The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-11
A MILITARY PARADE
Features of the K. of P. Grand
Lodge Meeting.
5000 VISITORS EXPECTED.
a Competitive Drill ~ Divissons 81
the U.sfora Raak anA .
bicycle Meet.

The meeting Of the Grand Lodge OF tne
Knights OF Pyth5as, which takes place IN
Seattle on May y. Is TO be made the occa-
sion OF probably the largest military pa
rase ever 10 take place in the city. ard
VIII he the occasion CT bringing to Seattse
a very large number Of visitors from 81
parts OF the state as weli as from BRUSH
Columbia
The general executive committee Of the
various lodges here. which has the ar
rzngemen;s for the affair IN hand. isse
evening completed the programme for the
FIRST day. The military parade VIII take
place al : o'clock in the afternoon ara
the order OF march will hereafter be ar
ranged. The order Of the parade VIII be
as follows. First regiment. n q. w,
Brig Gen. Carr and stan in carriages.
Gov. Mctsraw Brig. Gen. Bigeiow, L. X.
X Of p, Mayor Wood. OF Seattle, the high
school and university cadets. First Regi-
Eient. Uniformed Rank. Knights Of Pyth-
las.
After the parade there will be exercises
at the Armory and various speeches hy
different prominent gentlemen Among
the speakers will be Gov. McGraw. Mayor
Wood. S. II. Piles. Grand Chancellor Mar
tindsie and Col. J. Il. Metcalfe.
The Grand Lodge VIII be In session Tor q
week. and the committee have In contem-
plation a number OF different matters for
Tile atGQtc34cut "a Tue sis4totS- hc @Afe<e
important affair will be a competitive drill
OF divisions OF the uniform rank, for q
prize OF 500 offered by the Grand Lodge.
This will take place on Tuesday or We'd
nesday. There will be six divisions from
this state, and four from British Colrm-
bia enter this competition. A grand BIZ
cycle meet Is also TO be had during the
week.
Many OF the merchants OF the city have
1rA 81, "a fhaiv nj with th8
colors OF the order. blue. yellow and red.
FOR the day OF the parade.
There will be in the city as delegates
to the Grand Lodge alone 90 visitors. but
with the visiting divisions of the uniform
rank and the various lodges which have
announced their intention of coming al
most en- masse, the actual number OF
Knights from abroad VINO VIII be In the
city will be upwards of $500
Inaependeut order of Odd Fellows.
Unity Encampment. No. 2. received one
application for membership Saturday
evening and nominated officers for the en-
suing term. At the next regular meeting
two candidates will be advanced 70 the
Golden Rule degree.
Lake Washington Lodge. No. 81, con-
ferred the Third degree on one candidate
Monday evening, and also received q visit
from the grand master.
German!a Lodge. No. 1oa, received an
official visit from the grand master Thurs
day evening.
Golden Link Lodge. No. 80. will cele-
brate Its FIRST anniversary next Friday ey-
ening at the Odd Fellows temple, North
Seattle. The committee in charge has ar
ranged a literary and musical programme.
with addresses, banquet and dance. 1t
will be strictly lnvitatienal and from 200 to
800 invitations will be given out to Odd
Fellows and their friends.
Mystic Jewel Rebekah Lodge. No. 40.
conferred the Rebekah degree on four can
didates Friday evening and nominated Of
ficers for the ensuing term.
Rtdgeley Rehekah. No. 6, on Friday even
ing, May %. will have as guests Mount
Tacoma Rehekah Lodge. No. 50, of Taco
ma, and Mystic Jewel Rebekah Lodge, No.
20. of this city. Mount Tacoma Lodge has
chartered a steamer and Will arrive here
about p m with from 100 to 80 men,
bers. Ridgeley Lodge viii call special
meeting for that evening in order to confer
the Rebekah degree, and the degree staff
of Mount Tacoma Lodge will put on the
work. After the degree has been conferred
there will be a social and banquet. 1t il
expected there will be from 90 to 800 Odd
Fellows and Rebekahs present.
The representatives elect to the next seq
sion of the Grand Lodge held a meeting at
Germania hall last Sunday, Past Grand
L. A. Kelly being chairman and T. w.
Mcpherson secretary. Past Grands
Charles b. Hathaway. of No. I. L. W. Bon
ney. of No. 81, and Charles Reed. of No.
100. were appointed committee on invita-
tons. and Past Grands T. r. Farr. OF No.
Z. ID. Rohlfs. OF No. i12. and T. W. Nc
Pherson, OF No. 4. committee on transport
tation.