The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-29
KNIGHTS IN WASHINGTON
GRAND ENCAMPMENT or PYTHIANS
AT THE NATIONAL CIPIr1L.
Reviewed by the Presidential Canadian
Flag Taken for the Stars and Bars
and Loudly Cheered.


members from many States and from
some foreign countries were admitted t.
membership.
A pleasant incident was the presenta-
ton 10 Supreme Chancellor Blackwell Of
a handsome gavel inlaid with silver, by
the Idaho delegates, and gold and
silver jeWeed monument by Montana
| representatives,.
The death OF Congressman Shaw, Past
| supreme Chancellor, was relefTed 10 IN
| appropriate language by Mr.. Feathers
! of Wisconsin, VINO also presented suita-
! bic resolutions and a memorial; Nhen
| these had been adopted the supreme
| Lodge as a further mark OF respect 10
! the memory OF Mr. Shaw, adjourned untl
tomorrow.
Like the meeting Of the Supreme Lodge,
| the meeting OF the Supreme Assembly or
the Pythian SisterhOod. which was held
at Grand Army Hail. was conducted
with closed doors, but the sisters sought
! 20 refute the old saying about a woman
and a secret. by declining 20 give out
anything official about their proceed IS.
1HE LADY SUPREME cHANctLLo9.
Mrs. A. A. Young, the Supreme Chan
celior. made an address and presented her
report. The other officers also presented
their reports, showing encouraging pro-
gress. a. ,..o..
W. Bemis. Of Worcester. Mass, slaIl be
the next Supreme Chancellor lndlaudi'-
lis appears % be the tavofite TOT tne
honor of having the next meeting VI t,0
Pythian Supreme lodge ana tncdiip-
ment Of the Uniform rank m lN". Ihe So
lection is 20 be made 10y the supreme
Lodge and the indianapolis men
are usins every arg suheht !" ,,,'r..l I'M
apolis are also IN the race, put
their representatives have not YET dis-
PLAYED much activity In striving Tor the
honor.
With Just enough cloudiness to lessen
the effect of the suns brightness the
knights Of Pythias had am Ideal day Tor
their parade. Broadcloth uniform COATS
We're little too thick FOR comfort, pe!
haps. but the Knights did not appear 10
mind such "A slight Inconvenience ana
made magnificent showing with thelr
waving plumes and gold and silver ac-
cOutrcments.
THR PARADE.
The parade assembled at Camp Wash,
ington ON the monument grounds. at 4
O clock and marched up SeN NehteeutH
street 10 Pennsylvania avenue, Where tn-
procession turned eastward, ana IN
knights marched in review before Pres
A small stand. decorated appropriately,
had been erected In front OF the Whlte
House. and on this the President stood
during the entire time occupied by the
procession 81 passing TO-,
Mr. Cleveland accompanied 10y col
=. A. Kahlo. Major-General Carnahans
chief Of staff I'm full uniform, and COZ.
sionor OF Public Buildings and Grounds. |
walked through the White House grounds |
10 the stand, amid continuous applause, |
and as he came in view OF the thou-atds |
assembled at tNlt point a great thtrt |
went up, 10 which he responded py uollluB |
his hat
incidents that occurred in his presence.
Members OF the cltiZe nS committee, on !
horseback, led the parade. They were iol-
lowed ly the National Rifles, the Nation
al Feul iblts. the champion prize mllltih |
company OF the United States. the Cor
cOran Cadets, and other local military OF
Then came Afaior-Gereral Carnahan |
commandcr-in-chicf of the Uniform Rank |
at the head of his staff composed or |
hrigadicrgenerals ana cOlCuels too nu- |
mefous 10 mention.
Precedence I'm hne WAS according 20 |
seniority OF commanding officers OF bl- |
gades The Indiana brigade occupied
the right The line was as follows.
n THE LINE.
Indiana Trigade-General James X.
Ross 700 men; First Maryland regiment |
Colonel John Schwartz, 400 men, First |
Alabama regiment, Colonel Schiiinger. lU !
men: Kansas brigade General Joseph |
II. Lyon. - men. First regiment or the
District of Columbia, Colonel Harry cog
gins. tOD men, Oklahoma city division,
Captain \. H. Russell. - men. NasSl-
chiisetts brigade, General J I'm H. Abbott.
3so men. First Maine regiment, Colonel
Horace W. stewart; First New Hamp-
shire regiment. Colonel Charles S. clifford,
2O0 men; Iowa brigade. General John ).
Loper, 2o0 men; Illinois brigade, General |
j. r. Barley, 200 men; First Louisiana
regiment. Colonel Henry Street. First
regiment, Maritime Provinces, Colonel II.
B Cooper: Toronto division, Captain |
George II. Mitchell, POO men; Wisconsin
brigade, General /. W. 1ialsey, 100 men;
Tr..r. fs..lrr lsrfr
Curre 2GO men, Texas brigade. General
X NJ NanZant, 80 men: Pennsylvania
brigade, General Charles T.. Bentley. Zoo
men: West Virginia brigade. General |
John ". Mather. 80 men, First Virginia
regiment, Colonel D. j. Turner, POO men; |
Missouri brigade. General 5. Il. Pre-
yost, go men; New Jersey brigade, Cen
eral George H. ROdes, 100 men, Whining |
ton division Captain Thomas Muilin. ~
men: Ohio brigade. General Peter Weld
ner 400 men; Tennessee brigade. General
sas regiment, Colonel John l.. Cook, 100
men; Minnesota brigade. General I. :. |
- men. Michigan brigade. |
General W. G. Gage 2OO men: New York |
brigade. General Charles A. Sutton 40
men; Connecticut brigade. General +. O. |
Shaler, 40 men. First Rhode Island regi-
ment. Colonel Joseph B. Carpenter. 1D
men; Coast brigade, consisting Of the
and First South Carolina, col
onel r.. Fuller Harmon. 2OO men: First
colorado regiment. Colonel W. \. Craft: |
FIRST South Dakota regiment, Lieuten-
ant Colonel :. s. Childs. 100 men: cavalry
squadron. composed Of the Banner Hus-
sars. Of Illinois: d. -. Bowers Hussars. |
)f Missouri; Phil. Sheridan division and |
IOe Hooker division, OF New York: Arl-
rgton division. OF the District, command |
I'll by Major Jefferson Young.
an Txos1LrNr SHOWING.
About eight thousand men were in line.
md they made an excellent showing |
rhe line OF march was eastward along !
avenue from Seventeenth |
lOwn Fifteenth street. past the Treasury |
Department building. 10 Pennsylvania !
venue: thence eastward 20 the Peace
monument at the foot OF Capitol Hul !
round the monument ana cOuntermarched
o Fifteenth street and back 10 the camp
II the Monument grounds.
The column moved east on the north
ide Of he avenue and west on the south
iide of the avenue. so that along "A large
,art Of the route a double procession was
,assng.
That southerners are plentiful in Wash
ngtOn was plainly shown during the pa
ade by the greetings given the cOntin-
ents from Dixie The enthusiasm began
when the band heading the First Mary
and Regiment marched past the President
laying Maryland, My Maryland"
Men and women shouted and waved
lid not cease until the bard had exhaust
.d itself and was forced 20 stop. with
his air as an invitation, the thousands
II southern people along the rout. let
heir brethren iii the ranks know thar the
Of stentori4n shouts ~ | ,