The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-28
THE GREAT PYTHIAN MEET.
TWO THOUSAND TENTS OCCUPIEDnf
 CARHAHAH AND HIS HOST.

Our State Represented by sh hunufoo 1Knights-Profuse and Elegant Decara- -.ttons in the city-Briiiiant Scenes at Warrington.
 Washington. Aug. 27.-I have just left the Monument grounds, where some two thousand tents are at present being occupied by General Carnahan and his vast army of Knights of Pyth- ias, who with their friends practically own the town. For the past two days the strangers have been coming into the city. until tonight there are some ten thousand here. and they have not all arrived yet. Connecticut Is repre- scented by some six hundred Knights and as many camp followers. and occu- py a prominent place on the camp ground. There are three divisions from Hartford. Harmony of Torring- ton, Hull of Bristol, Waterbury of Wa terbury, Bacon of Middletown and Hawkins of New London; Harmony of Torrington being the only one en- tered for competitive drills. The Con- necticut commands are under E. F. Du- rand of Waterbury.
 The decorations in the center of the city are the finest and most elaborate in years, some of the illuminated ban ners being especially attractive. With the crowds come the usual number or crooks and fakirs, and the avenue seems to be the center of attraction, and the city is gayer than for many months.
 There has been very little trouble about accommodations for the ladles of the party, who are not allowed to sleep on the camp grounds, and they have been we'll provided for at the various hotels and boarding houses.
 The exercises were opened to-day by a grand reception for the officers and representatives of the supreme lodge, rendered by the citizens committee at Convention Hall. The hall was beau- tifully decorated and some five thou sand people were present, the full unf- forms of the Knights presenting pret- ty picture in connection with the lights and gaily decorated hall. The address of welcome was made by Vice-Presi- dent Stevenson on the part of the gen. eral public and by District Commits sioner Ross on the part of the dis trict. Other speeches were. made by prominent people and the Marine band furnished the music.
 Tomorrow, however, will be the big day of the encampment, the supreme lodge having business meeting in the morning and the great parade taking place in the afternoon. Reviewing stands have been erected in front of the Executive mansion, at the corner of the Treasury building, directly at the head of Pennsylvania avenue, and another at Market Square, half way between the Treasury and the Capi- tol. President Cleveland will review the parade from the stand in front of the Executive mansion, and General Carnahan and his staff will review the parade on horseback at the head of the avenue The stand at the treasury de- partment is to be reserved for senators and, representatives, and the one at Market Square for the officers of the Supreme lodge.
 On the third day, August 29, there will be an inspection and review cn the white lot and the prize drills will commence. -Zt--------
 The next three days will be taken up lp in prize drills awarding of prizes, ex- cursions, &c.
 The list of entries for competitive drills is as follows: Excelsior, No. 4S, Indianapolis, Ind, Captain H. c. Cas-. tor; Parkersburg, No. 8, Parkersburs,. w. Va, Captain S.. B. Bakers. Marioii, Ind, Captain Daniel Gunder; Spring. field, Mo- G. Springfield, Ohio, Captain G. William Warner; Ortygia, No. 10, Phillipsburg, N. J., Captain E. F. Car hart; Lily, No. 16, .Radcliff, Iowa, Cap tain Thomas s. Wand; Hart, NO. 29,' Clinton, Iowa, Captain c. F. Kellogg; Hampton, No. 3S, Hampton, Iowa, Gap tain William Gold; Kansas City, No. 2, Kansas City, Mo-, Captain Charles Raber; Provost, No. 1, Kansas City, Mo-, Cptain James A. Reed; Louisville, No. 1, Louisville, Ky, Captain J. W. Reccius; Galaxy, No. 3S, Pittsburg, Kan, Captain Robert Robyn; Lebanon, No. 65, Lebanon, Ohio, Captain w. c. Thompson; Terre Haute, No. 3, Terre Haute, Ind, Captain A. c. Duddleston; Percivale, No. H., Mobile, Ala, Cap tain John D. Hagan; Mystic, No. 12, Girard, Kan, Captain M. F. Russell; ,AnSOn, NO. 10, AHlSIcIudil, g4N. l., Captain William stifel; New Albany, No. 5, New Albany, Ind, Captain Hen ry M. Cooper; Ashland, No. 5, New York city, N. Y, Captain William La dew; John Barr Glen, Mo-. 10, Eau Claire, Wis, Captain Con Feige; Har- mony, No. IA, Torrington, Conn.,, Cap tain William Westerman; Queen City, No. 5, Denver, Col, Captain William Heinig; ,Poughkeepsie, No. "A, Pough- keepsie, N. Y., Captain M. B. Beneway; Yellow Cross, No. s5, Alliance, Ohio, Captain Charles Shem; Oak, No. 20, Cleveland, Ohio, Captain Richard Leighton: Many, No. IS, Indianapolis, Ind, Captain Eugene Sauley; Toledo, No. 35, Toledo, Ohio, Captain J. D. Wig gins; Hastings, No. 19, Hastings, Mich, Captain E. Y. Hoyle; Sam Houston, No. 8, Houston, Texas, Captain R. R. Walker; Canton, No. 3S, Canton, Ohio Captain T. s. Bolton; Kalamazoo, No. g, Kalamazoo, Mich., Cptain A. Miller; H. N. Dunnell, No. 47, Scranton, Pa, Captain John H. Lewis; Logan, No. 26, Logansport, Ind, Captain George A. Shaeffer; Austin, No. IA, Amsterdam, N. r., Captain D. B. Vunk; Bee Divi- sion, No. 30, Beeville, Texas. Captain N. B. Walker; Indiana, No. 56; Indian
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