The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-05

For the greater part Of next week the
knights Of the Golden Eagle of the
state win be i'm possession of the city.
The meetings of the grand castle. the
highest body Of the organization i'm
Pennsylvania, will he held in the Acad
emy of Music Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday during which period the rep
reSentatives to the grand council will
be royalty entertained by the local
Knights.
The sessions of the grand castle will
be attended by about 500 men repre-
senting The various castles of the state.
Nearly all of the representatives will
arrive i'm this city Monday The head
quarters Of the grand castle will be at
the Hotel Jermvn.
The grand castle officers are: Past
grand chief, l.. H. Tobin, of Philadel-
phia; grand chief, +. p. Hunsicker, of
Allentown; grand vice chief, Walter
II. Pilly, Thi, 1elphia; grand high
priest, D. O. Lewis, of st. Clair;
grand master records, ]. d. Barnes,
of Philadelph grand keeper Of ex-
| chequer, II. G. Gerhart, of philadel-
phia; grand sir Herald, Charles II.
, Webster of Ianghorn; grand first
guardsman, George c. Stahl, Milton:
grand second guardsman, James d.
| Connor. Chester.
| ENTERTAINMENT OF VISITORS.
Tuesday afternoon will occur the par
| ade which will be one of the features of
| the meeting of the grand castle Many
! communicates of the military arm of
! the order from distant parts Of the state
| Will be present to participate in the
! parade. 1t is estimated that not less
| than 1000 members of the order from
! out of town will be here to take part
! in Tuesday afternoons demonstration
\ special train will leave Philadel-
! phia Tuesday morning and pick up
| communicates and castles all along the
| line, arriving in this city about 945 a.
IN. One Of the organizations that will
| come on this train is the big Allen
town Commandery accompanied by the
Allentown band.
| When the special train arrives in the
city the visitors will be met by the To-
| cal knights, headed by band and es-
Corted to the Academy of Music where
| a reception will be held until noon
when the grand castle will assemble
| The roll will be called and adjourn
| ment taken until Wednesday morning
| Tuesday afternoon will be devoted to
| the big parade in which between 1000
and 5000 men will participate. In the
first division will be the communicates
| of the military arm of the order and
| the second division will be composed Of
the grand officers and representatives
| to the grand castle, Division three will
contain the visiting castles and divi-
sion four the local castles. George
okell will be the grand marshal of the
parade. After the parade there will be
a competitive drill on Vine street at
the High school. Prizes will be award
ed to communicates and castles show
ing the greatest proficiency.
EVENING CELEBRATION.
Early in the evening the visitors will
be taken through the Pine Brook mine
and afterwards a reception, bail and
banquet will be held at the Bicycle club
house. Wednesday and Thursday
there will be a picnic and reunion of
knights of the Golden Eagle at Nay
Aug park and Wednesday evening Liv-
inGstone castle degree team of Allen
town will eXemplify the three degrees
with fun robes and paraphernalia,
This imposing ceremonial will take
place in the Acedamy of Music The
work of the grand castle it is expected
will be concluded early Thursday even.
ing.
Monday evening the grand officers
ana representatives of the grand castle
then in the city, will be shown through
the steel mills
In connection with the meeting OF
the grand castle the annual sessions OF
the grand temple of the Ladies Of the
Golden Eagle will be held in this city
The sessions will be held in the An
Cient Order United Workmen hall on
LaCkawanna avenue on Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday ard will be at
tended by about 100 representatives
chosen by the various temples of the
state.
The headquarters of the officers OF
the grand temple will Ire at the Ter
race hotel
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