Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-02-14
EAGLES CONVENTION
Preparations EIready Being Made for
I esthering in 5sIsiuors--Loeal
t- Aerie Is Enthusiastic.

.t. Aerie Is Enthusiastic.
From the preparations which have
already been commenced by more
than forty energetic Committees Of
the Fraternal Order Of Eagles Of Bal
timore, the big convention Of the or.
der which is to be held there the week
Of August 4th, next, viii far surpass
anything in the convention line the
Monumental City has ever known In
September. 1904. when the last con
yention of the Eagles was held there,
over $4,000 visitors attended despite
the fact that the city had been deyast-
ed by the great fire of few months
previous and that Indictment weather
prevailed the entire week.
The local Eagles expect to be rep.
resented in full force at the conyen-
ton
1t is conseryauyely estimated that
more than $4,000 Eagles with their
ladies and friends will attend this
time. Hon James H. Preston, Mayor
of Baltimore, himself an ardent Eagle
is chairman of the reception commit
tee, which assures all a royal vel
come. The executive committee is
composed of the most prominent mer-
chants, business and professional men
of the city and they are already at
work arranging the preliminares for
the great gathering Maryland hos
pitality and Baltimore welcome viii
be surpassed in the elaboration Of the
entertainment to be provided
The city will be lavishly decorated
and Illuminated and the convention
slogan will be The More The Mer-
rier" Among the features will be a
grand parade of uniformed aeries,
with over hundred bands in line, a
great carnival at night to be known as
~ Night in Eaglcland,' which viii
rival the famous Mardi-Gras, Of New
Orleans. with its gayety. masquerad
ing, fireworks mirth, music, big
crab and sea food feast at one of the
riverside parks, a trip down the beau
tiful Chesapeake Bay on one Of the
big municipal steamers. receptions,
automobile rides and theatre parties
for the ladies. etc. etc
Prizes will be awarded to the
amount of several thousand dollars
for the most Handsomely uniformed
serie in the paraddWthe largest aerie
the best drilled aerie, the aerie com
ing the longest distance, etc while
individual prizes for the largest
smallest and the oldest Eagle the
handsomest Eagle, the homelest
Eagle etc, viii also be given There
will be band contests and concerts il
+ the city parks for prizes, as well as
prize degree team contests at the
Maryland Theatre.
A novel feature of the parade viii
be the flight of Two live Eagles in
aeropaues, heading the big cavalcade
after which they will indulge in some
sensational aerial stunts over the
city Both aviators are members OF
California aerie, and will bring theiI
aeroplanes from the Pacific Coast foI
the flights
/ 1t is intended that Baltimore shall
be THE City That Care Forgot con
yention week and that everybody
shall have the time of their lives in
the big merrymaking. Ample and
complete arrangements have been
made for the housing of the throngs
at the hotels and boarding houses OF
the city at the usual rates, with alb
prices The railroads and steamer
/ lines will grant round trip rates from
all points to Baltimore at d fare-and
a-half for the round trip.
Baltimore is famous for her hospi
tality and during Eagle week she
has pledged herself to 90 the limit
aided and abcucd by her local sons
of Aerie 80.