The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-14

The knights of Pythias general COM
mittee will meet this evening in Pyth-
ian hall to perfect all arrangements for
the state convention to begin here next
Tuesday.
Everything is now in readiness. Ho-
tel accommodations have been secured
for over a thousand delegates and a
regular schedule of events has been ar
ranged. The tents for the Uniformed
Rank will be erected in Laurel Hill
park, the work to commence today.
Adjutant General Gripp, of Tyrone, Pa,
who was in the city to look after the
establishment of the camp, left for
home yesterday. He will return Mon
Gay or Tuesday.
Colonel Martin Joyce, of the city,
with a force of local knights will erect
the tents. The formation for the par
ade Wednesday is as follows:
FORMATION OF PARADE.
The particulars of the Pythian pa
rade, which takes place Wednesday,
follow:
John G. Hodgson, Grand Marshal.
George w. Okell, Chief of Staff.
Aides-George L. Hill, NJ. D., Nicholas
lott. Charles levin, e. f. Lord,
John Benore, George w. Ev-
ans, John J. Reed, Frank
j. Mcintyre.
Officers of the Grand Lodge in Carriages.
FIRST DIVISION.
Knights of Pythas Band, Pittsburg. Pa.
Third Brigade, Uniform Rank. X. of p.
Brigadier General Starbird, Commanding,
First Regiment, Col. L. G.. Thomas, La
trobe. Pa. Commanding.
Second Regiment, Col. w. II. Farber
Wiliamsport, Pa, Commanding.
Third Regiment, Col. William McCul-
lough, Philadelphia, Pa, Commanding.
Fourth Regiment, p. w. Eagan, Mead
vile, Pa, Commanding.
Fifth Regiment, Major w. A. Dershimer
Wilker-Barre, Pa, Commanding.
Sixth Regiment. Col. Scott Diebert, Pitts
burg, Pa, Commanding.
Form on Wyoming avenue, right rest
ing on Lackawenna avenue.
SECOND DIVISION.
Germania Band.
Joseph p. Phillips, Marshal.
Aides, William Renhardt, Charles L
Troop, William H. Nelson,
Frank Frear.
Grand Lodge Representatives.
Form on Spruce street, right resting
on Wyoming avenue.
THIRD DIVISION.
Band.
James Bird, Marshal.
Aides, John r. Jones, William Innis, VIII
fred Fletcher, d. d. Evans.
Sheridan Lodge, No. 30, Peckvil,.
Liberty Lodge. No. 1SS, Jermyn.
Lackawanna Lodge, No. ISL, Olyphant
Bauer's Band.
Scranton Lodge, No. 263.
Panooka Lodge, No. sos.
Suburban Lodge, No. S33.
Form on Spruce street, right resting ol
Washington avenue.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Bard.
August +. Schneider, Marshal.
Aides, Charles w. Westpfahl, James Ellis
James s. Quick, d. L. Evans.
Hyde Park Lodge, No. 3O6.
Montrose Lodge, No 473.
| Electric City Lodge, No. 3lS.
| Band.
| Dunmore Lodge, No. 167.
Patagonia Lodge. No. 92G.
Taylor Lodge, No. 462.
FIFTH DIVISION.
Band.
George Shultz, Marshal.
Aides, Waiter H. Shopland, John Malot
Farview Lodge, No. 1863.
Railroad Lodge, No 422
Tunkhannock Lodge, No. 25i.
| Drum Corps.
| Roaring Brook Lodge, No. 4O1.
Comet Lodge, No. 4S1.
General George A. Custer Lodge, No. 80
LINE OF MARCH,
Wyoming avenue to West Lackawann
! avenue crossing, countermarch to Adam
| avenue, Adams avenue to Spruce stree
Spruce street to jefferson avenue, Jeffel
| son avenue to Pine street. Pine street I
| Washington avenue, Washington avenr
| to Linden street, Linden street to Adam
| avenue, Adams avenue to Spruce stree
| Spruce street to Washington avenu
Washington avenue to Linden street, Lil
den street to Wyoming avenue, Wyon
| ing avenue to Lackawanna avenue an
dismiss.
The parade will move promptly at 2.S0
| m, Marshals will report to the gran
marshal, corner Of Wyoming avenue an
Lackawanna avenue, at las p. m. a
lodges will report to their respective ma
shals at p. m. sharp.
All lodges which have not reported
the general committee their intention
parade, will report to Chief of Staff Ge
w. Okell, who will assign them to the
respective positions in line.
The marshals and aides will meet wit
the grand marshal Monday, August
1897, at 8 o'clock sharp. The meeting w
be held in the old Republican buildin
corner Wyoming avenue and Center stree
In the evening the knights of Kho
rassen will hold a street parade. MOI
day and Tuesday will be devoted to II
entertainment of the visitors as The
| arrive.