The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-31
SIR KNIGHTS DAY.
The Founding of the Uniformed
Pythian Rank.
BIG CELEBRATION AND BALL.
n Fine Parade In the Streets Of Seattle
The Tacoma visitors-Grest
Social Event.

Last evening the Uniformed Rank OF
the Knights of Pythias, of Seattle. duly
celebrated by parade and ball the eight
teenth anniversary of the founding of the
rank. There are two days upon which the
Sir knights are in duty bound to parade
one February -, the anniversary OF the
starting OF the Pythian order, and the
other, August 30, the anniversary Of the
organization Of the Uniformed Rank.
Many guests from out of town were pres
ent for the occasion, among them some
twenty members Of Division No. 4. of Ia
coma. Late in the afternoon delegation
of local Sir knights received at the train
the following visitors from Tacoma:
Lieutenant Colone! John NJ. Hayes. OF the
First regiment Sir knight Captain John
Forbes, Sir knight Herald Thomas K.
Maddou, Sir Knights ". ID. hammond. J. II.
Swift, DIR. T. +. Smith. C. ]. loska,
Amei Kranz, James Dorsey, Charles I. Uhiman,
Herman Knebel, ID. S. Anderson. Z. O. Fuimer
Arthur Boucher. c. /. Whitsell, II. ii. Tullis,
James II. Harris, W. T. Sundpcrg, Hialmar Ny
man.
A line was formed and the knights
marched 10 the Pythian armory, in the
Frye block, where Colonel J. Il. Metcalfe
delivered felicitous address of welcome.
In the evening the parade was drawn in
the following order:
Comique Band, OF Tacoma
Colonel E. z. Edison. Judge Advocate General OF
the Washington Brigade.
Colonel J. Is. Metcafe commanding the Wash
ington Brigade.
Lieutenant. Colonel John NJ. Hayes. of the First
Regiment
Lieutenant y y. kingsbury.
Lieutenant +. J. Reardon, Quartermaster.
Seattle Division, No. ], Captain Joseph Green.
LANCER d Lubin's Band
Tacoma Division, No 4. Captain John Forbes.
Rainier Division, No. Is First Lieutenant John
f. Miller Acting Captain.
The line of march was from the Pythian
armory down From: street to Yesler ave-
nue.. to South Second street, to Main, to
South Third, to North Second, to Pike, to
Fourth, to Union, the First regiment
armory, where the bali was held.
The bail was fine affair. The hall had
been tastefuiiy decorated for the occasion
and the music was excellent. To add to
the splendor all of the Knights appeared
In their uniforms. Some three or four
hundred couples enjoyed the dances, which
continued until early in the morning. The
affair was IN charge of the following
efficient committees:
tieneral-colonel J. B. Metcalfe. Lieutenant
c. K. Mum. Lieutenant Z. j. Reardon, II. ID.
ostrand II. r. Parker George II. Wright
Reception--Colonei Z. +. Edsen, Captain Joe
Green. Lieutenant John F. Miller. V. ii. Smith,
II. +. stumer, G. r. Frasch.
Floor msnager-First Lieutenant r. 7. HUFF.
Floor--F. +. Ferguson. John Kelley, John
Roberts, C. Y. Moulton, Charles Drayer, Paul
Pearson.
Refrcshments-Mrs George H. Wright, Mrs
r. J. Reardon, Mrs c. T.. Mum, Mrs. 4. J.
Powers, Miss Ncttie Perrin, Mrs. r. d. Ostrand,
Mn. s. d. Kingsbury, Mrs. c. r. Frasch, Miss
Oracle 4. Koch, Miss Ida May Wright, Miss Eva
Ostrand.
The sir knights will have another fes-
tivity on September q. The Royal Agri-
cultural and Industrial Society OF British
Columbia holds its exhibition at New
Westminster from September 20 to %.
Some 81, 900 will be offered as prizes for the
various sports. 81, 900 of it for drills of the
Uniformed Rank on September 81. 1t is
expected that five companies of
the First regiment will go
to New Westminster to compete
for these prizes, Seattle No. 1, Port Town
send No. 8, Tacoma No. T. Snohomish No.
Is. and Rainier No. Is. They will leave
by steamer on the night of September 20,
spend the day at New Westminster and
return the following evening.