The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-16
WELCOME SIR KNIGHTS.
Norfolk Is Filling Up With Hundreds Of
Uniformed Pythlans,
TO PARTICIPATE IN To.DAY'S PAGEAnT
Every City in tho State Almost, Has
Contributed Number or Uni
nuce at tho Laying OF tho Corner.
stone OF the Portsmouth Castle.

This city is rapidly filling UP with
knights Of Pythius from every quarter
OF the State. To-day, in Portsmouth,
Will be laid, with imposing ceremonies,
the cornerstone Of the new Pythlan
Castle. and the event Will be q me1nora-
bic one to the Virginia. knights. Every
train brings in hundreds Of members
Of the uniformed r1nl1 and the red, yell
low and blue Is decidedly in evidence
More than 600 members OF the uniform
ed rank will be In the parade, besides
hundreds Of other Pythians from all
over the State.
The most distinguished guest Of the
occasion. Major General James r. Car
nahan. arrived here Monday evening,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss Mel
lie Carnahan. They came directly from
their home in Indianapolis, and are
guests at the Atlantic hotel.
THE PARADE.
The parade to-day Will be one Of the
grandest pageants seen In Norfolk and
Portsmouth In some time. General Dan
rel j. Turner, commanding the Virginia
Pythians, has issued the following or
ders regulating the exercises:
Headquarters Virginia Brigade,
Uniform Rank, K. Of p,
Norfolk. Va. June 18th. 1887.
General Order No. s.
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assembly will be observed Tor the parade
on Wednesday, June 10th:
The column will move In sections Of
twelve and captains will arrange for
their formation.
Regimental commanders and COM
manders Of separate Mlttnlions and
companies will report at their respective
commands for parade at O clock p. III.
The First Regiment will take position
on the east side Of Commercial Place
with the right resting on Main street.
All separate commands will take posi-
ton IN the order of their organization,
on the west side Of Commercial Place
WITH the right resting on Main street.
BrlSade staff officers Will report for
duty mounted. at headquarters, corner
Of City Hall avenue and Bank street,
promptly at o'clock p. M.
inc order to march Will be given at
$50 o'clock p m, and the column Will
move over the following route: Main
street to CRANKY. to Butte, to Boush,
TO Ereemason, to Cumberland, to Char
lotte. to Chapel, to Main. to CONNER
cial Place. and thence to Portsmouth
IN Portsmouth the column will be
Joined by the Pythlan lodges Of that
city with their distinguished visitors and
guests, In command Of Major r. .. War
4 zen as as,, chief marshal. and will take up
The following line of march: High
street to Dillingham;, to Clifford. to
Washington to Harrison, to Fifth. to
Lincoln, to Fourth. to Clifford, to Din
widdie, to South, to Washington to
Glasgow, to Dinwiddie. to Londons to
Court, to South, and countermarch on
Court to the site OF the new Castle Hall
AT the intersection of High and Court
Streets the column will be reviewed by
Major General James r. Carnahan, and
oii It's return after counterInarching on
Court Strect,to the site OF the new Castle
iall, the parade will be there dismissed.
BY command Of
ID. J. TURNER,
Rrlgadier General
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