Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-07
THE PATRIARCHS
A Big Day at the Chicago
CaEtonment.
COMPETITIVE DRILLS FOR PRIZES.

A Large Number of Cantons Show Their
Paces-Interesting Ceremony on the
Lake Front-Conferring the Degree OF
Chivalry-The Candidates Attended by
-Four Fair Women-Brilliant Display
of Pyrotechnics-A Disappointing At
tendance.
CHICAGO, Aug The proceedings of
the third day of the grand cantonment of
Odd Fellows were opened yesterday morn
ing with the exemplification of the Rebekah
decree by the Naomi lodge Columbus, o.,
and the Flora lodge of Chicago. In the
competitive drill on the Lake Front in the
afternoon the following cantons partici-
pated:
Glass A-Canton Logansport, Logans-
port, Ind; Canton Excelsior, Chicago;
Canton Frank, Germantown, O.; Canton
Wichita, Wichita, Kan; Canton Atkins,
Paducah, Ky.
Glass B-Csnton Lucerno, Lynn, Mass !;
Canton Arapahoe, Denver Colo. Glass
|C-Canton Chicago, Chicago.
Glass D-Canton Van Vert, Van Vert,
D.; Canton Lincoln's Home, Springfield,
us; Canton T. w. Kizer, Winchester,
Ind; Canton Thompson, Sullivan, Ind
The drills were followed by full dress
parade on the drill grounds and an exhi-
oition drill by the Chicago Zouaves.
Degree OF Chiva1rv rs--.s~--~ q
At night aboats.cvv people gathered on
the Lake FONT to witness the comforting of
.iie degree of chivalry and the display of
fireworks. There were a number of Pa
.riarohs candidates for the degree as we'll
as one civilian, Mayor Cregier The de-
grees were conferred by four young bellies
Of Paducah, Ky, the Misses Sallie II obbs
Ida Roberts, Matte Roberts, and
Kate Roundtree. They were attired
in white, with black velvet embroidered
capes, faced with scarlet silk. The first
named lady fastened the golden spur to
the candidates boots; the second pre-
sented the chevalier's sword; the third the
steel gauntlet, and the fourth silken
glove. The badge was then placed by a
little girl on the breasts of the newly
made chevaliers
The Pyrotechnic Display.
The display OF fire works was in sixteen
divisions and is claimed to have been the
most elaborate ever given in the country
The first thing shown was brilliant
burst of fire from the border of the lake
A celestial canopy of fame died away,
succeeded by magnificent design repre-
senting the decoration of chivalry. Then
the following pieces were exhibited:
Grand tableau, showing the uniformed
troops formed in beautiful and artistic
figures; constellation of stars, produced
by firing from heavy mortars; special
piece, Patriarchs' Militant flag; emblem
attic design OF an upstretched hand in
golden fire; silver cataracts; forest of
tire, brilliant pots of fire scattered
over the ground. producing weird and
fantastic effect; design, pigeon and pigeon
cote; African dropping palms; emblematic
design, three links, with letters F. l.. T. /;
special design, peacock tail, the size of
which was Is by % feet; Niagara falls,
100 feet in length, suggesting in the power
Of the fire the maddening roar of that
mighty cataract.
Trouble with the Railways.
1t is stated that the Pacific coast, New
York, Indiana, Ohio, and Canada cantons
found on the eve of departure for this
city that the railways had increased the
fare several dollars, and consequently
there will he a fiZzle as TO numbers pres
mt. At seven tirst-class hotels there were
registered Yesterday but $50 Odd Fellows
In addition nearly 100 are camped at the
Sixth Regiment armory and quite a num-
Der scattered about the city. Some can
tons are still expected, and few will get
| N just in time for the parade, but hardly
1000 people will be here in addition to
those who have already arrived