Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-09
THOUSANDS CHEER
WOODMEN PARADE
Members at Annual Log-RoIIing
Enjoy Interesting Program
at Long Beach
CITY OFFICIALS IN COLUMN
Schedule of Sports EntertainS a.
Multitude of Visitors at the
High School Grounds
CITY OFFICIALS IN COLUMN

LONG BEACH, Aug. 8--Thls was
busy day at the Modern Woodmen's
and Royal Neighbors' annual logroll-
ing, the hours from early morning un-
til late tonight having been devoted
to athletic contests, a parade, an in
door program of music and speeches, q
regimental dress parade and mill
tary ball. These were the routine
numbers on the program, but there
was other amusement as well for the
thousands OF visitors, such as surf
bathing. picnic dinners on the beach
and the varied Afun of the Pike and
the pier It was estimated there were
$4,000 visitors here today.
This was the greatest day of the big
gathering Early in the morning the
1910 marathon race under the aus
pices of the Logrollng association was
started from Compton. Only two of
the expected entries were on hand
when the starting gun was fired. They
We're Neighbors Daniels and Felbrough'
both members of Sunset Fcamp NO.
1908, Los Angeles. They got away at
1880 O'Clock. At 9:20 o'clock, or just
one hour and fifty minutes later, Dam
iels crossed the finish line at the head
of the pier,
The race was phenomenal in that
both men finished in strong STYLE with
Felbrough only six feet back of his
rival Daniels thus comes into pos
session or the nanuSOHle lIopuy CUP
presented by Brock e. Feagans of Los
Angeles. The second prize was
medal.
At $50 o'clock the big parade start
ed. marching from Eighth street ana
Locust avenue to Pine avenue ana
thence to the oceanfront, where 1t dis
banded. In the lead were Long Beach
policemen on horses. They were fol-
lowed by the highest officials of the
foresters, also mounted. Foremost
among these was Major General John
II. Mitchell of Ionia, Mich, COM
mander-in-chief Of all the foresters of
the Modern Woodmen of America, the
honored guest of the gathering. With
him rode Colonel Edward Pickering,
Lieutenant Colonel c. e. Schroeder, Ma
tor Russell Kimball. Captain A. l..
Sawyer. Major G. E. Campbell and
Captain T.. J.. Cato. Following came
six we'll uniformed and soldierly ap-
pearing drill teams, each member bear
ing shining ak and the officers carry
ing swords. The teamsNin the parade
were:
Golden state camp No. NO. Los An
geles, Captain w. ]. Osborne; Pacific
camp No. 1862. Los Angeles, Captain
Earl Russe: Vernon camp No. 9S15,
Los Angeles, Captain c. L. Butts;
Garvanza camp No. 9603,. Los Angeles,
Captain NJ. r. Badgley; Whittier
camp No. 1854. Whittier, Captain r. l.
I,cFevre: Santa Ana camp No. 7576,
Santan Ana, Captain c. L. Tfbbetts.
After these marched two strikingly
garbed drill teams of the Royal Neigh
bors They were the South Los Ange-
les lodge No 2S40, Mrs. Cassandra
brewster. oracle, and w. p. Rogers,
captain; Fern camp, Whittier, Mrs
William Wood, oracle, and Roy Knight,
captain.
CITY OFFICIALS IN PARADE
The Municipal band marched next,
playing spirited march music, after
which came fifteen automobile contain
ing city officials and officials OF the
Modern Woodmen of America.
Frank Reynolds was officer of the
Immediately upon disbanding, those
in the parade and the other Woodmen
and Royal Neighbors surged into the
auditorium and the big hall was filled
in a few minutes. After an opening
number by the band, the president,
Harry Pyles, introduced Mayor Wind
ham of Long Beach, who delivered an
address of welcome District Deputy
J. o. Burgess responded on behaf OF
the Modern Woodmen of America and
Royal Neighbors lodges. J. o. Davis,
the national lecturer for the Modern
Woodmen of America since 1908; Ma
Tor General John H. Mitchell the head
of all the feresters and Mrs. Chris
tiana Hamill, state supervising deputy
for the Royal Neighbors, gave adj
dresses, which were listened to with
much interest not only by the mem
hers of the fraternal orders present,
- hut by all others in the vast audience.
At 80 o'clock this afternoon long
program of sports began at the high
school grounds and continued for sew
eral hours, being followed by aquatic
sports in the bath house plunge.
rNl, r,ri1a IUiDnerS in the SDOrtS at
the high school ground were as fol-
lows:
Fifty yard dash for boys-Winner,
Russell Walker; second, Jack Han
lon: third, Max Goentz.
Fifty yard dash for boys over II
years-Windall Hopper, first; Joe
Brown, second; Henry Parson, third.
Hundred yard dash for boys from
Is to 16-George Brown first; Sti1lman
Leightwell, second; Henry Parsons,
third.
FIFTY yard dash for girls under 70
Spangler, second; Thelma Kelly, third.
Fifty yard dash for girls under 16
years-Viola Spangler, first; Florence
knox, second; Kayo McAlister third.
Hundred yard dash free for all Mod
ern Woodmen-Chares Wilson, first;
c. T. Ramsey, second; Virdon Willie,
third.
Fifty yard dash free for all Royal
Neighbors-Jennie Jones, first; Anita
Hart, second; Oti Wyatt, third.
Fifty yard fat mans race-W. J.
Poulton. first; w. w. Ingham, second;
Harry Pyles, third.
Fifty-yard fat woman's race-Mrs.
Cassandra Brewster. first; Anna John
son, second. Weight, respectively 22O
and 23O.
M. w. A. relay race 200 yards-Pa-
eifc camp, first; Sunset camp, second.
r. N. A. relay race, 200 yards-Jen-
ME Jones, first; Anita Hart, second.
M. w A. camp officers relay race,
POO yards-Sunset camp, first
Running broad jump, free for all
Modern Woodmen-C. Wilson, first; e.
T. Ramsey, second.
Tug of war-Sunset camp, first.
Wood -chopping contest for Modern
Woodmen-R. Burner, first; f, w.
Noser, second.
Wood -chopping contest for r. N. A.
q. Catherine Ross, first; Nellie Smith,
gecond.
Wood-sawing contest. Royal Neigh