Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-08-27
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
They Are Beginning to Pour
 Into Washington.
TEN THOUSAND ARE EXPECTED.

The City Is Decorated With Red,
 Hue and Orange Bunting.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 27.-The biennial convention of the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pythias of the world and the biennial encampment of the uniform rank opens here today and already members of the great order are pouring in. The railroads, particularly those of Texas and the south, have cut rates to such a low figure that the attendance from those sections is particularly heavy. The rate from Texas for the round trip does not exceed $20 from any point and i'll some instances ''scalpers' have worked things down practically to q sl5 rate.
 The lodges of the uniform rank will camp, in accordance with vote of con gress, on 30 acres of the Mall forming square around the Washington monu- ment. It is noteworthy that Washing ton is the birth city of the order, the first lodge having been established here in February, 1861, in an old building that is still standing.
 The tricolored bunting of red, blue and orange is beginning to crop out on all the business streets of Washington in honor of the biennial conclave of the supreme lodge of the Knights of Pyth- ias and eneampment of the uniform rank of the order, which will be held here.
 A canvas city of TOO tents has sprung up in two days about the Washington monument on the broad white lot that stretches between the White House and the Potomac river, where the veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic were encamped during their reunion two years ago. The field has been christened for the occasion sGamp George Washington, and General James Garnahan of Indianapolis, chief officer of this fraternity, who with his staff has been in the city two days, says there will be 10000 Knights quartered there in unerganized bodies. while many unattached members of the order are expected.
 Preparations for the encampment have been in active progress for some weeks past under the direction of committee ef prominent business men of the city and members of the order.
 The leading features of the encamp- ment, which will last for two weeks, are the sessions of the supreme lodge, the street parade and review of the uni- form rank by President Cleveland and the members of the cabinet, dress parade on the White House grounds, competitive drill between 45 infantry and cavalry divisions of the uniform rank and a reception and ball.
 The order of Pythian Sisters of the world and the Pythian Sisterhood an organization of seceders from the parent organization. will also be in session for I two weeks.
 The strength of the Pythian order at the present time is shown by a table compiled by Supreme Chancellor ". W. Blackwell, which is corrected to June l. It is as follows:
 Alabama. HOO; Arizona, 555 Arkan- sas, 4351; British Columbia, 12G9 Cali fornia, 10,650 Colorado, 5097; Con- necticut, 5475; Delaware, 1154; District of Columbia. f4f2; Florida, 1775; Georgia, 46l0; Idaho, 95l, Illinois, a3,- gro: Indiana, B, 460; Indian Territory, 883; Iowa, 2l. .704; Kansas, IA, 456 Ken lucky. 5790 Louisiana, S4s6; Maine, 974l; Manitoba, 333; maritime prov inces, gil; Maryland, 7G21; Massachu- sets, l.4fS; Michigan, l0,55S; Mime sota, 5861; Mississippi, 5631; Missouri, 19,625; Montana, l706; Nebraska, 6s2s; Nevada, s2s; New Hampshire, 3765; New Jersey, f2, $40; New Mexico, 1895; New York, el,001; North Carolina, 23s7; North Dakota, st6 Ohio, 30,045; ;. Ontario, 1555; Oregon, 3261; Pennsyl- vania. 47,543; Rhode Island, 31,721; South Carolina, 3s43; South Dakota, 20e0; Tennessee, 7763; Texas, k, 2,961; Utah, 908; Virginia, 1865; Washington, 4735; West Virginia, 5164; Wisconsin, 6835; Wyoming, 7l5. Total member ship June 1, 1894, 3,6l5; gain in mem bership during year, 29,671; increase in number of lodges, S4.
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