The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-08-19

numerous stands along the line Of
march.
Fully 10000 additional knights ar
rived in the city yesterday and nearly
half that number this morning, and it
is calculated that not fewer than 5000
swords participated in the parade.
They were divided into fourteen divis-
ions, TO each of which was assigned
side streets for forming upon. TIE ar
rangements We're SO perfect that every
division moved into line in excellent
order.
All along the line the people crowded
so as to form an unbroken line three
miles in length, and there could nos
have been less than 200. 900 people view
ing the pageant.
The grand encampment officers y ere
driven from their headquarters at the
Brown Palace hotel in carriages to tho
official reviewing stand, on the corner
Of Logan and Sixteenth avenue, accom-
panied by their escort, st. Johns COM
mandery No. 1 of Philadelphia, and the
famous cowboy band of Pueblo, Col.
The review stand was reached about
y
picturesque costumes came in view the
multitude started enthusiastic cheering,
which was continued until Grand Mas
ter Goblin took his seat.
Missouri and Kansas were represented
by the following divisions:
Tenth div!sion-Bight Eminent Sir J ohm r.
Parsons, past grand commander of Missouri,
commanding: atles Sirs john Sloane,
Harrison, wait Allen Z. Gum and j. ".
Anderson; Missouri St Louis No. /, ". il.
Coffin, St Louis; DeMolay No. :, p.
II. Chamberlain Lexington; St. Joseph No 4.
J. D. Flint. st. Joseph Emanuel No. :, c. Gf.
Howe, Macon; Ivanhce No z, William Woich,
St Louis: Kansas IT, No. 10, j. II. Wiies,
Kansas City; Ascalol No. II, J. 4. Agar, st.
Louis; Palestine No. Il. Samuel 7. wilson, H.
dependence; St AIdemlr No 1s, James A
Smith. -. Louis, s.. John &o. -, Il W.
Diyyils, Springfield: Iii No . TAonIs +.
Henrr, i,rssvi-e; Crusade No >, T Il.
Duncan, 1"czico. TausrsJ No -. Z IL MiE,
NoJcrly: Jasper -. 81, " =. Hall CSr.hlCe;
Oricntll No - J. 4. Eaton. Kansas City: Mis-
souri no. - J. ~ BIrhaI. Marshall: Rich-
moGd No. -, J H. Ewing. Richmond. Hugh
DePayues No. II D. d. Burns ST Joe; Ncvarr9
No ). ". Il Kelly. Carroiitol.
Twelfth division Plight Eminent II c. CuiD,
Grand c0mmln Ter OF Kansas. comma ndins;
Sir J. D. norton, chief Of STAFF, aides, Sir5
Y. J. Anderson, Charles WhattCr, W. S.
Corbett, Henry Snyder ". Snyder, VIII
liam y. Moses, William B Felller and T. j.
Palmer. Kansas; LeavcuwCrth No !, D. +.
Phelps. LeavCuvOrth: Hugh DePGyeEs No 3,
T. Barrow, Fort Scott: Topeka 40 >, ". G..
Chafee, Topeka. Ascalon No c, I. s. Bond,
s:aI.n1: OsUeFo No :, ii. W. Wright. OswegO;
Newton 40 @ c. ". Swenson, Newton; st.
St Bernard No. 10, J +. Quit. Independence:
Mount Olicat No - G. T. Pratt, Wichita: Hia-
watha No II. J. y Love, Hiawathd; s. Ouer
No H. Z. v. WaynaG., Great Bend: Apollo
No l6 \. 4. Sharp. Laruet; Aiepp0 No il5. n
J. Il Treat Hayes City: Garfield 10 Is, D. \.
WC'ch, Mcpherson; Iyanhce 10. p, Gcor-e y.
Taylor, Kansas City: Reno No. %. J. ). May,
Hutchinson. Add EI-Iagor No -, J. D. Allen,
FrcGouia Council Grove No. 3, c. L. knight,
Council Grove. K.I-man No. 81, George J.
Buscy, Kincman.
The marching hosts were in fourteen
divisions. all commanded by John P. S.
Goblin, grand master Of the United
States, and made Il most gorgeous ap-
pearanca.
Il took over three hours for the
Knights to file by and, although the
march was long one, none of them
suffered from the heat, as the sun was
hidden during the entire parade by
clouds.