The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-17
WOODMEN ENCAMP
HERE ON OUTING
ENJOY PARADE, WELCOME ny
MANOR AND RACES AT STATE
FAIR TRACK.
PROGRAM FOR TODAY
INCLUDES DEGREE WORK. TORCH
LIGHT PARADE AND ADDRESS
BY DIR. sCHLEH. or
OMAHA, NEB.
PROGRAM FOR TODAY


ing entertained They had pavaded
Richmond, had been welcomed TO tie
city by Mayor David Z, Richardson.
listened 10 the reply OF the eloquent
:. Gordon Cumming, of Hampton, VINO
did not fail 10 owen upon the good at
the order. had seen the motorcycle
races at the state Fair grounds. Wit
messed an alleged ball game. watched
a couple OF compa> les drhi and at
night attended the -meeting- of HEX
ory lodge, No. 6, of Richmond, and
saw the brethren there exeWp'ify de-
gree work.
With the thermometer aspiring to
reach the. century marx, and in some
places succeeding, II was llttl" won
der that the Woodmen Of the World
were decidedly tuCkered out, just as
If they had been swinging IA axe II
a logging camp, all day
Not that all Woodinen arc !oggers.
OF even aXemen. They are Woodmen
because they aren't Red Men or odd
Fellows. Their uniform does no; sug-
xest the backwoodsman or frontiers
man on the contrary 1t would be
come a municipal concert bahd, anu
IL IL vas not Tor the aluminium axe
hanging at the side OF the rank. ana
file and the insignia w .. w the
Woodmen Of the World on parade
might be lot Of bandsmen march-
ing without Instruments They are
not given 10 waving piumes Napo-
leonic hats. large sashes and hog
tong swords their uniform is most
commercially plain,
10 Not a Convention.
v hen the people If Richmond So"
the Woodnen on parade they Won
dered if another convention was be-
ing held When they went TO tho
state Fair grounds aud saw the great
thronR Of uniformed E4en, thelr wives
and women relatives, they imagined
that the Woodmen were holding Held
day But not SO.
Chairman j. ". Gentry. OF the COM
nittee on entertainment, explained:
1T is lust a suciable gathering OF
the camps. We are uniting In having
"A good time. Perhaps next year we
will GO to Hampton. or Newport News
or Virginia Beach. hut now We are
lust having "a little outing in Richmond
and enjoying ourselves. aoht kho"
how many are in attendance. ROANOKE
is represented. I.awrenceyiile, Norfolk.
Petersburg. Charlotte. South Boston,
and don't know how many others
We we're a little late in starting TO-DAY.
owing to an accident which delayed
the Norfolk dele CATION in getting mere
but We were able 10 start the exercises
at th.. State Fair grounds at cioeN'
No Automobile Races
sone. OF the features of the enter
taiulnent We were obliged 10 cut out
II seems the State Fair officials OBJ
ieeted to automobile races, so We hha
10 conflne our entertainment at the
Fair grounds 10 motorcycle races
dancing in the big exhibition boila-
ing and To q bail game between DF-
Parker's Battle Axe team and a pick
I'd nine. We expected the Athietics
to be on hand. but MIR Collier could
not get his men together, and SO III.
Parker split up his team and picked
up enough Noodnfn TO make t"o
nines
pr Parker played center field OH
In. Battle Axe team, and put UP
game that opened the eyes OF ms
champions. II is reported that Brad
lev has asked hifn t" see Manager
steve Griffin about playing In the out
field for the Riehin"nd COTS
Mortorcycle Races.
The motorcycle races were well
eonieste ed, although Il, Il. Bivins A..
most lnvaria bly, finished in first place,
He lost one cup To- L. w G. Hines.
bat that ives because he allowed
Hines q half mile ia a hvemile race.
the contestants In the six events.
were f. G FlutcheY. +. A. Fry. {.
scott. l.. W, c. Hines and Is. +. BiF-
ms The officers We're starter.
Greenhow Johnston. Judge at finish.
G. II. Tompkins. timer, Twohig
Temple scorers, + 5. Whitlock and
w : Barnett
The first event vas hNe-mIle
handicap affair for sen n-horse AMI
four horse power machines. The
four horse power machines were al
/, l4paesl .faFtX ,aseGands start and .fhf
race was won ny Bivins in i,fo go
The second event a three mile race
between Biyins, Scott. Fletcher ana
Fry, on four-horse power machines
was won by Bivins in 4;22
The third, a seven-horse power
event AT three miles between Bivfns
and Hines was won by Bivins in
4:05.
The fourth event was won by
Scott II was "A three-mile race Tor
four horse power machines and
SCOTS time was ABS Us.
Hines Wins Pursuit Race.
The nth was a pursuit race Biv-
ms allowing Hines a half mile start
in a five-mile chase. In the first time
away. Rivins caught his man In the
third mile. Hines experiencing mo-
tor trouble. but when they got away
again Hines finished a hundred yards
/ ahead OF the flying Bfvins ana cap
tured one ofthe cups offered by the
Woodmen.
The sixth race was free-for-aG,
seventh horse power and four-horse
power. from scratch and Bivins won
with Fletcher second. Hines third.
The time. six minutes fiat, was re
markably good for the track.
The exhibition drill followed the
races. while the baseball game went
on at the same time but the crowd
dispersed rapidly after the speed de-
mons disappeared
Program for Today.
As mentioned before the Wood -
men were the guests of Hickory
camp Of Richmond, last night This
morning they will witness the secret
degree work Of the various camps IN
the old horse show building. This
work will be competitive and a prize
will he awarded the best working
team.
Tae afternoon will be devoted 10
sightseeing and in the evening there
will be torchlight parade from
headquarters. in the Mechanics In
4 stitute building, to the City audi
torimum. Here the Woodmen Will
1 listen 10 lecture by Or. G., FL.
! Schleh, of Omaha, Neb., the national
| lecturer Of ,he order Diatrihutian