Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-08-04
'onprised all the troops other than those con.
shutting thn Diyis on of the Ohio N'"'

lne canton Occidental, No. |, and Exce,sior
NO g Chicago, held the lead, followed hy
Ui"ss oahd from the same city, These tw,
S'h'olmen's numbered of uniformed men reor
ly one hundred. '' 3" '''ar
iue columbus (0), No |, followed with ,
suo"ing OF some seventy swords, and Amster
yum w. " Canton, No 20 with twen,, ,,,,
heh' kept close upon their heels This com
p"hy' although small in numbers, attracted
lnuch attention through their welltrained
+ nlntary evoIutons. Jameson's Band of Lon.
uon' u, followed with twenty-five pieces, tho
Il men looking fine in new uniforms.
me Canton No. g. from Huntington, w. Va
WIN captain Herman Brand commanding, dis.
l. CesSlon Wv P'o
1 Canton No. 4, OF Covinetop, XIV. in chorco .,
captain Henry Cherington, ,nrped ont sivty.
. eight swords ~ ''N'S
Fidelity Canton, No. /, of Huntington. w Va
under command OF Captain II. J. Dcrbyshrc
presented as fine body CT men as one wou,d
Q care TO sec '0'''''
Dayton o, IN this division, was represented
~ canton no, 10, fOrty-fve men, under com
mand Of Captain s. Il White
Lucas No T. OF Toledo, O., made snIcndid
s"o"lhE' lhe men marching With precision and
inc commands meeting with prompt responses
A'p'io canton, No, 2j, OF Bowling Green, O..
turned out fortyseven strong.
Inc Second Division probably attracted mora
attehtloh than the other, because OF the mill
tdry bearing of the men, who almost fnint from
,"r eAtIemely warm weather and standing so
ioi'B III llhe on Race in the sun, vet held them.
o,'' C'oSely TO the order OF their commander
an" uIu not Oreak ranks along the whole line of
,."I'h Inc commander Of this division was
| plp n
w. ana he had on his STAFF old soldiers who
knew what it was to discipline men This di.
Vis'oh comprised nearly all the Ohio divisions
mat were present and took part in the parade
The celebrated Great Western Band OF Akron
O., in full rcgimentals and having thirty picccs
IN me with drum major gorgeous in appear.
ance, headed this division after the commander
and stan.
Canton Akron, No. q under command N
captain Jacob Keller followed with thirty
men.
Following in their order came the Canton.
ments hereinafter named:
canton No. 6, of Marion Ind in command OF
captain Daniel Gundcr showed thirty.four
swords IN line
Canton 20, of Lawrenccburg Ind, we'll
drilled body of only seventeen men, was in
command of Captain c. B Miller.
Atkins Canton No, t. of Paducah. Ky, turned
out nIty-one men, under command of cantoin
D. Will Fisher, splendid looking body of Ken, |
tucliians
LUCAS Canton, No, I, with forty men, from |
'o'uinous' o., ana Toledo, No. 3, with thirty |
seven swords presented fine appearance.
cincinnati Canton, No o. had a hundred |
swords IN line, making, in numbers, probably
the greatest display Captnn W. +. Mock was
in command.
Ridgey Canton, No, II. Of Ripley, O.. under
charge OF Major Dan r Cockcrill with twenty
swords. attracted much attention through their
precision in drill
Clinton, No. .3, was In command of an old vet |
Gran, onc-lcggcd hero; Lieutenant |, w Mat
lheWS ana thirteen faithful followers uniformed |
themselves and went through the maneuycrs
under his call
Tlllln 90 Canton, No. 80, under command
OF Captain i. p. Bloom, showed fourteen
swords
Mansfield No.6 had thirty eight In line under
charge of Captain j. NJ Merrill.
The Toronto o. Canton, No. SO, with TWEEN.
tyy,two men, under the orders Of captain j. W.
uauci,' Band, from Maysville, Ky, with NJ.
teen pieces, furnished excellent marching mu.
sic, and were followed by MaySvlc KY No |
>, Captain John C., Adamson, with twcnty.ono
swords
The Covngton Drum Corps preceded Coyipg.
ton, No, T. Canton, that turned out thirty-fve
men under command of Captain H. Cheering
ton. Then the +, C. Miller Drum Corps OF thirty
young boys, oycelently well drilled and spltu |
did musicians followed at the head OF Canton |
Fidelity No. /, of Huntington, W. Va. Which
was commanded by Dr NJ. l.. Smiley. Of Cnt
lettsburg KY, whose thirty.ive men under
Inn In I.y,,t |
ing.
Felix A. BarbCc, editor Of the Catlettsburg
Ky Leai.r, was in command Of Canton Boyd,
No II, Of that city; Canton No. |, of Detroit, {
Mich, with twcnty.seven men; Ashland O.,
No ii, with twenty men, under cOmmahd of 5.
L. Arnold, and Mound City, No. o. of ST. Louis, I
Mo, eleven men In line under command OF
TheO l.. Krat2, closed the second division, with !
its numbcrless bands and drum corps. ,
While not making any attempt Al the bril- ,
liaucy OF decoration and accountrcmcnt that
the Pntriarchs Militant the three
divisions comprising the local and visiting
Lodges and Encampmcnts FORMED a large aad
more enthusiastic display than mas been made :
IN the part Of tho order in this city for years |
The number of old members in line was re 8
and they seemed to take as much t
interest IN the whole affair as the younger
brethren. The divisions of the ununformcd | :
portions of the parade were under the GrOnd {
,farshalship Of Past Grand Chas A. Miller 9
with the following assistants; /
Chief Of STAFF, John p Moorchead; Adiutant il
General, II. Is. Brooks; Aids-Morrs Bauer
rhos TAYLOR John +. HofTncr, Samuel Bying
on. W Lahman j. w. Thompson, John Mort
ner, Hcman Vessel, Samuel Wunder, jr,, and : :
". Il. Reeves. ~ '
The First Division, with Past Grand +. C.
}oycc as Marshal was led by Washington '
.odgc No. 9. as escort for the visiting lodges. | u
rhey were dressed in Continental uniforms, and r.
made an attractive appearance. There were a
nety men thus uniformed. Myers band came "
lext followed by Ohio Lodge No, l. with one c.
undred and titty members, who made fine "
pnearance In black suits, white stovepipe o
Iats and small canes. Cincinnati Lodge, No, 3, N
anne next, with neat uniform hats, about one a
undred followed by the Juvenile Drum Corps {
f George II. Thomas Post. Losantivillc Lodge
ad about one hundred men In uniform'lincn
ats and small canes. followed by BeDstedts =
,and. Then came the delegation from New.
ort, with about forty members, fourteen OF n
rhom were mounted. u
OcEcrman's band preceded Humboldt Lodge | p
With l5a members marching, and six carriages IL
obtaining old Past Granrls and charter mem q
l
ornet Band, an excellent musical organization 81
obtaining the smallest musician in the line o,
y,.ltou Lodge, ofWalton, Ky, with thirty men, a
They all wore neat badges. Hope
,odgc, of Middetown, brought their own band
nd had forty men in line. 4,
The Second Division, under the marshalshp !.
I Peter Graft Z. G.. and " sistants, was head =
d by Adam Webers band, followed by the
nly encampment in line, Cincinnati, No. -. n
his turned out eighty.hve members, and made :,
S handsome an appearance as any IN the pro- I,
sson with their uniform dress mats DARK ~
othes and white gloves. W0odbine Lodge
,llowed with forty.ilve men. After them came l.,
Inpnolia Lodge with about eighty members, y
,,lowed by Northwestern Lodge with ninety 81
= members dressed in light summer suits and ! y
irrying immense fans.
American Lodge 40. had seyenty-hve men,
,rrying large japanese parasols' won Mill n
ry Band preceded Woodward Lodge with W
,irty men. and Mohawk with forty.thrcc, kir'
m Lodge, i0. of Walnut Hills, had twenty u
70 men /, linen busters, and made solid, II
appearance. ,-... al
Millcreck Lodge had nipety'one members out =
nd Queen City turned out eighty neatly uni y
rmcd Eagle lodge No 100, WIN MY men, -
ne nrcceded by large American eagle, q,
ounted on staf, The bird was stuHeo one Al
70 foot in length, pnd presented n proud ap' III
,,rnpcs and attracted much attention along n,
. routc Germania Lodge had about hun nj
cd men in line. md Herman about the same
,mbcr German lodges were preceded by "
rcd MYERS Band. Molkc Lodge followed with
gh,y mcmbers.
The third division was under the direction OF m
Inn "A peaslee and stan. They were hand c.
me,v mounted and wore neat helmets and 4.