The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-24
COMING HERE In
SPECIAL TRAINS
Thousands of Odd-Fel-
lows to Attend.
RECEPTION PLANS.
Important Meeting Of the Committee
Called for Tomorrow.
GETTING ALL IN READINESS.
Those Having the Entertainments Of
the Visitors in Charge Pnttin.
in Hard Work Preparing
for Those Who VIII At
tend Grand I.ndge's
Meetings.
GETTING ALL IN READINESS.

There will be a conference at the Jeffer-
son tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock of
the cbairmen Of all the committees now
engaged in making arrangements for the
great meeting Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. Independent Order of Odd-FeilowS,
10 be held IN this city commencing Septem
Der 18th. The assemblagc in Richmond of
this august body is an important thing
to this city and State. and the old Capitnl
OF the Old Dominion will open wide her
portals ard receive her guests in true Vir-
Sinia style. AdviCes have been received
here indicating that in the neiyhhorllood
of 20,oGo wearers of the three links will
come to Richmond on the occasion Of the
meeting of the Sovereign Grand Lodge,
and in view of this unprecedentedlv lnrge
number the various committees have found
it necessary 10 bestir themselves in the
matter of providing for the care and enter
tainment of the visitors.
1t is with a view of having thorough
understanding of the progress made and
the things tiut need TO be done that the
city may be in readiness for the coming
thousands. The work already done will
not only be discussed. but a complete un-
derstandng viii be had as to what remains
to be done. One thing is certain, the Odd
Fellows are TO be given a royal reception
by old Richmond, and nothing is to be left
undone that will add to their comfort and
pleasure while here. The Executive
Board, of which Mr.. Hill Montague IS
chairman, has been putting forth some
hard work in the matter of arousing the
people to the great benefits the city must
derive from the visit of SO influential and
the proposed entertainment have just
begun to assume definite shape It has
been estimated that $3.50 will be needed
to provide proper entertainemnt for the
Sovereign Grand Lodge and its members,
and alrendy large part Of this sum has
Been pledged. 1t may be authortatively
stated, however, that the committee still
lacks 5000 to $4,000 of having enough to
carry through their general plans, and
While no aid is specially solicited of the
general public, any pubic-sp:rited citizen
who feels like making a contribution to
the entertainment fund, no matter how
large or small, will find the same CRATE
fully received by the Richmond Odd-Fel-
lows, and especially by the committeeman
who are lnboring SO hard to make the
meeting here one of the most delightful
in the history Of the Sovereign Grand
warded to Captain r. Wiley Davis, treas
urer of the Executive Board, Ebel build
ing.
PROMINENT MEN.
IN this connection it should be SAID that
hA
of prominent men from all parts of the
United States. Some are rich manlifac-
turers and merchants. others eminent
professional men, others capitalists, bank
ers and citizens in the humber walks of
life. It is reported that Massachusetts
alone Will send two special train-londs,
of 800 Odd-Fellows and their
families, and that Missouri Will be repre-
sented by between 250 and 800. who will
travel to Richmond on a special train,
composed of sleeping and dining cars.
Aluny of the visitors will spend a week
or ten days IN the city in order to visit the
historic points of interest in and around
the city and to so through the large to-
bacco factories, the ship-yards, locomotive
works and other vast business institutions
which have made Richmond famous all
over the world.
IN GALA ATTIRE.
Within the last few days a Committee
on Decoratio has been added to the list
of committees to prepare for the coming
of the Odd-FelloWs, and energetic efforts
are to be made to have the business
houses generally decorated for the occa-
sion. The expense of putting up flags and
bunting is not great, us most of the stores
and other business houses on the princi-
pal business streets have on hand already
the material for decoration. Mr.. Julius
Straus is chairman of the Decoration
Committee, and associated with him in this
work are Messrs. J. Samuel Parrish.
N. Mitteldorfer, Louis Gs-
selbrecht, ". Elmore Seal and Charles L.
Mosby.
THE Committees.
The following are expected to attend the
meeting a the Jefferson tomorrow after
noon and report what has been done by
their committees in the various lines of
work assigned to them:
Executive Boerd-Hill Montague. chair
man: William H. Bailey, yice-chairman;
Manley B. Ramos, secretary; T. Wiley
Davis, treasurer; Samuel r. Crowder, f.
w. NIiltz and C. S. Wells.
Reception Committee-J. Taylor Ellyson.
Correspondence and Printing Commit
tee-W. G. Duke.
Committee on Parade-Morgan r. Mills.
Committee on Past-Grand Representa-
tives' Reunion-J. e. Blanks.
Committee on Hotels-Louis Aubel.
Committee on Transportation-Geors
B. Jones.
Committee on carriages-Thomas B.
Hicks.
Committee on Halls and Meeting Places
Thomas \. kendter
Committee on Music-Charles H. Phil
lips.
Committee on Entertainment of Ladies
George B. Davis tchairmnn.
Committee on Entertainment At the
Audtorium-Sam r. Crowder.
Committee on Rebekah Branch-W. F.
Larrabee. of Old Point.
Committee on Badges and Souvenirs
r. M.#Pilcher.
: Committee on Horses and Trapplngs-