Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-08
KNIGHT
GRAND PARADE AND CEREMONIAL At UHI-
CAGO.
Contests BY Knights Of the Mystic Llnks-Thrty
Thousand Visitors in Chicago-Brlliani Dis
play on tAs Lake FrOnt-Soms
Complaints.

CHICAGO, August The fourth day OF
the Triennial CantOnment Of the Patri-
archs Militant opened at o'clock with the
inspection OF Gen. Underwood. AT the AXE
Front Park, OF the Patriarch Militant
Army. The Patriarchs In their brilliant
uniforms presented a magnificent appear-
ance, and the various eyOlutions were en-.
Enthusiastically applanded by great con.
course Of spectators. At the same hour the
competitive work Of the subordinate lodge
degree STATS was resumed at Battery ID
The lodge was opened by Fort Dearborn
No. PA, OF Chicago. and those partici-
patlng in the competitive work were de
gree stats Of North Star No. q. Minneapo-
/ lis; Whitewater No. Al. Richmond Ind.
and Bloomington No. iOj Of Bloomington.
Illinois.
THE GREAT EVENT OF THE DAY.
/ however was the grand parade. 10 partici-
/ pate in which delegations of Odd Fellows
/ from throughout this and neighborng
States arrived In rapid succession through
out the night and morning and joined fore
es with the cOntingents already on the
ground. Although the column did not move
until ( o'clock this afternoon the various
divisions began TO form on the princ-
/ pal streets two hours earlier So far
as can be judged by the reports
returned TO the headquarters Of the gencr-
alissimo at least 10000 Odd Fellows were
| in line. The column was headed by Gen
eral Underwood and a Splendidy uni
/ formed staff Of over 100 officers, the escort
being the Columbus. O.. troop Of Hussars.
under the command Of Brig Gen. j. G..
/ Pugin, and band Of 100 pieces accom-
/ panying the GeneraliSsmO's division. As
special escort 10 the General and staff there
was a large detachment Of the police force.
the First and Second Regiments. and
part Of the Fourth Illinois National Guard.
and the Chicago Zouaves. The Battery ID
Regiment OF the National Guard were
mounted upon gray horses. The order of
the parade follows:
Gen Underwood. stan and Escorts,
First Army Corps. commanded boy Maj Gen.
Charles 4. Cu>hman Brig. Gen. George
y. Moses. Chief of stan.
Divisions of the North. Mai. Cen. d. B. Mhitton.
~ Maine.
Division of the East. Maj. Gen. y. Burrlit
palmar of Boston
Second Army Corps. commanded hy Mai. Gen.
Jane, li Nicholson. of Philadelphia
/ Division OF Niagara. Mai. Cen. j. o. Woodward.
Albany. y. y.
/ Division of the Delaware, Maj Gen. George %
Mutt of Trenton. y. j.
/ Division of the Onio. Mai. Gen. John q. Reryr,.
of Ohio.
! Division of the Cumberland Maj. Cen. 4. s
Milice. OF Indiana
Third ARMY Corps, Commander MAJ John liar.
rison Souc. OF Ann Arbor. Mich.
] Division OF the Mississippi. Mai Cen. T. IA.
Sloan. St Louis,
| Grand Department of the Pacific Brig Cen. J..
II Blake. of California Commando.
General Lodges of Odd Fellows.
The route was through the principal
streets of the city, returning by way of
Lake Front. where the column was re-
viewed by Governor l'.fer Mayor Creeier
aud the State and civic digultaries. Thi,
evening, after the column has been dis
missed, the Chicago ZOuaycs gave an eN
hibtion Of fancy maneuvers on the Lake
Front, including the scaling Of the wall
an exciting military exhibition This was
/ followed by the Patriarchs Mill
tant display and formations uu-
/ der the electric light IN front of
the mammoth amphitheater The military
organization took part in the spectacular
pageant Of conferrng the Decoration of
Chivalry The Militant Martial and Reed
bands, in addition TO the specially engaged
corps of trumpeters, furnish the music for
this ceremonial. The field, represented by
stage 300 by 800 feet. was brilliantly
! Illuminated by electric lights
As a finale of the days proceedings there
was pyrotechnical display illustrating
the entire degrees Of the order ON au im-
| mcnse scale.