The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-09-29
1t Is Expected $500 Members
of the Order Will Be Here
October 5, the Opening Day
of the Festival.
A NUMBER OF TEAMS
TO TRY FOR PRIZES
Exhibition Drills Will Be Held
on North Tenth Street and
the Hippodrome-TaIbo to
Be the Speaker.

Fifteen hundred strong will be the
Modern Woodmen In this city on Mod
ern Woodmen day of the Fall Festival.
October 5. Representatives from near
ly every order in the state and partic-
ularly large delegations from those
bodies In the central part of the state
are expected to attend. officials of the
local lodge already having received ac-
ceptances to invitations to assure an
attendance of 1 500 visitors.
The Modern Woo6men Of the state
are divided into three divisions and
the meeting here will be the annual
meeting Of the Central division. The
day will be devoted almost entirely to
the Woodmen and as the drills and
exhibitions are open to the public it is
assured that a large number of visi-
tors will come to the city from all
parts OF the country. not only to wit
ness the exhibitions by the Woodmen
but also to see the different exhibits
Of the Fall Festival. which will be
thrown open to the public for the first
time on that date. The day should be
as big one as any during the festival.
Talbot is to Speak.
Woodmen and visitors will assemble
In the South Tenth street park at 2
o'clock In the afternoon. where A. N.
Talbot. OF Lincoln, Neb., the head con-
sui Of the Modern Woodmen in Amer
lea. will deliver an address. There
will be other exercises which also will
be interesting.
Following this portion Of the pro-
gram the different drill teams OF the
district will give exhibitions on North
Tenth street. Nearly all of these drills
will be Of a military nature and Cap
tain Muzum of Alexandria has accept
ed the invitation to act as judge. All
the teams will be in competition for
cash prizes Of considerable value
That evening at the hippodrome there
will be special drills by the teams
which are awarded prizes.
Just how many teams will compete
for prizes Is not yet definitely known
by the local committees in charge.
Large delegations will be present from
Indianapolis. Greenfield, Crawfords-
vile. Connersville, Martinsville. No
blesville, Anderson Elwood. Fl
Wayne. Winchester. Rushville and 9TH
er places and as these delegations
will include their lodge drill teams.
1t Is probable all OF them will enter
into the competitive contests.
Fl. Wayne is in the northern divis-
ion. but its drill team will be entered
upon the payment Of dues to the CEN
trail division. The drills are not ex-
elusive to lodges within the district.
1t is expected that lodges from other
cities without the district will follow
Fl. wayne's action and enter into the
contests.
Head consul Talbot probably will
be accompanied by other officials of
the national association. However. the
local committee has not been informed
on this point up to date. Among the
state officers who will attend Is State
Deputy volz Of Indianapolis. The busi-
ness session Of the central Indiana
Woodmen win be held In the lodge
rooms in the building on Ninth and
Main streets at 10:30 o'clock. Sever
al important matters will be up for
discussion. Several places have been
suggested as the 1911 meeting place
ard II is not improbable that the Rich
mond lodge will again ask for the
honor.