Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-08-14
BY THOUSANDS.
Odd-Fellows Of the United States
and Canada Flock to Chicago.
Meeting Of the Triennial Cantonment Of
the Patriarchs AIilitant-Many Val
liable Prizes Are Com
peted For.
rHE THEEE LINKS.

CHICAGO, Aug. at the triennial
cantonment, Patriarchs Militant. Tues
day morning, Wicker Park Lodge, No.
oei, Of Chicago; Virginia Lodge, No.
90, Of Viroqua Wis. and Fort Dearborn
Lodge, No. pa, 81 Chicago, participated
IN a contest Of merit in the exemplifca-
ton Of the work Of subordinate lodges
al Battery d Armory. The military dis
plays on the Lake Front began in the
afternoon All the Judges were officers
of the United States army. Cantons
London, OF London, Ont. Ohio, of Co
lumbus, O., and Occidental, Of Chicago,
were the rivals
CHICAGO, Aug. AT the trien-
NAL cantonment Patriarchs Militant
Wednesday the competitive contests in
the Rebekah degree work we're con
tinued at Battery d armory, and the
prize drills on the Lake Front In
the latter, cantons from Van
Vert. O., Winchester. Ind, German
town, O., Dayton, O, Sullivan, Ind, and
Logansport, Ind. took part. At night
on the Lake Front the famous Chicago
Zouaves under command Of Captain
Ford gave an exhibition drill the de-
gree OF chiyalry was conferred upon
sixteen candidates and a magnificent
display Of fireworks was witnessed BY
80 geo persons UaSsed within the in
closure ard perhaps 10000 more con
gregatei in the immediate vicinity out
side
CHlcAeo, Aug s.-oyer 1900 Patri-
arcbs Militant and members Of subor-
dinate lodges l. O. O. f participated n
the parade Thursday afternoon. TIE
line OF march was six miles In length
and the procession was an hour and
half in passing a given point Il was
reviewed AZ the Lake Front by Governor
Fifer and staf, Mayor Cregier, and
General Underwood and staff In the
contests In subordinate lodge degrees
work at Battery . in the morning the
following lodges participated Fort
Dearborn, No. pa, Chicago. North star
No. 8. Minneapolis, MINI; Whitewater.
No 81. Richmond, Ind, and Blooming
ton, No. 400, Bloomington. H.
At night there was another Jam Of
people on the Lake Frout 80, 900 being
q N0AA7f7& sAA - t1'H4 ma - VI uut1t HAt1-
ent The decoration Of chivalry was
conferred on forty-three candidates.
but the ceremony was very short and
not one-tenth Of the people in the
grounds saw or heard any part Of it,
The exhibition of fireworks sur
passed that Of the night before, and i'm
clUded a number of the most elaborate
and intricate sot pieces ever made.
CHICAGO, arg. . The following can
tons took part p tho Patriarch Militant
drill on the Lake Front on Friday:
Marion. Of Mavioq, Ind the present
holders 81 she first prize ii class
A. Wichita, Of Wichita. kan.
indianapolis No. ., of Indian
apolis, Ind Ann Arbor, OF Ann
Arbor Mich. Elwood, OF Elwood. Ind.
and Amsterdam. eli Amsterdam, " Y.
In the individual contest for the best
drilled eheyalier in the sword manual
the prizes were awarded to ~ $ Win
ters. of Canton indianapolis, No. ,, T.
Fl. Campbell Of Canton Van Vert, and
f. Morrison, Of Canton Occidental, No.
], Chicago The winners in the i'm
dividual prizes for the line officers were: 4
Captain J. II Wise, Of Canton Logans-
port, Logansport, Ind. Ensign A. T.
Wolcott, Of Grand Canton Excelsior of
Chicago, and Captain z. Rott, Of Can
ton Frank, Germantown, O.
At the bah given IN honor Of the Gen
eralissimo At Battery p Friday night
the prize-winners in subordinate and
Rebekah degree lodgecontests were an
nounced as follows
For Subordinate Lodres-Ffrst prize. North
Star Ledge No q Minneapolis 500 second
prize, Wicker PARK Lodge, No. PSI Chicago
t5to; third prize. F0rt Dearborn Lodge No. ia,
Chicago $3.50
For Renekah Degree Lodges-First prize,
Naomi Lodge No Q, Columbus, o. $40; sec
ond prize, Elite Lodge No. . Chicago $50:
third prize. American Lodge No lss, Chicago,
t2oo Fourth prize Ruth Lodge No j, Omaha.
Neb SCI q regatta and lesels special prize by
Roundy Company Chicago
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