The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-08-29
FIFTEEN THOUSAND STRONG.
Grand Parade of the Uniformed
Rank, Il. of p.

Washington, Aug 2S.-The feature of
the Pythian encampment was the
grand parade of the Uniformed Rank
this afternoon Fifteen thousand
knights were in line. marching by state
brigades, and the procession was more
than two hours passing the pres1den-
ltial reviewing stand { Pennsylvania
avenue was crowded with more than
100, GOO people, a large proportion of
them visitors from out of the city.
The president reviewed the process
sion from a small stand erected on the
curbing just in front of the White
House. A few minutes after o'clock
he emerged from the executive man.
sion in company with Colonel Klao,
chief of staff, representing the knights
of Pythias, and Colonel Wilson, of the
United States engineers. The presi-
dents appearance was greeted with
cheers by a crowd of several Thousand
people assembled about the White
House. He walked slowly to the west
ern gate and thence along the sidewalk
which had been enclosed by ropes, to
the stand. AS he stood UP, the great
crowd broke into cheers and hand-clap-
ping, which continued for several min
utes, while the object of this attention
| removed his hat and bowed his &C
| acknowledgements. Then ensued a rather
IodSItedUle wait LUZ LIE pIOCtSSlOI,
which was late. The president seated
| himself and waited patiently for fiji
teen minutes before the head of the
| line appeared. Then he arose and as
| the knights swept past he acknowl-
edged the SalutationS of the command
| ing officers by bowling. Ranks were
| formed in the camp around Washing
ton monument, whence, at 4 o'clock,
| the body started. Their line of march
was through the White House lot, past
the executive mansion, and down Penn
in front of the capitol whence the body
was countermarched up the avenue to
the treasury department
The scene was a brilliant one, look
| ing down the mile stretch of avenue
with double lines of marching men
| buildings covered with bunting and
| spectators at all the windows, and
packing the open spaces and impro-
viSed stands.
bers of the citizens committee, in
black clothes and silk hats, and es-
| corted by three crack militia organi-
cations of the city. After them came
| Major General Carnahan and his
staff on horseback. All the knights
were uniformed in black broadcloth
| frock coats, with silver buttons, red
belts and white or silver helmets with
heavy scarlet plumes. Their officers
were mounted and richly uniformed
Every division was headed by band
and displayed handsome banners.
| Major General Carnahan reviewed
the line near the treasury department
on it's return march and the review
was not ended until after O'Clock.
! Tonight the United States Marine
| band gave a concert in convention hall
| Delegate Lee. of Rhode Island, was
elected official reporter and the SUI.
preme lodge rank was conferred or
several past chancellors. An early adj
iournment was taken in memory of the
late Past Supreme Chancellor Shaw.
| indianapolis will probably be the city
chosen for the next encampment The
Indiana delegates are urging the claims
of their city, while Louisville mas prac.
tically Withdrawn from the field as she
will entertain the Grand Army next
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