Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-05
MANY HISTORIC FLOATS
Nearly $4,000 Members of the Order
in Line.
CONTEST FOR THE OFFICES
Texan the Favorite for Supreme
Chancellor-1o,OoO Knights in
Yesterdays Uniform Review.

event on the program or knights Oh ~
| thias convention today was the great
| parade of subordinate lodges and Pythan
| sisters. and while not such military
spectacle as ives presented by the Uni
| form Rank in their parade yesterday, the
numerous floats and other features were
! expected to lend color to today's pageant
| and make it more interesting to the gen.
eral public. Lieut. George E. Wragg.
| chief marshal of the parade. announced
that about 1900 would be in line.
The contest for offices in the Supreme
| Lodge was expected to be settled today.
Henry P Brown of Texas is a strong
favorite for supreme chancellor. and a
sharp contest was predicted between
George NJ. Hanson of Maine and D. Sid
ney Woodwork of this state for the vice
chancellOrship.
The members of the Uniform Rank. en-
camped on Franklin Field, had little to do
today but to enjoy themselves. Prize
drill competitions at the camp were
scheduled for the Afternoon. band con-
cent In the afternoon and a vaudeville
entertainment this evening were arranged
to afford entertainment for the knights.
Up to fifteen minutes Of the starting
hour'of the parade Boston was experience
ing heavy rain. A few minutes before
10 o'clock. however, the rain stopped, the
clouds began to break away and just as
the church clocks were striking 10 the
sun broke out The bad weather caused
some delay in forming the line. but short
ly after 10 o'clock Chief Marshal Wragg
Of Chelsea, Mass. gave command for
the parade to start.
Variety was given to today's parade
by the appearance Of nearly two score of
floats representing historic as we'll as
Pythian ideas Besides the floats and
marching lodgemen there were decorated
tally hos, big drags, large automobiles.
carriages and other vehicles occupied by
members of the Pythian Sisterhood.
Yesterdays Grand Pageant.
Fully 10000 members of the Uniform
Rank. knights Of Pythias, respondent in
their uniforms and led by bands playing
martial airs. yesterday afternoon marched
through the streets of Boston. The parade
was grand spectacle. AS the line moved
into the downtown section banners were
flying from almost every office building,
while many places were decked in Pyth-
ian colors. All along the line of march
the knights were greeted with cheers and
handclapping. At the grandstands in
Post Office Square and on Boston Com
mon the demonstration was especially
pronounced.
The parade was composed of go bril-
gades of Pythians from every section Of
the country, as we'll as from Canada. Maj.
Gen. Arthur Stobbart of Indiana was at
the head of the procession. At the stand
on the Common the parade was reviewed
by Lieut. Gov. Eben s. Draper, members
Of the governors staff and Mayor George
A. Hubbard of Boston.
Cheers for Marylanders.
Although tired last night in their biv-
ouac at Camp Lyon, the Marylanders were
city. for they marched yesterday near the
Of fho nd ril inf Of
10000 men. and received constant ova-
ton as they trod the historic streets, while
a half million enthusiastic admirers looked
on and kept up an endless uprOar of APP
plause.
Happy, indeed, they might be. for they
found in every step hundred new
friends And Boston's host of visitors,
who gathered to do honor to the Pythians.
are also a happy lot. And the men from
Maryland are still on their tongues.
Illinois led the column, followed by Vir-
ginia. Next came the Marylanders, UNI
der Lieut.. Col n. w Russler, with Col.
T. r. Palmer aid-de-camp. The Cum
berland company, under Capt. Brook. led
the division. followed by the South Cum
berland company, under Capt. McFar-
land. Homecoming, Midland and Frost
burg were combined under Lieuts A. f.
Thompson and ]. l.. Haplan. The Wash
ington companies completed this division.
Thrown From Horse.
Capt George Begole. commander of
Troop 43 of the huZZars of ST. Joseph,
Mo-, was not a participant in the parade
this afternoon. He fell from his horse at
Camp Lyon. before the brigades left for
the parade and was severely injured. He
had swung his horse at the head of the
huzzars when the horse reared and threw
him. Internal injuries are feared.
Before the parade the knights were
formally welcomed to the city by Gov.
Guild. Mayor Hibbard and Grand Chan
cellor George w. Penniman of Massa-
chusetts Supreme Chancellor Charles
A. Barnes of Jacksonville, ILL.,. replied in
behalf of the Supreme Lodge. Later
the Supreme Temple, Pythian Sisters,
opened their tenth biennial at the Hotel
Brunswick Gov. Guild being among the
speakers. At noon the Supreme Lodge
opened its convention with an address by