The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-15
EAGLES TO MEET
AT NEWPORT NEWS
LOCAL BIRDS PREPARING TO SHOW
THEIR BRETHREN TIME OF
Y
THEIR LIVES.
PARADE TO BE FEATURE
FIRST SESSION WILL BE HELD
EDNEsDAY MORNING. AT WHICH
FINE WELCOME WILL BE Elk
TENDED TO sEMMEs.

Newport News. Va. June IL
Preparations for the entertainment
Of the delegates to the ninth annual
convention Of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, to be held In this city next
Wednesday Thursday and Friday.
June II. Is and 10. have practically
been completed by the local entertain
ment committee. 1t Is thought that
hundreds OF the members OF the
feathered flock. accompanied by their
families. will attend tho convention,
Wnicn always Is a momentous oc-
casion.
Handsome book form souvenir
program has been prepared by the To-
cal and State committees. In the
book is given a short history Of the
order which has had a marvellous
growth 4,sincc its organization in
Seattle. Washington. 1898.
The convention will be called to
order at 1890 o'clock Wednesday
morning at the Academy Of Music by
DR.. Louis Loeb, chairman Of the State
Aerie convention COMMITTEES. He will
introduce Mayor B. B. semmes, who
will welcome the visitors to the city.
Responses viii be uade by State Presi
dent John w. Moore, and other State
officers Tho following program then
Will be carried out. according to the
entertainment committee:
The Program.
100 p. M.--Adtournment for lunch
Lunch, P. M-Elk's home.
500 P M-sooial Session. by
HAMPTON Aerie. in Hampton
Thursday, June IS. 900 A. VI.
Secretaries meeting st Eagles
home
100 A. M--Business session and
continues until all business is trans
1900 A. M--Being OF special order
of business, election Of officers
SEQ P. M,--Crah feast, oyster and
clam roast, Point Of Pines. Twenty
seventh and Oak avenue
500 r. M--Grand parade, grand
marshall Brother Hugh CafTee.
Brother A. NJ Mueller. assistant
FIRST division. Marshall Hugh
Caffee. mounted
Platoon OF police, Chief T. N. Nit
ehe.!, commander.
Grand worthy president and chair
man Rrother Louis Loeb. automobile
State officers IN three automobiles
MAYOR and city officials in auto
r obfies
President OF chamber Of commerce
Delegates
Roanoke Aerte No ST.
Dixie Aer.e, No, s3s. Richmond. Va
Band.
StonewaI! Jackson Atrie. No. 1882.
icNth Richmond, Va.
Norfolk Aer!e, Nc 1853.
Portsmouth, Aer!e. No. 5ss.
Perkiev Aer.e. No. 7A5.
SGNo.k Aerie No. 1859.
u 3
A. u Mueller mounted.
P.s,efshuse Aerie No. $50
Lyrc hnurg Aerie, No $40
A!va Acre. No. s91. Alexandria.
Va
Flar Rock Aerle. Nc. 1890. Clifton
Forge va.
Ei!iotts aerie No. $50, staunton.
Va
Thomas jefferson Aer!e. No. 1871.
Charlottesville. Va.
WINK hester Aer!e, No. s2A.
Hampton Aerie. No. s74
Newport News Aerie. No. $50
Band.
FRS: division right Of line wig
form. AZ Twenty-flfth street and West
avenue Marching east on Twenty
fifth stree; 10 Washington avenue
north to Forty-second street; east 10
Huntington avenue, south to Thirty
SECOND street; west to West avenue.
south to Twenty-tifth street and dis
band.
1900 p M.--Grand ball at conven-
ton hall for Eagles and their ladies.
Tickets may be secured from mem
bers OF the committee.
The business meeting OF the state
Aef:e will be held in the Central
Labor Union hall, Thirty-frgt street
and Huntington avenue.
Friday. June 10, arrangements
will be made to give all visitors an
opportunity to see the sights OF this
historical location, the Lower PENN
sula. Hampton Roads, Normal school.
Old Point Comfort, Fort Monroe and
our own shipyard.
The Eagles home Will always be
opan.