The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-25
WELL DRILLED PYTHIANS
Indiana Knights Exhibit Their Prof.
cheney in Contests at Kansas City.
Good Nerve Shown by Commander Heiskell in
Putting His Battalion through the Move
ments, Though Very Weak and Ill.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. A.-The Pythians
are down to hard work now, and they feel
tonight that q good days work has been
done. The Uniform Rank has undertaken
to entertain the visitors. and in doing 80 1t
is showing how large body of we'll
drilled men can be modified from all over
the country at the command of their COM
msnder. The banquet of the Pythians to-
night was most enjoy able affair. and will
be recorded as one Of the greatest events of
the encampment
The competition for cash prizes and tro-
phies opened this morning. the battalion
drill taking place on the parade grounds IN
front of Major-general Csrnahan's head
quarters. at Camp Shaw. One battalion
and three division drills were judged this
morning. The programme will be resumed
at . O'Clock tomorrow morning, the grand
review set for this afternoon preventing
any competitive drills during the rest of the
day. The First Battalion (lndianal was the
the drill promptly and in good form. not
withdrawing that Colonel Heiskell, the
colonel in command, was hardly able to 60
on the field, as he was suffering from an AZ
TACK OF eyncOOo U01Ore the QTllIs however.
he put his men through the drill. though
he was 90 weak that he could scarcely keep
his feet, trembling like an aspen leaf. and
had several narrow escapes from falling.
While weak ON his feet he never lost his
head. and went through wlthsthe intricate
movements without talterlng. and his COM
mands were clear and distinct His uperb
nerve and courage won for him much favor
able comment from the regular army offi-
Gers who were doing the inspection and
from the kuiQhtlY aDectatOr0. His staff i6
composed of Lleut-Col. }. l.. beier. MAJ.
L. Is. Harrison. Surgeon G. +. Clemmere
Adjutant II. f. Tucker, Assistant Adjutant
I. A. Winterrowd. Quartermaster }. X.
missary Sergeant VIM. Smith, it,. Markers
Frank Kesgan and X. s. McMeans, Hos
pital Steward f. J. Demerty.
DRILLED LIKE VETERANS.
The battalion comprised four Indianspo-
lis divisions. as follows: Indianapolis Divis-
ion, No. Q, Capt. George w. Powell; Ex-
celsior Division, No. 80, Capt. H. c. Caster;
Indianapolis, No. &C. Capt. Ed j. Stott;
Many Division, No. Is. Capt. G. ]. Many.
1t comprised the regulation four companies..
each division having it's full complement of
men in line. The drill lated about forty
minutes, but it seemed like four hours to
the individual members of the battalion
and their friends, who were In great eus-
pense about the feeble condition of their
commanding officer. Colonel Heiskell. The
foot movements were executed in GOOD or
der, and the sword manual was gone
through with excellent precision. The next
battalion drill will commence at o'clock
tomorrow morning. with Maj. c. NJ. White
side, Capt. Z. b. Fuller and Lieutenant
Nicholson, all of the seventh Cavalry. as
inspectors. They will also Judge the
There was some delay in starting the
division drills at Exposition Park. Col +.
G. Granville was sick and Lieut. Col. j.
H. Hawthorne took his place The first di-
ported TO the inspectors. Capt George s.
Wilson, of tho Twelfth Infantry. Lieut..
Frank Eastman, of the Fourteenth lnfan-
try and Lieut.. Rodlez, of the First Infan-
the Terre Haute, No. z of Terre Haute
Ind. Captain Alonzo Deddleston In oom-
mand Lieutentants X. p. Davis and M. L.
Hidden. They were escorted on the field
through the schedule of movements In q lit.
tie over thirty minutes. They presented .
decidedly military appearance and to the
ordinary observer did not seem to mako any
Louis and Louisville, No. 4, of Louisville.
KY, also drilled.
THE SUPREME LODGE.
This mornings session of the Supreme
Lodge was uneventful. The routine bust
not disposed of yesterday was taken up.
Twelve aspirants for the honors of the SUI
preme Lodge rank were admltted'and this
rank conferred. Chancellor Shaw an
nounced appointments to fill vacancies on
several standing comm ittees and then the
Supreme Lodge proceeded to pending 6usi-
ness. The most important report OF the
morning was that Of the committee TO
which was referred the report and address
of the supreme chancellor to distribute It's
different topics to the proper committees.
At IL o'clock the Supreme Lodge resolved
itself into q committee of the whole to dis
cuss the report of the committee on rules.
1t occupied the attention Of the supreme
body all afternoon to the exclusion OF ALI
other business. 1t is voluminous, treating
of changes in the existing rules OF interest
only to Grand Lodge iurIsdictions.
Tonight special session OF the Supreme
Lodge was held. At this session an inter-
esting performance took place. witnessed
only by the officers of the Supreme Lodge.
in exempificatlon of the new ritual.
While to the rank and file not up in the
work this exemplificatiOn is suggestive Of
the goat. to-nights session was eagerly An
ticipated by the members of the Supreme
Lodge. Two years ago committee of five
was appointed to revise the ritual. The
committee is composed of Chairman d. f.
Geddin of Detroit. past supreme represent
alive; z; +: French OF " 0mshs' past SUI u
Lima. o., supreme representative; w. A.
Radchf, of st. Louis. supreme rep
resentative. X. L. C. White. of
Nashville. Tenn. supreme keeper
of records and seals. Since its appoint
ment eight meetings of the COMMITTEES
| have been held. and it's work was shown
| for the first time at the Scottish Hall to-
night lt IS mainly the work of Walter B.
Richie, supreme representative from Ohio,
| and candidate for supreme vice-chancellor.
Tomorrow the Supreme Lodge will elect
| it's officers for the coming two years. SUI
preme Chancellor Shaw, who has ruled the
| order for two years will retire with the
| honorable title of past supreme chancellor.
| He will be sdcceeded by William Worth
| Blackwell. of Kentucky. now supreme vice.
| chancelIor.
] The Supreme Temple of the Pytbian Sis
| tiers held short session to-day. Supreme
chief, Mrs Ida NJ. Weaver. delivered the
| biennial address,. giving review of reports
of other chief officers. Mrs. M. ID. Wood.
supreme mistresSof records and correspond
ence. reported that the order now had
membership of 1S.0O0 an increase in the
| last nine months of 7,O00. Supreme mistress
| of finance. Miss Emma d. Bacon. of Cam
| ton, o.. presented her report. showing q
balance in the treasury of el3.90U.
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