Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1907-03-08
Secret Orders At The
jamestown Exposition

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opens on the Hampton Roads, Viz
ginia, April 26, be the occasion o
a grand "home coming" for tn
people Of Virginia, but of the ma
J ton, in celebration Of the anniver
sary of the founding of the frs
permanent English settlement il
) America, but it will be the accas
sion for large number Of con
claves. conventions, conference
and assemblies. Altogether there
will be over 200 Of these eyent'
and among them are many secret
order gatherings and the pass wore
land The grip will lie much in evil
dence in these fraternal confer
ences.
The first event scheduled is tie
Odd Fellows Grand Ledge OF Vir-
ginia, which meets Nav IA II and
during part of this time the i'm
proved Order of Red Men will as.
.emble. This latter order will rep
resent the landing of Captain } 'hn
Smith. Three ships will be built
to represent the Godspee,l, the SUI
san Constant and the Discovery and
both palefaces and redskins will lie
representedin appropriate &C stumes.
They will have log house or a
building in which will be displayed
| all relics of the aborigines and ev-
erytbing Of an historical nature
that relates to the first American,
the Indian. The great Council OF
Rid Men will occur at the EXPOSE
ton september 9.l8.
On May 81, the Virginia branch
Of the Junior Order of United
| Americans will meet and the State
council Of the same order on Octo-
Der Is IA. June 5. the National
Order of lieptasophs or Seven
Wise Men will meet and June Is
the Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks. August 5, the Knights
of Columbus and August ii the
National Haymakers Association
The Uniform Rank, Knights OF
PytLians will encamp by brigades
on the military camp ground OF
the Exposition and it is expected
that several thousand knights will
he in attendance. The Kentucky,
West Virginia. Virginia, Tennessee
and Georgia brigades will be in
camp from July 20 to August Bin
elusive, and the Ohio brigade from
August 3 to 10 inclusive. Bri-
pades from other states will be as
signed dates later, but their ell
campments will be held in July.
Major b. E. Rice, Senior Major of
the first Virginia Regiment has
charge of the K. Of P. features of
the Exposition.
August 11-l7, the National en-
campment of the knights Of the
Maccabees will be held at the Ex-
position and it is expected that ut
least 10000 from the United States
and Canada will attend. August
is "a is given to the Woodmen OF
the World and September 2 to
the fraternal Order of Eagles. At
this latter meeting it is expected
that there will be $4,000 members
of the order present. September
25 is given to convention of the
Society of Colonial Wars; Septem.
Der 1921 the Natiomal, Association
of Veterans of the Mexican War
October 7 8 the Grand Royal Arch
Chapter of Virginia; October lO-l1
the Grand Commandery Knights
Templars of Virginia; October II
the Daughters of the Revolution
IOctober Hip Sons Of Revolution
October 1917 Ancient and Illus
trous knights of Malta; November
|11.13 American Federation of Lab
or: Nnvem Der 13 IA United Daugh
ters Of The Confederacy.
| MANY of these conventions vii
lie held in the vast Convention
Hall of the Administration build
ing which has seating capacity o
5000.
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