The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-05
FAVOR WILSON FOR
CHANC{LL0RSH|P
Indiana Pythians at Boston
Would Like to See His
Election.
INDIANA MEN ELEVATED.
SEVERAL GET IMPORTANT POSI-
TIONS AT NATIONAL CONVEN-
TIoN OF KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
GOSSIP FROM BOSTON,.

Boston, Mass, Aug Sat the Sec
ond business session of the Knights
of Pythias convention yesterday after
noon Past Grand Chancellor George
W. Powell of Indianapolis was raised
to the supreme lodge rank and ap-
pointed to membership on the ways
and means committee. Merrill E. Will
son of Indianapolis was appointed to
the military department standing COM
mittee; C. A. Tindall of Shelbyville
was placed on the committee on re-
view; Frank J. Dunten Of Lagrange
was placed on the standing committee
of the insurance department and I'm
ion B. Hunt Of Winchester was made
chairman of the insurance commit
tee.
Although H. P. Brown, the delegate
from Cleburne, Tex, is the logical
next supreme chancellor and in all
probability will get the office, there
Is some talk in the Indiana camp of
a desire to see M. E. Wilson Of Indi
annapolis in that position
The brilliant military pageant of
this afternoon of 10000 uniformed
knights, moving with martial step
their drawn swords cleaning in the
sunlight, has never been surpassed in
this city
Terre Haute has two entries for the
Glass A competitive drill on Franklin
Field today. Companies No. and 49,
both Terre Haute companies, will
strive to capture the first prize of
$1,000 and hope to take back two
pieces of the money offered.
The conditions of the competition
are as follows:
open to all companies of the Uni.
form Rank driHing with twenty-six Sir
Knights and three officers. First
prize for inspe ection and proficiency in
drills. $500. There are three other
prizes of from $500 to 800.
Owing to the nonappearance Of the
crack Seattle, Wash, company to quail.
ify in the parade the Indianians are
most confident of their success.
No sporting, and everybody in bed
at 10 O'Clock" read the instructions of
the Indiana officers to their men last
night. They did not propose to take
any chances of not being in the best
of shape for today's drill contest.
During the evening concert was
held at the Indiana section, in which
quartet composed of Messrs. Col
Inns, Vaughn, Evansl and Reagan OF
Terre Haute were the particular stars
Col. Cliff and Maj. George Rosell OF
Terre Haute have been the active ones
In providing the evening entertain
ments.
Frighten Pythian Sisters.
Late last night the Twelfth Indiana
company, under instructions from
Capt Frank Wilson. stripped their
cots of sheets and pillow cases, wound
themselves up in the former and. put
the cases over their heads; then with
torches in their hands started out
With ear-splitting war cries they dash
ed down fashionable Talbot avenue
and frightened a company of Pythiar
Sisters to hasty retreat.
We are from Fit. Wayne" shouted
one of the leaders, "and we want ey
erybody to know it"
The twenty-three members of the
Linton (Ind.) delegation say they hat
all sorts of trouble on the way here
They bought what they supposed
were through tickets to Boston ane
return. only to meet demand for 81
cents each for the trip from jersey
City to Harlem River They paid un
der protest and will seek to secure g
refund.
1t is reported one of the indiana
men has been robbed of s1S6 in cash
but while several knights say the,
have heard of the robbery, none wa.
found who could give the name of the
victim. As result of the many rob
berries which have occurred the police
detail at the camp has been incre asec
and in the Indiana section the .SllarC
4 hoe boop Innb1aj