The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-22
Claimed that Extravngance Has
wiped Ont a Big Surplus and Me-
cessitated "a $4,000 Loan.
REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS
CHANCELLOR COLGROvE'S SUCCESS
TIONs AS TO UNIFORM RANK.
Membership Statistics from the KeeH-
er of Records Report-LOuis-
willie Boomers Here.


To-Day's Pythian Programme.
Opening headquarters of knights OF Kho-
raSsan at Grand Hotel.
Opening clubrooms of Knights of Khorassan
at Mansur Hall, Washington and Asa-
barna streets, to receive visitors.
Opening headquarters of Supreme Lodge,
knights. of Pythias, at Dension Hotel
Opening headquarters of Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias, at Denison Hotel
Opening HEADQUARTERS of Pythian Sister,
Opening headquarters of Rathbone Sisters.
Supreme Temple, at Englishs Hotel.
Opening headquarters of Rathbone Sisters,
Biennial meeting of Imperial Palace,
Knights of Khorassan, at hall of Yakott
Temple, 10 a. m. and p. M. Washington
Formal opening of Camp Colgrove and turn
ing it over to the major general at p. m
Evening
Popular reception by the Grand Lodge Of.
fcers of Knights of Pythias. at Denison
Test illumination at soldiers monument. tc,
last one hour.
Nearly six thousand Knights slept be-
meath the canvas roofs of the white city
at Camp Colgrove last night. Throughout
the day nearly every train coming into the
city brought it's load of passengers for the
Pythian festivities, and by the time the last
Of the regular day trains had reached the
city it was estimated that fully 1900 people
had been brought here yesterday. Many Of
these were excursionists who came here to
spend the day. Nothing like an accurate
count could be made of those other than the
Uniform Rank men, as the ununiformed
Knights, with their families, scattered over
the city in a bewildering way and sought
boarding places which had already been as
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knights at the station was very informal.
They were met by members of committee
who made 1t their business to see that all
were provided with lodging, and soon
as party had been assigned to any partlc-
Ular hotel boarding house it was loaded
aboard street cars and sent there in charge
of a local Knight With the uniformed
Knights it was different. Each delegation
was met by the reception committee and
sent TO the camp grounds on Illinois-street
cars.
as yet none of the States have their en-
tire delegations here. During the day regi-
ments arrived from the following States:
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Vtr-
ginia Kentucky, illinois, Missouri, Kansas,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Texas. In addi-
ton to these. there were companies from
Muncie. New Albany, Martinsville and La
ldyEtle, III lltiS Oldlc AIuOhS lu6 uOLdD1o'
officers who arrived in camp yesterday were
Supreme Vice Chancellor Sample and DR..
Sutphen, both of Ohio Colonel Lovely, OF
Paris. KY. senior colonel in command of
the Kentucky brigade; Col. w. H. Starbird.
of Pennsylvania: Col. A. f. Geiger, of West
Virginia. and Col. d. ]. Turner, of vir-
gira.
From the estimates sent in to General
Carnahan there will be an attendance in
camp to exceed 10000 uniformed men. The
California and New England delegations
will not arrive until some time this after
noon. A telegram received at headquarters
yesterday afternoon announced that the
Boston delegation left the Hub at II a0
o'clock yesterday morning and, unless de-
layed unexpectedly will reach here this aft,
ernoon at o'clock over the Big Four road.
The party will come i'm a special train, and
will number six hundred men.
All day yesterday the camp presented a
busy appearance. Each regimental head
quarters had before it the banner of It's
State. Behind each row of official tents
stood the dining tents, and, in many cases,
the emergency hospitals. The dining tents
looked inviting, each one having two ta-
bles about twenty feet long, spreak with
clean table cloths and covered with dishes
and silverware, ready for the call to meals
In the small cook tents could be seen the
cooks and colored walters. busy preparing
the food for the hungry Knights. In addi-
ton to the regimental dining tents. there
will be several privilege tents erected.
where visitors can find meal at moderate
prices
General Carnahan's headquarters are. OF
course, the pride of the camp. In front OF
the official tent floats an immense .old
glory" 20x36 feet in size, and attached to
a Flagstaff eighty feet tall. The particular
feature Of this flag on which General Car
nahan prides himself is that it was made
entirely in this country. In the rear portion
of the headquarters tent is the private
boudoir of the general. Here are dressing
case, rugs and snowy white iron bed
tempting enough to compel any man to in
dulge IN camp life on the least provocation.
The general has miscellaneous assortment
of uniforms. two alike. and any one OF
them imparts dignity and generally dis
tingue air TO the wearer. Yesterday the
general received his guests In a spotless
uniform of white flannel. with nothing to
mar its immaculateness except the two sill
yer stars on the collar. denoting his rank
as major general of the uniformed knights
Close by is what the general and his star
term an ice-water WELL" The wafer IL
drawn from a great depth. and is. In real
ity. as nearly ice cold as nature can maka
IL. In order to prevent tedious waits In se
curing drink of the water. a force pump
driven by gas engine is attached and kent
in constant motion. keeping steady
stream of water running into a trough from
several openings in pipe connecting with
the pump.
KENTucKY's NEW BRIGADIER.
During the encampment the Kentuca.,.
brigade will elect new brigadier geners,