Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-16
WAco's GREAT WHITE PALACE
Program of Days From Now until
the Close Of the Cotton Palace Elk
position-Fort Worth and the Knsy
Celebrate Wednesday. Nov. 80.

position-Fort Worth and the Knty
Celebrate wednesday, Nov. 81.
Waco. Tex, Nov. i5.---A nm early
hour this morning visitors began 10
arrive for Knights OF Pythias day at
the Cotton Palace. The streets were
wei nliod at 10 O'clock. and the crowd
kept ON Increasing, Gatesvile. Me-
Gregor. Bolton. Temple, sent large del-
cgations on the carly trains, Members
OF the Uniform Rank. Knights OF
Pythias, were numerous. The SOUTH
bound Katy train added largely to tho
throng. and Mt noon everybody knew
that knights OF Pythlas day was a
succeas.
The office OF the Joint agent OF the
railroads was crowded with visitors
who desired to deposit tickets In order
TO remain more than q day IN the city
The local Knights were busy as recep.
ton committees They were pleased
with the manner In which the day had
been responded TO and hustled around
at lively rate.
Al II o'clock this morning the pa
rade began 20 form on Austin atreet.
under Lieutenant Buck. gave some ex-
hibltlon drills before the parade
started.
At 1880 the parade started out Ausj
tin street In the following order:
Mounted uolice.
Waco Union band.
MarshRls ana aids.
bartlett lodge No. 10, Knights OF
Pythlas, Sir Knight u -M---streEhon
In g.,If,itiftli,,s
Waco Light Guards. Lieutenant
Spcght In command,
Baylor Cadets. 10 men, Lieutenant
Buck IN command.
Waco Knights, visiting knights ana
citizens, numbering altogether be-
tween 900 and 500 people. Wis
The parade proceeded an far as
Eleventh street, down Eleventh to
clay and out Clay to tho Cotton Pal
ace.
AZ the Cotton Palace Mayor Mccui5
looh delivered nm address OF welcome.
a band concert followed The Palace
was pretty well crowded nil day.
Tonight Arthur Love, In behalf OF
COwan lodge. X. OF r., furnished half
hours Interesting entertainments An
other band concert followed, and tho
evening wna concluded with u grand
Pythinn hall, an elaborate event. which
crowded the auditorium. The follow
ing was the program and committees'
l. Grand march.
.. waits.
.. Schottlschc.
4. Quadrllle.
b. Newport.
0, Waltz,
z. fancers.
8. York.
o schottlsche.
10, Polka
IL. Virginia reel
u. Waltz.
~. Newport.
IA. Lancers.
~. Home, Sweet Homo waltz.
Executive commlttec--W. II, Bur-
gess. chairman: =. II. Hengst GeorFe
I l., Mann.
Clark chairman; Harvey R,ag. Milton
Scott and $. l.. Dohrcr,
Reception committee Mt hall--P Y.
| Hengat, chairman; j w. Taylor, IL. y.
| 'rolson, II. ~. Dennis, 10. II. Dismuke,
| II. 4. Long and j. NJ irwin
Floor mnnager=--E, ". Thompaon, x.
u. L. Bailey. Levin Plunikett and c.
Marahnis-c. u. Smith. W. II. Rob.
orts. II. A. Paine and @. @. Kelley
Rev Thomas Dixon. Jr., the prom
mont New York divine, has been en-
gagged TO deliver lecture at the Cot.
\ ION Palace auditorium Saturday night.
MI Dixon has n world Wide rcpu-
tatlon and his lecture tour OF the coun.
! try has but added to the high opinion
/ entertained OF him as lecturer ana
public speaker. and his appearances
( Saturday. It is believed, will hrinu
out large audience. The following
III the program for the remaining daysi
Friday, November 1d-McLcnnaH
county day ana Artesin day
Saturday, November lI-Travelina
Mems day.