South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-28
PARADE IS HELD
AS BIG FEATURE
COIored K. of P. Have Many
Automobiles and Visitors
in Long March.

A monster parade headed by the
Chicago X. OF Z. band "Wednesday
morning marked the festivities of coll
ored knights of Fythias on the third
day Of the 18th annual convention. In
the line of march were two degree
teams. co. 9, X. Of p, from Indianap-
oils headed by Major w. a. Jackson,
and the south Bend team OF the uni
formed rank the LightfOot Co, No.
I21 Forty automobiles filled with the
Ladies e Calantha, an auxiliary or
der TO the X. of r., were also In the
procession. TIE parade formed at the
Swigart building. the headquarters OF
the convention, ami marched down the
principal business streets in the city.
The exercises this afternoon in
cluded big exhibition drill at
Springbrook park, a baseball game
between smiths White SOX OF Benton
Harbor and the South Bend Elliott ;
Giants. The drill will start at D
o'clock and the teams TO take part
, are the Crispus Attaccus of kokomo,
co. Q, X. of p, Indianapolis. and
Lightfoot CO. No. 3 from this city
This evening a banquet Will be
served in the Swygart hall and a band
concert will be given at the court
house at 1880 O'Clock. This is TO be
followed by a big military drill at
Place hall. Capt. stewards h. OF 4.
orchestra will furnish the music.
Many prominent colored people
from all parts of the state are In at
tendance at the convention. Among
them are r. p. Barker. pastor of the
First A NJ +. church, Muncie; John
! ID. Morris. Bonnie Yeager, Robert Gil
| lion and Edward Gaillard of indian
apolis Col. j. III. Waters OF the FIRST
| Indiana regiment of Indianapolis IS
! also in attendance.
REPORTS were made by chairmen OF
the various committees of the organl-
cation and the routine business trans
acted. The supreme representatives
at the session were J. y. Sheldon OF
| indianapolis and r.. G.. Harrington OF
Evansville III. +. Smith of Prince
! ton. Ind was given the Z. q. I. de-
gree. which is the highest honorary
degree of the order.
The officers elected TO serve for the
! ensuing year were: +. c. Tfdrington'
| G. c.. who has succeeded himself for
the past nine years; Henry y. Hill OF
South Bend, V. O.. c.; Campbell Up
| thegrove, Connersville, X. Il. s. Sllas
| C. Pritchett, indianapolis G. Nj. OF
| E: G.. Al. c. Hammonds. Terre Haute'
IG. p: J. III. Lott, Indianapolis, q. r.;
/ T.. b. Ransom, Indianapolis q. L.; Ar
thur Bush. Noblesville. G.. NJ. at a;
DR.. c. l.. 'Carville, Terre Haute, CT.
VI. H. It
! i. c.; Charles II. Martin, Jefferson
Vile. G.. O. G.. and Curtis Anderson,
! Nincennes, G. M.
other boards and committees that
were elected 20 serve for one year
were: Endowment board. r. y. Pow
| ell, Frankfort, secretary; a. {. Cous-
| ms. Indianapolis, treasurer, and j. ii.
/ Henderson. Indianapolis. members.
| Barrel fund board, Fred ID. Blake,
Terre Haute, secretary: X. ID. Gillium
/ Indianapolis, treasurer, and Thomas
| ~. Dexter of Indianapolis, member
Trustees for the coming year, III. w
! Hacker, Evansville; :. Jackson, french
Lick. and S. Fox of Richmond.
! With the degree team of the st
Joseph lodge, No. 81, As candidates
were given tho first degree.
a joint session of the grand court
| the ladies' order, and the grand lodge
was held last night at American nall
when the annual memorial services
were held with the memorial day ser
mon by Rev. J. w. Long.
Reports of the Pythian neurology
committee and of Callahan neurology
I committee were given by the secTetar-
| les of the orders. An address was
delivered by +. b. Ransom on "Pythi-
| an Dead" in which he reported 4
I deaths in the lodge during the past
year. Mrs. Sadie MOsley delivered
the address for the grand court OF
| ''Calanthian Dead" other addresse:
were delivered by +. r. Harrington
G.. c.. ana Mrs. Julia Reed, G.. w. G.
Today's program will be featured by
an outing at SpringbroOk park. This
| evening at 1880 o'clock a concert vii
be given at the courthouse by the
! Grand Lodge band and at O'Clock
| the grand military display will b,
| given at Place hall with special music
by Capt Stewards X. p. orchestra.