The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-04
PARADE OF THE KNIGHTS.
A Creditable Street Display Under
Unfav0rable Circumstances.
Conclusion of the Grand Lodge Session. After
Amending the General Laws and In
Sailing the New Officers.


stalling the New officers.
Yesterday opened bright and beautiful for the
Knights of Pythias demonstration, and the ex-
pectatien was that the afternoon parade and the
subsequent exercises Of the day would be all that
the most sanguine anticipated. At the morn
ing's session Of the Grand Lodge the general law
was amended SO as to provide that in the future
the retiring grand chancellor shall have his
expenses paid to the Supreme Lodge so that he
may take the supreme degree A proposition to
consolidate the orphans fund with the general
fund was defeated, after spirited discussion
An invitation was accepted to participate in the
parade this afternoon and it was decided to take
recess during it's continuance. 1t was decided
that brother disabled and delinquent, in case
of sickness or disability, should be entitled to
benefits in thirteen weeks after the delinquency
was paid, providing the sickness continued.
Past Chancellor Rathbone, of Ohio, the found
er of the order, was introduced to the Grand
Lodge by General Carnahan.
In the afternoon Grand Chancellor Francis ap-
pointed the standing committees, and the Grand
Instructor, DR.. w. L. Heiskell, who so accepta-
bly, filled the Office during the last year-the first
| year of the Office, which is new one-could not
be prevailed upon to accept a reappointment, de-
clining on account of interruption to business
General j. r. Carnahan was therefore appointed,
and it may be safely said that he will bring to the
administration Of his trust the same energy that
has hitherto characterized him in knightly work.
The newly-elec officers were duly installed,
after which the Grand Lodge adjourned to meet
| in this city on the second Tuesday in June, 1885,
| THE STREET PARADE.
| There was liberal display Of bunting along
| the principal business streets yesterday, flags
and banners flying from the high places, and
the fronts of many business houses being deco
rated with Pythian heraldry. All the trains
arriving at the depot brought to the city mem
| bers of the order from far and near, and the
streets soon began to show busy, eager throng,
as thousands of our citizens had joined the Wis
| itors and were out to see the parade.
The procession did not form with commend
| able promptnesS The fire department, by no
fault of its own, occasioned little of the delay,
being called away to answer fire alarm and not
returning to take part in the procession. The
order OF procession was finally formed as follows:
| First Dicision.
Maior-general Carnahan and Staff.
Adiutant-general Koontz and Staff.
| Assistant Marshal Koerner and Staff;
James H. Shearer. Captain Henry Beville, w. F. A.
| Bernhamer and Joseph NJ. Ryder,
| Escort Knights.
When Band twenty pieces, Joe Cameron leader and
VIM. L.. Manson drum major
Light Observation-Disclosures Scott commanding
Emmett Guards.P. J. Kelleher, captain
Ross Guards and Drum Corps-Captan Fox.
Second Division
Brigadier- General j. r. Ross and Staff Col. W. J..
| Mckee, City; Colonel Runyan Warsaw; Col.
wampler. Richmond Major Wetherill,
Connersville; Major Wolf and
Maio itv
First Regiment. Uniform Rank, COL s. E. Kirk,
| Commanding.
Indianapolis Division, No. 2, Capt. Joseph r. r..
| Forbes Commanding Twenty -Eigh. Men
and Three Officers in Line.
manding Twenty Four Men in Line.
| Ogden's Light Guard Band of Kokomo.
Kokomo Division, Capt II; G. Davis Commanding,
| Madison Division, No. 10, Headed by the White
| Drum Corps, A. d. vanosdel Commanding, and
Eghsn Man and Three Ksn in ns
ing; Twenty One Men in Line.
Carnahan Division, No. II, Connersvile, Ind.
| II. Terris commanding, twenty seven
Second Regiment Uniformed mfo ahf sanl-colonei NJ
Kolloek IT Wayne commanding; e e. Kohn'
Elkhart, Ieutenantcolonel +. j. Herr,
Goshen, major; H. B. Morehouse,
Fort Wayne, adjutant.
Michigan City Division, No. Captain George c..
Richmond Division, No. 14-J. L. Slough command
ing. twenty-five men in line.
Frankfort Division, No. 9-Captain William G. Norris
commanding, twenty men in line.
Kendallville Divisional. @. Anderson commanding,
eleven men in line.
Union City Division, No. 15-Captain r. j. Clark
| commanding, twenty four men in line.
Kosciusko Division, No. 8-Captain G.. W. Furlong
l.. commanding sixteen men in line.
| The third division consisted of the Governor
| and State officers in carriages, and members of
K p lodges of this city, Nos ], rs. 56, %, 81 and
| 81 in line.
The line of march was as heretofore pub
| lisned but the review of the column, which took
| place at the corner of Meridian and Vermont
| streets was cut short on account Of the storm,
which came up suddenly and drove everyone to
shelter. For this reason the dress parade at the
| exposition grounds, which was to have taken
| place at o'clock in the afternoon. did not come
| off, the ground being in condition therefor,
besides which it would have been almost impossi-
BILE to have got the divisions together after their
dispersal by the storm.
THE PRIZE DRILL TO-DAY.
To-day. beginning at 10 o'clock A. M, the
prize drills will take place at the Exposition
grounds, and in the evening" at o'clock, gen.
eral dress parade of all military and divisions Of
Uniform Rank will be the feature. Following
this, prizes of $500 for the first and 5000 for the
second, both in gold, will be awarded in casS A.
in which not less than three divisions are te
enter, and in class B, in which not less than
four divisions will enter, as follows: One hun
dred and twenty five dollars for the first $75 for
the second, and $50 for the third, all in gold
There is a list of special prizes offered by citi
Louisville; Colonel N r. Ruckle, of this city,
and Lieutenant Ogle, of the United States army
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