The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13
SIR KNIGHTS.
A Great Gathering Of the Knights
ofPythias, Will That at Wash
ington Be. ~
Thousands of the Uniformed Rank
Will March in Line August
9th.
A GREAT ENCAMPMENT.

WAsnINGToN, June 3.-The biennial
convention OF the Supreme Lodge and
the biennial encampment OF the Uni
form Rank, Knights of Pythias, will
convene at Washington on Monday,
August %.
The popular features OF the event will
be the sessions of the Supreme Lodge,
the street parade and review by Presi-
dent Cleveland, of the Uniform Rank,
the dress parade on the White lot, a
competitive drill between about forty.five
infantry and cavalry divisions OF the
Uniform Rank and ball and reception
at Convention Hail. Excursions to
various points about the city have also
been arranged. Preparations for the
event are being hurried through by the
local committee. The Executive Com
mittee has announced that the encamp-
ment fund must be $4,000, and that a
large per cent. of this fund has been
subscribed. 1t is estimated that $4,000
uniformed knights will visit Washington
and that the number of other visitors
will be between SO, 600 to 100000. 1t is
understood that the railroads will re-
duce their fare one-half. Washington
members OF the order are enthusiastic
over the prospects, and the citizens feel
a lively interest in the affair. The camp
will occupy thirty acres OF the Mall and
will form square around the Washing
ton monument. Tents will be provided
for 5000 men.
MILITARY CAMPS TO BE ESTABLISHED.
The camp streets will be named after
the States, and military rules Of camp
life will prevail Col. John NJ. Wilson,
Commissioner OF Public Buildings and
Grounds, has ordered that signs and
insignia OF the order shall be wrought in
flowers and plants in the parks Of the
city. -
Hundreds OF letters are being received
daily from branches of the Knights Of
Pythias throughout the country. Wash
ington is the birth city of the order, the
first lodge having been organized here
in February, 1864. The strength of the
Knights OF Pythias in the District OF
Columbia is 400 and in the United
States over 100000. The Uniform Rank
has an enrolment OF over 10000. The
list of entries so far made for the COM
petitive drill is as follows:
Infantry-Excelsior division, No. AZ,
Indiana, Parkersburg division, No. 2,
West Virginia; Marion division, No.
20, Indiana; Springfield division, No. 6,
Ohio; Ortygia division, No. 10, New
York; Lille division, No. IL, Iowa; Hart
division, No. 20, Iowa; Hampton division,
No. SO, Iowa; Kansas City division, No.
3, Missouri; Provost division, No. l, Mis-
souri,; Louisville division, No. l, Ken
lucky; Galaxy division, No. So, Kansas;
Lebanon division, No. IS, Ohio, Terre
Haute division, No 3, Indiana; Percivale
division, No. IL, Alabama; New Albany
division, No. s, Indiana; Ashland diyis-
ion, No. 5, New York; First battalion,
Second regiment, Ohio: John Barr Glen
division, No. 10, Wisconsin,; Harmony
division, No. II, Connecticut; Queen
City division, No. 8, Colorado; Pough-
keepsie division, No. "a, New York;
Yellow Cross division, No. iS5, Ohio;
Eighth regiment, Ohio; Many divisions,
No. ls, Indiana; Oak division, No. 20.
Ohio; Toledo division, No. s35, Ohio;
Hartings division, No. 10, Michigan;
Sam Houston division, No. 8, Texas;
Canton division, No. 3S, Ohio; Kalama-
ZOO division, No. o, Michigan; Logan di-
vision, No. 26, Indiana; II. M. Dunnell
division, No. AZ, Pennsylvania; Austin
division, No. II, New York; Mason City
division, No. 81, Iowa.,
Cavalry, Buckeye troop, Ohio; Banner
Hussars, Illinois; Hussar division, No.
"a, Iowa; d. d. Burns division, No. 43,
Missouri First regiment, Indiana.