Re: Callahagn's in Mobile, AL starting as a "members only" club. To quote Gene Hackman in "Mississippi Burning" - "Member of what?"
In the 1800s, there were a lot of fraternal organizations. Some of them were social clubs [0], some provided for funeral arrangements [1]. About the only remaining one of these is (are?) Freemasonry. One should remember that the US had very strong anti-Catholic feelings [2] until the early 1900s. Irish-Americans remember that back then, they were not considered "white" (neither were Italians or Spanish speaking peopl…
The eagles club, the elks club and the rotary club are all still active in my area.
No idea why they name themselves after animals