The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-26
THE KNIGHTS DEPARTING.
Understood Gen. Carnahan's Salary
VIII BE Cut i'm Two.

VIII BE Cut I'm Two.
From the reports sent in to General Car
nahan yesterday it is thought only about
one-half of the men of the Uniform Rank
who came to camp Monday are now there
All day yesterday the men left in struggling
groups and the transfer wagons were kept
busy throughout the day hauling their eff
fects to the depot. Practically the only men
now in camp are the members of the drill
teams and few of their friends who want
to see the awards made. Members and Off
GERS of the Uniform Rank are feeling badly
over the way the affairs of the camp have
been conducted, and there seems to be
settled conviction that this will be the last
time the encampment will be held at the
same time with the meeting of the Supreme
Lodge. Every one seems to feel that the
encampment has to play second fiddle to
the Supreme Lodge, and, as a consequence,
there is little attention paid to it. Some of
the officers were comparing this years en-
campment with others where the encamp-
ment was held at a different time from the
meeting of the Supreme Lodge. Then the
friends of the Pythians had some time to
give to looking after the pleasure of the
uniformed knights. This year, while the
people of Indianapolis have been lavishing
attention on them, the committees of the
the welfare of the visitors have been too
much engrossed 1t is claimed with the do
ings of the Supreme Lodge to give much
heed to the wants of the uniformed Knights
and the encampment generally. The MEM
bers of the Uniform Rank came here. they
say, for pleasure, and do not like the idea
of having a wet blanket thrown over their
good time by the washing of dirty linen in
the Supreme Lodge sessions, in which they
have no vital concern. While the investiga-
tons are considered necessary to the good
of the order the uniformed men think it
should be done at time when 1t will not
spoil their own time, and for that reason
it is considered unlikely by some of the
members that the encampment will ever
again be held at the. same time or place
with the meeting of the Supreme Lodge.
Nearly all the higher officers of the Uni
form Rank were in this city yesterday at
From them it was learned that there is
now certainty that the salaries of the Of
ficers in the order, from the top to the bot
tom. will be cut to less than one-half of
what they are now Major General Carna-
han, who now draws on the treasury of the
Uniform Rank for 400 annually; will also
be cut Lroportionately That the investiga-
ton now going on in the affairs of the SUI
preme Lodge is exciting the attention of
all the knights. the statement of w. H. St.
John. editor of the Pythian Knight, of
Rochester. N: Y, bears testimony Mr.. St
doings of the Supreme Lodge, and in dis
GUESSING the matter yesterday said:
The supreme body has reached a crisis
III It's dudlTS WHICH TeQulI6S the LlOSl
thoughtful consideration of its officers and
members. The finances of the Supreme
Lodge are undeniably at a low ehb. and
some stringent measures to increase the
revenue must be adopted, or that body will
soon find itself in condition bordering upon
bankruptcy. / have no desire to enter into
a lengthy dissertation upon the causes that
have led to the present unfortunate condi-
ton of affairs, but simply state that the
charges of gross mismanagement and reck-
less extravaganza on the part of those high
in authority, while in some instances great
ly exaggera ted. yet in the main. are not
wholly unfounded. Serious mistakes have
been made in the past. some of which we
trust will be rectifed at the convention.
The stern demand of the hour is for re-
trenchment and reform in our highest leg
islative body and that demand must be met
with a prompt compliance on the part of
our supreme representatives If they wish
to retain the confidence and enjoy the re-
spect and esteem of the rank and file of
the membership