Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-06-19
inc Session of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia.
Uniform Rank Makes Spectacular Display Here
TWenfy=One Companies i'm Line Bri0adier
General John MITCHELL .Jr., i'm Command.
He rs Unanimously Elected G.. G.
WILL BE CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME CHANCELLOR AT KANSAS
CITY IN AUGUST.

The parade Of the Uniform Rank.
Knights OF Pythias, y. A.. S. A. E.
A, A. and A. last Wednesday after
noon was the grandest in the his
tory OF the order. The companies
marched from camp. headed by Brig
adler Geeral, John Mitchell. at
o'clock and marched down Leigh s..
10 Baker ST., 20 Third St. to Leigh
70 Brook Ave. 10 Broad ST., to 18th
St, 20 Main St, 10 5th St, to Frank
lin St, 10 Monroe ST. 20 Grace St.
20 Ryiand St. 10 Franklin St. 10
Lombardy ST.. 20 the Broad street
park.
The grandeur and magnihcIence OF
this parade can hardly be described.
Brigadier General, John Mitchell. Jr.
rode az the head OF the procession on
a white charger. attired in the full
dress uniform of his rank. On HIS
LEFT rode eX-Brigadier. w. r.. Green
wearing the fatigue uniform. Fol
lowing him were the members Of
his stan, wearing the full dress uni
forms, he old fittings glistening
under the light of day. Among these
were Col, John r. Chiles, Col ID. a
ferguson, Col. Jesse Scruggs, Col. L.
s @. Patterson. Col. Thomas smith.
Col. r. W. r. eileen, Col r. 8. Mel
son, Major John J. BLY,. Major Ros-
coe c. Mitchell. being on detached
service in command OF the battalion
OF Pythian Cade
Col. Thomas NJ. Crump in COM
mand OF the First Regiment rode
with his stan, among whom were
Capt. Thomas III. Wyatt, Capt. VII
lis Wyatt, Capt. w Henry Jones
Capt. John G.. Smith, then came Ma
Jor William A. Robinson with Ad-
jutant b. II. Peyton, Sergeant Ma
lors, r. II. Fauntleroy. Elan L.
Banks.
Eureka Co. No. 1, under COM
mand OF Capt. W. F. Weaver wore
the new regulation khaki. The pa
rad& &carried hundrds of their feet
with enthusiasm. Pythian Cadet Co.
Company, No. /, was in line as al
battalion, having two companies.
They had nearly one hundred boys
fully uniformed and also had drum
corp. They were attired in the
dress parade suits, consisting of
blue coats, white braid and brass
buttons and white pants. They wore
white shaccos or busbys with GRIM
son napS and gold taSsels.
While the companies were the re-
cipients OF many compliments, the
cadets were the centre the at
traction.
Major Roscoe c. Mitchell. rode
with two aides, and these com
panies went through the maneuvres
as they marched along the route
They were loudly applauded. There
were 22 companies in line. Then
came the members of the subordi-
nate lodges.
Mr.. Chas. n. Young, was Chief
Marshal. He had a large number of
aides. MIR. w. Isaac Johnson, placed
mis- new ambulance at the disposal
of the parade committee, and it was
in line and il performed valuable
service.
THE CoMPETITIvE DRILL.
Companies S, Capt jackson,
Richmond, 81, Capt Wilxerson,
Norfolk, 21. Capt w. T. Bell, I6,
Capt. Stewart, Newport News, en-
tered the field in the order named
after the Inspection of each Com
pany, they entered into the mezy
and difficult movements of the New
Regulations. The Judges, Captain
Cowan, Graves and Anderson.
awarded the following prizes:
First Prize-Company 16, Uni
form Rank, Capt. Stewart. Newport
News
Second Prize-Company 27, Capt
Wilkerson, Norfolk
Third Prize-Company 8, Capt.
Jackskon, Richmond
The following Companies in here
on day OF Parade. June 16, 1909.
Mitchell Reserve, No. 21. Capt. w.
T. Bell, First Regiment. First Lieu
tenant, c. E. Anderson.