The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-05-16
DAMON G. PYTHiKs.
Il is the Knights Of the Latter VINO
Viii Parade on the 22d Inst.
The Grand Lodge to Sit on the 2lst
A Grand Time Expected.
A BIG TINE.

| BIG TlAk
The knights OF Pythias Of this city antici-
pate a big time on the 22d inst, the day sue
ceeding the meeting Of the State Grand Lodge
Of hat order. Visiting Knights FROM Atchi-
! son, CLAY Center, Fort Scott, junction City,
| Wyandotte, Blue Rapids, HoltoD, Salina,
Oiathe. Abilene, Pomeroy, Parsons, Emporia,
Lincoln, Nebraska, st. Joseph, Trenton and
Kansas City will be in attendance TO Join in
the parade, which will be one of the finest
and most impoSing demonstrations ever
made In the West. IT Is expected that there
will be at least ive hundred men in line, and
band of me ed u. :. Infantry, will march
through the principal streets { the city
TEE LINE OF MARCH
has been laid out as follows:
From Odd Fellows Hall, at the corner Of
street TO Main street.
South on Main street to Delaware.
West on Delaware street TO Seventh
North on Seventh street 10 Walnut.
East on Walnut street to Fifth.
North on Fifth street to Ottawa
West Oh. Ottawa street TO Broadway.
South on broadway to Shawnee.
East on Shawnee street to the Hall.
THE COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
comprises Messrs- A. c. Girsrd, T. II. Atwood,
George T. Beven, J. W. Matthews, William
wisler, Edward Haberlein, Hugo Bones,
Charles Csrpies and ]. Henry. No expense or
trouble Will be spared 10 make the display
one of the finest ever known in the west, and
with their brilliant uniforms and glittering
decorations, the knights will make a hand
some appearance.
GRAND BALL
will be given at Odd Fellows Hall, on the
night of the I'd, for which.event every nrrapg-
ment has been perfected. The large dancing
hall viii be most deliberately decorated and
hung with flags and bunting. Many of the
visiting Knights Will bring their ladies with
them, and then, together with the resident
knights and their ladies, will constitute as
large and gay an assembledge as has ever as
sembled at Odd Fellows Hall, the scene of
many a noted festivity.
VISITING KNIGHTS |
will be received at the Unto n depot by the |
knights In full uniform, headed |
by the 23rd L. 5. Infantry band, and escorted |
10 the Hall, at the corner OF Sixth and Shaw
nee streets, where pie provision will be /
made for their comfort and accommodation.
The Committee Of Arrangements will see 1
that everyone is properly cared for, and that
nobody is slishted.
THE GRAND LODGE
The Grand Lodge for the State viii meet on
the DIST inst, the day preceding the grand
parade, and II Is expected that representa-
tives will be present from every lodge in the
state. There are at present twenty lodges in
Kansas. and the mum Der is increasing stead
Ily, having . membership Of something over
six hundred, which Is being added to daily.
The Order Of he knights Of Pythias is now
but in It's eighth veal, the meeting Of the Grand
Lodge TO be held here on the 2Ist being the
seventh time that body has convened, and
It is safe TO say that there are few orgsniza.
lens in the country which can show greater
Dr. more fiattering progress. It's members are
active and faithful In the work of advancing
and building up the order, and the success
which has attended their efforts Is but the
just and legitimate fiuit OF their eaertion.