The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
First Procession of the Fall
Festival a Pace Setter.
FraternaI Societies Make Mag
nificent Showing.
MANY ARE IN LINE.
Beautiful Floats and Splendid
Costumes Worn.
twenty-five Thousand People
See the Parade.

The Fraternal Day procession today
was an immense one and showed the
strength of the secret orders in Kan
SaS. The procession was a little late
but the crowds had not time to tire.
The cannon signal was given and the
chief marshal led the procession north
on Quincy street to First, where it
marched south on Kansas avenue. An
immense crowd saw the parade-prob-
ably $4,000 people. Chief Marshal Nor
ton and aides were followed by the
queens court in elaborately decorated
carriages. Marshall'S band followed
these. The street looked brilliant with
the gay decorations, and the bright un-
iforms of the secret society man. The
Journal is unable to give a detailed de-
scription on account of the lateness of
the hour.
Immediately behind the chief mar
shal, and staff, Queens court and Mar
shalIs band the first division under
command of J. W. Gibbons came with
Topeka Canton, No. PatriarchS Mill
tant in uniform, 21 in number in COM
mand of Capt. w. E. Brubaker- Select
Knights on horseback 40 in number IN
der command of Captain ]. B. Mccoy.
Following these were the four degree
teams of the A o. u w. in costume.
They were Apollo No 1S8, A A Pen
we'll, captain, No. 3, Captain ]. E. Tow
ers, Irwin No. 260, Captain Cyrus Guth-
RE and Star No. 331. Captain G. w
Baird. Each team contained 10 men.
Following these were lodges of A. o.
U. w. representing 1000 men.
Then came the Degree of Honor la
dies in carriages and the floats of the
order.
In the first division was the Mid
Continent band
The second division was in charge of
Porter S. Cook and following him We're
the Reform school band and A. o. Z.
w. members.
The third division was in charge of
J. w. Stout and the Cottonwood Falls
band furnished music. The Knights
and Ladies of Security.
The fourth division was in charge of
furnished music. In this division the
1. o. o. F. and Triple Tie floats appear
ed.
The Triple Tie float represented a
family sitting room with the father and
mother seated near the center table
and the little girl playing around on the
floor. The agent of the order was
there with the certificate of member
ship for the husband to sign and place
his family in a position to exist if his
summons comes Unexpectedly.
The knights and Ladies of Security
float represented the seal of the order
A large arch runs from one end of the
float to the other and in this was sus-
pended a large circle with the words
National Council knights and Ladies
of Security and standing in. the circle
are a woman and man representing a
Knight and Lady. At each of the
corners of the float stands a woman
with a banner of the order.
The Modern Woodmen float from
Sunfiower Camp No. 536 represented
two homes. One home represented the
widow in good circumstances on ac-
count of the insurance held in the order
and the other home represents poverty
and no insurance.
The following are the A. o. U. w.
lodges that were in line:
Capital Lodge No. 8, 200 men.
Topeka Lodge No. II, so men.
Apollo Lodge No. 1SS. $50 men.
Irwin Lodge No. 260 75 men.
Granville Lodge No. 303, A men.
The following We're the Mod
ern WoOdmen:
Sunf1ower No. 536, 100 men.
North Topeka No. !, ,243. SO men.
knights and Ladies of Security 300
men and women.
Woodmen of the World, float rep
resenting the II months of last year.