Old Fraternal Order of Eagles Cloth Flag on Wooden Post tin tea caddy It bears the company name

It  bears the company name and location on the interior bottom of the box and I believe likely dates to the second decade of the 20th century

Or perhaps it was used for storing tobacco

Plus some letters from readers at the end

and then there is this great little face

They are stamped Philippines on the bottom

Old Fraternal Order of Eagles Cloth Flag on Wooden Post tin tea caddy It bears the company namePreviously unbenownst to me, the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F. O. E.) whose lodges are called aeries was founded in Seattle in 1898 by a group of six theater owners, with early membership primarily composed of individuals engaged in in the performing arts. And, apparently we have the FOE to thank for establishing Mother's Day as a holiday in the U. S. and also for giving impetus to the established of Social Security. So, while I grabbed this old flag