The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-06-04
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND IN LINE.
Coming Convention of the Uniform,
Rank X. of p.


Washington, June S.-The bi-ennia
convention of the supreme lodge, anc
the biennial encampment Uniform RAM
knights of Pythias, will convene here
on Monday, Aug. Z. The popular fea.
ture of the events will be the street pa.
rade and review by President Cleveland
lof the Uniform rank, the dress parade
on the white lot, competitive drill
between about forty-flve infantry and
cavalry divisions of the uniform rank
ana ball and reception at Convention
hall Excursions to various points
about the city have also been organ.
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Preparations for the event are being
hurried through by the local commits
sloner. The executive committee has
announced that the encampment fund
must be $4,000. and that a large ne s,t
lcentage of this sum has been subscrib-
led. 1t Is estimated that $1,000 uniform
ed Knights will visit Washington, and
that the number of other visitors will
be between 10000 and 100000.
1t is understood the railways will re
duce their fares one half. Washington
members of the order are enthusiastic
lover the prospects and the citizens feel
lively interest in the affair.
The camp will occupy thirty acres
and will form a square around the
washington monument. Tents will be
provided for $4,000 men. The camp
streets will be named after the states
and military rules of camp will pre-
vail.
Commissioner Wilson, commissioner
OF public buildings and grounds. has
ordered that signs and ensigns of the
order be wrought in flowers and plants
an the parks of the CITY
Washington is the birth place of the
order, the lodge being organized here
in February. 1864.
The strength of the knights of
Pythias in the District of Columbia is
400 and in the United States over $780,
VUO. The uniform rank has an enroll
ment of over 10000. The list of entries
so far made for the competitive drill
is as follows:
Excelsior division No. 43. Indiana.
Parkersburg division No 2, West
Virginia.
Marion division No. %, Indiana.
Springfield division No. 6, Ohio.
Orylga division No. TO- New York.
Tillie division No. Is, Iowa.
Hart division No. 90, Iowa.
I Hampton division No. SO, Iowa.
Kansas City division No. 8, Missouri.
Provost division No. l, Missouri.
Louisville division No. l, Kentuck.
Galazyx division No. So, Kansas.
Terre Haute division No. 8. Indiana.
Percival division No. II, Alabama.
Mystic division No. u, Kansas.
Arson division No. 16, New York.
New Albany division No. 5. Indiana.
Ashland division No. l, Iowa.
First battalion, second regiment.
Ohio.
Major John Barr Glenn division No.
10, Wisconsin,
Harmony division No. IA, Connect
cut
Queen City division No. 5. Colorado.
Poughkeepsie division No. "a, New
York.
Yellow Cross division No. IS. Ohio
Eighth regiment, Ohio.
Maryland division No. IS. Illinois.
Toledo division No. 80, Ohio.
Harlings division No 10, Michigan.
Sam Houston division No. 3, Texas.
Kalamazoo division No. 9, Michigan.
Logan division No. rs, Indiana.
H NJ. Dunnel division No. AZ. Penn
sylvania
Muslin division No. "A, New York.
Mason City division No 81, Iowa.
Cavalry Buckeye troop, Ohio
Hammer Corps, Illinois.
Huzar division No Sc, Iowa.
D. D. Burns No. 43, Missouri
First regiment Illinois