The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-21
ceded that at Boston, in 1895, the high
water mark was reached.
.RLY 100000 MILES.

water mark was reached.
NEARBY 100000 MILES.
The last mileage committee figured
that the representatives and officers
travelled a total Of 1890 miles. and
rhe number of days in the per diem ac-
count was 1.242 These are miles enough
and days enough. roughly speaking, for
one man TO go eight times around the
world and have three years and live
months in which to make the trip.
rAsr-GRAND REPRESENTATIVES.
REUNION.
For quite a number of Years there has
bccl. much interest manifested by the
Virginia representatives iE the reunion.
A few years since at Atlantic City, George
b. Davis, the efficient superintendent or
the city clarifies delivered quite an ora
tor and at the 1889 session an iudreSS
was made by Mr.. Hill Montague. who is
a member OF the Judiciary Committee
of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. These
meetings are open to the public. Virginia
Will have her hands full in the various
welcome addresses. and at the Past-GTand
Representatives Reunion the speech max
ING this year will be by prominent men
1ro:n ether States.
cAKE-WALk AT THE AUDITORIUM
The programme for the entertainment of
The guests is not by any means complete,
but il comes on very good authority that
resentatives of a genuine old-fashioned
negro cake-walk Il t the Auditorium, where
1000 people can view 1t, was one OF the
most pleasing inducements that brought
the grand body 10 Virginia An evening
OF rare fun there surely will be. The En-
tcrlaln1Eent Committee hope to take their
guests down TO Old Point on Saturday,
September 18th, for day of pleasure at
The Seashore.
ID
The reception and entertainment of
the Sovereign Grand Lodge will be In
charge OF a general committee of arrange
mentS consisting Of two hundred and fifty
members of the order in Virginia. This
committee will give full representation TO
the subordinate lodges and encampmentS
Of the order, including the Rebekah
lodges. In order that the committee may
be thoroughly representative one. each
lodge and encampment has been invited
TO nominate some one from its member
ship to I position on the General Commit
Tee. In this way about one hundred and
fifty nap'cs have been submitted The re-
manning lodges Will be given until March
1st to make their selection. but soon after
that date all vacancies will be supplied
by the Executive Board.
The primary supervision of the arrange
1ncnts for the entertainment of the Sow
ereign Grand Lodge has been entrusted
10 an Executive Board of seven, under
whose direction all committees shall per-
form their duties This board is consti-
tuted as follows: Hill Montague chair
man; w. II. Bailey. vice-chairman; Manly
Il. Ramos secretary: r. Wiley Davis,
treasurer: +. w. Miltz, Samuel r. Crowder
ana C. S. Wells. All OF these are promi-
nent workers in the order. MIR. Montague.
the chairman, is u we'll known lawyer of
this city, and Grand Representative to the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. MIR. Bailey is
the present Grand Master of Virginia. He
formerly lived in Baltimore, but has re-
sided here for j number of years. and is
Tow the general agent of the Maryland
Life Insurance Company. AS Grand Mas
ter he has faithfully discharged his duties
and enjoys the full confidence of the men,
Dership in this Jurisdiction MIR. Ramos
is q Grand Representative of the order
from the elI' hmDment branch and has
::w"Hs lived in Richmond. He is known
the head of the Manly 3. Ramos Com
pany, one of the leading musical cstab-
liShments of the State. Mr.. Davis. who
holds the important position of treasurer,
has for more than twenty-four years been
the grand secretary of the Grand Lodge
OF Virginia, and he has the implicit conf
dence of every Odd-Fellow. They know
that he will faithfully disburse any
money which they may contribute to-
ing Odd-Fellows' jubilee. Mr.. NIitz is a
prominent member of Schiller Lodge of
this city, the only diStinctively German
lodge in Virginia. In this lodge the work
is done entirely in German. He is con-
nected with the we'll Known firm Of Bins
wanger Il Company. MIR. Crowder has been
connected with the Western Union Tele-
graph Company many years. Is one of the
best known young men in Iichmond and
Wells, the other member of the commit
tee, is i leading member of the order
from Manchester, and has long been con-
nccted with the Southern railroad Offices
The personnel OF this Executive Board
is a guarantee that the arrangements for
the great convention will be carefully
made. All money raised for .entertain-
ment purposes is TO be turned over to this
Board and disbursed under its direction
and their we'll known conservatism is an
assurance to every Odd-F'ellow that the
money will be- carefully expended. The
plan which has been adopted provides that
no expense shall be incurred and no con-
tract shall be made by any committee
without first having secured the approval
OF the Executive Board
MANY SUB-COMMITTEES.
There are to be nineteen sub-comnt-
tees, as follows: Reception, % members;
Correspondence and Printing. 5 members;
Parade, members: Grand Representa-
tives' Reunion. 5 members; Hotels,
members; Transportation, members:
Carriages. Z members: Halls and Meeting
Places. 5 members; Entertainment of the
Ladies. members: Entertainment Mt
Auditorium Wednesday evening, Septenl-
Der 18th. members; Eebekall Branch,
members: Radges and Souvenirs. mem
bers: Horses and TrapplnsS. members:
Bureau of Information and Depots.
members; Degree or ChiNalry, mem
bers; Floor and 1itualistic Work, 70
members; Press, members; Decorations.
members. and Official Programme, 3
members. None OF these subcommittee
have Yet been appointed except the Com
niittee On Hotels. which is composed of
Messrs Louis Au5el tchairman), Charles
H. Phillips, Samuel r. Pulliam. John B.