The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-09-21
PRIZE FALLS TO
BOONE CANTON
Nine Organizations in
Yesterday Contest.
THE BALL LAST NIGHT
Governor Presented the Grand Sire,
Who Made a Speech.
NO INDIAN BLOOD IN THE ORDER
Odd-Fcllows Reject an Amendment
Regarding the Admission Of
Ked-Skins-Plan for the
Next Meetin.-sn-
dianapolis q
Bidder.
Governor Presented the Grand Sire,
Who Made a Speech.
NO INDIAN BLOOD IN THE ORDER

fr.m the South, the middle West and the
East participated in the competitive drills
at Broad-Street Park yesterday, the result
being that the first prize was won by Can
ton Boone, of Lebanon, Ind. The award
of this distinguished honor was conferred
upon Boone Canton at the Auditorium last
night in the presence Of a large assembly.
Governor j. Hoge Tyler introduced
Grand Sire Pinkerton, of Massachusetts,
who presented the prizes. General F!tz-
hugh Lee would have been present but for
the sad death of his lifelong friend, DR..
Hunter Mcclure.
The competitive drills were held at
Broad-Street Park, and they We're partici-
pated in by Cantons of three classes, They
We're classes A, B, c. in which the fol-
lowing organizations took part: Canton
Boone, of Lebanon. Ind; Canton Wright,
Of Wooster, o.; Canton Lucas, of Atlanta,
Ga; Canton Syracuse, of Syracuse, n. Y;
Canton City Of the Straits, of Detroit,
Mich; Canton McKeen, of Terra Haute;
Canton Frank, of Germantown, Pa, and
Canton Toledo, of Toledo The drills
proved a most important feature OF the
session, and the grandstand was crowded.
THE WINNERS.
The following is the result of the drills
in detail: Glass "a" Canton Boone, Le-
banon, Ind, first prize: Canton Wright.
of Wooster, Ohio, second prize; Canton
Lucas, of Atlanta, Ga, third prize.
Glass "B,'' Canton City of Straits-F'irst
! prize, Canton Syracuse, of Syracuse, n. Y,
| second prize. These prizes were money
purses, respectively, $500 and $50.
The following are the percentages:
Glass A-First prize. Canton Boone,
Captain w. NJ. Shaffner, Lebanon, Ind
Inspection. e22; drill sol; total, 1923.
Second prize, Canton Wright" Capt.
Forbes Alcock, Wooster. Ohio.-lnspectlon,
! $50: drill, SIS; total. 1I.05.
Third prize. Canton Lucas, Capt G.
F. Fleischmen. Toledo. Ohio.-Inspection,
| S,SS: drill sos; total. 1851.
! Fourth prize, Canton Frank" Capt. Ed.
| Root, Germantown, Ohio.-lnspection, 7.66;
| drill. 7.6o; total. 1926.
| Fifth prize, Canton AIckeene, Capt j.
NJ. White, Terre Haute. Ind.-1nspection,
| SEQ; drill, 6.6o: total, 14.6O.
Glass B-First prize, Canton Getty of the
| Straits,'' Capt. C. R. Workman, Detroit
| Inspection, $50; drill, Sol; total, 1855
Second prize, Canton Syracuse" Capt
| E. F. Wallace, Syracuse, n. Y.-Inspec-
! ton, 900; drill, SIC; total, 11.76-
Canton 'City of the Straits Detroit.
made the highest percentages, Il.56 out OF
| 20.
The Judges OF the drills were: Captain
| c. Gray Bossieux and L. L. Cheatwood
and Lieutenant c. o. Saville.
SESSIONS YETERDAY.
| The session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge yesterday was one of the most I'M
portart in its history. Several constitu-
| tional amendments were considered and
| most consistently rejected. One of these
| vro-,pSjtinn admit into the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. Indians with one
| eighth white blood; another was to change
| the basis of representation to make it
| correspond with representatives in the
! subordinate lodges Both these PROPOSE
| tions wSre defeated.
0 SESSIONS OF GRAND LODGE.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge devoted
| the morning to the consideration of the
| report of the Committee Appeals. A
| resolution offered by Grand Representa-
| tive Nye, of Minnesota, was adopted, ap-
| pointing a COMMITTEES Of five 20 draft
| appropriate resolutions thanking the
mayor and the citizens Of Richmond for
| the lavish hospitality they have shown
| the visiting Odd-Tcllows.
| Grand Marshal Cockrum received
| telegram which was read during the
session. from Mayor Taggart, of Indian
| apolis inviting the Sovereign Grand Lodge
| to hold its next meeting in that city.
| and promising that an enterta nment
worthy of this august body would be
| accorded it.
The Grand Lodge rejected all the pro-
| posed amendments to the constitution, one
| Of the most important of which was the
proposition to admit into the membership
| of the Order Indians with one-eighth
| white blood in their veins and also to re-
! duce the age limit from twenty-one to
eighteen years.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
The Daughters of Rebekafl. local and
visiting lodges, yesterday evening re-
hearsed and eXemplified the workings Of
the Order, at Masonic Temple, the had
| quarters of this branch of Odd Fellow
ship.
There are visiting teams from lodges III
Nassa sachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio and
| Michigan. These teams will, this af-
ternoon, compete for prizes in the skill
of exemplification.
While the local Rebekah's are endeay-
oring to extend all the privileges and cour-
tesies of the city and the Order to the vis-
iting sisters. some of them may have
been overlooked in the general disposition
of hospitality. The local members wish
to state that no one has been overlooked
intentially, and all visiting Rebekahs
are cordially invited to call at headquar-
ters and make themselves at home.
PROMINENT ODD-FELLOWS.
Mr. Cicero j. Lindley, representative OF
the Grand Lodge Of Odd-Fellows of Illi-
| nois, is one of the most prominent mem
bers of that body.
Mr. Lindley is chairman Of the Board
of Railroad and Warehouse Commission
ers of the State of Illinois Ind president
OF the National Association Of Railroad
Commissioners, which includes the commits
sioners of all the States and the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Judge Lindley with Ills wife and daugh-
ter are guests at the jefferson.
The hotels are now in normal condition
as regards accommod dations, great part
of the crowd having returned to their
horn, 8. Never before. perhaps, In their his-
fory we're the hotels so crowded as during