The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-30
MINNEAPOLIS rs PREPARED TO
ENTERTAIN THE THOUSANDS OF
EXPECTED VISITORS.
PYTHIAN PRIZE DRILLS.
ARMY OFFICERS WILL ACT AS
JUDGES-GREAT- STREET PA
RADE THURSDAY.
CARNIVAL WILL BE GLORIOUS,
RivaIinx the Arabian knights and
Turning Night Into Day--List
of the Floats.

Preparations fer the coming Pythian
encampment are practically completed
IN all the branches, and there Is a
full promise that everything will work
on a grand scale hardly expected even
by the most sanguine OF the boomers
OF the great event.
OF course one Of the most interesting
features to the public in general will
be the prize drills, for which there have
been received entries enough to as
sure close contest. The committee has
prepared the drill schedules for the
event, which can be procured at head
quarters. The officers who are to pass
upon the merits of the contesting COM
panies, and mark the points, will be
Lieut.. H. A. Leonhauser, U. S. A.;
Capt. w. c. Butler, Third United
States infantry; Lieut.. F. B. Mccoy,
Third United States infantry; Lieut. d.
b. johnson, Seventh United States in
faEtry, inspecting officer of the Mime
sofa National Guards.
AS the drill will be in full dress, these
officers Will act in their capacity in full
dress also, and the sight will be most
imposing. These drills are to take place
at the old base ball park. Thursday
and Friday mornings, the admission
being Is cents, with the same amount
additional for grand stand. and Sir
Knights in uniform admitted free.
The committee having in charge the
dedication exercises at Camp Yale,
which is all ready for it's visitors, have
issued the official programmes for the
occasion. The exercises are to be held
Sept. 1, at o'clock p. m. Everything is
in readiness, and the following pro-
gramme will be rendered:
selection ........... Band
Invocation ................ Rev. B. F. Shook
Pastor First Universalist Church, Wausau.
Wis., and Chaplain Iowa Brigade. U. R.
Address. Minneapolis" Mayor Robert Pratt
Address. Executive Committee" -.
Aaar... ;.; ..o,,. 60 II Hon; VIM H. Eustis
Grand Chancellor and in Command o Of Minne-
po.u . sofa Brigade. U; R. x. P.
Remarks. Iowa Brigade ,................
Remarks. illinois Brigade esn John G. Lopez
Remarks. Wisconsin Brigade -.
.:.:...... :. Gen. Frank Barry
Greeting, Lone Star-North- Star" 80.
40. a.. Rev. j. Morgan Wells
Past Chancellor, Ft Worth, Texas.
Remarks Kentucky Brigade. .........
- ......... Gen, F. H. DeCastro
selection America 1ini oed G Rargs
An impression has been given out to
. the effect that there Is to be a conflict
of parades between the two cities, This
Is mistake which should be rectified.
The Grand Carnival parade will be at
o'clock Wednesday and Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock; the grand parade
OF the uniform rank will be held In the
streets of Minneapolis. This will not
conflict in the least with any arrange
nlent of the G. A. r. Thursday even
Ing will occur the presentation of the
play Damon and Pythias" at the Lyce-
UNI theater, by Sanford Dodge and an
excellent company
There will be another parade Friday
evening, which will form at Camp Yale,
In which the winning companies in the
prize drill will be escorted to the Elk
position building, where there will be
Ella borate exercises in connection with
the presentation Of the prizes to the
winning companies
The finishing touches are being put
upon1eyerything. and by Monday there
will remain nothing to do but to re-
ceivea theserowdse which will begin to
pour into the city.