Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19


ton. cash. SIS; to the next best drilled
canton. cash, $50.
Entries must be made by Friday,
September IA, 1900. addressed to Grand
Representative Manly b. Ramos, score
tary, 119 East Broad street, Richmond
Inc competition in comforting degree
work will also be extremely Interesting.
The prizes awarded will amount to $3.50.
Inc prizes are offered by the Commit
Tee OIL the Sovereign Grand Lodge.
THE PRIZES.
The prizes are as follows:
Encampmcnt-Firs prize. $500; sec
ond prize, $50.
Subordinate Lodge-First prize. s1oo;
second prize. $50.
Rebekah Degree-First prize sim.
second prize. $50.
In addition to the money prizes. n
number of paraphernalia prizes will be
offered.
Each competing staff will work one
degree only, and may make selection
OF o., the degree which it wishes to work.
Ihere Is no limit to the number on the
team. Each degree stafr will decide
Tor itself the number which shall COM
pose it.
IN order to make necessary arrange
ments as to proper time and place for
the work it is desired that competitors
give the committee notice of their in
lention to enter as early as Friday,
September Ia, 1900. il possible No one
organization is to receive more than
one prize.
Proper halls for work will be supplied
by the committee. without expense to
the contestants, and the work will be
done at night, in order to give the rep
rescntativcs and visiting Odd-Fellows
full opportunity to witness the exem-
Publications..
a committee of weli-oualified Odd
Fellows Will act as judges-Past Grand
Patriarch and Past Grand Representa-
tive r. NJ. Mason, chairman.
Entries must be addressed to Grand
Representative Manly b. Ramos. secre-
tary, Richmond.
1t is quite likely that 10000 visitors
will be in Richmond during Sovereign
Grand Lodge week.
Canton Militant No. s. of Norfolk, will
Richmond. and will appear in the
grand parade to take place there dur
ing the session of this great body.
Captain y. Dush expects 10 carry be-
tween twenty-five and thirty men and
they will be headed by the Seaboard
Air Line Band. AS yet no action has
been taken by any OF the subordinate
lodges with reference to attending the
Sovereign Grand Lodge in bodies.
There is ample time. howevr. to provide
for such an arrangement later on. a
number of the members of the order
will attend the session even il the
lodges do not decide to go in body.
Saturday next, the 25th instant, has
been set apart for the great contest
that is to take place between the two
bands OF marauders representing
themselves as ball players from the
Richmond and Newport News Lodges
of Elks ut Newport News.
The date has been officially an
nounced and all arrangements nave
been made for the event. Mr.. H. w.
Smith has received n letter from Mr..
Jake Wells stating that the Richmond
boys could come only on Saturday. and
that they would be accompanied by q
large delegation of cXcursionists with
them, making a two days trip of it.
1t Is now thought that they will
bring about two hundred Ell1s to New
port News. spending Sunday in taking
in the city.
Saturday afternoon they will play
ball (?), and on Sunday they will put
in the day at Old Point, Ocean View
and Buckroe.
A smoker will probably be arranged
for them on Saturday night. and hos
pltal arrangements will be completed
the wayside during the game.
The receipts will go to the Newport
News Hospital fund.
At Newport News this morning the
local Lodge of Elks will meet at its
rooms and attend in a body the SER
vices at ST. Paul's Episcopal Church.
The services will be conducted by Rev.
Baker r. Lee, Jr.. a member of the
order. Rev. Mr.. Lee is visiting his
father. Judge Lee. in Hampton.