, 1902-02-21
DRILL
AND BALL BY NO. 2 UNIFORM
RANK, KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS.
Laramie Canton, Patriarchs Militant,
Odd Fellows, the Guest of the 9th
er Military Organization, and They
INDUCED in Splendid DriiI-BalI
and Banquet Follow.

The thirty-eighth anniversary of the
organization of the Knights of Pythias
was celebrated last night by Laramie
company No. 2, Uniform Rank, Knights
OF Pythias, with a drill, ball and ban
quet at Maennerchor hall. and the af-
fair was a pronounced success, the hall
being filled with the leading society
people of the city. The dancing was
kept up until long after midnight. Prof.
Niethe's orchestra furnishing the mu,
sic. There were twenty numbers on
the dance program and some extras.
Mr.. p. C. Rauner acted as floor mana,
ger and Hon. Otto Gramm and Mrs.
Rauner led the grand march, sixty cou-
pies taking part in hat feature.
Perhaps the event of the evening
was the exhibition drill by the drill
teams from the Laramie company and
Wyoming canton, No. /, Patriarchs
Militant, Odd Fellows, the latter being
the guests of the Knights of Pythias
and were received with military hon.
ors as they entered the hall in full uni
form, the Uniform Rank team being
drawn up in company formation witt
swords at present The two teams
were composed of the following gen
tlemen:
Canton-Charles Kuster, jr,. major
in command; Morgan Knadler. lieu
tenant; George Zimmerman, ensign;
Messrs. J.. B. Mckee, H. D. Beemer
Peter Smart, Graham, G. A. Vorpahl
Berner, c. f. Blair, Chris Jensen, Al
bert Rosine and Hugh Vass.
Knights of Pythias-Jesse Converse
captain: P. c. Rauner, first lieutenant
Johnnie Frick, second lieutenant
Messrs. Frank Davidson, c. Dunlap
John Beacham, ]. Wymore. Amos Tefft
A. B. Pope, George w. DeForest, L.. S
Bartlett. J. T. Jones, G. T. Powell F
Cameron, ]. Freeman, F. N. Fishe
and Harry Williamson.
Otto Gramm acted as the %inspectin,
officer, and inspected the two com
panies. being accompanied down TIN
lines by Major Kuster and Captain
Converse and Charlie Blair.
The canton made the first exhibition
drill. in sets OF threes, and the mar
euvers of the well drilled men elicite'
round after round of hearty applaus
from the large crowd of admirin
friends of the two organizations pres
ent. The men stepped out like soldier
and executed the marches in almos
perfect time.
The canton was followed by tn
company, which drilled in sets c
tours, and it, too. won hearty and cor
tinued applause.
1t would be hard to tell which of tn
two bodies is the best drilled. Their
was no rivalry in the exercise and eac
had a strong coterie of friends. Bot
deserve all the praise they received
and neither lacked adherents from tn
first to the last moment
After the two teams had drilled
sufficient length of time to demonstrat
that the men had thoroughly undel
stood the matter and had acquitte
themselves as true soldiers, the men
bers of the canton were drawn up i
line and each was presented with
handsome button hole bouquet OF Amel
lean roses, with the compliments of tn
company.
The military feature being over, tn
evening was given up to the dance
which went with a merry whirl for tn
greater portion Of the night, the hand
some uniforms of the two organize
lions matching well the splendid gown
Of the ladies and the evening costume,
Of the other and less fortunate men
who were content to let those Of theil
sex wearing brass buttons and golt
braid have the field partly to them
selves.
TIE banquet was served on the stag
and was heartily enjoyed BY those WHIT