The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-03
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Complete Arrangements for the Street Pa
rade and Grand Prize Drill TO-MOrrOw.

The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Indi
ana, Grand Chancellor E. G. Herr of Goshen,
with representative from each of the subordi-
nate lodges in the State, will meet in this city
| to-day.
Tomorrow will be gala day in the history Of
the order in Indiana as there will be parade in
the morning in which the uniform rank and the
grand lodge will take part, and prize drill in
the afternoon at the Exposition grounds in which
the uniform ranks will compete
The knights and lodges will have their rem
devious at Pfafflin's Hail. where they will assem-
BILE promptly at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning for
the parade, which will be under direction of
James r. Carnahan, major general commanding,
who will be assisted by mounted staff officers,
with the metropolitan police heading the process
sion The first division will be commanded by
Col. N. R. Ruckle, and will include the Indian
apolis Light Infantry and drum corps, Richard
son Zouaves, Tecumseh Rifles and Classical
School Cadets. The second division will be I'M
der command of Col l. E. Kirk, and will con
sist of the supreme and grand lodge officers and
State and municipal officers, and the following
and other ranks of uniform knights: Lafay-
cite, Indianapolis, Terre Haute New Albany
Kokomo, Warsaw Goshen, Fort Wayne Elk
nersville and Many Indianapolsl. The third
division, under command of Past Chancellor G..
Z. koernor, will consist of members of the grand
lodge and subordinate lodges.
1t is intended for the street parade that the
procession form on the Circle at 9:45 a. M.
and move at 10 a. m, marching south on Merid-
ian to Georgia, west on Georgia to Illinois, north
on Illinois to Maryland. west on Maryland to
Tennessee, north on Tennessee to Washington
east on Washington to East, then countermarch
to Pennsylvania, north on Pennsylvania to
Michigan, west on Michigan to Meridian, south
on Meridian to the Circle. The line will be re-
viewed on Meridian street. at University park, by
the Grand Lodge officers. The Dayton and per
haps other Ohio divisions will be here.
The prize drill will begin at o'clock to morrow
afternoon. The Lafayette, Kokomo Warsaw
and Connersviile divisions will drill for the free
forall drill; besides competing in the State drill
The prizes in the freefor-au Glass A. y are first
$500 in gold second, 800 in gold. In Glass B..
(open to the State only first prize, 5000 in gold;
second, 800 in gold third, $50 in gold. In Glass
c. are four special prizes, to the best Com
mander $50 in gold; to the division having
the highest number of sir knights in
by Craft & Co., $50; to the lodge
having the highest number of knights in the
parade set of solid coin silver jewels, fourteen
pieces, given by the When clothing store to the
lodge having the second highest number of
knights in the parade fine oil chrome,
'Pythias at the Block" by A. M. Preston, of the
Pythian Journal
The divisions competing in the drill are to be
composed of not less than twenty-four men and
three officers, the drill to be the official
tactics adopted by theSupreme Lodge K. of p,
session of 1882. The drill will be by programme
and there will be three judges, United States
army officers who will be made known the
drill ground. By special invitation the officers
and finance committee of the Supreme Lodge,
with the major general of the supreme juris
diction of the uniform rank forces and staff will
be present and review the procession and wit
ness the drills. Charles j. Many is chairman of
the general committee of arrangements, and as
extremely favorable rates have been made on
all the railroads there will, without doubt, be a
large attendance of knights and their friends.