The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-02
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAs.
Grand Lodge Session-Preparation for q
Grand Display of the Uniform Rank.

The annual session of the Indiana Grand Lodge
| of the Knights of Pythias, which begins to-day,
will be attended to morrow and Thursday by a.
| display of the Uniform Rank of this fourishing
| order Twenty-one years ago j. Fl. Rathborn
| organized the first lodge of the Knights, and
from that time has been steady increase Of the
brethren whose good works and fraternal union
| are guided by the spirit Of the story of Damon
and Pythias. The Uniform Rank is a military
attachment to the ORDER and has done much to
popularize it In every State of the Union are
lodges showing great prosperity. indianapolis
| has eight lodges and the State 131. Besides,
! there are twenty-one divisions of the Uniform
| Rank, two Of which belong to this city. AS far
as the public is concerned, the display to be
made by the rank will excite the great
| est interest, as the full Indiana bri-
gade has been called out by the
| Commanding general, James r. Ross. Of this
city. This will bring twenty-one divisions to
the city, and in addition visiting divisions from
Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky will take
part in the parade and drills. 1t is expected, as
| very liberal rates have been secured from the
railroads, and every lodge in the State mas made
special effort to create an interest in the Uni
form Ranks demonstration, that %, 900 or 30 600
| people will be here Wednesday and Thursday.
| The morning of the first day-Juno 3-will be
devoted to receiving Uniform Rank divisions and
| lodges of the order At balfpast o'clock the
formation of the column will take place, as fol-
| lows:
Metropolitan Police Force, headed by Superintendent
Lang, Captain Robert Campbell, Commanding.
Majorgeneral J; R. Carnahan and Staff.
General koontz and Staff
Prof Beissenherz's Band
Assistant Marshal c. G. Kerner and Staff.
Indianapolis Light Infantry.
Emmett Guards.
Classical School Cadets
Ross Guards.
Streight Rifles.
Rice Zouaves.
Richardson Zouaves.
Forming in the order named corner Circle and
| Meridian, north side, extending north
| Second Diuison
| Brigadier general ]. r. Ross and Staff
| Band.
Visiting Divisions Uniform Rank Forces from other
First Regiment Uniform Rank Forces, Col I. E. Ksh
Commander
| Supreme Officers and Grand Lodge
| Second Regiment Uniform Rank Forces, Col. +. N.
kollock, Commander.
K. of p Lodges.
Will form as follows Visiting divisions on Ohio
! street. extending east from Meridian; First Reg
| iment on north side of Ohio, extending east
from Meridian; supreme officers and the Grand
Lodge on Ohio, extending west from Meridian
| Second Regiment on north side of Ohio, extend
ing west from Meridian; K. of P. lodges on
Meridian, extending north from Ohio.
Third Dirsion.
I'm Carriages.)
The Governor and Staff Officers.
| County Officers.
City Officers.
| Board of Aldermen
| City Council.
Citizens
Forming ON Meridian, extending north from New
| York street
| Chief Fire Marshal Webster and DEPARTMENT on
New York, extending east from Meridian street
| The following is the line of march: South on
west side of Circle to Meridian, thence to Mary
| land, west to Tennessee, north to Washington,
| east to East street. countermarch to Pennsyl-
| vana, north TO New York, west to Meridian,
| thence north. The column will be reviewed at
the corner of Vermont and Meridian streets by
the major general and the supreme officers.
Judges of the parade to decide on the best
military appearance and the largest number in
any division, for which special prizes are offered
| will review the column from the Grand Hotel
balcony. At o'clock in the evening grand
dress parade and inspection of all the divisions
| at the Exposition grounds will occur, after
which a grand band concert will be given On
Thursday, beginning at 10 A. NJ, the prize drills
will take place at the Exposition grounds, and in
the evening, at o'clock, general dress parade
of all military and divisions of
Uniform Rank will be the feature
| Following this prizes OF 5000 forthe first and 5000
for the second both in gold, will be awarded in
class A, in which not less than three divisions
are to enter, and in class B, in which not less
than four divisions will enter, as follows: One
hundred and twenty-five dollars for the first, $75
for the second. and $50 for the third all in gold
There is list of special prizes offered by citi-
zens.
The reception of divisions tomorrow morning
| will be at Mozart and Castle Halls. The first four
nights of the week, at the Grand Opera house,
the play of Damon and Pythias' will be pre-
scented under the auspices of the order by the
Lloyd Tragedy Combination. The proceeds from
| these performances will be applied to defraying
the expenses of the parade, and the executive
committee has issued circular urging general
attendance. Tonight the general committee
| will hold its last meeting