The Eagles Club celebrates Mother's Day tradition

1715605+Alyssa Kozel Mothers Day 2015 Eagles Club EGF 029 copy.jpg — Alyssa Kozel and other family members, from left, Trevor Kozel, Ila Mae Kozel and Tom Kozel (partially hidden), go through the Mother’s Day breakfast line Sunday at the Eagles Club. Photo by Kevin Bonham/Grand Forks Herald

By Kevin Bonham

May 10, 2015 at 7:30 PM

Mother’s Day breakfast at the Eagles Club is a tradition for the Kozel family of East Grand Forks.

And it’s a tradition for the organization.

In 1904, Fraternal Order of Eagles Past Grand Worthy President Frank Hering made a public plea for a new national holiday to honor mothers, according to the FOE website.

A decade later, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.

The Eagles was just one of several clubs and restaurants in Grand Forks and East Grand Forks that hosted Mother’s Day specials on Sunday.

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1/3: Ila Mae Kozel is all smiles as she accepts her free Mother’s Day breakfast Sunday at the Eagles Club, as Tim Kozel (right) waits in line. . Photo by Kevin Bonham/Grand Forks Herald

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2/3: Beth Melby, Eagles Aerie president, prepares a tray of sausages for the Mother’s Day breakfast. Photo by Kevin Bonham/Grand Forks Herald

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3/3: Kathy Ray flips some French toast during Sunday’s Mother’s Day breakfast at the Eagles Club. Photo by Kevin Bonham/Grand Forks Herald

The Eagles Club celebrates Mother's Day tradition

Mother's Day breakfast at the Eagles Club is a tradition for the Kozel family of East Grand Forks. And it's a tradition for the organization. In 1904, Fraternal Order of Eagles Past Grand Worthy President Frank Hering made a public plea for a new...