The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-24
PY4HIANS' FIELD DAY
Phillipsburg Invaded by the
Sir Knights 81 Griggs
Reception.
Special to the JERSEY CITY Ncars.

Special to the JerseD City Ne1rS-
PHLLIPSBURG, Sept. "a, 1S95.-Yester-
day was knights of Pythias Field Day,
and P%hillipsburg was t%hronged from an
early hour, for the programme of events
started at nine o'clock, n the Visitors
began arriving by the earliest trains.
Factories and mills were closed, and their
employees were out to swell The crowds.
The schools did not hold sessions, and
the children thronged the streets to do
homage to the marching companies. "A
number of churches devoted their session
rooms to use as temporary restaurants
to feed the great crowd Of strangers.
Among the first of the knights to arrive
were the following officers of the Grand
Lodge, who were met by a committee
and escorted to ortygia Halle. 7. Gran
mer, past grand chancellor, of Barnegat;
Ralph Dpnath, grand chancellor, OF Jer-
sey City; w. E. Hitchcock, grand vice.
chancellor, of Newark: Daniel S. Rock
| a~fellar, grand prelate. of Somerville,
George E. Pierson, grand keeper OF rec
ords and seals, of Woodbury.; John Pat
| rick, grand master of ~exchequer, of Ruth
erford; Dewitt C. Cobb, grand master-at-
arms. of Medford: Somers T. Champion,
grand inner guard, of Atlantic Highlands;
| John P. Dexheimer, grand outer guard,
of orange Supreme Representatives
James R. Rutan, of Newark; Charles W.
Kilbourne, of New Brunswick, and De-
| Witt C. Bottom. of Paterson.
WELCOME TO THE KNIGHTS.
The reception at Ortygia Hall drew
together a large audience. The exercises
commenced about $50 o'clock. Selections
were rendered by the Phillipsburg Band.
and Past Supreme Representative James
| E. Moon acted as Master of Ceremonies.
| Mayor John C. Perdoe. on behalf of the
| citizens of Phillipsburg. welcomed the
| Sir Knights. He was responded to on
| behalf of the Military Branch by Brig
adler General George H. Rhodes. and on
| behalf of the Grand Lodge of the State
I by Grand Chancellor Ralph Donath.
Melvin w. Rowell. of the Tenth United
| States Cavalry. delivered an interesting
| address on military subjects. He had
been especially detailed by the War
Department and spoke on the seacoast
as a means of defense. The committee
on competitive drill experienced con-
s e eater. a ahd at tb IN i Sssur mome altis suas
:: IF PhiliIpsBuTg: eaPtsin JOIN +
Of jersey city. Captain P. F. Chandler.
Of Newark CAPTAIN e. M. SS5imitz; Al
lIlISt QlNlolOIo III we'll uoSCo
were Lieutenant Rowell. U. s. A; ex.
Lieutenant L Fl Bix LEI y: s A, OF
the Fourth United States Infantry. They
ion. second 70 Black Prince and third
green opposite the Main Street Meth
oeist Church. and was witnessed by
several thousand people.
THE GREAT PARADE.
The big portion of the day came this
afternoon where there was a parade
Of the uniformed and ununiformed mem
lined with people. there being fully TO-
Brigadier General George H. Rhodes
Colonel William e. Hitchcock. chief of
staff. Colonel Fred H. Davis, Assistant
Adjutant General; Colonel 2. G. Potter.
mel F. H. Prentice. Assistant Inspector
General; Colonel John F. Hagar, As
sistant Surgeon General; Colonel VIM.
General; Colonel E. L. Davis. Assistant
Conrnissary General. Colonel A. Lincoln
Reilly. Assistant MASTERING Officer;
Major James F; pockham. DiD., Cham
Camp; A Major W.. F. Pfefrer, Aide-de-
Camp. The first portion Of the parade
Owing to the inability of Colonel sloup
to be here, the First Regiment was as
signed to second place. Colonel ]. Mitch
ell Reese of P~hillipsburg commanded
the Second Regiment and Lieutenant
Colonel Johnson the First Regiment.
The uniformed rank made a splendid APP
~pearance. Companies were present from
Newark. Bloomfield, Jersey City. Eliza
beth, Long Branch, Red Bank, Free
hold: South Amboy, Newton; Union Hill.
Phillipsburg, and other places. Some
of the big cities sent two and three
formed with George ~Hubschanitt, grand
marshal of ununiforme9 lodges, and
their aides, John Pursel, Adfutant; Wal
ter Beveridge, Paterson: p E, poan,
NJ c. Quackenbush, Paterson; p G.
George. Paterson. Jersey City, Alfred
Mutchier, Phillipsburg, Frank 2.
a asrme vaala PhiKEli aannr Monts 6; I Risna
Ne %, of Phillipsburg, acted
ard was headed by the P~hiiiipsburg Band
The column was composed of lodges from
b%ertyille, Newark, Pernsgrove, .Seabright,
Belvidere, PIainfield. Freehold. Easton,
Somerville, Frenchtown Junction. Har-
Neshanic and rutherford. Jersey City
and Newark each sent half a dozen
lodges; In all there were about 5000
GRIGGs. WAS THERE.
Ex-senator Grfggs, of Paterson, the
Republican candidate for Governor, was
here and was the object of curiosity wher-
ever he went. He was on the reviewing
stand, and the rush to see him was so
great that at times it interfered with the
procession. Congressman Cornish the
Democratic boss of this district. whit was
present. watched these episodes with a
great deal of interest, and when asked
what his opinion was of Senator Griggs'
prospects, said that he was aghard man
to beat.