Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-23
Two THOUSAND IN PRIZES
Eagle Convention Committee Decides
on that Amount.
TwENTY-sIx CASH PRIZES OPEN
Big Parade VIII Occur on Thursday,
September 16-ChRirman Bennett
Talks of Preparations and
Prospects.

w. r. Bennett, chairman of the promo
tion and publicity committee for the Eagles
convention, is sending out circular offer
ing 5000 in cash for parade and drill prizes,
with promise of more later Following is
the list of prizes, all payable in cash:
For Aeries Having Greatest Number of
Men in Line-Not less than 100, first, $50;
not less than seventy-five. second, 800;
not less than fifty third, $75 not less than
fifty, fourth, $50.
For Aerie Coming Greatest Distance
Not less than fifty, first SlO0; not less
than forty, second, SIS; not less than
thirty, third, $50; not less than twenty
five, fourth, SIS.
For Uniforms-Most unique and original
uniform In line. not less than thirty men,
first, 800; second, $50; third, s2S
For Competitive Drill-Not less than six
teen men. first 500; second. $50; third. $25.
For Floats--Most attractive float, first.
500; second s75 third, $50.
For Bands-Greatest number of men in
any one band In parade, not less than
twenty first, $3.50; second, 800; third, $50.
For Drum Corps-Corps coming the long
est distance, not less than sixteen men,
first, $3.50 second, SIS,
For Pipers-Pipers In costume coming
longest distance, first, SIS; second, $50.
Parade September 10.
The parade will take place on Thursday,
September &c. at IL o'clock. noon, sharp,
under conditions named by the local COM
mittee. All captains of teams that are
likely to participate in the competition for
prizes must communicate i'm writing with
the local committee In Omaha, at least
thirty days before, giving number of men
who will likely be in the parade; and all
who are unable to arrange their companies,
who are likely to participate in the parade
and cannot report thirty days in advance,
must, Immediately upon arriving in
Omara, communicate with the local COM
mittee so that they may be duly assigned
in the parade.
All companies that desire to enter COM
petitive drills must be ready promptly at
10 o'clock Friday morning, September IL.
The competitive drills will he held at a
place to be hereafter designated by the
committee.
Judges will be selected from those in at
tendance from abroad to determine all cash
prizes which are offered. Omaha aerie is
barred from all prizes. All of the party
organizations in competition will be judged
from the reviewing stand on Thursday,
day of parade.
Later on the committee on parade and
drills contemplates offering few other
prizes, for unique features likely to prove
attractive and enllvening. Prizes will prob
ably be given for tallest and shortest
eagle and lightest and heaviest, of suf-
ficient amount to attract all the giants
and little fellows, all the savers and whales,
in the order.
Letters are beginning to come to the
committee already from different sections
Of the country, indicating that interest has
been aroused. One woman in Birmingham,
Ala, writes to a relative in Omaha that
a sight of The Bee panoramic view sent
out bearing the convention dates made
her homesick. "I could almost see your