The record-union., 1898-08-07

that order being requisite for mem
bership in this. 1t is not, however, a
side degree, but is intended to be some
what like the Mystic Shrine in Masonry.
The encampment itself is to be the
feature of the week which will be Of
general public interest 1t is expected
to bring to this city at least 100000
visitors. Camp accommodations are be-
ing prepared for 10000 men. These lat
ter are the members of the Uniform
Rank, who come here as military organ
iZations, uniformed and equipped for a
week of camp life. beautiful spot,
known as Haywood Park. lying within
the city limits and along the north bank
| of Fall Creek, has been selected for the
camp ground, and has been named
Camp Colgrove" in honor of the Su-
preme Chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias. The park contains eighty
acres, but is only deemed large enough
for the actual camp, and adjoining
grounds, including the Business Mems
Driving Park and Newly Oval have
been obtained for the competitive drills.
1t has been large undertaking on the
part of the committee which has had
in hand the work of preparing for the
reception of this vast army Of Sir
Knights and of the thousands of other
visitors. The work has, however, all
been done in a general way, and only
details now remain to be disposed of.
When the first company of the Uni
form Rank reaches the city it Will find
plenty of welcome and good quarters
N comfortable, shady camp assigned
them. From that moment until the
train bears them away to their homes
again they will be the guests of Indian
apOliS. And the committee has pro-
vided enough in the way of amuse-
ment and diversion to occupy all the
time they can possibly give from the
duties which fall upon them in camp.
To the eighty thousand or more other
visitors the city will also be host, and
committees have provided for the gen.
eral public a program that will make
it busy week for those who are for
tunate enough to be present. There
will be receptions at hotels and club
rooms, excursions to points Of interest
about the city, special theatrical at
fractions prize drills and the illumina-
tion of the monument
The exceptionally low railroad rate is
expected to draw thousands of persons
from the Middle West who have little or
no interest in Knights of Pythias af
fairs. 1t was on account of the pledges
made several years ago by the railroads
that Indianapolis was selected as the
place of holding the 1898 encampment.
This city made a strong bid for the en-
campment at Kansas City in 1892, and
again in Washington in 1894. The rail
roads treated Washington badly and
cut down the attendance considerably
below the average. That year a dele
cation from Indianapolis carried the
written pledges of all railroads center
ing in this city that they would make a
rate of one cent mile should the Su-
preme Lodge decide to come to this
city in 1896. But members of the Su-
preme Lodge declared they wanted to
go to city in the Northwest in the
nope of escaping the midsummer heat.
Minneapolis was chosen, but the rail-
roads We're more obstinate than in
1854, and it was found necessary to
abandon the encampment altogether
After this the Supreme Lodge turned to
Indianapolis and, learning that the
railroads were still willing to stand by
their old promise, decided to come here
this year.
The railroads of the Central Passen-
ger Association and Of all the other
passenger associations with the excep-
ton of New England and Trunk Line,
nave met the rate. The two eXceD-
tions have made a reasonably low rate,
however, so that the expenses of
round trip to Indianapolis, taking the
lines controlled by the other associa-
tons at nearest points, will not be
large, even TO passengers living within
the territory controlled by either of the
TWO associations that have not made
the cent mile rate
Major General James r. Carnahan of
this city. the highest officer in the Uni
form Bank, knights of Pythias, has
had last conference with Supreme
Chancellor Colgrove relative to the
coming encampment of the Uniform
Rank and convention of the Supreme
Lodge. Both the encampment and the
convention are to be held in this city
at the same time, the encampment oc-
curing during the week of August 22d
and the convention beginning August
24th and continuing ten days. The
Supreme Assembly. the highest tribunal
Of the Uniform Rank will be held con-
Jointly with the encampment, and there
are several matters in which both the
deliberatiVe bodies are Interested The
Uniform Rank is, in a measure sub
ordinate to the Supreme Lodge. and
Major General Carnahan's report to
the Supreme Assembly is also made
in part by Supreme Chancellor Col
grove TO the Supreme Lodge. Major
General Carnahan's report shows that
the Uniform Rank is in a prosperous
condition, both financially and in point
Of membership. 1t has valuable prop
erty interests and a good round sum
in the treasury. AS to the member
ship, the report shows that there are
LOO Uniform Rank companies with
a membership Of about 100000 Ac-
cording TO the report, ii is shown that
about 5000 members Of the Uniform
Rank are in the United States army.
many Of them at the front and 9TH
ers in camps of rendezvous ready for
orders.
One of the most prominent members
of the rank in the army is General
James H. Barkley, commander of the
Illinois Brigade. He is now in COM
mand of a brigade Of volunteers under
Major General F'itzhugh Lee at Jack
sonville, Fla. He has been at the
head Of the Illinois Uniform Rank since
his election at Milwaukee in 1880. He
at Washington in 1894 and again in
1Sa6. the annual election occurring dur
ing the biennial encampments. 1t is