Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-22
Thousands Participate IN the Parade
aud Many More are
Spectators.
. GRAND PROCESSION IN rYrRY
RESPECT.
The Firs, nay OF the seyenty.sceond
NonelaNe.

Sr. LOUIS, Sept. 2l.--rhe First day
Of tho seventy -scc1nd conclnye Of lhe
Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F.
OPENED cool bat pleasant, much u thu
delight and comfort " the Thousands
vino participated In tho parade aud
many thousands more VI persons who
are hsrc 10 see II.
The reception committees were at
tho Union depot early this morning
aud the large delegation arriving were
promptly received aud escorted ~ their
assigned quarters. Many % the rail-
ways ran special trains bringing In
cantons and lodges from towns with
In 90J miles Of the city. The dclegn.
ton from Springfield, Illinois, out
numbered all others. II Il estimated
that over 1ny thousand odd Fellows
aud their families IRE In tho city,
besides many other thousands who
came merely ~ Spectators. Every.
where and In all directions could DO
seen tho uniforms aud rcgalias Of the
lodges.
shortly after Q O'Clock the column
began t0 move ia the following order
/ " procession: Fint came the grand
marshal, Post Grnnd Master Wool.
ward and staff. Following were Major
/ General Sloan aud stall, commanding
/ the division Of the Mississippi; Liuutrn.
nut General Underwood aud niln,
commanding tho army " Patfinrcha
/ Militant; Brisndler-Generl Caiic aui
staff, commanding the Fir-t brigade of
| the department N tho Missouri cap-
tons; Colonel AheFcrumhle command.
| Ing the second division. made up Of
cantons from Missouri, Ohio and Ken.
lucky; the third division, under com.
mand VI lcniicr-tiuntral trockur,
was composed ufUautous Chicago,
| Peoria, Springfield and Decatur, IL.
In the fourth division were cautpns
from different parts u Indiana. Thnn
came Assistant Grand Marshal Non.
doriehcF In command Of the civic divl'
| siuua, followed by members OF the
| Sovereign Grand Lodge In carriages.
The procession nj first made ital way
slowly between the Immense crowds
gathered to witness the parade. Th0us-
nndu uf cltikeun and visitors lined thc
sidewalks aud filled every available
space, and ~ was with great jim Guilty
that an opening could he made through
the wall Of humanity that literally
pacited the streets. The line Of march
was through the principal streets %
the Exposition building, In which was
conducted the exercises Of welcome.
These consisted Of cordial addresses by
Governor france, on behalf Of the
STATE; Mayor NOOnan, on behalf ~ The
city; !. n. Jewell, grand master aud
grand patriarch, on behalf Of the
order; and replies 10y tho deputy grad
sire aud others.
AtTwelith aud olive streets the pa
radn was reviuwcd from astand erected
ut that point. On the stand were
| Lieutenant General John e.. Under.
wood and stall, many " the grand
Officers, Governor Frances, Mayor
Noonan, the city iatnvu, the president
Of the board Of education, Mrs. Rea,
past president oftho National ConvDn.
lion of Daughters Of Rvbcccn.
The Eeyenty.second grand enoAmp.
ment Of tho Sovereign Grand Lodge
LOO. r., was opened by Deputy
Grand Sire Dr. q. 4. Campbell
Grand Treasurer Isaac A. Sheppard ol
Philadelphia reported the flnancia
status OF the order and commenting
upon the figures, said that they shove.
an increase In receipts. The number
Of limitations last year was shown Il
he Gs,OO0. The total membership a
present IL 672,390. The reyeuue fOl
i80O.Dl was So, ,ag7; the pocuniar,
boneyolencu distributed was $4,000 200