The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-05
PYTHIAN FIELD DAY.
Palestine Division Wins
Third Prize in the Com
petitiVe Drill,

Pythias, even in a more than metaphori-
cal sense, did with Freehold yesterday.
For while the decorations of the town. as
a testimonial of welcome to the Knights
o. he part of the citizsns, with all thei-
historic traditions, were purely of the
national %colors; the red plumes of the
knights, especially during Tue parade.
lent a preponderauce OF that color To the
general aspect OF the county seat OF old
Monmouth.
Is WAS the annual field day of the Uni
formed Pythiaus. OF course, the ununi-
formed lodges OF the order. iu response to
invitation, assisted 10 the demonstration.
So far as he weather Was concerned,
heaven simply smiled approvingly upon
F.eehe2d and her guests.
Togetne*, the Pennsylvania and the
Central 4 abroad poured into the town
nearly five Thousand people. including
The knights ana their ladieS-in The
majority If Instances. families, while
vehicles, Of almost every de-
scrlpLlon, caIne rolling III from tAe ricn
agricultural surroundings.
travelling Passenger Agent C. S.
Haiues, of the Pennsylvania Company,
himself superintendent the departure or
Two special trains Irom Jersey City. The
ii ST carried light Carloads of passengers
fruin Jersey Guy wisuoat auy stops be-
tween ners aud Freehold, except at
Marion.
Amoug the cupan of these vera
delegates from Palestine, Florence anu
Grant Divisions. 10 say Eotaiug of the
various lodges. The delegates or Which
will be found below. Many of the pas
sergers were members OF the various
local assemblies of the Pythian SISTER
hood.
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS.
By eleven O'CLOCK Fr.sehoid presented
an ANIMATED appearance. Her decorated
sueet-, especially IN the vicinity Of the
Court House, and the three maui hotels,
tue American. Lne Monmouth aud the
UAlou, almost directly opposite, were
crowded with uniformed aud bAdged
Pytnians, while among them surged
gailv dressed women. most of whom
More u Pythlan badge OF some sort. A
decorated reviewing stand was erected In
front OF tile Court House, FROM which
TIE town o~Iiclels aud distinguished
4sJh AIS reviewed the parade IL the
Afternoon. This was monOpolizsd dur
log lne forenoon by critical reviewers of
tho grand scene. just back of 1t The
aou1se-decked piazza OF the trim Looking
Court House was also titled wish obser-
Vers during the entire day. Il
Is at al intersection of two
main streets Dlagoaatly across
she triple decked decorated piazza
Iulnlug atong .ne Broad aud Court
street. fscings of the Union Hotel, aud
LII "a St|AS &Ga Oe 041 "
utner hotels mentionesi, were thronged
during The parade with gaIly dressed
wonleu. Nearly all the houses IN Free
hold have pladzas. The houses are mostly
frame, and IL The majority of instances
seG uask In grass ploLs from the pave
uients. g'nere are lew fences. Most of
tue reotle appear well TO do. aud live III
~nelghborlY anu trusting aspect 20 each
Ulher.
Wife the crowds were pouring into
the tcwn yesterday. well dressed boys
and girls. To show that Freehold is not
behind he age, gllded swiftly along
The pretty streets, on vehicles bearing
American flags and themselves
bearing American coleFs. Even
the little tots on grassy ploLs
in front of their home brought out
kris kringleis gift of last Christmas il
ine way OF helmets. aud plumss, aud
sworas and soldier caps, and waving
American flags bid tins strangers vel
come,
Meanwhile the streets were swarming
with the Pythians- and their frieuds.
Tne HeadGuarters OF the Uniformed
rank was established at the American
H 5use, AajuIaut General Davis in
cnarRe. Almost next door was the head
quarters of the grand lodge OF the subor-
Ornate and uniformed lodges.
H CoMPET1TlyE i
Thousands docked to the fair grounds,
In the suburbs OF The town, ard Witnessed
the competitive drill between Ortygia
DIVISION. of Phillipsburg. Unity of Eliza
DetD. aud Palestine of Jersey City. II is
but just 10 say that there was no inten-
ton of entering the ti.l until it was as
csrlalned that only two divisions had
already entered. But Captain Snanley
aud his men made q good showing, aud
III the parade later on attracted consider
able attention by superior march
ing. The judges of the COM
-F1Et-- nil
H. AbernetLy and Major Brensinger
OF the Fourth Regiment. both of ibis
city, aud Captain Buck of Company E.
Seventh Regiment, Freehold. Ortygia
drilled with tw~enty-four nen aud five
officers. aud were only Obliged To score 80
Palestine, each with sixteen men aud
five officers. who were obliged o score
100 points. .Ortygia won first prize, scor-
ing so points, Unity scored SIS. Ortygia
took $50. the prizs money; Uaity. $40, aud
Palestne. $40. There was still $50 left.
which WAS won by Friendship Division
No. 5 OF New Brunswick. the CAPTAIN of
which also won the gold mounted sword
offered 10y Major General Carnahau,
both prizss being taken for the highest
percentage or the Divisions membership
or pArades.
H PARADE.
The parade Was formed in the vicinity
of Moeunleut "a k. Abou6 TWO Thousand
Pythisns and the First and Sec
Dad R~sglnents participated. AT the
head were Bri9adier General George
Ii. Rhodes and staff and the Westwood
CUrnet Band. Following were the staff
officers of The FIRST Regiment. Including
Co!s mel Gustavs Steup. Lieutenant-Coio-
mel CD. johnson, AdjutantJ }: G.. Berrian.
Captain Thomas CLARK. Captain Edward
Bronson. Then came Palestine Division
No. /, Captain Shanley. Jersey City. 80
men; Uuity of Elizabeth. Captain
Dreamer, 81 men: Excelsior No. IL, Cap
ain L. Margerun. 81. tuen; Long Branch
No. 5. Captain Hack man. II nlen; Grand
: No. 10 Of Jersey CITY. Captain William
Forshav. % men; Fiorence No. 10. Jersey
City, Captain j. NJ. Whalen, Is men:
Monmouth nc. 9 of Red Bank, Captain
j. Robinson, 20 men, and other divisions
of the regiment.
Inc First Regiment was followed by
the staff officers of the of the Second, in
GLIDING Colonel j. NJ. Reese, Major Bar
ker. Assistant Surgeon Captain Carnart;
Lieutenant-Colonei Heatley. Third Ohiu;
AHJutant A. L. Rules. Surgeon Hagar.
GU rtermaster Sergeant 4. b. Sharroch.
Hospital Steward Douglass. All The staff
GAcsrs OF both regiments were mounted.
H UNIFORMED LODGES.
Tie uniformed lodges were divided
into four divisions ansf were m~arshalleI
by Aoju.Rnt II. D. Van Solver and a
number OF competent aids. Afmo,t