The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-22

When the Knights awoke yesterday
morning theyiwere greeted with thedoiefu
sound OF the rain pattering against the
window of their apartments, and upon
looking beheld the surrounding country
converted into miniture lake. The boy:
we're sad indeed. For the past three
months the committees have labored in
cessantly for the success of the program
especially that of yesterday, and when
| they beheld how nature had seemingly
blighted their great anticipations, they
were greatly disappointed But before
the rays OF the setting sun shone forth
| from the western horizon, the boys were in
different spirits and proudly looked upon
that feature of the day, the grand parade
for which they had planned so long.
The brigade meeting yesterday
at the Castle hall on North
Main street was attended by a
goodly number of Sir Knights. 1t was
the eighth annual session of the brigade OF
the state, and was called to order by Gen
eral Lyon
The reading OF the minutes was disposed
with and after some routine work, the ad
| jutant general submitted report which
showed a membership of OPS in good stand
ing in the state at the present time.
The following resolution were offered
and adopted unanimously:
Resolved, by the Kansas Brigade, Uni
form Rank Knights of Pythias, that the
| thanks of the brigade are due and hereby
| rendered to the knights and Sir knights
of the city of Wichita, to the mayor and
citizens generally for the hospitable treat
ment and knightly courtesy extended to
and received by the members of the Uni
| form Rank during our stay in this beaGtI-
| full city, which now. as heretofore, fully
sustains its reputation as the Peerless
| Princess.
Resolved, that this resolution be spread
upon the journal of the brigade proceed
| ings, and copies thereof duly attested be
| furnished Warwick Lodge No. A, Wichita
| Lodge No. 169, and Wichita Division No. ,.
! publish the same.
Col j. N Cook, of Ohio brigade, and
! Col. G. E. Elliott aid de camp to General
| Canadian were present.
4 vote of thanks was given to Capt.
| Hotchkin, also to Captain Fletcher of
Erie division for holding the standard OF
the Kansas brigade at Milwaukee as prize
| winners.
| A committee of three, consisting Of Gen.
Newsletter, Gen. A p Riddle and Capt.
Leland j. Webb, was appointed to draft
resolutions thanking Gen. Forsyth, of
| Fort Riley for courtesies shown at the
| funeral of a brother knight, Capt. a. II.
| Lakewood, Of the Junction City division.
On motion, vote of thanks was tender
ed the Grand Lodge for 81 800 donated the
Uniform Rank.
The time and place OF meeting next year
was left to the discretion of the brigadier
general.
At regiment meetings before the brigade
meeting the election of officers resulted as
follows:
Capt. H. L. Alden, of Wyandotte divis-
ion No 10, was elected colonel of the First
regiment
Sir Knight J. V. Doughett, of Gala di-
vision No. s, of Topeka, was elected colonel
of the first regiment.
Capt. c. T. Coleman, of Free Press di-
vision No. 81, of Usage City, was elected
major of the First regiment.
The Second regiment decided to meet at
the meeting of the Grand Lodge at Pitts
burg, Kan, next year.
Capt. +. S. Hotchkin, of Wichita Di-
vision No 2, was elected colonel of the
Third regiment, and NJ W. Wilson, of
Pluto Division. No 6. was elected surgeon
of the same regiment
After some further routine work the
meeting adjourned at u o'clock.
After dinner the boys ventured out of
their places of abode and took in the town.
Others repaired to the committee head
quarters and there passed the time in
games and other amusements. The execu-
tive committee met yesterday noon
and passed a resolution that the
band contest takes place on the fair ground,
rain or shine, but as the rain had placed
the ground in such an impossible con-
dition where there was no pavement,
this was not carried out.
The visitors fully sympathized with the
committee in their appointments.
The bands who had come TO participate
in the band contest felt blue, but blamed
no one nothing but the weather, which
had interfered with their plans. At
2:20 il began TO look as If the clouds were
breaking and ii few minutes later
an order was issued from General Lyon
stating that the grand parade would take
place as soon as the weather permitted.
Preparations were Immediately made and
when the sun broke through the clouds an
hour later the band boys OF the four differ
ent bands consolidated their bands and
paraded the streets as one band, discourse
ing some excellent music. At o'clock
the different divisions of the h of p.
formed az the Carey, and at 4:l0 the grand
parade moved westward on Douglas from
the Carey, the formation OF the parade
came in the following order:
Mounted police.
Light infantry, under command o; Lieut..
Runyan.
Gen. J. H. Lyon and staff. consisting of
Col. j. II. Z. Wiegand, adjutant general;
Col. viii. 7. Walker, chief of staff: Col.
A. P Riddle, assistant inspector general;
Col. j. h Larue. assistant commissary
general: Col II. l.. Lowrance, assistant
surgeon general; Col. Frank Herald, as
sistant advocate general; Major c. Gil
bert. aid camp; Gus. j. Neibert, aid
de-camp, and Col c. E Elliott, abide
camp TO major general.
Browns band.
FIRST REGIMENT.
Gala Division No S, OF Topeka, with
seventeen men under Capt Webb.
Wyandotte Division No. 10, Kansas City,
Kan, eighteen men under Capt. II. L.
Alden.
Damascus Division No. IS, OF Emporia,
twenty men under Capt. L. ". Gibson
Winfield knights of Pythiss band.
SECOND REGIMENT.