The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-03-15
SECRET ORDERS AT JAMES
TOWN EXPOSITION.
MANY IMPORTANT CONCLAVES
SCHEDULED FOR TERCEN-
TENNIAL.

MANY IMPORTANT CONCLAVES
SCHEDULED FOR TERCEN-
TENNIAL.
Norfolk, Va.-Not only will
the jamestown Ter-CentenniaI
Exposition, which opens on the
shores of Hampton Roads, Vir-
ginia, April 26, be the occasion
of grand Homecoming" for the
people of Virginia but of the
nation, in celebration of the ami
versary of the founding of the
first English settlement in Amer
lea, but it will be the occasion for.
a large number of conclaves, con-
ventions, conferences and assem-
blies. Altogether there will be
over two hundred of these events
and among them are many secret
order gatherings and the pass
word and the grip will be much in
evidence in these fraternal confer
ences.
The first event of this kind
scheduled is the Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge of Virginia which
meets May 14-17 and during
part of this time the Improved
Order of Red Men will assemble.
This latter order will represent
the landing of Captain John
Smith. Three ships will be built
to represent the Godspeed, the
Susan Constant and the Discov-
cry and both palefaces and red
skins will be represented in ap-
prOpriate costumes. They will
have a log house or building in
which they will display all the
relics of the aborigines and every
thing of an historical nature that
relates to the first American, the
Indian. The great Council of
Red Men will occur at the Expo
sition Sept. GIG.
On May, Dist, the Virginia
ranch of. the Junior Order of
United Americans will meet and
the State Council of the same or
der on Oct. 1914. June ), the
National Order of Heptasophs or
Seven Wise Men will meet and
June 16 the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks. August 6,
the Knights Of Columbus, and
August II, the National Hay
makers Association.
The Uniform Rank, Knights of
Pythias will encamp by brigades
on the military camp-grOund of
the Exposition and it is expected
that several thousand knights will
be in attendance. The Kentucky,
West Virginia, Virginia, Tennes-
see and Georgia brigades will be
in camp from july % to August
3, inclusive and the Ohio brigades
from August 3 to August 10, in
elusive. Brigades from other
states will be assigned dates later,
but their encampments will be
held in July. Major B. E. Rice,
Senior Major of the First Vir-
ginia Regiment has charge of the
X. of p. features of the EXPOSE
ton.
August ILL the National en-
camDment of the Knights of the
Maccabees will be held at the Elk
position and it is expected that
at least 10000 from the United
States and Canada will attend.
1924 is given to the
Woodmen of the World and
Sept. % to the Fraternal Order
of Eagles. At this latter meet
ing it is expected that there will
be $4,000 members of the order
present. Sept. % is given to the
of the Society of
Colonial Wars; Sept. 26-27 the
National Association of Neter-
ans of the Mexican War; Oct
70 the Grand Royal Arch Chap
ter of Virginia; Oct. 1O-11, the
Grand Commandery Knights
Templar of Virginia; Oct. II, the
Daughters of the Revolution;
Oct. lip, Sons of Revolution;
Oct. 1917, Ancient and Illus
trious knights of Malta; Nov.
lib, American Federation of
Labor; Nov. 1914, United
Daughters of the COnfederacy.
Many of these conventions will
be held in the vast convention
hall of the Administration build
inc. which has a seating capaci-