The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-20
EAGLES TO LEAVE
FOR 0 | ST LOUIS
Grand Aerie Meets in Twelfth
Annual Session OH
Monday.
MAY ADVANCE Mr.. FULLER I.
Now Fourth in Line for Presi-
dcncy Of Fraternal
Order.

Richmond's delegation to the oon-
ventlon OF the Grand Aerie OF Eagles,
which meets Monday iii st. Louis, will
leave tonight on a special Pullman
car over the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway reservations have been en-
gagged for the following. NJ Miller OF
Phoebus; N. Soinma,t G. r.. Cuicci. James
Harris, PJ. Quinn, S. s. McTSenney.
Captain w. r. Brown, OF Norfolk;
Thomas Fl. Smith, of South Richmond;
William Wolf, T.. u Bngley, Joseph
Giannotti Of Phoebus; John Morgan,
of Phoebus; j. Rankin. Felix Baschon.
Richmond: j. NJ. Wesson, OF Peters,
burg i. Hirschberg. JIG. West. Cap
tain Frank w. Cunningham, John +.
Heintz and Edward r. Fuller. The
special representative OF Dixie Aeric,
OF Richmond, who will cast the vote
Of the aerie In the national organiza-
ton. will be Past Worthy President
Il. W. Cunningham.
The representative OF the Petersburg
Aerie Will be Past Worthy President
y. NJ. Wesson: of the Norfolk Aerie,
Past Worthy President w. r. Brown.
and OF the South Richmond Aerie, Past
Worthy President c. L. Petit.
The special car will leave Richmond
4luIc DIT O.fO y ClOChn ana III
due In St. Louis tomorrow at $50 p.
NJ Other delegations arc to be take,,
on the train at Charlottesville, Staun-
ton, Clifton Forge and other points.
Expect 10000 Delegates.
The convention opens In st. Louis
with greatp ublic meeting on Monday
night. The principal business sessions
OF the twelfth annual meeting of the
Grand Aerie will occur on Tuesday.
St Louis is planning to entertain
about 10000 delegates. four solid train
loads having started eastward from
California last night. There has been
raised an entertainment fund or $25, 900,
Of which $4,000 is set apart to the fea-
lures for the entertainment OF the wo-
men accompanying delegates.
Business questions affecting the fu-
ture policys OF the order are to be dis
cussed and determined at this time.
and from the undercurrent OF talk 1t
is evident that more than tho usual
Importance attaches to this meeting.
The Grand Aerie has set apart $4,000
for prizes. to be given to marching
clubs. bands, degree work and other
features. Frank Il. Herring. the grand
worthy president. who made an address
in Richmond last winter. will. under
the rules, become the chairman OF the
board OF trustees for the coming year.
The present grand worthy vice-pres-
ident Is Thomas L. Grady, of New
York City, member OF the New York
State Senate. His election to the pres !.
idency, while pro bable. is by no means
a certainty. as It Is believed that the
large Western delegations viii agree
on a candidate from the far West.
Mr.. Fuller II Candldnte.
Local interest attaches to the meet
ing through the position OF City Coun-
Gilman Edward r. Fuller, of Richmond,
who for the past year has been tho
grand inside guard OF the Grand Aerie,
the only representative OF the South
among the grand officers. and the
fourth man In line for the presidency.
The usual custom Of the order. how
ever. does not make 1t by any means
certain that he will be either advanced
or retained in office. though he will
have the support Of the entire Southern
delegation for the position OF grand
worthy conductor, the next place in
Mr. Euller has received many as