Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAS
rAs Gathering at Washington Larger
Than Was Expected.
vICE.pRESIDENT STEVENSON.
ue Delivers the Address Of Welcome 90
Visiting fosts-Eobert Downing
nv Damon.

WASHINGTON. August G.-Expccfa~
lions with regard TO The great biennial en-
cainpmoat OF the knights OF rythiss are
lrgiun,ns % be realized. and everything
Indicates not only n magnificent sather
ing Of the Uniform rank. but a nu'n"'r
.. visitors. many thousands In excess OF
tne nnnhor predicted. So great has been
he influx OF people that the rerp'on
c,mmlttces have been embarrassed IN
occurring quarters for oil OF the"' Inc
knights are coming in numbers so great
On excess OF tho estimated strength ha'
qro additional tents have been erected AT
c.,,,n Georcr Washington on the Nash-
,r.tcn monument grounds. making 2.co
in ag. and az are occupied. The repre-
s,uf.tion az knights 50 Tar includes con-
tne.nts from Tennessee. Ohio New Jei-
..r Missouri. west Virginia, Nebraska
,,.,ra,iy4nla. Rhode Island. Arkansas.
rs Kentucky. Wisconsin. ILLINOIS,
Nr, Hampshire. Massachusetts,. Kansas
eu! Connecticut.
Tonight Was TO witness the formal
oreulng OF the enCampment by teccp-
,.n at Convention Hal. at which vice.
PRESIDENT Stevenson was - be the cen
tril figure but the death OF CONGRESSMAN
shaw. Of Wisconsin, past hup'e"ic
chancellor Of the order. AT his home III
Ian Claire this morning, caused a ShA''se
In The programme. A meeting % -"
sprreme Lodge Was hcld 20 take aeuoh
,tr sb.uts death. and IL vas decided
INF rho reception should not take pace
"a n mark oc respect \ general order TO
tbst .rec; was issued. but later the SUI
Inc Ialce amended It's decision by
--..lur uat the reception mieht pe
,.I hut without the sanction OF 'ue
e.,,.r.n.. officers The reception was
,....f,ro. held. ana n very brilliant allar
a. ,-,vol 10 be- Addresses OF welcome
49,. made ~ Vlcc-Prcsident stevens"
w.. PRESTON, Ross. Of the Board Oh b's-
tat Coum ss.oncrs.
THE VICE-PRES1DENE
,e~ e,.y,rson's speech was the event
.f-A. evening. although 1t was very
i.,..t H. spoke as follows:
.Ih. pleasing duty las been ASSUME
-. .I+., lur 70 representatives OF the
0,l,r .f knights VI iythlaS d "e'0o'''S
4, OBJ. r4U.ns capital
- r,.. d., parlaucd FOR OBTAINING You lot
a orrt l-t3re this formal welcome -
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