The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-21
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THE ODD-FELLOWS ENCANPMEYT.
Competitive Drill of the Uniform Degree
Camps at the Exposition Grounds.

10 The competitive drill Of the uniform ed degree
camps of Oddfellows will take place this after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the Exposition grounds
and from the outlook it will be large and brill
liant assemblage The Grand Lodge being in
from all parts of the State will be here in at
tendance upon that body
Every uniformed degree camp in the State,
whether intending to enter the contest or not,
has been invited to participate in the proceed
lngs Of the day, and most of them will take part
in the procession which precedes the drill. The
procession for the parade will form at l o'clock
this afternoon at the corner of Washington and
Pennsylvania streets. The head of the column
will move promptly at 2 P. NJ, concentrating
on Washington street west to Illinois street,
north on Illinois street to Market street east on
Market street around the north side of Circle TO
Pennsylvania street, north on Pennsylvania
street to Ohio street. west on Ohio street to
Meridian street north on Meridian street to
Fifth street, east on Fifth street to Delaware
street north on Delaware street to Exposition
building
The members of the Grand Lodge will march
in this procession, and the following land prob
ably other degree camps) will also take art in
the parade, and most of them in the contest for
the prizes: Anderson Uniformed Degree Camp,
H. E. Jones, commander; Winchester, e. E.
Ferris. commander; Lafayette, James Jefferson,
commander; Sullivan j c. CLANCY, commander;
Marion, Daniel Gunder, commander; Pierceton,
H. Hosler, commander Wawaka, Charles X.
Greene, commander; LaPorte, d. G. McCollum,
commander; Warsaw, A. S. Milice commander;
South Bend, D. A. Newton commander
Each uniformed degree camp entering the con-
test for the prizes will consist of three officers
gehief subordinate and junior captains), and not
less than twenty-four men in line The drill
will be in accordance with the princi-
pies laid down i'll Upton's United States In
fantry Tactics, except as to the sword manual
and fancy movements, which shall be executed
in accordance with Eddy's Encampment Drill
and Tactics
The time allowed for each campin the competi-
tive drill will be forty five minutes, counting from
the time the programme is commenced by the
camp after coming on the drill grounds.
If any camp should complete the programme
before the expiration of its allotted time
they may occupy the remainder of the time in
such drills as they desire. Celebrity and pre-
cision in forming the camp, shall be the first
portion of the drill considered Camps will drill
without music. Commands executing more
movements than ordered on the programme will
receive due credit
The prizes now deposited in the indianapolis
National Bank, subject to the order OF the presl-
dent and secretary of the drill committee, are:
First prize cash, 1900; second prize, cash, 500;
third prize cash. 500.
The judges selected are Col. N. H. buckle,
Adjutant- general j. T. Carnahan. and Major
Jas. R. Ross and the prizes will be awarded to
the successful competitors at the Denison Ho-
tel at $50 this evening
The following prizes are offered to uniformed
degree camps in addition to those named by the
committee: Past Chief Patriarch L. A. Kiefer,
of Indianapolis Camp No. l. offers handsome
gold badge to the chief captain of the camp win
ming the first prize. Messrs. Bingham & Walk
offer fine gold lined oxidized and fancy gilt
prize goblet, valued at $40, to the uniformed de-
gree camp turning out the largest number of
uniformed patriarchs in the procession. This
handsome prize can be seen in the show window
of their jewelry establishment, No II East
Washington street.
The procession and the management of the
camp will be in charge of Theodore Pfafiin, who
has been appointed commandant for the occasion.