The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-17

mayor was saluted by the raising of hats.
and he bowed and smiled constantly along
the route.
Captain kruger, riding at the head OF
eighteen mounted patrolmen. preceded
Commander Negley, who rode alone at the
head OF his stan The stan was composed
Graham, William Flynn, Nathan p. Wash
chief OF stan. The members of the staff
were dressed In riding costume and pre-
scented a semi-military appearance. They
After the stan came the float OF the Red
Men. with its painted and feathered In
Tomahawks, red-tipped turkey feathers
and brown-fringed costumes were the sail
ent features. The float was well conceived
Behind the float Or. G. e Day led the CO.
horts OF the Red Men. There were In line:
Winamac Tribe, with 112 men out OF an en-
rollment OF 15s; Erie Tribe, with = men out
OF an enrolment of 81; Itasca TRIBE, with lS
men in line out OF 299; Red Cloud. with Is
out OF go; Hiawatha. with so out OF Alb;
Comanche. with 40 out OF $50; Tishimingo,
with 40 out of 205 and Pokagon, with 100
out of 249: Each tribe OF the Red Men was
preceded by its color bearers and sachems
The float OF the Ancient Order OF Hiber-
mans was followed by Marshal p. II. Nc
Nelis and his weH-ordered ranks: Division
No. had 20 men in hne out OF "a; Division
No. 2. 81 men out OF Ill: Division No 3, ~
of IS; Division No. 5. 26 men out of IS; Di-
vision No. 6, 46 men out OF 20, and Division
No. Z, 45 men out Of 70.
Marshal ]. III. Taught led the Order OF
Drliids Octavia Grove had Sc men in line;
Capital City, y out of Sc; Lincoln. Is out
OF SIS; Klondike, 20 out of a.; Manila. Is out
OF CO: Meridian, 50 out of 142, and Maple,
81 out Of So The column of Druids was
preceded by an emblematic float depicting
ancient British priests at the rites OF sac
rifice.
The Modern woodmen of America had
more men In line than any other organiza-
ton except the Red Men. Marion Camp
bership of 757. Forrest Camp had 81 men
in line out of an enrolment Of 265; Atlas, q
out of Is; Rural. 30 out of 30. and Cumber-
land, 81 out OF 50. Marshal Joseph G.. Bruce
directed the evolutions of the column.
THE FINAL DIVISION.
The final division OF the parade included
the Juvenile uniformed organizations. There
were three companies of Father Mathew
Boys Brigade in line, company of
Zouaves and the Boys Brigade OF the Gen.
trail Christian Church. The small soldiers
made a fine appearance as they trudged
along and executed orders with more pre-
cision than the less drilled organizations.
Admiral George Brown, Maj j. c. An
derson and Lieut.. Harry Campbell consti-
tuted committee to judge the appearance
of the uniformed rank organizations. and
each organization in line was composed of
a reporter Cor the News and one from the
Journal. The two committees viewed the
parade from position opposite the court
house. seated In a decorated tallyh0. On
its report the prizes were awarded fol-
lows:
For the best appearance. the best align
ment footwork and equipment, Forrest
Camp, OF the Modern Woodmen, a silk
flag, valued at SO.
For the Juvenile company presenting the
best appearance. best alignment. foot work
and equipments the judges hesitated be-
tween a company Of the Father Mathew
Boys Brigade and the Boys Brigade of
the Central Christian Church Its decision
will be announced later. A SIS silk flag
is the prize.
OF the Red Men, the best turnout in pro-
portion to the total membership was the
Erie Tribe, which received the first prize,
a SIS silk flag The second prize went to
Winamac Tribe. The tribes turned out re-
spectively, twenty-five out of thirty-one,
and 1l2 out of 159.
OF the Ancient Order of Hibernians Di-
vision No. took first prize. SIS silk
flag and Division No. 6 the second prize.
The divisions turned out. respectively,
twenty-six men out of thirty-fve and for
ty-six men out OF seventy. A $35 silk flag
was the second prize.
OF the Druids, Meridian Grove took first
prize and Maple Grove the second. The
groves had. respectively. eighty-two out of
142. and thirty-one out of fifty-nine men
in line.
or the Modern woodmen, Rural Camp
took first prize with thirty men In line out
of a membership of thirty-two. Atlas
Camp. with twenty-three men out of TWEEN
ty-eight, took second.