The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-18
FIELD DAY To Be
ANNUAL FEATURE
OoDMEN OF WORLD. PLEASED
WITH EXPERIMENT. PERFECT
An ORGANIZATION.
PRIZES ARE AWARDED
TUHCHbiGHT PROCESSION AND
ADDRESS ny NATIONAL LEO
TtRER sCHLEH BRING EN-
ERCIsEs TO CHOSE.

So pleased are the Virginia Wood
men With the success or the initial
/ field day exercises, they have decided
/ to make It an annual institution, and
/ TO bring about this end a permanent
/ organization WAS effected at a meet.
/ ing held yesterday afternoon.
Newport News was selected ss the
+ place for the next event. and May.
/ 1913. the time.
The following officers we're elected
10 perpetuate the innovation SO aus
/ piciously inAuguratcd in Richmond:
President. ]. w. Gentry. Richmond.
Z Secretary. +. r. Carly Newport News;
i Treasurer. N. G. Dooley: Executive
/ Committee. p. $. Smoak. South Rich
mond; S. b Gillian, South Boston.
+ H. r. Crismoa, F'redeItcksburG W.
/ r. Mayo, Roanoke: H. p. Eller Ports
mouth G. II. Godsey. Petersburg: w.
! S. Crockett, Hampton; w c. McCiin-
ley, Berkeley. s, l. Gettier. Lawrence
! vile, and G, II, Tumbleson. Norfolk.
Wind Up Last Night.
! The field day exercises which were
! ushered In Tuesday morning with a
! parade of floats and uniformed cafnps
I anu t4fIuE ateu Cplilpcl4tlFe SheHtS at
! the fair grounds came TO an end last
night with a torchilRht procession
/ through the main streets TO the city
i auditorium, where the Woodmcn
1 heard an address bv Or. O. r. Schleh
4 Of Omaha, national lecturer Of the
order. In the morning the Woodmen
| held an executive session in the horse
show building al the fair grounds,
when the degrees OF the order were
exemplified In competition FOR prizes
Part OF the afternoon was devoted 10
seeing. the visiting delegates
taking in the places Of interest around
Richmond, ana late ia the afternoon
the organization final meeting was
held in the Mechanics institute.
which has been the headquarters for
the visitors during their stay In Rich
/ nOnd
Promptly al : o'clock last night
several hundred Woodmen, bearing
/ tanning red torches and headed by the
local Weodmen band. started from
the city hall and trayersed the prin-
! cipal streets TO the auditorium. where
the concluding exercises were held.
/ Despite the sultry weather a crowd
+ OF several hundred had gathered IN
the big bnilding before the process
sion reached fl.
National Lecturer Schleh spoke for
an hour to one Of the largest ard
one OF the most interested audiences
that has gathered IN the auditorium
ia some time. lie is n ma a7etic
speaker. and possesses fund Of wit
and anecdotes which he used grace
fully and tactfully 70 learen a serious
eulogy Of The purposes Of Woodcraft
lAr. Schleh was dramatic. 81 holarly
and at al times entertaining
Before presenting the speaker cF
the evening. which he did in 4
graceful manner, Professor w. r. W
Thayer nf Washington u. g.
awarded the prizes vo the successful.
camps
Greatest interest seemed TO center
in the contest for the handsome stlken
-r-4.aa444arG- p+-nH-hN- the deputies Of tAa
order for the camps showing the
greatest Increase in membership FROM
January IT to June 18th. The tea1r
ners are ~ green silk with brass
mounted ssaffs and embiazoned with
the names Of the winning camps.
They ere valued Mt $40 each. Maple
Camp. No 60 oc Roanoke. won the
lrst and Sovereign y. e. Dooley aC-
cepted X in neat speech, A. g Fine
camp. II Dam2scus, wou the seca1c,
and the third went - the baby camp
Of the State--Ch estnut Camp, 40.
1872 of sehootneid which was OF
ganlzod 4 month ago with tifty-seyer
! members The banner was accepted
| by Council Commander f. NJ HOLT
day IN all enthusiastic response. ard
the big man created hearty Tough
whf,t. ia his hurry To catch a train
fer psnrilln. which he sasd. wes Ia
suburb Of Schoolneld me marched up
tho aisle 10 the door 10 "A ragtiWe
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