Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-23
KNIGHTS AND LADIES.
Annual Parade and Field Day Exer- cises of the Uniformed Rank-BrIGa- dier General Shaler Unhorsed and Kicked But Not Seriously Injured.

cises of the Uniformed Rank-BrIGa- dier General ShHIer UnhOrsed and Kicked But Not Seriously Injured.
 This was gala day among the members of the Knights of Pythias. and citizens generally turned out in full force to tender a reception to the distinguished guests who poured in all morning from different towns in the state and report ed to headquarters at City hall The decorations on public buildings and privat- residences are the most profuse ever got ten up for a society parade. merchants and private citizens vieIng with each other in an effort to see which wlll greet the visitors with the greatest artistic display of flags, bunting, streamers and banner cites. Grand. Bank, South Main and East Main streets lave been converted into q veritahle bower of beauty and stream-rs and bunting are tossing in the hreeze rom almost every building in Exchange place. The number of people who turned out to witness the parade was larger than is often seen at q circus parade and with tie tuneful stratus of tn" bands, prancing of fiery steeds and military bearing of the different divisions
 
 Toe occasion was the annual field day of the Connecticut brigade of the U. R K P. and while all admired the soldi ly bearing of tue officers and men sull there wa another and perhaps greater attraction. IL was the great army of handsome ladies who accompanied the men, quartered at Red Men hall, where ccmmlttee from the local lodges gave them splendid exhibi- tie of how the wives of members. of E. t Durand and Waterbury divisions can enter tain their friends.
 About 10 o'clock the throng about City hall was so great that it was impossible to pass one way or the other and the excite ment reached the climax when BrigadieI General E. G. Shaler was unhorsed in the street, the animal making a vicious kick, | striking the officer in the thigh, tearing his | trousers and leaving the print of the shoe in b s flesh. Almshouse Keeper Moran secured the horse and the general entered the Scovill house. Surgeon G. $. Hull made a superficial examination of the wound and found that it was not serious In few minutes the officer reappeare6 ard was astrlde the same horse. Int girth of the saddle gave away which caused the officers fall.
 It was 30 o'clock when the word o was gwen hl lur COInGI OL Daur and Grand streets and General Shaler, hi: staff and aids. about twenty-five in all mounted on spirited steeds, moved in tho | direction of South Main street with tho | American band of twenty. five pieces. furnishing inspiration for tn, Second regiment. which had tn, right of the liue. The Branford band o thirty-two pieces preceded the first regi mcnt. The whole was an imr2siug sigh and elicited much applause from the spec tatorS that lined the streets on either sid' l of the nne of march, which was as follows From Grand to South Main. to East Main to Cherry. to Grove, to Willow. to Wes Main past City hall. to Exchang' place. to Bank, to Grand. to Church. tC West Main around the north side of greet to the City hall. where the possession wa reviewed by Mayor kilduff. Selectmal Morris and other city and town officials and the parade was dismissed.
 The officers of the brigade were: Briga dier General E. o. Schaler of Meriden Assistant Adjutant General R A Chapman of Middletown; Chief. c. G Agard of Tor rington; Assistant Inspector General George R Tyron of Meriden; A. O.. Gen eral A. NJ Budde; A. E, E R Davis Waterbury; A S, George s Hull, Bristol O NJ. Non Grave, Wallingford; $. Il | Thresher. Norwich.
 The following divisions were repre- sented: Second regiment-Colonel D. $ Barber and staff; Sumner, No l. Hartford Captain Robert Hunter. thirty men; Hpl division. No 5. Bristol. Captain Georg Shuburt eighteen men; $ NJ Bacon divi sion. Middletown, ten men; E F. Duran division. No II. Waterbury. Captain W L. Snow. forty men; s. Stokes division No l2. Meriden. Captain F. R. Bowen twtnty-siX men; Ivy division, No 1G Walllreford, Captain w. J. Red mond. sixteen men; Quinnipiac division No r. Plantsville, Captain A. Fowler six men; Waterbury division, No 20, Cap tain w. E. Keavney. thirty-slx men; Hal mony division. No II. Torrington. Captai w. Westerman. thirty-six men. Owing | the death of one of the members A. Il Fenn division of Winsted was not repre- scented First regiment-Colonel F. Williams of New Haven and staff; Sheffiel division, No }. Captain Townes, eighteen men; Bridgeport division. No Captain Y. NJ. Smith. twenty men C. B Wooster division. Derby, N 3, Captain J H. Sherwood. thirty mer Scott division. No 10. Naugatuck. Captai J. ". RuSeis, twenty -seNeu heu' b' I Hosley division. Branford, Captai C A. Van Vie. thirty-six mer Hawkins division. No Is. Ne London. Captain William Bessley twenty-two men Russell division, No l! Captain St John. thirty men; Union, No of Danbury was not represented in
 body.
 After the parade all repartsd 10 th armory where Caterer Bolster had in wal Ing an sppetizing menu. and the knight and ladies sat down and did full justice { the good things on the tables.
 Mrs Frank White had charge of the r ception committee Mrs George Petitjea looked after the welfare of the men. Th management was excellent and the ladlt did their part of the work in a highly con mendable manner.
 At o'clock several of the division found their way to the West End ground where competitive exhibition was hel for prizes which are on exhibition in Lax, Strobel X Cos window. They are; Soli NilVerl owing cup with gold Ininl second. two handsome plume third. statuary; fourth, silver iC pitcher. There is also one il dividual prize of beautiful |. k K. of badge. Only two divisions appeared compete for the prizes. Scott division. lo of Saugatuck. and Harmony. No l4. ( Torrlngton. The judges are Colon Doherty. Colonel Brewer of Durand's di ision, and Lieutenant Smith of Beaco