The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-29
MANY WOODMEN
COMING TO CITY
GRAND RALLY TO BE HELD HERE
ON JULY 10 AND IT.
SEVERAL H UNDRE DIS
LOCAL COMMITTEES HAVE COM
PLETED ARRANGEMENT
DAY AT FAIR GROUNDS
PARADE AT NIGHT
FIREWORKS.

All Is, practically, in readiness for
the reception Of the visiting Wood
men of the World of Virginia, who
will come to Richmond, several
thousand strong. for State rally,
July 10th and nth
The committees have been hard
at work and now the program is
about complete and ready to be pro-
muigated.
en- uis-t1th visitors wifi be
entertained at the fair grounds. with
motorcycle and automobile races I'M
der the direction of J. II. Thompson
and w. F. Gordon, Handsome prizes
will be given the successful oontes~
tants.
Parade at Night.
, At night a parade OF the uniformed
rank OF the order will be held, in
which will appear q number OF at
tractive allegorical floats. and there
will be plenty OF fireworks
The general committee has al
ready received letters from many
sections OF the country asking that
hotel reservations be held for them.
The headquarters OF the grand rally
will be Mechanics institute. where
committeeman will be on duty all
the time to aid the visitors in any
manner possible. Here are the com
mittees:
| Local Committees.
| Finance Committee--J Fl, Law
der, Isaac Held. P, ]. Devote. q. W
Jewit and c. j. Buchanan.
! Advertising Committee. A. ward
W. q. CAvsdo, r. A. Zones, T. c.
Smoak and NJ. F. Barker.
! Programme Committee--H. c. Bauer,
l.. u. Hudson, c. w. white, W. j.
Britton and A. r. Smith.
Entertainment Commfttee-C G.
shotweli. NJ. r. Dowdy, J. L. Creery
| w. II. Mankin, and W. NJ. Cauthorne
Reception Comu1ittee--W, n, Kern.
r. A. Firth, w. ] Britton. ]. l. Inge
and Thos. Steele.
| Jas. w. Gentry IL chairman, w. D.
Kern, secretary. and J. a. Warde,
treasurer Of the General committee.
Tentative Program.
! The program as lined out by the
committee. which lie subject TO chanre
! Is announced as follows:
| July IS. 1919.
| Parade. Gao A NJ. Review by Sow
Camp ontcers. Address of Welcome.
Mayor Richardson. Response Auto
mobile races, II A M Field drill by
uniform companies IL NJ. Baseball,
3 p. NJ, Dancing.
July II, 1919.
/ 10 A. M.-Competitive drill by uni
formed degree teams.
| Sightseeing and visiting places OF
! interest.
| 1880 p. M.-Torchllght parade.
/ SIS p. M-Public meeting City
auditorium, address by Sow. Com. j.
I G. Rott.
Presentation Of prizes
Prizes to he Awarded.
/ First-A set Of officers robes for
| the camp bringing the largest NUM-
Der OF candidates to Richmond
/ (Richmond camps not allowed to
compete
Second--A SILVER service for the
Der OF candidates to Richmond
/ (Richmond camps not allowed to
/ compete.)
The team that makes the best show
in the amplihed degree work-FIrst
I prize, $50; second prize, s25. provided
there are more than two teams com
peting.
j The camp that brings tho largest
per cent T member Will receive an
emblem for thor camp stump. (Rich-
| mond camps not allowed to compete }
The camp that has the best float in
the parade will receive s25.
To the best drilled uniform com
pany-First prize. $50; second prize.
S25, provided there are three or more
companies,
These prizes are in addition to the
three banners offered by the deputy
departments.