The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-25
Supreme Lodge Surrounded by a
Strong LObby-Mr. White Before
Investigating Committee.
THE OFFICERS OF KHORASsAN
PREPARATIONS FOR THEIR UNIQUE
PARADE THIS EVENING.
Receptions at StatehOuse and Else-
where Last Night--Work of the
Ladies' Organizations.

The unique knights of Kh0rassan
will parade the streets tonight about
7;3O o'clock. The line of march ex-
tends from Ohio and New Jersey
streets, west ON Ohio to Meridian,
south around the monument to Mar
ket street, west to Capitol avenue,
south to Washington street, and
thence east TO East street.
The other events for to-day are as fol-
lows:
Sessions of Supreme Lodge. knights OF
Pythias, Supreme Temple of Rathbone
Sisters, supreme Lodge of Pythian Sis
terhood, Imperial Palace of knights OF
Khorassan.
Prize drills at Newby Oval
Awarding of prizes to drill teams of Rath-
bone Sisters at Masonic Hail.
Trip to Broad Ripple by Rathbone Sisters.
visit to Camp Colgrove by Rathbone Sisters
at p. m.
The actual number OF Uniformed knights
of Pythias who have been encamped at
Camp Colgrove will never be accurately
known. Contrary to custom, the brigade
commanders have not as yet reported the
strength of their brigades to General Carna-
han, and under the present circumstances
there is little probability of their ever doing
so. The homeward journey of some of the
Knights has begun and from now on many
will return to their homes every day until
camp is finally abandoned. There are many
who came with the intention of staying only
a few days. or until the grand review had
taken place, and are now ready TO leave.
Yesterday it is estimated that over 100 men
left camp for home.
The big review, which was to have been
the feature of the day yesterday, was de-
clared off by General Carnahan or account
of the muddy condition of the grounds. The
ceremony was to have taken place in the
Osgood field, north of the Indiana brigade
camp, but the rains yesterday morning
served to make the ground too soft for any
large body of men to maneuver on in COM
fort, and the review therefore done
away with for this encampment.
In the place of the review the cavalry
competitive drill was carried out on the re-
view grounds. Except for the neatness with
which the evolutions were executed, there
was little about the drill to excite the cur
iosity of the spectators The ID. d. Burns
Hussars, of ST. Joseph, Mo-. had the whole
ground to themselves, as they were the only
cavalrymen who could muster up a COM
plete drill company. The Columbus and
Wisconsin companies had about a dozen
men each, and were therefore not eligible
for entry With no opposition, the Burns
Hussars naturally captured the prize of $500
in cash. but the fact that the men worked
under these conditions does not detract
from the merit of their performance, as
even where there has been strong competi-
ton at national encampments this company
has always of late years taken first prize.
CAVALRYMEN ON GREEN" HORSES.
Yesterday the men were at their best and
although they were mounted on green
horses and waded around in a shower Of
mud thrown from the horses heels. the
work was performed with clocklike regular
ity. The judges were Captain William
Black of the United States recruiting office
in this cty Lieut.. Hugh T. Reed u. s. A.,
retired of Chicago, and Captain Dougherty.
L. S. A, retired, of this city. The only fea-
ture of the drill which served to mar the
uniformly fine work of the men was a mis-
take made by Captain Frank NJ. Cahill. AS
the company rode UP before the judges
Captain Cahill, instead of saluting and an
nouncing that his company was ready for
inspection, simply saluted the judges and
proceeded to inspect ii himself At the con-
clusion of the drills all of the judges said
they had never seen finer work done by any
body of mounted troops, and the feats OF
the ST. Joseph men are considered all the
more worthy of praise by reason of being
done with unframed horses At the con-
clusion of the drills the company posed for
pictures
Surgeon General carp Yesterday made his
report to General Carnahan. After depre-
eating the lack of attention paid to orders
by the medical staff, he announced that
there were las cases of sickness reported
to him from the different brigades from 10
a. IN. Tuesday until 10 a. m yesterday.
OF these there were none which required
any extended treatment. most of them being
heat prostrations and all are now GONZALES
cent.
Louis Smith, of Red Cross Company of st.
Louis. dropped out of the parade very myg-
teriously Tuesday afternoon and none Of
his comrades could find any trace of him.
AS soon as the parade lad disbanded his
absence was reported to Brigadier General
Provost and thorough search of the camp
and town was made In the hope of finding
him. AS nearly as could be ascertained.
Smith dropped out near the corner nf
Meridian and Washington streets, although
none of his companions had seen him do
so. The matter was finally reported to the
police. as many of his friends were ap-
prehensive that he had met foul play while
under the spell of his prostration. No news
was received from the man, however, and
his friends were beginning to feel down-
cast when, yesterday afternoon Smith
walked into his own tent in company with
a local member of the order who refused
TO give his name. The indianapolis knight
had seen Smith fall in the procession ana
FASTENED to his side. Finding that he was
likely TO be seriously III. unless removed
from the crowd. he took him to his home in
carriage and called in his own physician.