The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-21
THE PYTHIAN ENcAMPMENT.
Big Crowd Expected at Kansas City This
Week, but There Is Room for all.

KANSAS CRY, Aug. 2o.-Arrangements
were all completed to-day for the enter
taInment OF the Supreme Lodge of the
World of the Knights of Pythias. which
meets in annual session here next Tuesday.
and for the encampment of the Pythian I'm
Rank. which goes INTO camp on the
same day. Everything that could be done
for the comfort and pleasure of the Knights
has been done. and when they get here
they will find profuse decorations. en-
blematic of the welcome which Kansas
City extends to her visitors. and o recep-
tion committee to express that welcome
and to guide the Knights to their places of
temporary abode.
1t has been serious question with the
local committee on arrangements to pro-
vide quartz for all the knights and Wis
ltors who are expected to be in attendance
upon the encampment and the meeting OF
the Supreme Lodge. The capacity of the
hotels has been exhausted for weeks by ad-
vanceengagements of rooms, and house-to-
house canvass was made to ascertain where
visitors could be accommodated. This re-
suited in the discovery of $500 rooms in
private residences and boarding houses
where visitors might be accommodated.
These rooms have been listed with the
various bureaus of information which
have been established throughout the city.
and where visitors can ascertain the loca-
zion of lodging places
Although the on cam pment of the Uniform
Rank IS only an incident, technically. to
the meeting of the Supreme Lodge, it at
tracts the bulk of the popular interest.
Major General Canadian. commander of
the Uniform Rank, has been on the ground
most of the time personally supervising
the construction of the camp. He chose
the location at Fifteenth street aud Wood
land avenue, superintended the survey. and
has named it George b. shaw Camp IN honor
of supreme Chancellor Shaw. Within the
confines of the camp are pitched tour
thousand tents. separated into regular
brigade divisions. These canvas houses
will serve for shelter for sixteen
to go into camp by. Tuesday night.
Each tent is provided withi q plank
floor, straw and two blankets. Several
brigadier generals and brigade quarter
masters have been on hand for some days.
The quartermasters, particularly. have
been having q busy time of it getting their
brigade quarters into shape. On the
whole, most of them are we'll satisfied
with their locations, although some
are not quite happy. TO these there
hans headquarters. That warning is q
skeleton with the region of it's eyes black
ened, hung from the center pole of the
tent. with the inscription printed on its
master who kicked" The camp is pitched
on q picturesque spot 1t is in the midst of
q natural grove of trees on the bank of
creek. 1t is within easy reach of all the
cable lines of the city.
Brigadier-general Barwell, of Cheyenne,
IN
Carnahan's staff, reported at camp head
quarters this morning. He was q surgeon
in the United States army. He is one of
the most prominent and best-known
secretary OF the Wyoming Academy of
Sciences. Among others who reported at
headquarters were Col. Adam Wallace. Col.
A. ID. NanOsd0l. Mai. L. j. Niklause and
Col j. M. Storey, of Indiana regiment.
The Kansas City battalion of the Uni
form Rank went into camp tonight at z
O'Clock. They marched by divisions to che
camp, where Maj. J. c. Greenman took
command. The battalion numbered two
thousand men. The divisions from abroad
will begin arriving tomorrow. They will
be met at the station by reception commit
tees and will be escorted to camp by bands
of music and local knights.
Supreme Chancellor George b. Shaw, of
Eau Claire, Wis. arrived this morning and
took charge of the arrangements for the
meeting of the Supreme Lodge. The other
officers. of the Supreme Lodge
who have already arrived are MAJ
Gen: Carnahan, X. l.. e. White, of
Nashville, Tenn. supreme keeper of
the records and seal, and NJ. G.. Barkwell,
of Cheyenne Wyo.. supreme inner guard.
At the meeting of the Supreme Lodge u
number of questions ofunusual Importance
will be disposed of. Among these are the
right by outside insurance associations TO
use the name of the order, with special ref
erence to. the "Pythian Life Associations"
The Hines Memorial Fund" being prop
OsitlOn to erect monument toa deceased
member of the order who was burned TO
death In trying to save another Pythian's
life; proposed change IN the management
of the endowment rank; the adoption of q
jurisdiction in the Hawaiian Islands; the
"Aldine Lodge case" which involves the
right to sell LIQUOR at an entertainments
given by q division of the Uniform Rank,
the Supreme Lodges prescription being
technically against the subordinate lodges
CONFIDENT with the meeting of the Su.
preme Lodge will be held the convention of
the Temple of the Pythian Sisters. The
sisters, besides having attended to their
own business in an admirable manner. have
taken an active part in the arrangements
for the encampment and for the meeting of
the grand lodge. They have arranged an
elaborate programme of entertainment for
the visitors.
There was q great crowd of incoming
visitors at the Union Depot to-day. 1t was
not composed of Pythians, however. 1t
was the great cut-rate caravan from Kansas
and Missouri. The cut-rates went into
effect at midnight last night and the local
travel was immense. Visitors from dis
tance Will commence arriving tomorrow,
when few of the uniformed divisions will
also come in. Most of the latter, however,
have arranged to arrive not before Monday.