The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-17

!. Il HOhDOA L Ef ELY
The shove committee are requested Il
meet in the rooms Of the Chamber of Com
merce on w Wednesday, evening, the 23d IN
slant, at 5 o'clock.
Grand Parade 81 the knights or
,aPythias. dll s8siog
This morning at about nine and a hal
o'clock the various r ythiah orders Of this
city and Friendship Lodge of Manchester,
with the visiting Knights Of Baltimore and
Washington, assembled on Broad street be-
tween Ninth and Twelfth and took zip their
line Of march down Broad to Nineteenth
street, along Nineteenth 10 Main, Up Main
to Fifth, along Fifthto Franklin, up Frank
lin to Adams, along. .Adams to Grace,
down Grace to- Third, along Third to
Broad, down Broad to Ford's Hotel,
preme Lodge, the passing knights pncov-
ering as they passed that body. The SUI
preme Lodge, under command of Past
Grand Chancellor Wade, then passed along
the line, the Knights at "present arms, .
after which they were escorted by the Past
Grand Chancellor Of Virginia, headed by
McCann's band, to Pythian Castle, where
the Supreme Lodge resumed its session.
The parade was very handsome and im-
posing, though not as large as it would
have been had the weather been favorable,
There were about Eve hundred men in line,
A number of houses were decorated along
the route, the most prominent being that Of
Mr.. o. Morganstern, on Broad street. The
balcony was hung with heavy gold fringe
drapery, in the centre oflwhich was q large
shield, on which were battle axes and
crossed spears, Flags were displayed from
the various windows, and wreaths, were
hung in different places.
After the parade, the visiting lodges
were escorted by Richmond Knightst to the
depot, and left the city at one O'Clock. As
they passed Rees' photograph gallery, OPP
posite The STATE JOURNAL Office, the
knights uncovered and presented swords in
token of respect for Samuel Holder Hines,
who,it will be remembered, lost his life in at
tempting to rescue q brother from the burn
ing Spottswood hotel. and whose portrait,
appropriately draped, was hung in full
view from the gallery. 60
But for the damp and disagreeable wea-
Their the procession would have been much
larger than it was, though it was decidedly
and attracted much attention
along the entire route. We are sure the
visiting Knights carry away with them the
most pleasant rscollections of the city of
Seven Hills,
The Supreme Lodge will be banquetted
tonight at Virginia Hall, and will probably
adjourn sine die Saturday. W
a GRAND LODGE ODD-FELLows.-
Thirty-seyen lodges are represented in the
Grand Lodge of the State, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, which convened in
this city yesterday. The following officers
are present: Marion Colbert, grand mas
ter l; j. II. Walters, deputy grand master;
Philip Reid, grand conductor; H. r..
Alley, grand warden j. G. Wolf,
grand marshal; w. J.. Riddick, grand
secretarv Gideon Shinz, grand guar
dian; A. B. Adams, grand herald also,
B. H. Fitzhugh and Hugh Latham, grand
representatives to the Grand Lodge Of the
United States. The grand masters report
says the order in Virginia is healthy, vigor-
Gus, and full of hope. The increase of menu
bership in the state the past year, as far as
lodges have been heard from, is 1870. The
grand master says: !" | have no doubt that
q full report will swell the number to at
least 200, which exceeds the increase Of any
year.o sas 40 3sL z.
The morning session to-day was con-
sumed in the discussion of the endowment
benefit plan, without coming to any con-
clusion. The election Of officers for the
ensuing year will take place this evening,
and the discussion Of the endowment plan