Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-01


First battaiion-Allegheny Division, No.
II. Grafton; Fairnont Division, No. ii,
Fairmont; Lorsntz Division, No. II, Nor
gantown; Warrington Division, No. %,
Warrington.
Second battaIion--Coeur de Lion Division,
No l, Wheeling; Marshall Division, No. -,
New Cumberland: Col. Bernard Stanley
Division. No II, Wheeling; Gen. J. W.
Mather Division, No. -, BenwOOd.
Third battalion - Pdrkersburg Division,
No. >. Parkersburg; Pinnickinnick Division,
No =, ClarSsburgi Marmion Division, No.
:. Weston; Buckhannon Division, No. 20,
BuCkhannOn.
These divisions are located in the leading
towns Of that part of the state and are
composed Of professional and business men
located.
Col Smith Albert POsten is one of the
most soidieriy and at the same time at
tractive Of men. He is an enthusiastic
Pythi41 and tab es the greatest interest in
the Uniform Rank He was born in Preston
county, W. Va, April IL, 1853. He Joined
the order Knights OF Pythias in 1888 and
Uniform Rank, K. Of P, in 1891. He was
commissioned quartermaster and lieutenant
OF the first regiment April 81, 1892. and
commissioned colonel of the first regiment
West Virginia brigade. U. r.. X. of F., Oc-
t2oer ~. 1883 He Joined the Grand Lodge
b OF r., Of West Virginia October 10. 1881,
and was electe3 o. G. of Grand Lodge Oc-
tober. lSJ3 He has been faithful worker
for the I inform Rank and for the order of
Knights of Pythias.
OF Col BOStenS stan
follows: G. 5. Spates of ClarKsburg, lieu
tenant coloneliA- S.Warder. Md. Grafton,
surgeon; w. z Negrail Wheeling. assistant
surgeon; c. e Vance, Clarksburg, adju-
taht ana +. j. Utterback, Morgantown,
qUartermaster.
Adjutant c. L. Vance is a division mem
Der of Pinnickinnick, No. ). He Is a resi-
dent OF Clarksburg, where he is known as a
prominent hardware dealer. He is a gradu-
ate OF the West Virginia State University
at MorgantOwn and he was an efficient Off
Ger Of his cadet corps. He is also a COM
nlissiOned officer in the National Guard of
west Virginia He is known as one of the
pest military men in his state.
Quartermaster F. j. Utterback Is a COM
mercial traveller for 4 Wheeling house He
lives in Morgantown and has been a MEM
Der Of the Knights of Pythias for about
three years past.
The first regiment reached Washington
Monday morning, having come through in
a special train. 1t has remained in camp
curing the week and has maintained the
best of discipline OF the twelve divisions
in the regiment Col Poster had eight in
line on Tuesday, unusually large num-
Der for one regiment.
One of the interesting features of the
regiment is the fact that IL has among its
DIVISIONS the famous Parkersburg Division.
NO. 3, which Is regarded one of the crack
drill organizations Of the country. Its drill
team has taken part in the competition this
week and its exhibition was so nearly per-
feet that NJ one was surprised at learning
that the second prize had gone to West
virginia as well The Stars trophy a
number Of military men who saw their drill
yesterday stated that Capt Baker did not
make a single mistake and his skill WAS
recognized today by the award to him of
the first prize for captains. The members
or the drill team also compose a uniote
organization. known as the Imps of Me-
pnisto, and they gave a most remarkable
ryrotechnic drill on the avenue the night
of the Illuminated street Parade
capt. 5. B. Baker, commanding Parkers-
riGfnr II.
Va. is ore of the proprietors of the State
Journal, Parkersburg, w. Va, his expert
ence dating from 1853. When quite a bow
he entered the Office Of the LAFAYETTE Und
Journal, and remained with that paper
until lSS}, when lie went to Parkcrsburg
W Va. and forming a partnership with 4
b White. started the Daily State Journal
or Parkersburg, W. Va, and has been it's
manager ever since. He has always been
an enthusi astic member of the order of
Knights OF Pythias, joining the order at |
the age Of twenty-One. Was charter mem
Der of the famous Lafayette. Indiana, Di-
vision. Uniform Rank, X. of P, when Gen. |
Canadian. now the head of the Uniform |
Rank. Knights of Pythias of the World |
transferred his X. of Z. enthusiasm to |
Parkersburg, w. Va, and organized his |
present division there. December, 1858. Was !
elected its captain and has been reelected |
every year since. The division has carried |
OF first prize in two state drills. At Wheel |
irS. W. Va, at a meeting of the Grand |
and belt for being the best-drilled captain.
This division Is also noted in the state for
its famous fiambeau drill.
The roster of the drill team of Parkers-
burg Division. No. ;. is as follows: Captain |
S. T.. Baker; first lieutenant, T. W. War
rick; second lieutenant, G. E. Morrison;
right guide. W. Fl. Dunbar; left guide, E
E Aker; r. d. Bailey, H. +. Taylor w. o.
Grimm. G. W. Coleman. G.. I. Taylor, VIM. |
Quinn. Il. F. Stewart. W. f. McDOugal, w
G. Franklin, ]. H Knapp, j. l. Cramer
n ID N L 4 Grey
V. @. Norris W. W. Hadley, II. s. Cdrpen-
ter NJ T. Piersol. Harry c. Hopkins, r. c.
Smoot. Adolph Will, \. W. AIather W. w
Moore. T. J. Garrett W. y. SmOot, j. W.
Letse. J. s Paxton.
In awarding The Stars trophy it is pleas
ant 10 state that the decision of the three
Judges who witnessed the parade was
unanimous enc. Each one Of the three OH
GERS kept his own record of the parade, and
when they came to compare notes after
ward they found that they had all agreed
upon the first regiment of West Virginia |
Speaking of the award yesterday afternoon,
Major Burton G. Ross said:
eve awarded the prize for this regiment |
for the reason that in passing the reviewing |
stand il maintained the best company dis |
tances. The alignment of its guides was |
the best. They seemed to be a letter set-Up |
lot of men and had more sOldierly bearing |
about them than was the case with most of |
the regiments They were stalwart look |
ing lot of fellows, and were well differed. |
Their officers maintained their distances |
better than did those Of other regiments. |
and there was better discipline during the |
parade. They were very careful in the mat
ter of their uniform, and altogether, they |
made an exceptionally fine appearance. In /
passing the reviewing stand officers and |
men all acted as though they were on re- |
view and knew it. while the same could not |
be said Of some of the others. On the re- |
turn, passing the reviewing stand the sec /
ond time, the same condition Of affairs was /
noticed and 1 am sure, the award was a |
thoroughly satisfactory one"
Major Campbell. who was present when 4
this interview occurred, said that he con-
CURED heartily in everything that Major 4
Ross had said, and further stated that If /
this was the first occasion that the first I
regiment had appeared in street parade as /
a Tegtment they had made remarkably /
fine showing.
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