Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
FRATERNITY NOTES.
Founder OF The Woodmen OF
The World To Visit Norfolk.
Red Men Taking In Many Pale Faces
Great Council Meeting At Danvillo-
tasophs Other Matters OF Interest In
The Tratcrnal Orders.

The Great Council OF the Improved
Order of Red Men in Virginia will as
semble in great Sun session in Danville
at n. m. Wednesday, the 18th instant,
in Pythian Castle Hall. The represent
ativcs and members OF the Great Coun-
Gil will be provided with quarters at
the Hotel Burton at SITE per day. or
with Hotel Normandee at $3.50 per day.
single, or SIPS double. The delegates
from Eastern shore. Old Point. Hamp-
ton and points near Norfolk going via
the Norfolk and Western railroad will
have to be in Norfolk Monday night in
order to leave on Tuesday morning at
7:30 o'clock for Danvile. Special rates
have been provided at Ford's Hotel for
supper and lodging at 70 cents. IL
breakfast is included the fare will be
SIPS.
Great Chief OF Records Ira T. Holt.
who has issued the call for the assem-
bling of the Great Council. states that
the net increase in the order since the
last meeting of the Great Council is 129.
of which 1913 is in Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Berkeley.
The various tribes of the Order of
Red Men in this city have taken on a
lease of new life recently, and are rap
idly growing in numbers, new Access
sions being received at nearly every
meeting of each individual tribe. If
the present increase continues it will
be but q short time before the order in
Norfolk will number 1900 members.
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There has been an unusual growth In
the Order of Heptasophs, or S. w. NJ,
I'm this city within the past six months
by continued acceSsionS in membership
to all of the subordinate conclaves.
Friendship Conclave No. had intended
to confer the work of the order upon
eighteen candidates on next Friday
night, but as new applications are con-
stantly coming in and all desire TO be
indicted into the mysteries of the
brotherhood on the same night. 1t has
been decided to postpone the time for
| initiating the class until the number
has reached twenty-five. which will
be as soon as the committees nave re-
ported on them. and this will not be
| later than the 25th of May or the LIST
of June. The members are perfecting
| themselves in the work in order to
make the initiation and degrees as i'm
pressive as possible. The work when
well conferred is not surpassed for
beauty and symmetry by any secret
benevolent organization in existence
/
| plicants Friday night and received two
| additional applications. She expects
| six more at her meeting next Friday
| night. Harmony. the new arm of the
| oro.r. is steadily increasing in num-
| bers. while Columbia Conclave has adj
| ditions at every meeting. Virginia No
| ] is also making fine record along the
| same line.
| State Councillor Floyd A. Hudgins. of
the Junior order of United American
| Mechanics of Virginia. attended the
nineteenth annual convention OF the Jr
o. u. y. NJ. Funeral Benefit Associa-
ton in Washington this week.
The association selected Richmond as
the next place of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
News Evening Telegram.
So
a rich treat is in store in the near flu
ture for the Woodmen OF the World in
this vicinity. advices having been re-
ceived to the effect that Sow. Command
err j. a. Root and other sovereign OIL
Gals will visit Elizabeth Camp of this
city, on the 3lst instant. Soy. Com
mander Root is known as the Father
of Perfected Woodcraft." he being the
founder OF the Woodmen OF the World
Active preparations are now being made
for suitable public reception to the
visitors, and attention Is directed to the
Woodmen's special call that appears in
another column.