The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-05-19
WILL BE A VERY
LARGE GATHERING
Brigadier General Starbird's Orders TO
the Uniformed Rank, X. OF P,
HE WANTS THEM ALL TO REPORT
The Great Parade Which Will he n
Feature of the Meeting of the
Grand Lodge of Pythias in This
city win BE Held on Wednesday,
August IL - Fine Drill Prizes
Are OHered--Encampm Will BE
in Laurel Hill Park.

with reference to the meeting of the
grand lodge of the knights of Pythas
to be held in this city in August
Brigadier General w. IL. Starbird has
issued the following order to the uni
formed divisions throughout the state:
Headquarters Pennsylvania Brigade U.
r., X. L.
Pittsburg Pa, April q, 1897.
General order No. g.
Pursuant to action taken by the Penn
sylvania Brigade at its last meeting IN
Cleveland in August 1896, the first regular
encampmant of the Pennsylvania Brigade,
L. r., X. p, will be held in Scranton dur
ing the week Of Grand Lodge session, be-
ginning Monday August 16, 1897, ana con-
tinuing during the week. The executive
committee have secured the state tents for
accommodation of all Sir knights who
shall attend, and other arrangements
have been made by the committee Tor the
comfort and entertainment of the visiting
Knights.
The committee have selected Laurel
Hill park for the camp grounds. and no
expense will be spared to make the camp
and it's arrangements a model one Tor
comfort ald convenience.
SOME GOOD PRIZES.
One thousand C1OOW dollars have been
set aside by the committee for prizes, a
list of which will be published in general
orders I'm the near future. There Will also
be published from brigade headquarters
shortly complete information, in detail,
concerning camp equipments, cost of cots,
mattresses. etc.
The drill schedule will be distributed to
companies as soon as published and in
ample time so that companies desiring 10
enter the drill contest Will have plenty
of time to make themselves proficient. Ar
rangements are being made to secure as
low railroad rates as possible, but each
company not adjacent to Allegheny coun-
ty is requested to make their own arrange
| ments so far as possible and wherever
they are unable to make such arrange
ments to report the facts to brigade head
quarters. and the matter will at once be
| taken up.
officers and Sir Knights of the Pennsyl-
vania brigade, let us use every effort to
| make this, our first brigade encampment,
a grand success. TODD this requires that
| every officer and Sir Knight shall put his
shoulder to the wheel.
Let captains report at once to their
| regimental commander an estimate of tho
number of sir knights they expect to take
| into camp, regimental commanders arc
| charged with the responsibility of obtain
| ing same to these headquarters.
| Let every officer and Sir Knight do his
| duty and tire success of our first encamp-
| ment is assured.
THE BIG PARADE.
The monster parade. in which all OF
the uniform camps will participate, will
| take place on Wednesday, Aug. IS
and will be a splendid pageant The
! marchers will be reviewed by General
| Carnahan, commanding the Uniformed
| Rank in the United States, and Su-
| premc Chancellor Colgrove.
| During the meeting of the grand
| lodge the visitors will be treated to an
| excursion to Farview.