Senate

UNITED STATES SENATE SEAL -  The Seal of the United States Senate is the seal officially adopted by the United States Senate to authenticate certain official documents.  Its design also sometimes serves as a sign and symbol of the Senate, appearing on its official flag among other places.  The current version dates from 1886, and is the third seal design used by the Senate since its inception in 1789.

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