The age-herald., 1898-08-24
Estimated That Fully 18,OOO Knights
 Were in Line.
THE WEATHER WAS VERY sULrRY
Times to Drop Out of the Process sion-The Supreme Lodge
 in Session.

encampment of the Knights of Pythias in point of attendance is successful beyond expectation. Careful estimates secured from railroad officials show that since Sat- urday 75,O0O people have been brought to the city.
 There are not as many members of the uniform rapk as were expected, but the members of the subordinate lodges are here in greater numbers than at any meet ing before.
 The most important feature of today's program was the big parade participated in by all the uniform rank and subordinate lodges. Careful estimates places the num- Der of men in line at 1S,OO0. of whom 1000 were members of the uniform rank Jed by Major General Carnahan. Governor Mount rode a horse in the parade.
 The parade formed in brigades as follows:
 Indiana brigade, Brigadier General Ross, commanding. Kanaas brigade, Brigadier General Joseph H. Lyon; Iowa brigade, Colonel Matthew M. Perry; Kentucky brig ade, Brigadier General George E. Currie; Illinois brigade Colonel John w. Bartlett; Missouri brigade, Brigadier General s. R. Post; Washington brigade, Brigadier Gen. eral Harry A. Bigelow Tennessee brigade, Brigadier General Alex Allison; Wiscon- sin brigade, General Frank Barry; Vir- ginia brigade, Brigadier General Daniel J. Turner; Texas brigade, Brigadier General Samuel R. Hopkins; Pennsylvania brigade, Brigadier General w. Starboard; Nebras- ka brigade, Brigadier General Frances De Caste; Maine brigade, Brigadier General Wesley Smith; California brigade, Colonel Charles Clashen; Georgia brigade, Briga- dier General R. F. Harmon; Minnesota brigade, Brigedier. General R. O. Philpott; West Virginia brigade. Brigadier General C nr1. hrt1 flo Prty dter General R. A. Chapman New Hampshire brigade Brigadier General Chauncey B. Hoyt; Massachusetts brigade, Brgadier General P. M. Foss; Michigan brigade, Brigadier General William H. Loonfs; Ohio brigade, Brigadier General Thomas W. Minshull; New York brigade, Brigadier General Henry Buckingham. ,,s,..-
 The Weather Very Hot
 The weather was very hot and several were forced at different times to leave the parade. The great body of men began 10 move from Camp Coigrove at 2:S0, reach ing the reviewing stand at the court house on Washington street at $50. It required two hours for the parade. about twenty five men abreast, to pass a given point At the court house the Pythian army was reviewed by Supreme Chancellor Cogroye.
 Next to the parade the most important event to-day was the converting of the Supreme Lodge in the House of Represen- tatives at o'clock. Welcoming addresses were made by Gov Mount and Mayor Taggart and Supreme Chancellor Colgrove also spoke on behalf of the lodge.
 In the executive session Supreme Keeper of Record and Seals White asked for a hearing on the ground of personal privi- lege. He said that the officers of the Su- pfeme Lodge had been attacked and charges made against them which should be investigated. If these charges were true, then the men holding office were not fit for their positions. If the charges were not true, then the men who made them were not fit to be Pythians or members of the Supreme Lodge.
 MT. White was followed by Thomas L.. Meares, master of the exchequer Repre- sentative Feathers, of Wisconsin, and Rep resentative Burns, of Ohio, the last two members of the finance committee of the supreme lodge~
 The following committee was appointed to investigates
 Representative Gale, of Massachusetts; Bangs, of North Dakota; Watson, of h. dana Daniels, of Idaho and Richardson of Virginia.
 During the business ession the report of the officers were distributed. A
 Held No Session
 The Knights of Khorassan held no ses- sion today on account of the parade. The supreme tribunal began it's sessions and will continue throughout the week. No cases of importance were considered to- day.
 The Rathbone Sisters held their first business session today with a full attend ance and the reports of officers were re- ceived.
 This evening a reception was given at Hotel English by Supreme Chief Ida M. Weaver. ' sisi1-lzj
 During the day there was competitive exemplifcation of ritualstic work.
 The Pythian sisterhood will not get down to work until tomorrow.
 The prize drills will begin tomorrow at Newby Oval, near Camp Colgrove and the Uniform Rank will be competitors.