National Republican., 1880-08-25
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Meeting Of the Supreme lodge OF the
World at st. Louis.
Statistics OF the Orier-Auoihcr Grand Pa
geant Seriously Marrcd by
the Heat.
81. louis IN Irnlidny Attiro.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2l.-Several more divisions
and lodges Of knights of Pythias arrived
this morning aud were escorted TO their
quarters by local lodges. The city has put on
holiday attire. All the hotels nrc handsomely
decorated with flags and the colors of different
divisions, festoons of different stulIs Of the coll
ors of the ORDER overgreens aud devices Of vari.
Gus kinds. Tho supreme lodge of the world was
escorted to Old Fellows hall at half.past 0
o'clock this morning. After being received
by the grand lodge of the state with formal
and imposing ceremonies usual on such occa.
sions, the supreme lodge went into regular scs-
sion. Aftor the supreme lodge had reached Odd.
Fellows hall and been formally received by
the grand lodge of the state the grand chan
celor of the state, w. p. Randolph, delivered
n brief speech of welcome to tho city and q
proifer Of its hospitalities, to which tie su.
preme chancellor, ID. B. Woodruff, made
response. Tho supreme lodge then went into
regular session, aud Supreme Chancellor Wood
ruff read very long and elaborate address,
touching upon many points of interest
to the order and making recommendations,
the chief of which, perhaps, was a thorough
division of the endowment feature. The re.
port of the keeper of the records and seal was
also read. This shows decrease in member.
ship in Pennsylvania, Maryland, AIassachu-
setts, Rhode Island, Georgia, Nevada and On
tario of 2G90 members, while tho other
twenty.seven Jurisdictions show an aggregate
gain of 4G52 members, making net gain for
the year 1879 of 1853 Notwithstanding tho
decrease of members in some Jurisdictions, all
of them show decided financial improvement.
Tho capital Of lodges has greatly increased.
The amount paid for relief during the
past two fiscal years is al1T75l, This
has been done by au average of
$500 members divided among 1,lOO lodges.
The receipts for the two past fiscal years, end
ing July 81, 1850, have been Sil ,265, and there
is now balance in the treasury of $12357.
The amount contributed to the yellow fever
sufferers in 1873 was So ,s33. Tho number of
members in the order December 81 1870, was
S77l5. The number Of uniformed members
is about 9, ,150, embraced in 81 divisions.
After the presentation of reports and the
transaction of unimpOrtant business the lodge
adjourned until morning. Preparations were
then mado for
THE GRAND PADADE,
and by . p. m. the streets wero thrOnged with
spectators. A start was not made, however,
until haf.past A. In the line were tho
mounted police, Colonel $. A. Lowe supreme
guide; grand marshal, Colonel A. G. Hculen.
berg, and aids, band, Brigadier. General Charles
Squircs commanding brigade, and staff of eight
Colonel George o. Carpenter commanding; the
St. Louis Light Guard cavalry, Captain Day
commanding; oight companies of the First
regiment police reserves, Colonel j. G.. Butler
commanding; baud, mounted knights In an.
cieat Roman armor divisions Of the uniformed
rank and drill corps, embracing the Proux Che.
Waller division of Cleveland which occupied
| the post of honor, and divisions from Lafayette,
| Ind; Bloomington, HI Dayton, Ohio; In.
dianapois, Springfield, Ohio Evansville,
Chicago, Urbana, Ill.,. Alton, ILL.,; Bclleville,
| H.; Henderson, KY. Norfolk Va; Leaven.
| worth Kan Shreveport, La; Fort Worth,
| Tex; ST. Louis, and representatives of u large
number of divisions in different parts of the
| country; section Of artillery, Captain DeWiu-
ter commandimg; long line of carriages, con.
tanning Acting Mayor john II. Lightncr aud
| city officials, grand lodge Of Missouri, su.
premc lodge Of the world, grand chancellor
Of Missouri aud supreme chancellor of tho
world aud Justus II. Rathbonc, the founder
Of the order.
Among those following were goodly mum.
Der of knights in carriages, who owing to
the intense heat did not move with their
divisions. The proc ssi0n was very brilliuut,
and was heartily cheered on the route.