The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-17
Hundreds Will Witness the
Work on a Class of One
Hundred Seventeen.
THE MUNCIE DELEGATION.
IT CAME IN $50 STRONG HEADED
BY A BAND-BANQUET WILL
FOLLOW THE WORk-PARADE
A FEATURE.

Hundreds of members OF the frdter-
nal order of Eagles are in Richmond
today to attend the obligation and
initiation of the record breaking class
of candidates under the auspices OF
the local aerie. The old saying that
1.-The town belongs to the visitors,
will fittingly apply to Richmonds SIT
nation today. White capped and I'D
bon dedecked lodge members are 10
he seen on every hand. About one
hundred and fifty members or the
Muncie lodge came to Richmond on
the c., G.. & L., on a special train COM
posed of three passenger coaches ana
one baggage car. The paraphernala
was stored in the latter and was tax
en- to the coliseum Immediately on
arrival for use in the initiation at
night.
The Muncie delegation arrived in
Richmond shortly after nine o'clock
and was met by the local degree team
in full dress, and headed by the Rich
mond Musicians band. The Muncie
delegation brought with it the Indiana
band of that city and from the c.. e. &
l.. station the Eagles marched to the
hail on Main street. All the Muncie
men wore white caps with bands OF
red, white and blue and in the parade
made a natty appearance.
During the entire day Eagles dele
cations from surrounding towns We're
coming into Richmond and it is esti-
mated that when the work begins at
night at the coliseum there will be
fully one thousand, five hundred Wis
iting Eagles in attendance. Delega-
lions from Connersville, Cambridge
City, New Castle, Eaton, Cincinnati,
Hamilton and other surrounding
towns have arrived in the city.
Obligation Administered.
The obligation to the one hundred
and seventeen candidates was admin
istered this afternoon at Eagles hall
on Main street, beginning about two
o'clock. The work continued for about
two hours. Music for the occasion
was furnished by the Eagles orches-
ira. sas irxslyHEGE
Tonight at seven O'Clock, the mem
bers of the local lodge, headed by
the Richmond band will leave the
Eagles hall and parade before going
to the coliseum where the work on
the large class will be given. 1t is
estimated that at least twenty-five
hundred men will be in the line of
march which is as follows:
East on Main to Eighth street,
north on Eighth to North A street,
east on North A to Tenth street, south
on Tenth to Main street. thence west
on Main street to the coliseum.
At the coliseum the work will start
promptly at eight O'Clock and will
continue for three hours. Following
the initiation the visitors and mem
bers of the local lodge will march to
the Pythian temple where banquet
will be served. After the banquet the
visiting brothers who came on special
trains will return to their homes.
The Eagles of Richmond are we'll
pleased with the success which prom
Uses to crown the event. There is a
spirit of good fellowship surrounding
the entire order in Richmond today.
The Muncie team which will do the
work at night is composed of sixteen
men and is considered one of the
crack teams of the order in Indiana.
The men are we'll drilled and so far
as administering work is concerned
CATION is headed by Clarence W.
Dearth. worthy president of the aerie
in that city.