The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-12
EAGLES PREPARE FOR
STATE CONVENTION
Members of FraternaI Order
VIII Wing Way to St. Paul
Next Week

IFIenQS OF Eagles, are expected 10
spread their wings in st. Paul Friday,
Saturday and Sunday, June "a, 25 and
26, besides transacting formal business
in the curling rink on Raspberry
island and seeing all the sight of the
Capital City.
1t is the first annual convention and
reunion of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles of Minnesota, and it is conf
IDENTIFY believed that it will bring to
the city such a crowd of good fellows
that their visit will not be soon for
gotten.
Extensive arrangements have been
made for the convention, and elaborate
preparations for the entertainment of
the visitors. The business men have
contributed towards the entertainment
Of the delegates and other Eagles to-
tai of $4,000, of which about $500 will
go for prizes, all of which are to be in
cash.
The convention will be called to or
der in the rink Friday morning, and
permanent chairman and secretary
elected, after which Chaplain J. III.
Ellis win deliver the opening prayer,
and Mayor r. A. Smith will make the
address of welcome, in which he will
portray the special privileges that it
has been agreed to give the members
speaking for ST. Paul Eagles, will elab-
crate at some length upon matters and
sights connected with the city, point
out just what an Eagle may expect if
he maintains strict preference for
the city which he is visiting, and in
cidentally will review the delight felt
by the st. Paul Eagles in being per-
mitted to entertain the various repre-
sentatives of the thirty-four different
aeries in the state. While he will
command strict attention to the busi-
ness in hand for the first two days,
he will serve due notice that on the
third day the entire time will be de-
voted to entertaining the visiting dele
gates, and that the social amenities are
expected to be of such an eXacting
nature that it will possibly be well for
the delegates to hold themselves in re-
serve for the occasion, which consists
of a picnic and reunion at White Bear
lake.
Lodge Business on First Day
There will follow a song by the
Eagles quartette, composed Of Messrs.
Carr, Snyder, White and Drewry, after
which J. w. Shadewald. S. D. G. P,
win respond to the address of welcome,
and T. J. McDermott will tell of the
objects Of the order, of it's growth and
prospects, and point to the eVer-grow-
ing popularity of Eagledom. The re-
mainder of the day will be spent in the
transaction of lodge business, and in
the evening a smoke social will be
given in the convention hall, to which
all Eagles in the city will be welcome.
The contests for the prizes that are
offered will begin Friday afternoon in
the convention hall, when the degree
teams will compete for the $50 offered
for the best eXemplification Of the
work of the order From this contest
tha Sf Pa1I1 foam ic haired a large
number of entries are expected, as
there are number of the lodges in the
state with teams that expect to win
this prize.
After business session, beginning az
10 a. M, and at which it is expected
to finish the consideration of affairs
needing attention, there will be a grand
parade of the Eagles, starting at p.
m, in which there will be competition
for some rich prizes. The best band
in the line of march will receive 500
in cash, the second best $50 and the
third best $25. The aerie making the
best appearance in the parade will be
given $50, and to the second best $25.
The aerie turning out the largest num-
Der of members in proportion to mem
bership will be given 500, the second
best showing $50 and the third best $25,
and in this competition the St. Paul
and Minneapolis aeries are barred. To
the aerie marching with not less than
twenty-five members and coming from
the longest distance the prize is $50
for the first and $25 for the second best
showing, with aeries from Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois
and Wisconsin allowed to compete
The individual prizes are novel and
will attract any amount of attention.
The handsomeSt man in the parade will
be given the munif1cent sum of $2.40
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home with him; the homeliest of the
lot will be compelled to be satisfied
with $1.50; the tallest man in the line
of march will receive 8 cents for each
inch, not counting cork soles or other
devices designed to deceive; the short
est Eagle, as token that his lack of
inches should not be charged to his in
dividual account, is given cents per
inch, an increase of 25 per cent over
the tallest; the heaviest man who
marches throughout the parade will be
given l cent for each pound that he
weighs, with lead and iron barred; the
ightest Eagle will receive as a COM
pensation for his diminutive size 3
cents per pound, and will not be
searched for articles that might in
crease his weight.
Committees Are Busy
The general committee in charge Of
the convention is divided into a num-
Der of subcommittee. having charge of
the different features, with James III.
Burns, chairman of the general COM
mlttee, Arthur Drewry as vice chair
man, w. J. Waldron as secretary and
Leonard Schwabel as treasurer. The
other members of the committee have
been divided into subcommittee as
follows:
PressZC. B; Dewitt, c. Cronk, j. Foot,
Finance-G. Hart, F. schifmann 7
J. Metzdorf, A.. Drewry, p Justus, M
Schweitzer. "A
Transportation and Hotels-L. Colwell
ner E. Lott ""e
Halls and ,Music-E Schroeder. B.
Campbell, T. O'Leary, ]. Capen. F. Hines
Printing and Souvenirs-J. Foot. d.
Jones, B; Campbell, E. Lott w. Waldron
A. Donaldson. oAi'
Entertainment Hines, ]. McNabb
P. Ungaretti w. Waldron, J. Colwell' a
Holm. e. Lott, c. B. Dewitt A. SNYDER.
o,T PTarades4M; Morgan E. Schroeder, T.
Grand Honor Court-W. Waldron. G.