The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-04
TEMPLAR CONVENTION
Biennial Meeting of the Supreme
Lodge Next August.
At Washington, the Birthplace of
the Order, There Will Be a Grand
Gathering of Sir Knights.

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The biennial
convention of the Supreme Lodge, and the
biennial encampment of Uniform Rank,
K. of P, will convene here on Monday,
August 27. The popular feature of the
events Will be the street parade and re-
view by the President and of the Uniform
Rank, the dress parade on White Lot. a
competitive drill between about fOrty-five
infantry and cavalry divisions of the
Uniform Rank, and ball and reception
at Convention Hall. Excursions to
various points about the city have also
been organized.
Preparations for the event are being
hurried through by the local commissioner.
The executive committee has announced
that the encRmpment fund must be $4,000
and that large perez ntage of this sum has
been subscribed. II is estimated that
$4,000 Uniformed Knights will visit Wash
ngtOn; that the number of other visitors
will be between 80, 600 and 100000. 1t is
understood the railways will reduce their
fare one-half. Washington members Of
the order are enthusiastic over the pros
poets, and the citizens feel lively interest
in the affair.
The camp will occupy thirty acres and
will form a square around the Wash
ington monument. Tents will be pro-
vided for $4,000 men. The camp streets
will be named after the States, and mill
tary rules of camp will prevail
Commissioner Wilson, commissioner of
public buildings and grounds. has ordered
that signs and ensigUs of the order be
wrought in flowers and plants in the parks
of the city. Washington is the. birthplace
of the order. the first lodge being organ
lied here in 1864
The strength of the knights of Pythias
in the District of Columbia is 400 and in
tie United States over 100000. The Uni
form Rank has an enrolment of over
| 10000. The list of entries so far made fol-
| the competitive drill Is as follows: In.
| fantry-EXcelsior Division No. ~. Indiana
Parkersburg Division No. 2. West Virginia
! Marion Division No. %, Indiana; Spring.
field Division No. 6, ONO; Orilga Division
! No. 10, New York; Lille Division No
5, Iowa; Hart Division No. %, Iowa:
Hampton Division No. 80, Iowa;
Kansas City Division No. s, Missouri
Provost Division No. l, Missouri
Louisville Division No 1, Kentucky; Gul
aseyX Division No. 49, Kansas; 1err,
| Haute DIVISION No. 3, Indiana; Perciva
/ Division No. II, Alabama; Mystic No. 2
Kansas; Arson Division No. 2. New York
! Albany Division No. 8. Indiana; Ashland
Division No. /, Iowa; First Battalion, Sec
ond Regiment, Ohio. NJ jor John Barr
Glenn Division No. 10, Wisconsin,; Har
mOny Division No. Il. Connecticut; Queer
City Division No. 8, Colorado; POUCH
keepsie Division No. IA, New York; Vel
low Cross Division No. 8, Ohio; Eight
Regiment, Ohio; Maryland Division No
Is. Illinois; Toledo Division No 81. Ohio
Harlings Division No. 10, Michigan San
Houston Division No. 8. Texas; Kalama
zoo Division No 9, Michigan; Logan Divi
sion No. %. Indiana; Fl. NJ. Dunnel Divi
sion No. AZ. PENNSYLVANIA; Muslin Division
No. IA. New York; Mason City Division
No. 81. Iowa; Cavalry Buckeye Troou
Ohio; Hammer Corps, Illinois; Huzzar Di
vision No. SO, Iowa; d. d. Burns Divisio
No. 43. Missouri; First Regiment. Indiana