The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-23
THOUSANDS IN CAMP
SUPREME LODGE KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS AT INDIANAPOLIS

Order Is Represented-Cam Col
grove, With It's 5000 Tents,
Taxed to It's Capacity in Accom-
mOdating the Visitors.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 22.-The bien-
NAL meeting of the supreme lodge,
knights of Pythias, will begin tomor-
row with every part of the world where
| there is a grand lodge represented. The
national encampment of the uniform
rank was formally opened this after
noon, and nearly $4,000 uniformed men
are in camp. The supreme temple,
Rathbone Sisters. opens Wednesday
morning, and the attendance will be
greater than ever before The imperial
palace, Knights of Khorassan, began
this morning and will last four days.
The supreme lodge, Pythian Sisterhocd,
will open tomorrow morning. People
have fiocked in from all parts of the
country, the trains are loaded with pas
Sengers, and this afternoon all Of the
sixteen roads entering the city had
numerous extra and special trains. AT
o'clock this afternoon it was estimat-
ed that there We're $4,000 strangers in
the city, and more than half as many
are expected tomorrow. The streets
are thronged with men in uniform, and
people who show that they are strang-
ers in town. Camp Colgrove, with its
5000 tents, is a great attraction. Yes
terday 1T seemed as If the whole city
were out there and today there is an
other immense crowd lining the banks
of Fall creek, where the camp is stu
ated
Tonight reception was given at the
Denison by the grand lodge officers,
which was open to all knights and
their ladies. Tomorrow afternoon the
big parade will occur.
THOUSANDS IN TENTS.
AT o'clock tonight Camp Colgrove
sheltered in tents 1850 members CT
the Uniformed Rank knights of Ply
thias, an attendance in excess of the
expectations of the executive commit
tee. The representation by states in
camp is as follows: Indiana, $3.50;
Kansas, 200; Iowa, 125; Kentucky 40G;
Illinois, 1000; Missouri, 200; Tennessee,
100; Wisconsin, $50; Virginia, 800; Penn
Sylvania, 1000; Washington, D. c. rs:
West Virginia, 100; Connecticut, 200;
Minnesota, 300; New Hampshire $50:
Massachusetts,, 300 Michigan, 500; Ohio,
$500; New York, 100; Florida, 100; Ar
kansas, 100
This is the largest attendance, it is
said, that has ever been present at a
BIENNIAL encamOnent OF the K. of z.
The formal opening of Camp Colgrove
occupied this afternoon at 5 O'Clock
Ten thousand knights, attired in full
regalia, took part and the scene was
impressive in the extreme. Ex-Mayor
Caleb S. Denny, a prominent knight.
on behalf of the executive committee,
turned the camp over to Supreme
Chancellor Colgrove. The responses of
the supreme chancellor was appro-
pirate to the occasion. Referring to
the uniformed rank he said it was the
"farest child of the Pythian house
hold" Maj. Gen. James R. Carnahan,
head of the uniform rank, into whose
keeping the supreme chancellor in turn
placed Camp Colgrove. spoke feelingly
The ceremonies were 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 Brig. Gen. w
H. Mckinley, of New Hampshire, and
Lieut.. Col. Marquard, of the Fourth
Ohio regiment, and J. H. Cole, of Chi
cago, editor of the Pythian Record.