The record-union., 1894-06-04
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

The Supreme Lodge, Uniform Rank,
Meets at Washington. August 21th.
WASHINGTON, June 3.-The biennial
convention of the Supreme Lodge and
the biennial encampment, Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias. will convene here on
Monday, August 9th. The popular feat
ure of the events will be the street par
ade and review by the President of the
Uniform Rank, the dress parade on the
White House lot, competitive drill be-
tween about forty-five infantry and cav
airy 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 Commits
sioners. The Executive Committee has
announced that the encampment fund
must be $4,000, and that large percent
age of this sum has been subscribed. 1t
Is estimated that lS 600 0unifOrmed knights
will visit Washington, and that the num-
Der OF other visitors will be between 150,-
600 and 100000. 1t is understood that the
railways will reduce their fares one-half.
Washington members of the order are
enthusiastic over the prospects, and the
citizens feel lively interest in the affair.
The camp will occupy thirty acres,
and Will form 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, Commissioners
of Public Buildings and Grounds, has or
dered signs and ensigns of the order to
be wrought in flowers and plants in the
parks of the city.
Washington is the birthplace of the or
der, the lodge being organized here in
lS64 The strength of the Knights of
Pythias in the District of Columbia is
400, and in the United States over 500,-
900. The uniform rank has an enroll
ment Of over 10000.
The list of entries so far made for the
competitive drill is as follows: Infantry
Excelsior Division, No. AZ, Indiana;
Parkersburg Division, No. 2, West Vir-
ginia; Marion Division, No. %, Indiana;
Springfield Division, \ o. 6. Ohio; Orilga
Division. No. 10, New York; Lille Di-
vision, No. 5, Iowa; Hart Division, No.
5. Iowa; Hampton Division, No. Is, iowa;
Kansas City Division. No. 3, Missouri;
Provost Division, No. l, Missouri; Louis
vile Division, No. /, kentucky; Gulasey
Division. No. 3S, Kansas; Terre Haute
Division, No. 3, Indiana; Percival Di-
vision, No. IL, Alabama; Mystic Division.
No. 2, Kansas; Arson Division, No. 2,
New York; Albany Division, No. D,
Indiana; Ashland Division, No. l. Iowa;
First Battalion. Second Regiment, Ohio;
Major John Barr; Glenn Division, No 10.
Wisconsin: Harmony Division, No. IA,
Connecticut; Queen City Division, No. 3,
Colorado; Poughkeepsie Division, No.
IA, New York; Yellow Cross Division,
No. s, Ohio; Eighth Regiment, Ohio;
Maryland Division, No. Is, illinois;
Toledo Division. No. 30, Ohio: Harling's
Division, No. 19. Michigan; Sam Hous-
ton Division, No. 3, Texas; Kalamazoo
Division, No. 9. Michigan; Logan D-
vision. No. 26, Indiana; FL. NJ. Dunnel
Division, No. A, Pennsylvania; Muslin
Division, No. ii. New York; Mason City
Division, No. 81, Iowa. Cavalry-Buck-
eye Troop. Ohio; Hammer Corps, Illinois;
Huzzard Division, No. 80, Iowa; D. d.
Burns Division, No. 43. Missouri; First
Regiment, Indiana