The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1913-09-05
Major General Robert r. Jackson
of Chicago Leads the Parade.
Maryland Men Receive Much
AppIause--virginia Delegation
Unseated in Convention Army
Maneuvers at Military Camp.
[. 0. WILSON AND n. 7. WnITTIc0 flkE
CR[kT fl6HT FOR Jefferson
AND MITCHELL.

Bethel African Methodisf Episcopal
Church. Druid Hill Avenue and Lanvale
Street. Baltimore, Md, Was crowded
daily with delegates and visitors Of the
Supreme Lcdge, the Fifteenth Biennial
Session Of the Supreme Court OF Cslsnthe
and the Seventeenth National Eneamp-
ment of the military Departms mt of the
knights oi Pythias Of America
AT the opening session Grand Chan
c.lior Watty Of Maryland. introduced the
Supreme Chancellor Greene OF Louislana'
Who introduced Mr.. A. - GOldshorough.
who uelcomed the delegates and pre-
sented the key Of the city on behaif OF
the mayer. lie was replied to by Grs- d
L.rtuIer l.. NJ. Mitchell OF Dallas, Tex.
Chancellor Harry ;. Cumming spoke
in lehalf Of the citizens Of Baltimore
Rsv. j. L. King responded I'm behsif oi
the fraternity. DIR. :. NJ Stoney OF Au-
susta, Ga, replied. AT this time Tie
Grand Chancellor announced that Tie
Governor vas to speak, but having no
word from his Excellency. the presiding
officer Was unable To explain the cause oi
his absence
DIR. :. :. Jolly delivered brilliant adj
dr.. i'm Iehalf of the uniform rank and
swept the audience with his mstciie-s
oratory. Replied to 10y Judge Morris oi
Minneapolis, Mimi. Dr. Ernest Lyon,
Liberian Con-el General, made lev
timely remarks.
NIGHT SESSION
The evening session Was omitted and
the TRUSTEES Of Bethel Church rendered
the Grand Lodge i~legats- grand ban
qnet. Mr.. VIM. Fitzgerald act~i a.
tosstmastrr Addresses we're made 10y
Supreme Chancell0r :. W. tireene, Su-
preme Attorney :. A. l.. Watkins, OF
Chicago, Grand Worthy Counciilor joe
erh l.. }, ne=, Cincinnati, Hon Roscoe
ConkIing Summons, editor Of the Mem
phi- s.Sun'' and Hon. H. VI. sinclair OF
Cambridge, Md.
MAlkDIlTsD ~ 'HtsfD faNtfsh
Cheere,I 10y everybody in Baltimore,
which lined the sidewalks from curb q
building line. the knights Of Pythias, nm
s.--i. n IN Baltimore, held their great pa
rade last Friday a. m. marching through
a large part of tire city and incidentally
tying up nearly all the car lines IN town.
IL Was really hig parade---one Of the
bigg,~t that has teen held in Baltimore
in long tinBc---and one Of tie LIST from
the standpoint Of marching a. we'll as u
spe,tulAr display.
The more than ,Oro members Of the
uniformed rank Of the order, in camp at
Wssfport, their regirneBtais spick and
span and without a sIeck of tarnish ON
their gold lace, came u town with their
bands and joined with the Baltimore
menllers q tie order nm making line
that wa- several miles long. In the lins
we're companies from Pennsylvania. New
Jer~py. Illinois, North Csroiins, Nebras
IA. Elorids, Mississippi, TenDe-ee. Ala
barna. Arkansas. Ohio, New York, Con
nrctitut, Texas. Oklaboma, California
Kentucly, Va, W. va. Massachusetts,
The Chicago delegation numbered 80
and with Il Wa a band of 80 pieces. on
of the biggest colore'l band~ IN tlse coun
try.
BRUM MAJORS ARR EXPERTS.
There wa no little rivalry among tls
various companies n % which shoul'
make the ls-t showing in the parade, am
Oh - wbirh couid not comTete IN pin
u numler tired 10 make mp by the ex
ceIlcncs a their marhing- This rivslr
among tie companies wss refectef Il
the l.and-, and there were more fsnc
Il nts done by tie drum nsjors Wit
their le.lecke.l and ir-iizened batons tlls
haze l~en -een in Baltimore for man
moon4 They were twisted and t~irle-
and to--ed high in the air, caught up an
to~-ed sgain, tse bands all the time kesp
ing time, and the msrcbers keeping u
perfect step, vhiie tie tbrongs q me
and women and children shouted tIsei
spprovsi-
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