The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-07-30

Intended to Come to Wichita Tomor-
row-The Emancipation Celebration.
Wichita is visited this week with a
class OF colored representatives who
are highly creditabie to their race. They
are representatives. throughout the
state of Kansas who have been sent TO
the city as delegates 70 the grand lodge
OF colored Knights of Pythias, which
met in Wichita this week
The body is composed OF highly edu-
Gated colored men and among the num-
hers are many orators and prominent
speakers. The graeter majority OF the
delegates are lawyers and some eio-
quent addresses, il is said, were made
yesterday at the meeting.
The great interest OF yesterdays meet
ing was in the election OF officers for
the ensuing year and many fiattering
al highly eulog1stic speeches were
made as the different candidates were
placed before the order. The following
were elected:
r H. Wade, Topeka, grand chancellor
Newton Edmondson, Wichita, vice
grand chancellor.
A. P. Smith of Topeka, keeper Of rec
ords and seal.
J. E. Lewis Wichita, master OF ex-
cnequer.
Rober: Maddox, Junction City, mas
Ter os arms.
]. 4. Duia1ey Arkansas City, grand
preIate
T T Langdon Topeka, outside guard.
G. ". Simmons, Weir City, inside
guard.
H. p. Halnes. Parsons, secretary OF
ensign.
]. B. Moore, Lawrence, grand treas
urer.
W. W Plumb, Topeka, and DR.. Nc
williams of Lawrence, supreme repre-
sentatives.
The order in Kansas now has over
l 900 members These have all been
obtained stree they were divorced from
the Missouri jurisdiction three years
ago There are over 100 delegates in
attendance on the grand lodge and they
all bring good reports of bow the order
is growing in their respective towns.
Among the grand officers present are
DR.. McWiEiams of Lawrence, grand
chancellor; J. Haines OF Parsons. grand
vice chancellor; w. w. Plum, Topeka.
grand knight OF records and seals Prof.
r. H. Wade, of Topeka, grand endow-
ment secretary; A Moore Of Lawrence,
ri sand treasurer; ST. knight Delano. Of
Arkansas City, grand lecturer; Sir
knight EGmondSor, Of Wichita, grand
master at aims, and ]. L Leonard,
grand deputy supreme chancellor for
Kansas and Okla huTI1ar.
Among the prCmIDent knights who
are delegates in attendance are John ".
Wright.deputy county clerk of Topeka,
James II. Gray, am A. VI. Thomas. law
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Lawrence; Fred Roundtree, member Of
the city council of Topeka; and A F.
Smith Of topeka.
The grand lodge OF Ladies of Calantte
is also la session here, holding Their
meetings, Mrs. De Verneile, worthy
inspectress is presiding.
The grand lodge will remain in ses-
sion today and tomorrow and will close
with the great barbecue and dance at
Riverside park.
The delegates eli report that tomor-
row will find the city filled with colored
people and others who viii come in on
the two special trains and that when
they left home everybody was prepar-
ing to come to Wichita. On tomorrow
1t has been decided to hold the state
celebration of the emancipation procla-
nation issued by Abraham Lincoln IN
1863. The time of the big excursion &C.
curing 50 near the anniversary Of the |
emancipation that It has been conclud- |
ed 70 emerge the two celebrations to- |
gsther.
The parade will be a unique feathure |
and Doc Kelley and Uncle Abe Bran I
field have been selected TO represent i'm |
portant characters. Uncle Abe viii /
proi5abIy represent Lincoln while Doc /
Kelley wiH represent Uncle Sam.
The local committee are sparing no /
pains TO make the occasion an enjoyable
one and they say they will have a reg
ular old time feast in the woods and |
show their white brethren how 70 en-
joy themselves
Many Of the local speakers VIII be /
present and address the people there
assembled There will be good music /
and plenty Of fun for everybody
Mayor Cox Will deliver the speech Of
welcome and Chief Burt VIII give the
visitors the freedom Of the city, and /
taking ii altogether. July 31st promises
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