The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1907-06-19
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
|. FOR The DEDICATION
Entire Week Will Be Given Up
To the New Pythian
Hall Ceremonies.
THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED
FOUR OTHER STATES WILL
PARTIcIPATE-Mo TO BE
RAISED.

/ RAISED.
A grand military spectacle will be a
ipart Of the entertainment during the
dedication of the Indiana Pythian
building at Massac achusetts avenue and
Pennsylvania street. Indianapolis.
which viii be held Aug. L to IL Mem
bers of the Uniform Rank. knights of
Pythias, from four states beside .Indi-
ana. will be invited 10 attend. The
brigades from the five states will go
into camp at Broad Ripple.
I 1--WE have invited the Uniform Rank
brigades from Ohio, Michigan, Illinois
and Kentucky" said Harry Wade,
keeper of records and seals of the Indi-
ana grand lodge. K. of p. and we be-
| lieve that there will be a good attend
ance from these states. There viii be
perhaps 1900 or $500 men in camp,
and they will take part in the parade
on Wednesday Of the week of dedica-
| tion."
| Mr. Wade is now forming plans for
the week of the dedication. Maj.
| Gen. A. E. Stobbart of ST. Paul. Mimi,
| in command of the u. r.. K. of p SUI
preme domain, will be present with his
entire staff Brig. Gen. Merrill E. Will
son will be in command of the Indiana
troops.
| The program of the week will open
Monday. Aug. H. with the reception
and opening Of the large new Pythian
building. Among the other entertain
| ~. nj
fication of the third rank Tuesday
night by lola team of Dayton. o. This
team is composed of more than 100
men, and the uniforms which they use
cost more than $1,000. In addition to
the exemplification at night this team
will give work Tuesday afternoon,
free Of charge for the public. This
work will be given in Tomlinson hall.
Dedication on Wednesday.
On Wednesday the Pythian building
will be dedicated and the ceremony
will be preceded by a parade in which
all Of the uniform rank members and
members of subordinate lodges will
take part. Among other entertain
ments Thursday, the exemplification
of the third rank will be given again
/ Thursday evening at Tomlinson hall.
1 This exemplification will be given by
/ the famous Oregon team of Dayton. o.,
consisting of 112 men with parapher-
MALTA which cost more than $1,000.
| This team will also give drill work
| Thursday afternoon, which will be
| free to the public.
On Friday and during the rest of the
!
/ by drill contests for prizes. These
drills will be by the Uniform Rank at
camp and many prizes will be offered
to subordinate lodges for good at
tendance. More than $4,000 will be
given away in prizes during the week.
The expenses of holding the celebra-
tion and encampment, will be borne by
contributions from subordinate lodges
of the state, and 5000 of the prize
money will be furnished by citizens of
Indianapolis This $1,000 is yet to be
collected and the collection is in the
hands of the following men, represent
ing their respective organizations: w.
F. C. Colt and Charles Mcbride of the
clearing house association: F. l.. May
er and C. z. Coffin, merchants associa-
ton: George w. Benton hotel keep
ers. association: Sol S. Kiser, R. B. Hill
leary and r. G. Mcclure. commercial
club, and w. j. Mooney. w L. O'Con-
ner and Edgar H. Evans, board Of
trade.
During the week of the dedicatory
ceremonies lodge work will be given by
the Indianapolis subordinates for the
benefit of the visiting members.
1t is expected that thousands Of
Pythians will be in Indianapolis dur
ing the week. In the last two years
the X of P order has spent more than
S75O.O00 in erecting buildings in In
dianapolis. All of the subordinate
lodges of the state are interested in the
new Indiana Pythian building, and
there are 800 subordinate lodges in the
state. These lodges have more than
coco members, which is in excess of
10 per cent of the voting population of
the state.