The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-10


this morning.
Up to midnight last night the five
hundred or more delegates of the
Knights and the several hundred OF
the Ladies' order expected here had
not arrived. While the number of each
order already in the city is large, it is
not what was anticipated.
Headquarters for the grand officers
Of the Knights have been established
at the Hotel Jermyn. At midnight
nearly all Of the following had re-
ported there: Grand Past Chief l.. II.
Tobin, Philadelphia; Grand Chief +. 7.
HunsiclSer, Allentown; Grand Vice
Chief Walter H. Pelley, Philadelphia;
Grand Sir Herald Charles II. Webster,
Philadelphia; Grand High Priest d.
Gray Lewis, Minersville; Grand Mas
ter of Records J. d. Barnes, Philadel-
phia Grand Keeper of EXChequer II.
G. Gearhart, Philadelphia; Grand Inner
Guard George Stahl, Milton; Grand
Outer Guard James Connor Philadel-
phia; Grand Trustees Robert Murray,
jr, Philadelphia; c.. +. Jones, Nanti-
coke; f. p. Horn, Easton.
AT THE TERRACE.
The headquarters of the Ladies or
der are at the Hotel Terrace. The
grand officers are: Past grand temp
lar. Mrs Lottie Turner, Of Pittsburg;
grand templar, Mrs. Kerr of Pitts
burg; grand vce-templar. Mrs. Annie
Hummel, of Reading; grand marshal
of ceremonies, Mrs. Kate Haines, of
Philadelphia; grand prestess, Mrs.
Annie Chinik, of Philadelphia; grand
guardian of music, Mrs. May F. Adams,
of Philadelphia; grand guardian of rec
ords, Mrs. ], Y. Walter, of Philadel-
phia; grand guardian of exchequer,
Mrs. Annie Kerr, of Philadelphia;
grand inner portal, Mrs. Lucy Will
liams, of Lancaster; grand trustees,
Mrs. Rebecca Hammond. Mrs. Jennie
Steelman and Mrs. Lucy Swain, OF
Philadelphia.
All of yesterday the local committee
OF arrangements was busy arranging
for the entertainment and reception OF
visiting castles and delegates. This
committee and the chairmen of the
various subcommittee are as fol-
lows:
General Committee-GeorPe NJ. Okell
chairman; John Sirwatka, vice chairman;
| Thomas Saville. secretary; X. Kunz,
| urer; district grand chief, Sidney Car
| ter; district grand chief William Haw-
| kinS; grand instructor William Resh;
grand Instructor. julius Knopff; John Eg-
| ler, Rodger Gillis, Walter Greaves, Ed.
Angwin, Hopkln Wetherhogg, John o.
| Evans, c. w. Williams, Benjamin Lewis,
| John Owens, William J. Williams, r.
! Kunz, John Woelkers. George Cooper,
John Srwatka William Kerr, Richard
| Gray Thomas Saville, Earl Stone, Henry
| Geiss, Martin Mohr, Henry BoettCher, ID.
| r. Howard, George w. Okell; prize com
! mittee, John owens, chairman; reception
! committee, Henry Geiss, chairman; no.
| tel and conveyance committee, Henry
| Geiss, chairmant music committee, John
! Sirwatka, chairman; parade committee,
! George W. Okell, chairman: picnic COM
mitee, George w. Okell, chairman.
The headquarters of the general and
! subcommittee are on the second floor
of Ancient Order United Workmens
| hall on LaCkawanra avenue.
Last evening a large party of knights
| and Ladies We're conducted through
the steel mills. On their return to the
central city they participated in the
serenade given by Dorian castle, No
| PA of Philadelphia, to the grand off,
GERS at the Hotel Jermyn. Speeches
|
trance of the hotel by Past Grand
Chief Tobin, of Philadelphia; Grand
| Chief Hunsicker, of Allentown; Grand
Master of Records Barnes, of Philadel-
phia; Grand Keeper of Exchequcr
Gearhart, of Philadelphia Grand Vice
Chief Webster of Perkasie. Bucks
county; Grand Chief-elect Pelley. OF
Philadelphia; Grand Trustee elect Dy-
! of MI
Chief Mckinney, of Philadelphia;
Grand First Guardsman- elect Hutchin-
son, OF Reading.
The castle was accompanied by
Guth's band. Earlier in the evening
the castle serenaded the grand officers
of the Ladies' order at the Hotel Ter
race ana played in front of The Trib-
unc building. The paraders were led
by Captain Walker and Lieutenant
Moore.
SESSIONS BEGIN TODAY.
The sessions of each order win begin
this morning. The Acadeny y Of Music
will be used by the knights and An
cient Order United Workmen's hall by
the Ladies' Each session VIII be of an
informal nature. At the Academy at
8 o'clock the knights will be welcomed
by Mayor James u. Bailey, Judge II
! Nj. Edwards and George Okell, chair
man Of the general committee. The re.
spOnses will be by Past Grand Chiefs
L. II, Tobin and James McKonny, OF
Philadelphia, and Grand Chief f. p
Hunsicker of Allentown.
This afternoons parade will begin al
2.30 O'Clock. The Ladies will join with
the Knights in the procession. Con
cerning the parade the official pro.
gramme contains the following inror.
nation;
Chief marshal, George w. Okel Scran
ton; chief of staff, Frank NJ. Wartcnis
South Bethlehem; marshal second d.vis
ion, ]. NJ. Chappell, Philadelphia; mar
shal third division, Howard S. Bois
Reading; marshal fourth division, Ear
( Stone, Scranton.
The formation will be as follows: frs
7 division, consisting of communicates o.
} the military branch will form on Lin
} den street right resting on Washing tor
\ avenue; Second division, consisting o.
( grand officers and delegates, in carriages
Z will form on Adems avenue, right restin:
} on Linden street; Third division, consist
) ing of castles outside of Lackawannf
< county, will fern on Washington avenue
right resting on Linden street; Fourth di
vision consisting of castles Of Lacka
wanna county, will form on Spruce street
right resting on Washington avenue. lh
Third and Fourth divisions viii not taxi
up the line of march Until the rear of tn
Second division has turned from Lindel
street into Washington avenue.
} The line of march will lie as follows
\ out Washington to Mulberry to Wyom
ing, to Lackawanna, to Franklin, AM
countermarch to Adams. to Spruce. L
jefferson, to Pine, to Washington 4
\ Court House square, where the procession