Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-19

Bicycle Race, Charles Street Park, After
the Parade.
sisting of black dress coats, geld baldric and
sash, black chapeaus, with purple and white
plures and dIess swords.
The Omaha Odd Fellows were a cOnypicloIs
feature of the parade, and they included such
old-timers as John Hamlin and John Evans,
beth of whom were charter members of the
first ledge instituted in Nebraska. more than
a quarter Of a century ago. Following the
uniformed cantons were the members of the
subordinate lodges in full r. gala. So numer-
Gus were the subdivisions of the Odd Eel
lows that it was necessary to divide them
into two sections, the second section being
headed by the Hawkeye In Independent Order of
Odd Fellows band Of Council Bluffs, under
the leadership of Prof. A. r. Toozer, not
only a veteran Odd Fellow, but a veteran
bandmaster, having organized the first mill
tary band in Council Bluffs in 1863. The
band, in its uniform OF cadet gray, and by its
excellent music, attracted no little favorable
comment along the line of march. Among
the subordinate lodges represented in this
section were the following; Omaha lodge
No. 2, Alleman lodge No. 8, state lodge No.
10, Beacon lodge No. 20, Goodrich lodge No,
IA, Keystone lodge No. 1j5, Wasa lodge No.
1873, Dannebrog lodge No. 216. The lodge
from Florence also held a position under the
command of DR.. G. S. Love, himself a veteran
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Charles Johnson, was also included.
ATTRACTED MUCH ATTENTION.
The Seventh Ward Military band of Omaha,
G. II. Green leader, with twenty pieces, led
the next large section of the second division.
The band is one of Omaha's finest and was
handsomely uniformed in dark blue with black
braid trimmings, wi h the regulation Gilmore
caps. The band acted as the escort for the
Ancient Order of Hibernians, one of the most
striking features of the parade. The un.-
formed rank of the Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans was commanded by Captain Thomas Gar
vey, First Lieutenant M. p. Henchey and
Second Lieutenant d. J. O'Callahan. The uni
form vas strikingly handsome, consisting Of
black military coats OF Prince Albert cut, gold
baldric and sash, black helmet, with green
plumes and dress swords. Following the I'M
formed rank came five divisions Of the order,
commanded respectively by Richard O'Keefe,
w. NJ. Maher, G. p. O'Hara, T.. j. Flynn and
Dennis Carroll. The members of the five
divisions were in full lodge regalia and COM
prsed about 500 men.
The last section of the second division was
escorted by the famous Pacific Hose band of
Grand Island, one of the best known musical
organizations of the state. The band numbers
thirty five pieces and is under the leadership
of Prof. H. A. Bartling. The uniforms CON
sisted of dark blue military Goth, trimmed
with black braid, ,surmounted by white cps
of the regulation freman's style. Following
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Junior Order of American Mechanics, fifty
strong, commanded by Captain f.. NJ. Comp
ton, First Lieutenant E. II, McGill and SEC
ond lieutenant II. e. Ledyard. The members
of the order were arraye1 in uniforms both
attractive and handsome, and they attracted
no little attention during the parade.
MADE OF SECRET ORDERS.
The third and last division was the longest
and in many respects the most interesting
in the line, as many unique features were
scattered in it. 1t was under ommand of
Assistant Marshal H. J. Penfold, who had as
his aides f. r. MCMullen, II. X. Burkett,
DR.. George Young, p. Markell and e. NJ. Bart
lett. The division consisted largely of social
and f~raternal secret organizations, each Of
which had a mounted marshal Of it's own.
The division was headed by the Respondent
Silver Cornet band Of North Platte, the most
magnifcently and richly arrayed band in the
entire line. AS in the parade Of the pre-
yious night, they created a sensation by their
spotless white broadcloth trousers and Rus
sian jackets, sumptuously decorated with gold
braid, jet black ~leggings and white helmets
adorned with white plumes. They were
twenty strong, under the direction of N.
Klein.
The band acted as an escort for the Elks,
who turned out 100 strong, each arrayed in
plug hats and full dress suits, mot because
of any snobbishness," as one of them re-
marked, "but because we had no other uni
form TO wear Despite their shrinking
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refined figure in the parade. Behind their
leader, Judge Bartlett, the exalted ruler, who
rode at their head, was drawn a large and
noble Wyoming elk, upon whose sides was
figured the. number Of the lodge, 80. The
members followed on foot, four abreast, and
we're backed up by a carriage In which rode
Judge Shields, Frank Hanlan, Colonel
Keenan,, DR.. Lee, John A. Creighton and Ed
Dickinson.
Behind the Elks came an order of as great
fame, but of more mystery, the order Of the
black cat of the sacred nine, the Hoo
Hoos," nine and ninety in number Each
was arrayed in a long mysterious robe, reach
ing to the feet, entirely black, with the en-
ception Of a white circle on the breast, in
which was the figure Of the sprawllng black
cat. Each was armed with a horse rattle,
which was industrloUsly used along the whole
line of march. The section was in COM
mand Of John A. Wakcley, mounted on a
black horse.
Then :here was another band, the Third
Reglmental band, Uniformed Rank Knights
of Pythias, Of Arapahoe, a modestly attired
company OF twenty-five music ans. The uni
form consisted of neat green suits, mod
estly decorated with black stripes and black
braid. They were under the leadership of
Prof. Clint o. Smith, while r. Il. Emmett
was drum major and II. j. Andrews man
ager.
MODERN WooDMEN IN FORCE.
This band headed the first section Of the
fraternal insurance orders In the division, the
Modern Woodmen OF America, who turned
out almost $50 strong, Beech camp No. 1,454
came at the hcad with the marshal Of tho
camp, Henry NJ. Morrow. in the lead. The
section was headed by the For sterg. four
teen strong. dressed in Hatty uniforms, con-
ssting Of dark brown sailor shirts, adorned
with gold braid and trimming, dsTk trcu srs.
dark caps, with green and white ylumes and
Woodmen's axes. They were in charge Il the
chief forester, Charles Hopper. and Of the
esc5rt, p. II. Cook. Behind came tho mem
bers Of the camp, some 200 strorg, carrying
canes, which were decorated with punches OF
red, yellow aud green ribbons.
Maple mp No. 9i5 came next with over IL
men. The section was headed by sixteen