Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-09-26

The finest feature Of the entire pro-
gram, and that which was watched with
greatest interest and met with most ap-
plause was the competitive drill between
the Lead. Central and Custer divisions
Of the Uniform Rank Knights Of
Pythias. II occurred on Custer Avenue
in from. Of the Kleemann House be-
tween the hours of two and four Friday
afternoon. Two prizes, one Of $75, and
a second of $50 were offered and contest
ed for, G. A. Haserodt. +. J. V. Rutkow-
and 4. II. Flynn acting as judges. Custer
never passed two hours in witnessing a
finer sight than that presented by the
bodies OF knights as each We'd with the
other in their almost perfect evolutions.
The manly figures, the handsome
uniforms and glittering swords enthused
the spectators and almost carried them
away with admiration, as they watched
the difficult figures of the drill, executed
with hardly an error to mar the scene.
II was beautiful sight and long and
loudly applanded. Gen. Custer Division
No. 6 Central City, was awarded first
prize, and the second given to Diamond
Division No. 2, Lead City.
At four o'clock, after the conclusion of
the drill, the crowd assembled at the
ball park where game was in progress
between the Custer team and one made
up from among the Lead visitors. This
time our boys were on their mettle and
took the game by score of 10 to H.
At $50 the Knights were summoned
to dress parade, and then by consent of
the divisions represented, the 1891 en-
campment was declared at an end. In
the evening everyone went TO hear the
Arcade Minstrels of Lead, and were
royalty entertained. The troupe is
made up Of gentlemen, every one OF
them, and surprising amount Of local
musical and dramatic talent has been
brought together in the organization
Each Of the members in their several
parts merits special mention, but the
space at our command will not allow it
Saturday morning, the visiting band
treated the people Of Custer to a fare
we'll concert, and the north bound train,
and the special for the south, carried
our visitors to their respective destina-
tions. They bid farewell with three
hearty cheers for Custer and their en-
tertainers.
The encampment is over. 1t fell short
OF what was expected, and yet it was
anything but failure. The gentleman
ly conduct of the visiting divisions. the
grace with which they accepted the
situation. and the hearty good will with
which they entered into the plans laid
for their entertainment, precluded any
possibility of failure, and made the
affair q grand social success. Dead
woods delegation to the convention
that chose the place of encampment
gave US partial support. Neither Lead
or Central gave US vote, but when we
won they did what all gentlemen and
true knights would do. they acknowl-
edged the rights of the majority, and
did all that was possible for them to do
to make the encampment success.
The members of the orders X. of P. of
Custer have no reason to reproach them
selves. They did their part and did it
well. Had five thousand visitors parti-
cipated in the encampment, the boys
would have entertained and cared for
them as only Custer people can. But
they were given a still more difficult
task-to meet great disappointment,
to cope with traitors, and make the best
of what they had, and they were equal
TO the emergency.