New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-10
MANY FORESTERS HERE
SWARM TO CONVENTION.
Heck Of Business and Pleasure at
Far RockGIcdy.

?. ,ra..rz seem +ra- song story and the divorce
news had advertised Roczaway sufficiently 70 make
y an aIurIrr spot Co amy one from upstate EeL
~ seeaatrs 20 1he convention 81 the Foresters II
A-~ta meier 70 stay here N 80 CITY rather than
~ Far Ro-11agzy where The convention Is 10 be
held this week 81 Mary's IEcf1nl. There are
11o-s7nd delegates more here for the cons @rtior
among thsu being Lieutenant Governor Horace
white but She hotel committee has had dozen re-
guests for accommodates ir Manhattan for one
Il RocG-awa=. THAI IS too I'D. the Queens mem
herz taInk. for roe various courts q The order and
rheir aENftfIies iu Queens not 20 mention BIZ
I>erery and rl other irneepers y that part of Long
Island. have heru preparing for weeks for the con-
venticn Tne gathering Is 20 10 great thing. AZ
tsa- Ter Far RocaUaE where ~ this season. r. IS
e source ~ wonder when three visitors get of a
tran Al -he same time. NHiIe tile Forestars are
n session this week there viii Dc dances receptions
smokers and "a dinner al tho beach not mention
e big parade. IN which the DELEGATES and all the
courts o. the FIVE boroughs VIII -aze part
The convention has Two big bits q business %
JOCK after-the proposed amendment If the by
laws and tl- election ~ oflcers The law commit
tee IS 70 report Wednesday on the amendments
Its report IS sald 70 amount 10 complete re-
writing OF them. Tor more changes are 20 he pro
posed than have baen made in the seventv-seven
years that the order has existed in this country
probably the entire day viii be given up 20 dis
cussing and acting on the report Of the comrnittee
and Il IS unlikely that rbe election Of officers viii
be considered before Thursday morning
The contest among rhe candidates centres about
tie election Of grand chief Of The state.
position for which rhera are three cardidates-
Prank F. Schulz. Of Court Orient. BROOKLYN; VIII
Gam Rubin. Of Court T. Noyne. Syracuse and
James F. Kelly. OF Court Nevtoun. Long Island
CIty. hot contest was expected FOR the Office 81
grand secretary Iut 81 was said yesterday that
rfhere would Ice little no opposition 70 the in
lC~1mbent T. T. 2Ic>-ug REPRESENTATIVES 10 the
convention elect Supreme Court officials also viii
be chosen the supreme Court convention being set
Gown for August al Toledo.
Although the convention VIII not be opened
formally until tomorrow. there was meeting Of
the Manhattan courts Of the Foresters yesterday
at the Grand Central Palace More than seven
hundred members Were initiated 10y the Man
haitian courts. OF tho largest classes ever re-
oeived by order Besides the candidates, about
three Thousand Faresters were present. the cere-
monies being conducted by John J. OGrady Su-
prens Court Ranger. and Max Kohn. General
Court Ranger. and the other members Of the Su-
Tren1e and General courts The enthusiasm Of
the afternoon extended into the evening. when a
dinner was given go some OF the visiting delegates
from upstate They VIII receive more Of the same
hospitality to-day when headquarters viii he
tablished About hundred Of the visiting dele
gates viii visit the Ilippadroma in the evening
The convention will begin formally tomorrow.
when the meeting at Far Rockaway will be called
70 oTder either hv Mayor Mcclellan o. Patrick r
MCGOWAN. President Of the Board Of Aldermen
After the routine work which opens all conventions
IS over there VIII he a blg parade IN the evening
feature Of which viii be the appearance Of the
various uniformed ranks of the order, including
the Knights Of sherwood Forest. the Ancient or
der Of Shepherds and the junior courts. This
parade organized by the Queens County members,
viii include all the courts in the FIVE boroughs,
and a silk American flag will he presented 10 the
court turning oft the most members.
OF the social events attendant on the Conven-
fion the most important is the dinner and
bah on Wednesday night Imperial Hall. Far
Rockaway. while Thursday night there viii he
a smoker given by The committee Of arrangements
% Queens County The convention probably viii
close on Saturday at Z o'clock after the routine
business of Friday has been finished