The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-31

Orders Issued for the Grand
Encampment at Sedalia.

Grand Commander II. l.. Dean, of
the Select Knights, A. o. u. w.
whose grand encampment will take
place in this city September Z, 8 and
9 has issued orders to all legions in
the state for their government and
control while in encampment from
which the BAzoo clips the following
as matter of general information.
Headquarters Select Knights A. u.
u. W., Department of Missouri.
Office of Grand Commander. Kan
sas City, August q, sc.
wish to call your attention to the
fact that the welfare and growth of
our grand jurisdiction depends to a
great extent on the success OF our
grand encampment, to be held at Sc
dalia, September 7,S and 8. Every
thing necessary to make it a successful
and pleasant meeting has been done
bythe comrades and citizens of Sedalia.
Now it remains for YOU to put your
shoulder to the wheel and keep the
ball rolling by making a special effort
to have your legion attend in a body.
This is not only due to the legion. but
to the people of Sedalia, who have
done so much for your pleasure an
benefit.
THE ORDER OF EXERCISES WILL BE AS
PoIJOWS.
Assembly call will be sounded at
8 o'clock, a. M. Legions will fall In
and march ON the drill grounds
under command of their officers. One
hour will be spent in the school OF
legion. Recall will be sounded at 8
o'clock a. IN. Officers call at 9 a. M,
each day for officers school of the
Battalion, first day page 40 to 100 (;
second day from $50 to 100; third
day from 100 to 1913. Each officer
and Knight must be on the parade
ground promptly at 8 o'clock a. m.
From 10 o'clock a. M, until 11:3O a.
m. battalion drill. Dinner hours
11:30 a M, to 1:30 p. m. After
noon exercises same as forenoon, ex-
cept at 5 o'clock p. m. grand dress
parade. Legions or squads desiring it,
will have each day competent in
structor assigned TO drill them.
Headquarters of Depal tment Com
mander, Staff and Aids-de-campe will
be at the Park hotel; Maj. Gen'l Fred
w. Averill and Saff, Brig. Gent n.
S. Gardner and Staff, Brig. Gen1 w.
W. Green and Staff, Brig. Gent Ellis
Paxsou and Staff, headquarters at
Kaiser's hotel: Maj. Gen'l j. 5. Ster-
EFT and S aft, Gen1 Frank Senniger
and Staff, Brig. Gen1 T. II. Snyder
and Staff at Sicher's hotel. Regi.
mental Commander and stats viii be
assigned at hotels where Brigade heal
quarters have been established to
which their regiments belong. Quar-
tiers for Legions will be assigned them
as they arrive where regimental head
quarters have been established.
Would recommend that Legion, Regi'
mental, Brigade and Division Com
manders have their quarterma:ter:
communicate with the chairman of the
local committee at Sedalia, 1t. Col. >,
NJ. Olmstead, and instruct him &c
secure rooms at the hotels designated
for your headquarters.
Hope that each officer and Knight
will realize the importance Ofassistingin
making this encampment rebound to
the welfare and honor of the order,
and that each will make an effort to
induce all comrades TO attend and
uphold the high honor of being the
largest and best organized jurisdiction
of select Knights in the United States
and Dominion of Canada. Believing
that you will uphold the efforts being
made by your Grand Legion officer:
and by your presence encourage them
to continue to lead the Department
to conquest and victory.
THE PRIZES.
Following is the list Of prizes of
fered on the occasion:
Class A.-s2G0 to best drilled le'
gion of "a Knights and 8 officers.
$3.50 to sacond legion with "a Knights
and 8 officers.
Class B.-s100 to best drilled legion
of Is knights and 8 officers. SO to
second best drilled legion Of Is
Knights and 8 officers.
Class C.-s65 to best drilled legion