Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-14
Knights of Pythias,

Bridgeport was unusually wide awake yes terday, having two regimental reunions go- ing on at the same time that the Knights of Pythias had their grand State parade. Many hundred people of Bridgeport and adjoining towns were out to witness the parade, and many of the visiting Knights brought their wives or other members of their families along. On Main street where the parade passed there was perfect jam of people and great interest prevailed. Several public buildings were decorated. Owing to the un- expectedly delayed arrival of one of the wis., iting lodges the parade did not start till II o'clock. The march was fully three miles long and the order of procession, which heightened out nearly mile was as follows:
 Platoon of Police, 10 mon, under Chief Marsh Grand Marshal NJ M Hoyt. of Bridgeport, and Aides
 burt Chief of Star. ~ New Ha Haven n :; A Peter s'-
 Kempf, New Haven Amos W. Bill, willi-
 mantle @ Joseph NV Warner ps... Hartford;
 Al drews, Winsted R. J. V.
 Emery % Seymour IT. !; T. ".
 dore Wolfraln,
 Mounted Members of Mithra and Garneid Lodges,
 Briasepors: nWnnserins 25 men, Past ohancel- Afthra Lodge No BriSgeport. 100 men. John Mar
 
 Garfield Lodge No ss. Bridgeport, 40 men, G. Haeu- "auregan Lodge No 6, Norwich. 25 mon, ". P. Miles
 in command.
 Delegation of IS members from the Jewett City
 Rosinus Band of New Haven, 20 pieces. Union Lodge Mo- s2, New Haven, 2s men. L. C. Rysr- Schiller Lodge, No. 5 New Haven. IS men, B. Brandt, Rathbone Lodge, No 1, New Haven. 20 men, E. F. Du- Dawson Lodge.Eo. Fair Haven, 30 men, R. e.Tattle command
 l Delegation Of 10 men from Branford Lodge: Valley Lodge No IA Birmingham, eS men, William Tyther, Chancellor Commander Aneonia Lodge, No 24, Ansonia. 75 men, l. B. New comb, Chancellor Command~r. Emery. Chancellor Commander N'N clarkes Drum Corps of Middletown, pieces. E. Apollo Lodge, No. as, Middetown, s5 men, B. F. Put nam in command. st. Elmo Lodge Mo- 2l, New Britain, 60 men, George M Baker, Chancellor Commander. Unity Ledge SS s M1stea PA men, w. Lodge and the Central Comnittee which have haG charge of the arrangements
 The line of march was as has been already published and terminated at Seaside Park, where the throng partook of bountiful shore dinner. gotten up by Charles Merwin, of Milford Point. The following were the SoAASSAASS clans, sixty bushels of soft clans, 500 pounds of chicken, 1,sOO ears of green corn, 300 pounds of bluefish and twenty five bushels of sweet potatoes. There were also 100 gallons of coffee. The bake was served up in two large tents pitched in the center of the trotting course which were capable of seating 1000 persons. one tent being ninety by fifty feet and the other forty by eihgty feet The members of Mithra Lodge, of Bridge port, assembled at their lodge room, corner | of Main and Wall streets, at an early hou, | and hospitably entertained the visiting mem l bers, who arrived on the early morning trains Mithra Hall was beautifully decorat | ed with flags and streamers appropriate for tn. occasion, making very pleasing effect. Th' New Haven Knights were fine feature of tn, procession.
 ! The after dinner exercises consisted O singing by the glee clubs of the Aridgepor lodges, and speeches by Grand Chancellor Dawless, Supreme Representative Black more of California, H. o. Case of Hartford Past Grand Chancellor G. A. Staples o Bridgeport, Grand Inner Guard P. Selbie O 1 Bridgeport, Grand Master -at-Arms IsbeIl o Fair Haven, Augnatius Hornblein. c. A. Mid dlebrook, H. c. Witte, F. w. Smith, o Bridgeport, and number of others.
 Tho New Haven Knights arrived hom I early in the evening and escorted by Rosinu. band marched to their respective headquar quarters. They gave glowing praise O their reception in Bridgeport. Ros;nus' bant played finely during it's march, winning yer, favorable remarks The New Haven battalion numbered 106 men, under command of E. E Durand, P. c.