The Washington times., 1906-09-16
Two Train Loads of
WaShingtOnianS Speed
ing to Toronto.
TEAMS HOPES ARE HIGH
Columbia Team, Ruth Re-
bekahs, and Canton Wash
ington Entered.

With two trains loads or Ouu Fellows
speeding toward Toronto, and third
20 start this morning, bearing drill and
degree teams that have been entered In
contests for nearly every prize that
has been offered in connection with the
sncampment OF the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. l. o. O. F., during the coming
week. the stay-at-homes are resting
contentedIy in the knowledge that what
ever the outcome never before in the
history Of local fraternal orders has an
sffort been made upon so large scale
% capture for this city the honors of
national organization.
Spurred by the continued success Of
the drill team of Columbia Lodge No,
TO- in winning the prize at Philadelphia
last year, for the best eXemplification
Of degree work, after having secured
the same prize two years before at
Baltimore. this organization is being
sent 20 the contest this year. also the
famous drill team of Canton Washing
ton, No. l. headed by Capt d. V. CHS
holm, and the much talked Of degree
staff of Ruth Rebekah Lodge, No. ?
have been entered to try for honors in
their respective classes.
In addition 70 these. and several minor
entries. for organizations. individual en-
Washington possesses some Of the most
expert exemplifiers of rituaIistic work
10 be found in tin ranks OF Odd Fellows
throughout the world.
Contests Begin Tomorrow.
The contests will begin in Toronto
tomorrow. and Will continue throughout
the week, the entries being unusually
large, including the famous organiza-
tions OF the entire continent The re
suits viii not be known until Friday
afternoon. when with all the cantons on
dress parade on the beautiful Camp
Wright field Of the Exhibition Park, the
prizes will be awarded.
Fully 400 members of the order end
their friends left Washington Friday
including the Canton Washington and
Ruth Rebekah forces. The members of
Coiumbia Lodge viii leave this morning
at o'clock over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad in g. special car and viii run
through without lay-over.
Personnel of Columbia Team.
Several changes in the Columbia team
have been made since the winning Of
the prizes in Baltimore and Philadel-
phia, but it IS thought that in practi-
cally every instance the team has been
now composed OF the following mem
btrs;
J. Edward Fowler degree master,
Charles y. Shackclford. assistant de
gree master; George Gerberick, Charles
n. Birckbead, :. 5. keck, Samuel G.
TAYLOR, Auditor Tuubun, n. NJ. Pol
lock. Allen T. Lewis. Louis B. Moore,
Bert '. Wolfe, z. 5 Grumlcy, 3. II
Smart. j. II. Broderick, George Z. Coli
son. 4. +. Smoots, W. G. Woodford.
Charles p. Thomas, Thomas Shelton. II.
J. Redheld. e. a. Cannon, otto F,
Smith. William ]. Galbraith, Thomas ".
Fowler. and d. d. Lore.
Strength in Third Degree Work.
Tie strength of the Columbia team is
In the exempllficatior OF the third de
gree work. and it is for the prize that
IS offered for this, the most beautiful
and exacting of all the degree work
that thew are entered. In this class
thee cash prizes are offered, the nrst
$50. the second sl0J ard the third 500
The competition will take place In As
sembly Hail. Foresters' Temple. begin
ming Monday afternoon at 2;2o.
For the Rebelah lodges there is but
one contest with prizes, in cash, of 500
for the best team, $50 for the second, and
IS for the third. The competition Tor
these prizes is scheduled 70 take place
at Exhibition Park Monday afternoon
and the partisans OF Ruth Reoekah
Lodge are confident OF carrying on the
first prize. although this is the first at
tempt of this lodge to win prize in the
national contest Two OF the degree
stan of this lodge were absent when
the accompanying picture was taken
Annie
Grgsby.
Great Contest of Chevaliers.
Canton Washington is entered for the.
Glass A. Patriarchs Militant contest
Tor which a first prize of 800 is offered,
with $3.50 as a second prize. This con-
test is the mosl important and pictur-
esque OF the entire encampment, the
conditions of entry requiring a mini
mum strength of twenty-four ChevaHers
and three officers. The Washington Can
ton viii enter the contest with thirty
chevaliers.
a team representing this organization
won the frst prize In the contest al Bal
timore IN 1893 and at San Francisco In
1904. but was defeated at philadelphia
last year and secured only the second
prize. In view of this defeat the mem
bers have been straining every nerve to
perfect lhe dTllllhs OF the organization,
hoping 10 retrieve their position of su-
premacy at Toronto during the coming
week. Their purpose in leaving Wash
ington a day ahead Of time was To fa-
miliarize themselves with the ground
upon which the contest will take place.
and season the men to foot movements
upon the sod. in place of the concrete
pavements upon which they have been
drilling. The team is composed of the
most active workers of the order and is
the only organization of the Uniform
Rank OF any fraternal body in the Dis