Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01
FRATERNITY NOTES.
Memorial Exercise To-day at Elm.
wood Cemetery at 4:3o P. M.
Elks' Carnival Committee Winds Up Carni-
val Affairs Prizes Drawn Last Night :
Elks Preparing for Trip to Atlantic CITY
Royal Arcanum and Other Notes.

Virginian-Pilot reporter yesterday
interviewed Mr.. Peter Epes. chairman
Oh the transportation committee b. p.
y. t.. about the coming trip to Attain
tic City, N. j.
MT. Epes states that about as Nor
folk Eiks will so and probably 40 from
portsmouth. The official route is the
new Bay line for Norfolk Elks. The
Portsmouth Elks will probably go by
The old Bay line.
The Norfolk and Portsmouth Elks
Will have their headquarters at Grand
Atlantic Hotel. one of the finest at At
lantic City.
Newport News Lodge wrote Mr.. Epes
yesterday that it will send 40 members
10 the Grand Lodge meeting.
Richmond and Newport News lodges
Will go uniformed. but Norfolk and
Portsmouth will not be in uniform.
Richmond in 1901" will be the cry
of the Virginia Elks. st. Louis is the
only strong competitor that Richmond
has. and on account of her central To-
cation and the liberality of her citizens
she Will give Richmond a hard fight.
1t is understood that New York will
favor Richmond. Baltimore is already
working for Richmond in 1901, and Will
wear Virginia's uniform at the coming
meeting.
The Norfolk Elks meet to-day at 3
p. IN, and will perfect all details relat-
ing to the coming trip. They will
leave Norfolk Sunday. July Sth. and
reach Atlantic City about 1890 a. III.
Monday. July 9th.
The second regular meeting for
month of June OF Pocahontas Council
No. 493. Royal Arcanum. was held on
fraty {t,,r IT.,
hall. Academy of Music building, when
there was large attendance OF MEM
bers. The initiation degree was con-
ferred upon two candidates who were
presented. several new applications
We're acted upon and much interest
was manifested in regard to contin-
unnce of the active work which has
resulted In so large an addition to the
membership during the past few
months; that Pocahontas Council is
in Virginia, needing only Il small in
crease that can easily be attained by
persistent effort, to advance 1t to the
head OF the column.
The chairman of the special commit
tee on celebration of Royal Arcanum
Day announced that the excursion to
Old Point and the CapcS. which had
been arranged for Friday. June 22d.
was postponed because of unfavorable
weather then prevailing until Monday
evening, July 9th, on the steamer Po-
cahontas. for which the tickets already
issued Will be good.
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In obedience to proclamation issued
by the Grand Sire of the Independ-
ent Order OF Odd Fellows in Virginia
requesting all lodges In the State who
have lost members by death to hold
suitable memorial services in respect
TO their memory. the Odd Fellows of
Norfolk will observe to-day as SUCH
The exercises will take place at Elm
wood Cemetery at 4 o'clock this after
noon. The lodges will assemble at
Odd Fellows Hall. Church street, at
o'clock. and will form in line with
Canton No. .. Patriarchs Militant, in
the lead. with the Seaboard Air Line
band, an0 the procession under the es-
cort of Il platoon of police will take up
the following route:
Up Church street to Freemason to
Cumberland street, through 1t to the
cemetery.
Arriving Mt the -"City of the Dead"
the procession will halt at the lot of
Washington Lodge, in Cedar Grove,
and thence to the I. o. o. T.. lot. in
| lIimwood Cemetery, where n spacious
stand has been erected, when the fol-
lowing will be the order of exercises:
tHfeHing- the Order
Prayer ....Rev. Chas. w. Petit, p. G..
Calling the roll of the dead. ....
Irel G. White. p. G.. NJ.
Dirge ......................B BY the band
Introduction of the orator.
Hon. Chas. It. Bland. p. G..
oratlon ..................
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