The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-03-01
SECRET ORDERS AT EXPOSITION.
Many important COnclayeS Scheduled
for Ter.Centennial.
BY Mark .. Waters.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 27.-Not only will
the Jamestown ter-centennial exposi-
tior, which opens on the shores OF
Hampton Roads, Va, April 2sth, be
the occasion OF a grand '.home-com-
ing for the people OF Virginia, but
OF the nation, in celebration of the an
niverSary of the founding of the first
permanent English settlement in Amer
lca, but it will be the occasion for a
large number OF conclaveS, conven-
tions, conferences and assemblies Al
together there will be over two hun
urcd OF these events and among them
many secret order gatherings, and
the pass word and the grip will be
much in evidence in these fraternal
conferences.
The first event OF this kind scheduled
is the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of
Virginia, which meets May I4-I7. 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 God
sEecd, the Susan Constant and the
D;scovery and, both palefaces and red
skiHS1 Vii VII Se- e represented in appropri-
ate costume. Trey. VIII hsaAssee-~a have log
house or building in which will be dis
played all relics OF the aboriginees and
everything OF historical nature that re-
latcS to the first American. the In
dian. The great council OF Red Men
will occur at the exposition September
g-I6.
On May 2ISt. the Virginia branch OF
the Junior Order oi United Americans
will meet and the State council OF the
same order on October 1914. June
9Th the National Order OF Heptasophs,
or Seven Wise Men, will meet, and
June 10th the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order OF Elks. August 9th,
the Knights OF Columbus. and August
18th the National Haymakers' associa-
lion.
The Uniform Rank, Knights OF
Pythias will cncamp by brigades on
the military camp ground OF the expo
sition, and il is cNpcctcd that several
thousand knights will be in attendance.
The Kentucky, West Virginia, Virgin
ia, Tennessee and Georgia brigades
will be in camp from July goth to Au-
gust 3rd, inclusive, and the Ohio bri-
gadcs from August 3rd to August 10th
inclusive. Brigadcs from other States
will be assigned dates later, but their
cncampmcntS will be held i'll July Ma
jOr b. Z. Rice, senior major OF the
First Virginia regiment, has charge
OF the X. OF +. features Of fISs Ny II
ton.
August lily the national cncamp-
ment OF the Knights OF the Maccabecs
will be held at the exposition and it
Is expected that at least 10000 from
the United States and Canada will at
tend. August 1924 is given to the
No"dmen OF the World, and Septcm-
Der 2-7 to the Fraternal Order OF Ea-
giles. At this latter meeting it is ex-
pcctcd that there will be $4,000 mem
bers OF the order present September
25th is given to the convention OF the
Society OF Colonial Wars. September
2o-27 the national association OF vetcr
ans OF the Mexican war; October 20
the Grand Royal Arch CHAPTER OF
Virginia; October Io-II, the Grand
Commandery Knights Tcmplar of Vir-
ginia; october II, the Daughters OF
the Revolution; October II-I2, Sons
ot Revolution; October 1917. Ancient
and llluStriouS Knights oi Malta; No
vember II-I3, American Federation Cil
Labor; November 1874, Ur:ted
Daughters OF the Coniedcracy.
Many OF these conventions will be
held in the vast convention hall of the
administration building, Which has
seating caaaq,ty OF f% thousand.
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