The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-23
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between the knights and the throngs of
visitors who are constantly in camp. Be
ginning to-day the form of mounting guard
will be observed. but no guard duty will
be imposed on any of the knights. Gen.
Carnahan says: I'VE are in the midst of
friends, and there is no need of spelling any
mans visit here by asking him TO mount
guard The officers expect the knights to
observe propriety in their conduct, and for
the benefit of those visitors who insist on
making trouble the knights have secured
the services of several more or less stall
wart special policemen to do the actual
guard duty of the camp. The men are here
for a good time, and they propose to have
1t, crowds or no crowds.
On account of the formal opening of the
camp yesterday afternoon the big American
flag did not wave all day long. Compare
lively few Of the brigades displayed colors.
and the camp bore a generally unfinished
appearance. The day was passed in dining,
receiving company and sightseeing FROM
regiment to regiment.
None of the knights complained of feel
ing any i'll effects from their first nights
sleep in camp. The breeze from the creek"
kept it cool enough to enable them to sleep
comfortably, and not man was able to
find mosquito to disturb his slumbers. The
culinary arrangements appear to be of the
best, and every ore claims to get enough
to eat, either in the regimental messes or
at the restaurants in camp.
General Canadians official family is a
large one, including, as it does, besides the
regular staff officers the following personal
aids-de-camp: Coils. Thomas A. Win
terowd, A. w. Womack, d. A. Johnson,
Frank Staley, VIM. Foor, John A. Benepe
and John w. Skiff, all of Indianapolis; E.
G. Jones, Cincinnati; George Kiefer, Cleve-
land; A. e. Starr, GAINESVILLE, o.. Charles
Wheeler Travis, Lafayette; J. E. Sawyer
Pontiac, Mich; ]. M. Van Patten, Column
bus. o.; c. Granville Egerton, Kansas;
Robert Emmett. Kansas City; j. H. Fearis,
Connersville; Martin Joyce, Scranton, Pa;
r. 2. Graves. Evansville; R. l.. Creasey,
Chicago; w. H. Morgan. Alliance, o.; r.
G. Catch. Wheeling, w. Va, and B. A.
Richardson, of Indianapolis.
THE FORMAL OPENING.
The occasion of the formal opening of
Camp Colgrove drew out all the prominent
Knights of the city. Early in the day
Mayor Taggart came out, and smiled as he
looked over the camp. Soon afterward
Lieut.. George w. Powell, of the One-hun-
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Indiana Volunteer
Regiment, arrived, in company with ex-
Mayor Caleb s. Denny. AT the last mo-
ment White the regiments were marching
up to the parade grounds to the strains of
martial music, Supreme Chancellor Col
grove drove up in a carriage, accompanied
by his daughters. Quickly alighting, he
stepped to the front of the procession
formed by the commanding general and his
staff, and led the way to the Flagstaff, in
front OF which the exercises were held. The
knights to the number of 10 900 were drawn
up in front of General Carnahan's quarters
forming three sides of a hollow square
around the Flagstaff, each brigade headed
by its band. AS the commanding general
and his staff approached, the men; with one
motion, presented swords in silence Coils
Skin and Winterowd, between them, car
ried the big American flag, and when they
attached 1t to the halyards and prepared to
moist 1t to the breeze all the knights as
sembled barred their heads, while the bands
played America" Slowly the flag rose to
the top of the eighty-foot pole, and when
1t finally reached the top and caught
strong puff Of air. a spontaneous shout
went up from ten thousand Pythian throats.
so strong that for time the MUSIC of the
bands was smothered.
As soon as order was restored ex-Mavor
Denny stepped forward. and, addressing Su-
preme Chancellor Colgrove, delivered the
ADDRESS of welcome to the knights, as fol-
lows:
Twenty years ago the Uniform Rank
came into existence, and six years later the
rank OF major general was established.
from tnat date the real Uniform Rank as
an organization took its place among the
larger secret society organizations of the
country. To-day you will find the member
snip extending from Maine to Hawaii aud
all under one flag. Heretofore there has
never been more than a small percentages of
the membership of the Uniform Rank pres
ent at national encampment, because of
the distance necessary to travel in order to
get together. This encampment is a notable
exception to the general rule in this re-
spect Indiana welcomes the Uniform Rank
and the State is proud of the order The
commander-in-chief chancellor Colgrove1
was born on Indiana soil, while the major
citizens OF this city have tried by every
means in their power % make the encamp-
mont a success, in the same spirit they
adopt in welcoming every worthy order to
their hospitality. The doors of every house
IN the city are open TO you, and the wish of
all the citizens of this city is that you may
feel welcome and at home"
CHANCELLOR COLGROVE'S REPLY.
Replying to this speech, Chancellor Col
grove said:
Il thank the citizens and Knights of In
annapolis for this cordial welcome. This is
an ideal eneampment, and l congratulate
Die to make our visit a pleasant one We
are here for both business and pleasure
and 1t touches me to notice that both lit
orally and metaphorically there are no signs
displayed in the city reading, Keep off the
grass. l am, moreover, deeply impressed
with these ceremonies, as | ALWAYS am
whenever am present where that glorious
banner is flung to the breeze 1t is the
grandest banner ever raised over any mans
head, and am sure no man is more loval
10 nag, country, municipal or state govern
ment than the true Knight of Pythias 1t
IS we'll that the Uniform Rank meets at the
same time the mother body does The Uni
form Rank is the fairest child of the house
hold, and 1t is proper that both should be
together. / want all Indianapolis to know
what is in my heart. / am not member
of the Uniform Rank, and feel satisfied to
serve the order where am and live in full
sympathy with this body. No man is made
great by the office, and it is matter for
congratulation that the Knights of Pythias
organization is made up of the middle class
of people-the great commoners. That the
order Is founded on loyalty to all the obliga-
tons OF manhood can refer to the present
war to prove. When men were wanted the
Knights of the Uniform Rank gladly ex-
changed their swords for muskcts and went
flag. Four thousand knights of Pythias
are serving in the ranks at the present day.
After more than forty years / am glad to
get back to my native heath. The camp, in
its formation and situation, is perfect Let
US make it an ideal camp by kindness and
gratitude to each other. There may have
been better knights created than the
Knights of Pythias, but / have never met
them, and probably never will"