Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-23

THIRTY THOUSAND PEOPLE HAVE
ALREADY REACHED INDIANAP-
OILS, AND AS MANY MORE ARE
EXPECTED-WEST VIR G. I \ Il,
WITH FIVE HUNDRED UNIFORM
ED MEN IN LINE, WILL BE A
FEATURE OF THE PARADE
CAMP COLGROvE SHELTERS
OVER TWELVE THOUSAND UNI
FORMED KNIGHTS.
Indianapolis, Ind, August 22.-The
binennial meeting of the Supreme
Lodge Knights of Pythias will begin
Tomorrow morning with every part
of the world where there is a grand
lodge represented.
The national encampment CT the
Uniform Rank was formally opened
this afternoon and nearly 1900 uni
formed men are N camp. The Su-
preme temple opens Wednesday NOR
ming and the attendance will be great
er than ever before. The Imperial
Palace knights Of Khorans, began
this morning and will last four days.
The Supreme Lodge, Pythian Sister,
hood will open tomorrow morning.
People have focked in from all
parts of the country, the trains are
loaded with passengers, and this aft
ernoon all of the sixteen roads enter
ing the city had numerous extra and
special trains. At o'clock this aft
ernOon it was estimated that there
We're 10000 strangers in the city and
more than half as many more ares eX-
pected tomorrow. The streets are
thronged with men in uniform and
people, who show that they are stran-
gers in town.
Camp Colgrove with its many
thousand tents is great attraction.
Yesterday it seemed as if the whole
city were out there and to-day there
is another immense crowd lining the
bank of Fall creek, where the camp
is situated.
Tonight a reception was given at
the Denison by the Grand Lodge Of
ficers which was open to all knights
and their ladies. Tomorrow alter
noon the big parade will occlr.
At six O'clock tonight Camp Col
grove sheltered in tents 12,051 mem
bers of the uniformed rank, al attend
dElCS Ill tAOCoS VI ShS thPSNeNS ~
the executive committee. The repre-
sentatioa by States in camp is as fol-
lows
Indiana, $3.50; Kansas, 200; Iowa,
125: kentucky, 400; Illinois, 1000;
Missouri, 200; Tennessee, 100; Wis
consin, $50; Virginia, 800; Pennsyl-
vania, 1000 Washington, IS; West
Virginia, 500; Connecticut, zoo; Mia
nesota, 300; New Hampshire, $50;
Massachusetts, 800; Michigan, 500;
Ohio, $500; New YORK, 100; Florida,
100; Arkansas, 100.
This is the largest attendance, it is
sa d. that has ever been present at a
b ennial encampment of the knights
OF Pythias.
Ten thousand Knights, in full rega-
la, took part in the formal opening Of
Camp Colerove, at 5 P. NJ, and the
fscape was impressive in the extran
TX Mayor Caleb Denny, a promi-
nent XII CHIT on beha Cf tie eXecu-
tive C m nittee, tut ID the camp over
10 SUPP enc Chancellor Colgrove. The
response of the Supreme Chancellor
was appropriate to the occasion. Re-
ferring to the Uniform Rank, he aid
it was 1.-The fairest child of the Pythitn
house hold
Major General James r. Carnhan,
head of the uniform rank, in turn spoke
feeirgy The Ger monte We WIT
messed by large crowd.
Owing to the intense heat and the
length of the exercises there were 80
heat prostrations among those taking
pslt, mo o. the ca es being cared
for at II e camp lospital. Am ng
those Frustrated were Brigadier Gen
eral F. w. NIcKinterv, Of New Hamp-
shire. and Lieutenant Colonel Mar
Guard o. TIE Four h Chic reg nt 1t,
ard J. H Cole, of Chicago, elltor OF
the Pythlan Record.
The Knights are still arriving in
large numbers and by tomorrow t e
capacity OF Camp Colgroye Will be test
Ell to the utmost.
Tonight sands' of people are
down town witnessing the boauti u
electrical Examinations at the soldiers
mum me tn r." n =.
The Uni n station fiji i Is say thu
crowds 1t 'uring the gay almost
broke the record
No special business is to be transacted
by the uniform rank az this encampment.
There is considerable friendly rivalry be
tween the different cities TO secure the
next meeting and at this time Louisville
The great parade Tuesday will form al
Camp Colgrove.
The Supreme Lodge will be in session
here two weeks.