The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-21


as many as 800 delegates in attendance,
and of this number at least two hundred
are "sDouters'i and very DESTROYS of being
heard on most every subject that comes
up.
Almost the entire session was taken up
with the adoption of a new constitution
for the grand and subordinate lodges and
the presentation and adoption of reports
of committees on matters pertaining ex-
clusively to the order.
As this is all work in secret session, a
full account cannot be given of yesterday s
work.
EVENING SESSION.
The business of the evening session was
| the selection of place for the next meet
ing the Grand Lodge. a spirited contest
arose between Junction City, Concordia,
| Topeka and Pittsburg, as the place of
meeting Pittsburg was selected as the
place.
The Uniform Rank-that is to say, the
brigade will not meet as a body with the
Grand Lodge next year, on account of
going to the Supreme Lodge ses-
sion at Kansas City in August. The Off
cial bond of the grand keeper and records
and seals and that of the grand master of
exchequer was presented and approved.
The business of the Grand Lodge session
| closed with the installation Of the Grand
! Lodge officers for ensuing year.
| Yesterday was considered the quiet day
as no program other than the meeting OF
the Grand Lodge had been mapped out.
During the afternoon and evening the
| fair nd on ~
| Main street. The visitors are very enthu-
siastic in their praise of the city and the
hospitality of the citizens. Although all
hotels and boarding houses were crowded
several days ago, the knights have sue
ceeded in ouartering all who have yet ar,
rived. The citizens threw open theiI
doors and bid the visitors welcome to par
take of their hospitality when the hotels
could not accommodate them.
During the entire day detachments of the
uniform ranks were detailed to the different
depots to escort the arrivals Immediately
to headquarters where they are required to
register before quarters are assigned them.
A large number of divisions came in yes.
terday afternoon and evening. BY las,
evening the divisions were in from An
/
division, Kansas City, Kan; Kansas City,
Mo-; Newton, Arkansas City, Winfield
junction City, Salina, with the Zouave
Drum corps; Gala division, Fort Scott
Wellington, Pittsburg, Chetopa, Caldwell
and Larned. This mornings trains will
bring in divisions from Hannibal, Mo-;
Fort Worth and Dallas, Tex; Colorado
Springs, Abilene, Sterling, Girard and
Garden City. Several bands arrived last
night, among them being Cations Dozen,
X. p. band. of Winfield, the Wellington
band, the Second Regiment band, o.
Hutchinson, and the kingman Military
band. Six bands are expected to arrive
this morning.
AS was announced in yesterdays EAGLE
the Wichita fire department gave an eXhi
bition at 5 o'clock yesterday. The streets
through which the run was made wa;
lined with policemen who cleared the
streets of all vehicles some minutes before
the alarm was turned in. Thousands o.
people lined the streets, some on the
walks, some in houses and some on house
tops, all eager TO see the exhibit, which
they anticipated to be something unusual
And they were not disappointed.
The display Of speed and the alertness O.
the fire department was certainly very
satisfactory 70 the citizens of Wichita and
was very favorably commented upon by
the thousands OF visitors in the city. TIT
alarm was turned in from the corner o
Second and Main streets at > p. N. and il
lust 81 minutes the department was a
the corner of Third and Main street.
throwing water The Wichita, the new
| Ahrens steamer was on hand aud threw
water, to the great delight OF the specta
tors who bad never witnessed Ike scene
The visitors spent the day most profit
ably in riding over the city.
Today, after the parade. the Board o
Trade and citizens will take the knight
and their ladies over the cit,
in carriages In connection will
this the committee desire TO reques
all persons having carriages TO report q
headquarters at 3 p. N. sharp The fol
lowing citizens viii please be on ham
promptly this afternoon: ". r Delaney
VIM. Green, f B. Smith, Geo. Rose
Finlay Bros. l. Aaves, George l.. Pratt:
Dr. Oldham, Robert Black, \. W. Oliver
w F. Neiderlander, George Blackwelder
j. O. Davidson. Frank Russell; c. Simythe
II. E. Lawrence, VIM. Grieffesnteirl, Loy'
5. Terrell, c. r. Miller, Peter Getto, Gee
Strong, II. c. Stewart, jr., Lee Jerome.
The programme for to-day is as follows
Adjourned meeting of Grand Lodge =
United States government building al So,
At9a m the Kansas Brigade, UnifoEr
Rank. will meet at Castle hall.
At 10 a. III. the grand band contest take
place at the fair grounds The prices ar
| SiAn first r,rira and 50 second nriza s