Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-14
PATRIOTS TO PARADE.
Thousands Of Mechanics Will March
in Cleveland on Tuesday.
BENEFIT OF THE DEMONSTRATION.
Special Day for the Jr. o. Q. A. NJ, at the
Columbian Exposition.
BUSINESS FOR THE NATIONAL BODY

Cleveland to attend the demonstration
there, and at o'clock tomorrow the
largest excursion that was ever participated
in by the order will go out of the city. 1t
was not until last year that the members Of
the order in Pittsburg considered the meet
ing of the National Council of sufficient i'm
portance to make any special demonstra-
tion. Last year nearly thousand MEM
bers went to Chicago. A parade and
public meeting were held. The order,
which was weak in the Windy City,
was brought prominently before the pub
lie, the objects were indorsed by
American citizens there and as a result the
in that city and vicinity has
increased by several thousands since the
last annual session. While the order is
comparatively strong in Ohio, Cleveland
and neighboring towns have needed some
thing to give the organization new life.
The demand will be supplied this week.
Trains will be run all day tomorrow, to-
morrow night and Tuesday morning.
Work for the Uniformed Rank.
The uniformed rank will leave the Union
depot over the Cleveland and Pittsburg
road oh a special train at 9 o'clock city
time. The Communicates will leave Union
Veteran Legion Hall, Sixth avenue, at $50
A. NJ. and march over the following route:
Sixth avenue to Grant street, to Fifth ave-
nue., to Market street, to Liberty avenue,
to Union depot. They will carry to Cleve-
land a miniature schoolhouse, with an
American flag flying from the bell tower,
and an appropriate motto on the side.
At 1:45 p NJ. the National Council and
other prominent members of the organiza-
ton Will leave over the same road. Many
of the members will be accompanied by
their ladies' At IL o'clock tomorrow
night a special will carry Vine Cliff Council
and its friends to the number of 300 to 400
people. The train will be made up of day
coaches and Pullman cars. A second sec
tion of this same train will leave Allegheny
with Pride of the West, Twin City and Al
legheny Councils to the number of several
hundred. The regular train going an hour
later, 1905, will carry Plymouth and
William Thaw Councils These Councils
that are mentioned have made arrangements
to go in body and will have the majority
of their members out. All of the other
councils will be represented to q greater or
less extent, but they will go promiscuously
on both special and regular trains. Lesca-
lette Council from the Southside will go
with Vine Cliff Council.
District Passenger Agent Moody, of the
Pennsylvania lines, who has charge of the
excursion and who will supervise the run
ming of the trains, has arranged special
train for Tuesday, especially convenient for
those who can only go to Cleveland for that
day to participate in the parade, attend the
public entertainment and return home the
same night. This train will leave at $50
Tuesday morning; arrive at Cleveland at
11:30. Leaving Cleveland again at lilo P.
NJ, it will arrive In Pittsburg early
Wednesday morning.
Thousands From Allegheny County.
1t is estimated that from 1000 to 5000
members will go from Allegheny county.
Members from Uniontown, Scottdale, Con-
nellsFille, Mt. Pleasant and Greensburg
will arrive in the city tomorrow in time to
90 out on the 1:45 train. McKeesport and
Monongahela City members will go on the
morning train.
The eommandery will take 400 members
in full uniform and will be accompanied by
its own band of 80 pieces. The band will
remain in Cleveland until Friday night
Arrangements have been made with the
Detroit Navigation Company to run an ex-
eursion to Detroit from Cleveland, on
Wednesday. Opposition from the citizens
of Detroit has made it difficult for the
members of the Council to gain a foothold
in that city, and the uniformed
rank, seeing the benefit derived from large
parades in this vicinity, is preparing to
help the Detroit Council The Weddel
House will be the headquarters in Cleve-
land. Members who intend taking their
ladies will procure tickets for the special
train at the hall, as no tickets for this train
will be sold at the depot. The members OF
the Supreme Commandery viii go with the
Communicates to Cleveland commanded by
Supreme Marshal J. Rhodes Miller. Mar
shall William NJ Awl will have charge of
the commanderies.
Part of Tuesday will be spent by the
communicates marching in body to Lake
View Cemetery where a special visit Will be
made to Garfeld's tomb.
The session of the National Council will
be the most important ever held. The pro-
posed legislation, amendments to law and
other matters already announced will keep
the National body busy for three days at
least.
Anxious for Another Name.
The change of name although overwhelm-
ingly defeated last year, has not been
downed. Representatives from at least two
States have been instructed to reopen the
subject, and it is likely to give the members
some trouble.
By instruction of the State Council Of
Illinois, the representatives. from that State
will ask the National Council to meet in
Chicago in '93, during the Columbian Fair.
The Jr. o. o. A. NJ. of that city have ar
ranged with the management of the fair
for what will be practically a Jr o. o. A.
NJ Day, although it will be ostensibly cell
ebration of Bunker Hill Day.
The Pennsylvania representatives will go
with instructions on two important matters.
One is to obtain legislation conferring the
honors of Past Councillor upon such men,
bers who have served three years eonsecu-
lively as Recording Secretary, Financial
Secretary or Treasurer of a subordinate
council This will very likely be acted
upon favorably.
The other is to procure the amendment Of
the laws permitting Past State Councillors
and Past National Councillors a voice and
vote in their respective State Councils,
making it optional with State Councils
whether such privileges shall be granted.
The outside States will oppose it.
In all Likelihood, the "color line" question
will again be broached, and steps taken
toward the organization of colored men into
q body with principles similar to those Of
the Jr. o. U. A NJ. The general i'm
preston has been that such an organization
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