The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-24
IN AIRY DUCK AND LINEN.
The Subordinate Lodge Members
Were COOlIy Dressed.


The Subordinate Lodge Members
Were COOlIy Dressed.
The subordinate lodges had a weary wait
on North Pennsylvania street yesterday
afternoon. About / o'clock the men began
to arrive. and Marshal Charles E. Thornton
had his hands full from that time on
signing all the stragglers to their proper
stations. 1t required the united efforts of
both the marshal and his large staff of aids
to bring the line into anything like proper
formation.
The men came in singly and in squads
made up of different lodges. and it required
all the time of the staff to pick out the men
and send them to their own delegations. The
entire staff was mounted, and before the
parade moved a step the horses were reek-
ing with sweat and hung their heads with
WEAKNESS. The men were not in much
better condition. For an hour or two they
loafed around on the curbing and grass
plots in front of residences. some spread
out at full length. taking things easy, while
others gathered in groups and told stories
to pass the time away.
The formation was made on Pennsylvania
street, extending from Twenty-hfth to
Tenth streets, and centering Sixteenth
street. With the assistance of several po-
licemen the aids managed to keep Sixteenth
street open for the passage of the knights
from Pennsylvania to Meridian street.
About 2 o'clock dense crowds began TO
gather about the corner where 1t was known
the subordinate lodges would effect juno
ton with the uniformed rank knights, and
by the time the parade had reached this
point it is probable there were over two
thousand people lined up on both sides of
The first thing done by the knights was to
ask the citizens living in the neighborhood
to open their hose cocks and bring out all
the spare buckets and drinking vessels. The
fire hydrants were all partially opened, and
when the procession came along 1t was an
easy matter to supply those who wanted
water. 1t also helped to fortify the patience
of the subordinate lodge men, who were
standing around for several hours. The
first notable person who arrived at the start
ing point was ex-Mayor John Caven, who
drove up in carriage and was assigned to
the lead in the procession. Mr. Caven was
the first supreme chancellor of the ORDER
and is the oldest living Knight OF Pythias
About 2:9O Governor Mount rode up and ain
nounced that he had been waylaid by some
of his friends in the Darlington Lodge and
delegation AS soon as Marshal Thornton
heard this he decided that the Governor
was too important a parsonage to be al
lowed to head the little Darlington delega-
ton, and he at once drafted him INTO ms
own service as an aid.
The staff assembled on the corner of Six
teenth and Meridian streets, and after them
came the University of indianapolis Band;
musicians. AS soon as it became known
that the end of the uniformed rank pro-
cession had been nearly reached tneTe We
a lively stir among. the members OF the dl1-
ferent lodges who had either broken ranks
for the purpose of watching the procession
or were taking life easy on the grass; tho
Mounted aids passed the word along the
line and all the marchers Strengthened UP
and prepared for walking. AS the last OF
Marshal Thornton gave the word and the
staff swung into Meridian street on tne
heels of the Buckeyes. Each company was
ready and no intervals were noticed De-
tween portions of the parade. Only three OF
the lodges were without uniforms, and even
these were not representative organl1d.loils,
as most of the men dressed in ordinary
clothes were unattached to any lodge. ana
simply fell into line in order TO be among
the marchers.
tired in homespun crash suits, with yisored
caps to match. Lodge No 2, OF lndlan-
White White trousers. with hats to match. The
other lodges followed in order attired as
follows: Lodge No; Z. Indianapolis cr a1;a
black coats, white trousers and caps; Shei-
byville Band. white duck; Lodge 129. smell
byville, crash suits and hats to match,
Lodge No 80, New Castle white duck suits
and caps; Lodge No. 81, Muncie, white DUCK
suits and caps; Lodge 100, Noblesville, black
coats, white duck trousers and white mats:
Lodge No. 159, Darlington white duck suits
trimmed with black braid and caps 10
match; Darlington Band, dressed the same;
Lodge 176, Sheridan white duck suits ana
caps; Lodge 210, HAMMOND, white DUCK sults
and crash hats; Lodge 215. New Palestine
crash suits and hats: Lodge Z6, MOAN
apolis, crash suits and caps; Centervliie
Ra1S Mhts dHak fet White duck Suits and
caps; Lodge 247, Dana, white duck sults,
carrying red, white and blue umbrellas;
Lodge ga Haughville, white duck, carpy5 1hf
West Indianapolis, white DUCK SUITS anu NJ
caps: Soldiers Orphans Home Bano OF
Knghtstown blue trimmed dt IN RAJ L Iuek
trousers, drab felt hats; Lodge SSl. Browns
burg white duck suits, drab felt mats;
Lodge S95. Westfield. crash suits and caps 10
match: Newtown Band, red coats white
trousers; Lodge 433, Newtown, WHITE DUCK
suits drab felt hats, black trimmings:
Lodge Is, Indianapolis, crash suits ana caps,
Lodge as, Danvilie, white duck suits, drab
felt hats. red white and blue neckties;
Lodge 81 Indianapolis, white duck SUITS;
West Indianapolis Band. white ducK SUITS;
trousers and caps, carrying japanese UNI
brellas. The rest of the procession III
cluded three companies of mixed MEMBER
ship without uniforms.
Ali of the members of the uniformed sub
ordinate lodges carried canes in lieu OF
swords except where umbrellas were useu.
None of the companies cropped If or the VI menu 1e
bers quit the column After passing IN re-
view before General Carnahan the organ-
cations rapidly broke up an a. o raviewine
stand the first of 1t had disappeared III ulA-
ferent directions