The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-06-03
LAFAYETTE TO Be
HOST TO PYTH|ANS
State Encampment Expected
to Bring 100000 People
to That City.
palladium Specially

Lafayette, Ind, June Sine ~
THAN Knights OF Lafayette are now
busily engaged in perfecting arrange
ments preparatory to receiving the
army OF Sir Knights that will assem-
BILE In this city and camp at Column
bian Park from August 7 to IL. and
from all indications the coming en-
campment OF the Indiana brigade and
Pythian jubilee meeting will bring to-
gethcr the largest gathering OF men,
bers OF the order that ever assembled
in Indiana, and probably will be as
great as the attendance at many of
the Pythian national encampments, as
many Sir knights are expected from
adjoining states. II is predicted that
not less than 100000 members of the
order and visitors will be in Lafayette
during the week Of the encampnlent.
The Pythian army will camp at Col
umbian park and the rules and regu.
lations will be those observed in the
United States army. The camp will
be In charge OF Gen. William b. Gray,
Of Veedersburg. brigadier general OF
Indiana and his staff of officers. AL
ready camp equipments have been
contracted for to accommodate the
thousands OF Sir Knights. and also for
members OF subordinate lodges who
desire to occupy quarters at the park.
r. Program for Week.
The program for the week includes
competitive drills by the Uniform
Rank companies, band concerts after
moons and evenings on the public
square. parade of the Uniform Rank
companies, parade Of subordinate
lodge members, comforting the page
rank. and on one evening during the
week Captain Duddleson's Royal Imps
of Terre Haute company No. - will
give "scene" on the public square.
which will be illustrated with search
lights OF "many colors," and the ju-
bilee meeting will close with parade
OF the Knights OF Khorasan on the
night OF August IL. All the parades
will be through the principal streets
OF the city.
over 5000 In Prizes.
The executive committee has just
issued bulletin announcing list Of
the prizes to be awarded during Py-
THAN gala week in Lafayette, from
August to IL. which aggregate in
value over $4,000. They are as fol-
lows:
Page Rank Class-Lodges having
the largest page rank class mot less
than ten) for initiation. First prize.
set ohicers' robes donated by Ward,
Stilson & CO.. New London. o. valued
at $500: second. Kings robe. (donat-
ed by De Moulin Bros. Co, Greenville,
I'D $3.50: third, grand chancellors
loving cup donated by Grand Chan
cellor John +. Petri OF Terre Haute)
SIS; fourth, lodge banner, $50: NTH,
silk nag. SIS: sixth. lodge banner.
$50; seventh. silk flag. $40. Lodges in
Tippecanoe county having largest
class: First. Lafayette cup. SIS: Sec
ond. Philbin cup donated by L. N.
Philbin) $50
Parade Prizes--Lodge having larg.
est number Of members (not less than
twenty-five In paradox. First prize.
solid sterling silver cup. valued at
5000 donated by endowment rank, X.
-
third. chancellor commanders robe,
800; fourth. safe, SIS donated by
Echwab Safe and Lock Works. Lafay.
ette) nth, master-at.arms robe. $50;
sixth. American flag. SIS. Lodge from
longest distance in parade: first prize
lodge banner, SIS; second, lodge ban
ner SIS.
Competitive Drill Prizes.
Class A-Open to all companies,
twenty-six Sir Knights and three off,
GERS First prize. Indiana cup, valued
ut $500: second. company banner,
5000 third American flag, 500.
Class B-Open to all Indiana COM
panies. eighteen men and three Off,
GERS. First prize. loving cup. valued
ut 5000: second. company banner.
$3.50: third. American flag. SIS.
Class C-Open to companies that
have never won prize at an encamp.
ment. First prize, loving cup. valued
At $3.50: second. company banner,
800; third. American flag, SIS lido.
mated by Henderson-Ames company,
Kalamazoo. Mich.l Company from
longest distance, not less than twenty.
nine officers and Sir Knights. Cash
SIS Company with largest per cent
Of members in attendance. cash SIS.
Besides the above many other prizes
will be awarded. announcement OF
which will be made later.
Page Rank Class.
On one evening during the week
the page rank will he conferred upon
q large class Of candidates. The work
will be given by team composed OF
members from Lafayette lodge No. 81
and Curran lodge No Ill and in one
Of the theaters.
CHARLES w. JORDAN d.