The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-10-10
Local Lodge Of the Great Ord
er Was Instituted in Most
Impressive Way Before an
Immense Crowd.
PARADE Is WITNESSED
BY VERY BIG CROWD
Visiting Teams Drilled on North
A Street and at Coliseum
Visitors Pleased at the Re-
ception.

Fully twelve hundred visitorw were
In the city on Sunday to witness and
ii the celebration OF the
knights OF ST. John Of st. Andrews
Catholic church. Waiting teams Of
the order also conferred the first de-
gree work on the forty members o9
the society. which was organized this
summer. the members being recruited
from st. Joseph's Benevolent society.
In addition to the visitors there
were hundreds Of local residents who
are not members OF the church VINO
witnessed the parade on North Il
street and also the fancy drills Of the
visiting teams At the coliseum In the
afternoon. Both events were enjoyable
and members Of the new society were
overjoyed with the successes Of the
event.
Officers OF the local team and the
society were installed with appropri-
ate services. The team officers In
clude Oscar Green. captain: Joseph
Imhoff, first lieutenant: Joseph Cook.
second lieutenant: society officials.
Lawrence Zeyen, president: Joseph
Imhoff. vice president: Oscar Green.
second vice president: Henry Neuch-
ter. recording secretary: Joseph ZAy-
en-. financial secretary and John Hat
ner. Sr., treasurer. The trustees ar1
Clarence Faucet. chairman: JosAph
schepmap. Henry Brokamp and Id
ward Issen-
T~e Addresses Aaade.
Two addresses were delivered dur.
Ing the afternoon. The Rev. Father
Roell. pastor 81 st. Andrsw's church,
spoke on the nature 81 the order. Its
motto is Join for the church and
country" The society has social Tea.
lures and the drills are intended to
fit the members for military services
II the occasion should ever arise
whereby they will be expected to taks
up arms for their country. General
Fettig spoke on the excellent showing
which the Richmond order has made
since It's organisation.
The parade early In the afternoon
on North A street was most pleas
Ing affair. There were about 100
members OF the order. most Of whom
were visitors, In uniform. Their uni-
forms are similar To those Of soldiers.
They made an excellent appearance on
the street and executed their drills
cleveriy. Among the orders which
were represented In the parade was
the Richmond order, with full mem
bership. Dayton with 325. Hamilton.
Cincinnati. ConnarsyilIe. Shelbyville.
and other order teams In nearby cit
les. Two bands marched In the parade.
There were few who Witnessed tho
parade who were disappointed II that
they expected al the fancy drills 70 b
executed on the street, whereas they
were scheduled and held at tho COLI
scum at the conclusion Of the street
parade. In the work at the coliseum
such figures ~ crosses, starr. anch.
ors and other interesting formations
we're carried out without difficulty o.
mistake.
Many OF the visitors came 70 tho
city early in the morning. Dinner
was served by the ladies of tho
church. Although the event was not
Of such q character - the golden jubi-
lee celebration here In the spring. Il
was one OF the largest attended cole
brations ever held by St Andrews
church. The visitors were more than
pleased with the reception and partic-
ularly at the welcome which was man.
ifested In every part Of the city. Nor
chants had left their buildings and
urindovs decorated with thA Fan EAa,
tival displays.