Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-27
ARE OFF FOR HOME
Knights of Pythias Holding the
Closing Sessions.
COMPETITIVE DRILL RESUMED
Several Divisions Made Fine Appear.
ance-Th= Awards of Prizes Win
Be Made Today.


Kansas CRY, Aug. 26.-1he morning
gun has doomed for the last time at
camp Shaw. The exodus Of the
knights has begun and the present b.
ennial camp of the uniform rank Will
be but memory. The members of the
vast army, which for the last week mas
camped on East Fifteenth street, has
been granted furlough of two years,
| after which they will re-assembie IN
some city in the United States 10 be
disengaged by the supreme lodge.
Yesterday they began 10 leave the city
| in thin intermittant stream which to-
| day has increased TO a mighty nvir 6
/ torrent and tomorrow camp Shaw VIII
| be as silent and deserted as IL was last
week when the long rows of white tents
lay awaiting their occupants.
Closing scenes of the session.
The supreme lodge wrestled with the
"Aldine lodge" case today. AS was
expected, II was no sooner called up
than lively discussion began
which was not ended when
| the supreme lodge adjourned for the
! day. Finally, when numberless points
! had been argued at length, the entire
| matter was referred 10 the committee
on law and supervision. OF which Su-
preme Vice Chancellor Richie of Ohio
/ ls chairman. This committee Will re-
/ port at Its leisure back to the supreme
/ lodge when the now celebrated case
/ will be fairly before that body for final
| settlement. The q lscussIon of the Al
I dine case consumed the morning ses-
/ SION, TO the exclusion of other busl-
ness. II was expected that the loca-
/ ton or the encampment for 1894 would
/ be settled today, but IL was not re-
/ ported. Tomorrow may determine
/ whether Louisville or Minneapolis, the
only active aspIrants, will be victoTl-
Gus. Sentiment IS strongly Tor Louis
| vile. When the supreme lodge ad-
| journed al O'Clock 1t adjourned till
/ $50 tomorrow.
The Hines Memorial Fund.
4 special meeting of the general
committee of the Hines Memorial Fund
ASSOCIATION WAS assembled this after
noon, General Fox of Massachusetts,
/ being present. The subcommittee of
/ the general committee submitted re-
port, which was adopted, and later
adopted by the whole supreme lodge.
| 1t proposes this plan for the fund:
| When the fund now being raised by the
/ general committee of Virginia shall
| aggregate, with the amount in the
| treasury of the supreme lodge. $50 900,
! the whole amount shall be turned over
1 to the grand jurisdiction of Virginia,
! which shall erect the memorial
in Richmond. The report will be sub
! initted TO the supreme lodge for its
! adoption or rejection.
Go tn Drilling Again.
The competitive drill was resumed,
| Col. j. Ii. Hawthorne in charge and
! Capt George 5. Wilson and Lieutenant
R0udiz as inspectors. Major White
sides. Capt. +. b. Fuller and Lieut.. w.
J. Nicholson were also present and
witnessed several of the morning drills.
Abbott division No. II of Fall River
| Mass, was the first called for drill and
was escorted on the field by the Second
regiment band of Haverhill, which was
faulty in every class and number of
movements in the sword exercises were
missed entirely.
Galaxy division No. 33 of Pittsburg,
Kan, was the next called. and as has
been the rule with the entry of Kansas
divisions. they were given n rOusIng
reception when they marched in field, 4,
headed by the Carthage Light guard
band. Capt. X. y. l.. +. Van Wlnkle
was IN command. They presented a
/ decidedly military appearance and put
mp an excellent inspection. When they
left the field, the kansans yelled them
selves hosrse.
John Barr Glenn division of Eu
! Claire, Wis, was the next IN order and
were escorted op the field by the Mon
roe. Wis, silver cornet band. They
put up a good average drill IN foot
movements, but made bad break in
the sword manual. Indiana division,
No. So. indianapolis, Ind, was then
called and was escorted on the field by
the Indiana Knights of Pythss regI-
ment band. They did not create much
enthusiasm and are not considered as
in the first class. Captain StOU was in
| command.
For the Grand Prize
The competitive drill for tho grand
pri1e was concluded this after
nocn, with the execution of the
schedule by two maiden divisions,
the Springfield DIVISION, Capt. F.. J.
COckereli and Lieut.. b. j. Sutter and
I ". y. MAkiutNS III tbiilnlhNu, WAS
escorted on the field by the Carthage
Light Guard tand. For a maiden drill
the Springfield boys made a good I'M
preston. The fret division to drill
vas the Excelsior division, No. 63, of
Indianapolis, Capt. II. {. Castor and
Ideutenants Brins and Armstrong ia
command. They were escorted on the
field by the First Regiment band Of In
disnspolis. They were fairly well M
in the foot aud marching movements
and put good sword exercise. Tho
Judges of inspection, Captain Wilson
aud Lisuteaants Roudiz and Fastmsun.
are somewhat fatigued by their ardu-
Gus lahors and viii submit their report
20 General Csrnahan at 10 o'clock to-
morrow. after which the awards OF
prize, will he made and the winning
DIVISIONS presented with the cash prizes
awarded them. There was only one
divlsou in the Rlalto drill for nsideu
divisions. the Provost division OF Kan.
sss City, and they viii be awarded ths
prze.
WHAT IT VII 2 CAV