The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-25
PLUMED KNIGHTS.
ST. LOUIS, NOT TO BE oUrDoNE By
f 'n 'Hn'PA'0' iJa
Dons Her Gayest Attire and Decks Her
streets In Banuers, Eyergreens and
Appropriate Devices for a vel.
come 20 the KniEhts OF Py-
thias OF the World.

come 20 the KniEhts OF Py-
thias of the World.
81. LOUIS, August 24.-several more d
visions and lodges OF Knights Of Pythia
arrived this morning and were escorted t
their headquarters by the local lodges
The city has put on holiday attire an
everybody Is on the qni viye for the gran
parade. All the hotels are handsomel
decorated with flags, and the colors Of th
different divisions stopping at them ar
flung 10 the breeze. Fourth and Fit
streets and Washington avenue are line,
with great banners and nearly all th
stores on them are adorned with SINAI
flags, festoons OF different stui1s, OF tn
colors OF the order, evergreens and device
OF various kinds. There was to have beel
.bae "A GRAND TRIPLE ARCH,
at the corner OF Fifth and st. Charlie
streets, but owing to some defect in tn,
construction the centre arch fell early thi
morning. and there not being time enougl
TO re.erect It, 1t was abandoned.
The Supreme Lodge Of the World wal
escorted from the Lindell Hotel to ODD
Fellows Hall ut 1880 this afternoon BY
Preux Chevalier Division, OF Cleveland
accompanied by It's band and several Off
GERS OF the Grand Lodge OF the State,
They presented very fine appearance
aud attracted great attention. After being
received by the Grand Lodge OF the State
with the formal and imposing ceremonies
usual on such occasions,
THE SUPREME LODGE
went into regular session. The report oi
the Grand Keeper Of Records and Seals Of
the Grand Lodge Of the State shows there
are sixty.two Lodges in Missouri with 9
membership in all parts Of the State.
The Grand Chancellor ofthe State. VIII
Randolph, delivered q brief speech OF vel.
come TO the city and proffer ot its hos.
pitalities, to which the Supreme Chan.
cellor, D. B. Woodruff, made q fitting and
graceful response. The Supreme Lodge
then went into regular session, and Su.
preme Chancellor Woodruff read q very
long aud elaborate address touching upon
many points OF interest 10 the order and
making q number OF recommendations.
The chief OF which, perhaps, was
ArHoRouGH REVISION OF TIE ENDOWMENT
FEATURES. -y,ls
The report Of the Keeper Of the rec.
ords and seal was also read. This shows
8 decrease in the membership in Pennsyl-
yania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Georgia, Nevada and Ontario, Of
2,699 members, while the other 27 juris-
dictions show an aggregate gain Of 5,842,
making net gain for the year 1879 OF o.
943. Notwithstanding this decrease OF
members in some jurisdictions, all OF them
showa decided financial ial-improyement.
The capaitsl Of the lodges has greatly in
creased. The amount paid for relief dur
ing the past two fiscal years is S477,7Sl.
This has been done by'an average Of 5000
members, divided among the l. 400 lodges.
Receipts for the past two fiscal years, end.
ing July 3lst, 1880, has been SAL ,565. and
there is now a balance in the Treasury OF
$l2, 1857. The amount contributed 10 the
yellow fever sufferers In 1878 was S. SS3.
The number OF members in the order
December 3lst was nearly 2,400, which
represents. III e ,
A GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP DURING THE YEAR
OF six hundred and fifty.seven. There
have been seven new lodges started and
ons reorganised. About $500 has been
paid by the subordinate lodges for the re:
lief OF their members and they have on
Land and invested nearly $4,000. The
Grand Lodge has net surplus OF 8, l57
cash on hand. Thisfhas been the most
successful and prosperous year in the his
tory oil the Order.
The Supreme Lodge reached the Odd
Fellows Hall and were formerly received
by the Grand Lodge.
In 1879 there were 81, us members. The
number OF uniformed members was about
2,l50, embraced in tiity.four divisions.
TIE PROCESSION
was to start at 4 P. NJ, but owing to some
delay it did not move till half an hour
later. It formed at Washington Park,
corner OF Twelfth and Chestnut streets
and was composed as follows: Mounted
police; Col. Sam A. Lowe, Supreme
Guide; Grand Marshal Col. A. g. Hem.
ienberg and aids; band; Brigader General
Chas. w. Squires, commanding brigade
and staff; eight companies First regiment
National Guard, Col. Geo. +. Carpenter
commanding; st. Louis Light Guard
cavalry, Capt. Day, commanding; eight
companies, First Regiment OF the police
reserves, Col. J. G. Butler, commanding
band; mounted Knights in ancient Ro,
man armor; divisions OF the uniform and
drill corps, embracing the Preux Cheya
lier division, Cleveland, Ohio, which 90.
cupied the post OF honor, and the divis
ions from Lafayette and Bloomington, Ill.
Dayton, o., Indianapolis, Springfield, o.,
Evansville, Chicago, Urbana. Ills, Alton
Ills, Belleyille, Ills, Henderson, Ky.
Norfolk, Va, Leavenworth, KS, shreye
port, La, Fort Worth, Tex, st. Louis, and
representatives OF q large number OF di
visions iroml different parts of tht
s. D. Winter, commanding; long
line Of carriages, containing actini
Mayor John Lightner and city officials
Grand Lodge OF Missouri; Supreme Lodg'
OF the World; Grand Chancellor Of Mis-
souri, and Supreme Chancellor ot tht
World Justus Rathbone, founder oil th'
Order. . a,.s, ,st,l.
Der Of Knights in carriages who
owing to the heat, did not marcl
with their divisions. The procession
though not 90 long as anticipated, wa
very brilliant, and was heartily chesred a
scores Of points, especially when this o
that division Of Knights or company o
soldiers executed some fine maneuyers.
Everything passed OF smoothly, AM
there was no hitch or accident during III
entire march Of three miles. t
A COMPLIMENTARY ENTERTAINMENT
was given to the knights at Pope
Theatre tonight 1t was an exeeedingl
pleasant affair and consisted OF speec
Of welcome by acting Mayor Lightner an
response by Supreme Chancello
Woodruff; address on PythianifI
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