Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-23
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND STRAN-
GERS IN INDIANAPOLIS.
FOUR ORDERS ARE TO MEET
BIENNIAL MEETING OF SUPREME
LODGE BEGINS TODAY.
Ten Thousand Uniformed knights
Took Part In Opening of Encamp-
ment Yesterdny-2OO Pres
ent From Kansas and
200 From Missouri.

INDIANAPOLIS IND, Aug. 1.-The BIZ
ennial meeting Of the supreme lodge OF
knights of Pythias will begin Tomorrow
morning. with every part of the world
where there is grand lodge represented
The national encampment of the Uniform
Rank was formally opened this afternoon
ard nearly 1900 uniformed men are in
camp. The supreme temple Rathbone Sis
tiers opens Wednesday morning, and the
attendance will be greater than ever be-
fore. The imperial palace Knights of kho-
rassan began this morning and will last
four days. The supreme lodge Pythian SIS
terhood will open tomorrow morning
People have fiocked in from all parts of
the country, the trains are loaded with
passengers. and this afternoon all OF the
sixteen roads entering the city had numer-
Gus extra and special trains. AT O'Clock
this afternoon it was estimated that there
were %, 600 strangers in the city, and more
than half as many more are expected to-
morrow. The streets are thronged with
men in uniform and people who show that
they are strangers in town. Camp Col
grove, with its 5000 tents. IS great at
traction. Yesterday it seemed as II the
whole city were out there, and to-day
there is another immense crowd lining the
banks Of Fall creek, where the camp is
situated.
Denison by the grand lodge officers which
was open to all knights and their ladies'.
Tomorrow afternoon the big parade will
occur.
At o'clock tonight Camp Colgrove
| sheltered in tents 12.S5o members of the
| Uniform Rank. Knights Of Pythias. an
attendance in excess Of the expectations
| of the executive committee. The repre-
| sentation by states in camp is as follows:
-
| Kentucky, 400; Illinois, 900; Missouri, 2oo;
Tennessee, 100; Wisconsin. $50; Virginia.
800; Pennsylvania. 1000; Washington, D. c..
| 75; West Virginia, 800; Connecticut. 200;
| Minnesota, 800; New Hampshire, 10;
Massachusetts,. 900; Michigan. 500; Ohio.
| 25OO: New York, 100; Florida 100; Arkansas.
100.
This is the largest attendance. it is said,
| that has ever been present at biennial
| encampment of the Knights Of Pythias.
The formal opening Of Camp Colgrove
occurred this afternoon at o'clock Ten
thousand knights, attired in full regala,
took part, and the scene was impressive
in the extreme. EX-Mayor Caleb 8. Denny,
a prominent knight, on behalf Of the ex-
ecutiye committee, turned the camp over
to Supreme Chancellor Colgrove. The re-
sponse of the supreme chancellor was ap-
propriate to the occasion. Referring to
the Uniform Rank, he said it was 1.-The
fairest child of the Pythian household"
Major General James r. Carnahan. head
of the Uniform Rank, into whose keeping
the supreme chancellor in turn placed
Camp Colgrove, spoke feelingly. The GER
emonies We're witnessed by a large crowd.
Owing to the intense heat and the length
of the exercises there were thirty heat
prostrations of those taking part, most of
the cases being cared for at the camp
hospitals. Among those Frustrated were
| Brigadier General F. W. Mckinley, Of New
Hampshire, and Lieutenant Colonel Mar
guard, of the Fourth Ohio regiment, and
j. H. Cole. Of Chicago. editor of the Pyth-
ian Record.
The knights are still arriving in large
numbers, and by tomorrow the capacity
of Camp Colgrove will be tested to the
utmost.
The supreme and grand lodge headquart
ers were both thrown open to visitors to-
day, but no business sessions will be helC
until tomorrow. The financial condition
of the order Is attracting unusual attention
and will receive much consideration thi:
week. Considerable politics, 1t is thought
will crop out in the meetings.
The Rathbone Sisters and the PythtaI
Sisterhood, auxiliary branches, will begiI
their business sessions tomorrow. The la
dies will be the recipients Of many socia
attentions this week.
The knights OF Khorassan, the dramatic
, order of the knights of Pythias, are her
in force and having a good time. Two so
cial sessions were held to-day and thi
evening they are marching the streets will
bands playing.
Tonight thousands Of people are dow
l town witnessing the beautiful electrical il
luminations at the soldiers monument
5 and the theaters are full.
The Union station officials say the crowd
handled during the day almost broke tn