Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-08-27
EAGLES PARADE
 A BIG FEATURE
More Than 10000 Members of the Or- der Marched in St. Louis During Annual Convention There
 Publicity of Graft Charges
 Disturb Pleasure.

day in St. Louis, the leading feature of Big Thursday of the annual con- vention.
 The division, under the direction of Grand Marshal James c. 6hanessy and his aides, assembled early and no time was lost in the start, which was made promptly at 10:30 a m. The parade was led by a squad of mount ed police, behind whom rode Grand Marshal Shanessy and his immediate aides, followed by Hunts Military Band.
 Carriages containing the officers of the grand aerie came next, and St. Louis aerie, 250 strong, had the post of honor as the leading aerie in the parade. They made a handsome showing, 250 strong in their uni forms of white duck, with white caps and shoes and canes.
 San Francisco Aerie, headed by a zouave band, with it's banner mounted on bicycle wheels, made fine show ing. It's drill team, in natty uni form evoked applause.
 Fort Smith Delegation.
 Fort Smith, 150 strong, presented an attractive appearance in uniforms of white blouse shirts, white trous- CTS and shoes, straw hats and white umbrellas.
 Indianapolis, carrying the prize banner won at the Denver conven- tion, made a splendid impression by it's martial bearing in it's military uni form of dark blue.
 Dayton, Ohio, had >small delega- tion in the parade which made a striking appearance. Each of the delegation, in dark blue military coats and trousers of buff, carried on their breasts a shield containing a letter or number of the title of their organ ization, Dayton Aerie No. 231.' They were led by band wearing huge black shakos.
 Immediately following Dayton Ae- rie came the Columbus (Ohio) Aerie, twenty-five strong, dressed in a handsome semi-military uniform of white, with white shoes and caps, carrying small United States flags. Two tallyhos, containing ladies dress ed in white, accompanied the Dayton and Columbus organizations.
 Davenport, Iowa, presented very neat and striking appearance. The delegation, 200 strong, wore uni form consisting of white blouse shirts mouse-colored trousers, white hats and shoes, and carried umbrellas. Two floats containing ladies dressed in white and carrying umbrellas and pennants, accompanied them.
 Sacramento sent one of the best looking delegations in the parade They wore immaculate suits of white white crush hats and patent leather shoes, and carried canes.
 Kansas City delegates wore white dusters, embellished with the Ameri- can colors, over a white duck uni form, white hats and shoes. There were POO in line.
 Wichita delegates wore a big yell low sunflower on their breasts. They Were led by twenty-five men in white duck, with white cap and shoes, loop nA t0 bor h,,
 Nlilwaukees delegation had mon- ster American flag, spread over the shoulders of the marchers, their heads emerging from holes cut in the fab ric.
 The wide publicity which has at tended the accusations of graft against leading members and their trial by the grand aerie has worried conservative members of the organ ization, who fear that the scandal may have disastrous effect upon the growth of the order.
 Four former officers and members were convicted of the diversion of $12,000 of the order's funds yesterday and their expulsion from the grand aerie was urged. The committee try ing them holds that they have no le- gal right to eXpel the men from the order, and recommends that this must be determined by the aerie to which, each belongs. The men are: Ed ward Krause, Wilmington, Del; Mar tin Gray, New Haven, Conn: Thomas C. Hays, Newark, N. J.; B. F. Mono- ghan, Philadelphia.