The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-29
NINE
Thousand Il P.s Parade in
Detroit Yesterday

Nine thousand helmeted and uniformed
knights ard musicians marched in rapid
and orderly manner over the route OF
fvc miles, and were officially reviewed
by Supreme Chancellor Sample and be-
fore dismissal by Major General Carna-
han, commander of the uniformed rank
The Ohio brigade, with more more than
two thousand men in line, was the read
er in point of numbers. Indiana came
next In size. and Pennsylvania and nli-
nois and Michigan were also leaders.
very few states were wholly unrepre-
sented in the line of march. One Brit
ish flag was seen in the parade, carried
by the Canadian contingent above their
Pythian banner, and the Canadians were
not less heartily cheered than tho Am
erican knights.
All traffic In down town streets through
which the parade passed was suspended,
street cars were stopped, and on Wood
ward avenue, where the throngs massed
most thickly, ropes were stretched along
the sidewalks, leaving the broad avenue
clear. The only drawback was lack of
horses. All the headquarters and most
of the brigade officers were well mount
ed, but a considerable number Of the reg
mental field officers were afoot, the local
committee having failed to provide horses
enough. More than thirty bands and
drum and buglo corps furnished music
for the paraders.
The parade organized at Camp Pingree
Major General Carnahan rode at the he ID
mounted on Governor Pingree's splendid
chestnut riding horse and followed by his
STAFF of forty mounted officers
Indiana had the right Of line and her
five regiments made an imposing appear
ance. Following came the brigades and
regiments from Illions, Wisconsin. Vir-
ginia, District of Columbia, Connecticut,
New Hampshire. Rhode Island Michi-
gan, New Brunswick New York Iowa,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Massa-
achusetts, Kentucky, California, Ohio.
Missouri and Kansas, and the Canadian
battalions, with numerous smaller COM
mands attached to brigades from states
other than their own.
One of the novel features was a troop
Of mounted cavalry from st. Joseph,
Missouri, equipped in regulation cavalry
style. Another was the Wheeling, West
Virginia, battery of artillery, with guns,
caissons and accouterments. Lodges 0f
Pythians from Detroit and adjacent
towns brouht up the rear with several
dispalys, including floats carrying
scenes representing incidents in Py1hiaR
lore. A delegation of 100 from Mount
Clemons furnished the amusing feature
The men were clad in bath robes and
followed float carrying huge bath
tub
Supreme Chancellor Sample reviewed
the parade from a stand erected in front
Ct the city building.
But one session of the supreme lodge
was held today. Little business was
transacted beyond reading of the officers
reports and their reference to committees
thias die itself proud in it's biennial pa
rade thls afternoon, and the vast crowd
who W tnessed the pageant gave enthusi-
astic al proval all along the line OF
march.
Fifty-five grand chancellors were given
the supreme lodge degrees. Tonight the
officers and ladies of the main and aux
Hilary orders were rendered an excur-
sion aboard a Detroit ferry steamer.