The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-22
40 MEN MARCH
Rain Does Not Prevent Uni
form Rank Parade.
MCDOWELL Is ELECTED
j. F. Kirker Withdrew From
Race for Chancellor.

In spite Of the rain and muddy streets
$50 Knights Loyal Of the Uniform Rank
Of the Knights Of Pythias from all parts
Of the state, paraded the streets OF
Wichita at o'clock yesterday afternoon,
while the knights of Pythias band of
Topeka, and Sanford's band Of this city,
played martial music. The parade was
| headed by General J. H Lyon. OF
! Leavenworth, who for more than twenty
years has been commander Of the Kan
sas brigade of Knights Loyal, and by
/ six regimental and general staff officers.
! The staff officers in the parade were
| Col Samuel Garrett Of Leavenworth,
assistant adjutant general; Col. Charles
Furman, of Hutchinson, commissary
general; Major Fryer, OF Ness City; Col.
| G. johnson. Of Oklahoma, 4 member OF
the STAFF Of Major General Carnahan,
who commands the Uniformed Rank Of
the United States The regimental col
onels in the parade were: Col. Ben
Rively, commander of the First regiment
and Col Harry Jeiencke, Of Independ-
ence.
Following the general and staff officers
was the band from Topeka, which IS
now the official band of the grand lodge
Following the band came the companies
-
Fredonia; then came Sanford's band Of
this city, and after that organization,
the Wichita company OF thirty-six men,
bers. Owing 70 the rain General Lyon
would not permit the companies visiting
the city to wear their dress parade uni
forms and consequently they appeared
in their fatigue uniforms. The Wichita
knights Loyal however wore their dress
parade uniforms.
Many of the subordinate lodges K. Of
?. were on hand yesterday for the
parade, but it was decided that they
should not take part The Maize lodge,
which came sixty-five strong, was given
a prize.
The parade formed at the Carey hotel,
marched west on Douglas avenue TO
Main street, north on Main street to Sec
ond street The parade then counter
marched TO Douglas avenue and then
south on Main to William street, where
a block had been roped off for the COM
petitive drill.
Only two companies, the Winfield and
the Girard. took part in the competitive
drill The judges were: Lieutenant
Edwards, L. S. A, and Major W. W.
Minnick. K. n. 6.
The first company to appear was the
one from Winfield, which marched onto
the field with sixteen men. While the
company made a great many errors. yet
it did remarkably wen, considering the
fact that it had been organized but two
weeks The judges gave it a score Of
seventy-five. 1t was awarded the second
prize OF 800.
The other company to enter the contest
was No. i from Girard. This company is
one Of the best companies in the United
States. IN 1880 it won second prize at
Milwaukee; in 1892 it won first prize at
the National encampment at Kansas
City. and in 1924 it won second prize a
Washington The company will enter
the competitive drill at san Francisco
next August. Beside the national prizes
the company has won large number
of state prizes
The company did excellent work yes
terday and was judged on every point Of
tire military manual. Their maneouvers
were well night perfect in unison and
precision, and the prOmptness with
which they responded TO commands was
worthy Of veterans. The sword drill was
also fine. The company made a score OF
$50 and won the first pre- Of Sl25.
The Grand lodge of the Knights of
Pythas yesterday elected the following
officers:
S. o. Mcdowell. Columbus, grand chan
cellor.
Frank Britton, Usage City, grand vice
chancellor.
C. N. Culver. Concordia. grand prelate.
Gus. J. Neubert. Kansas City. grand
keeper of records and seals.
A c. Jobes, of Wichita, grand master
of exchequer.
Harry Brce. Of Cimmaron. grand mas
ter az arms.
J. H. Luscombe. Kansas City. grand in
side guard.
George Colby, Coneyville. grand out
side guard.
J. II LYON. Leavenworth, supreme
representative
There was no fight in the grand lodge
ON the grand chancellorship. rs J. T..
Kirker OF this city. Withdrew his name.
His friends state however, If his name
had gone before the convention he would
have been elected by q large majority,
but that he withdrew in the interest Of
harmony.
There -vas hot fight on supreme rep
resentativc and two ballots We're neCcs-
sary before IN election could be had
The judicial committee recommended
that the convention hereafter be opened