The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-11
Prizes Amounting to S5.Da0 Dis
tributed to the Winning
Teams.
BOY CAPTAIN IS H0N0RED.
Estimated That S2GO.0OD Has
Been Spent by Members of
the Organization Dur
ing the Week.

camp Talbot vE,T. $50 WOu,Imen
F'oresters have been enoamped for Il week.
was formally turned over TO Chief quar-
, tsrmaster Anderson Of she woodInen By
Major General John II Mitchell at 9
o'clock yesterday. At O'Clock the camp
WIS deserted except :or few ATTACHES Of
| the staa. Who superintended putting ;he
camp into condition for its return to the
Exposition Company's ouartsrmaster.
At the formal awarding Of the prizes to
the winning teams. which took place IN
the quadrangle OF the Administration
buildings. n surprise was sprung ON Pres
id.nt Francis. who almost spranE on. in
return on the woodmen- President Fran
els was awarding tie prizes In the COM
petitiv- drills. and until h" WAS on the
point OF handing over those due the bands
lie did not know that there were put TWO.
The Fort Dofg-. Ia Band and nv. e ].
Byrns Band Of Detroit Turning To the
Woodrn-a s;afI officers who We're gathered
about him. President Francis questioned
III. aIvisabIlIty OF awarding prizes for
which there Was 80 little competition that
all each band had to do was 10 play and
be awarded either 500 or S59.
Shall We award these prizes?'' sa.d
President Francis.
The bands came in good faith. not
knowing that four OF tte six entries would
drop out. was the quick reply of General
Mitchell. and the hands were called for
ward to receive their checks.
Five thousand collars In prizes vas given
away by President Francis In less than
twenty minutes. and he said he considered
the ofler which had brought so many
Woodmen TO the Exposition a most fcrtu-
nate one from both the standpoint OF the
E.N l-nynIlr.r ArTA h.- n . -.
men.
After the presentation. Major General
John II. Mitchell. In command OF the
cheers for President Francis. The latter
Ieciprocated with a call for cheers for
General Mitchell. Tien the cheering be-
e-ybcdy else for ten minutes.
Statistics we're compiled as TO the fnan-
eial eenes, reapsd oy the Exposition Com
Fores'ers Officers of the sraf took an
average OF thirty companies, selected from
az parts parts Of the camp. 70 md what amount
us si1 days stay at the Exposition. The
average was between 80 and $40. making
ana sn.Ooo exclusive OF meals and trans
pcrtaficn-
In addition TO this must be reckoned
The sp.ndings of the o."S and more
Tnen's Day. Placing this At - each adds
10000. without counting some 1000 TO
ZOO Royal Neighbors OF America. the
auxiliary TO the Woodmen. who spent. II
i estimated. 8 day for three days. Or
from 5000 TO $l0c.0o. The total spent by
the two organizations during the week
wss esrimafed at $aG0V OF which sum
the Exposition Company received prob
ably one-fourth. or 5000. through its
concesSionaIres.
The nonor< OF the last day went 10
Niles Adams Foster. g years old. member
and honorary captain OF the Rock Island.
H.. camp. IT. the absence OF the drum
major OF the G. J. Byrns Band. he took
that responsible position and directed IL
through one difficult piece. He WAS the
principal heart-breaker OF the camp. be-
ing declared Irresistible when attired in
his full regimentais-