The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-05-19
Following A Brilliant Parade
Of All PythianS
CENTERBURG BAND A HIT
In Concert Program; Composed En-.
tirely Of Members of the Order
Major Appleton Heads cere-
monies of Evening


A notable event, which will live
long in the memories of Pythians of
the city and county who participated
either actively or otherwise in it's
ceremonies, happened Wednesday
night when Wayne Company, No IL,
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias,
was mustered in at Castle hall, West
Gambler street, by Kokosing Com
pany, No. II, of this city, assisted by
number of distinguished officers of
the Uniform Rank of Ohio.
The celebration of the evening
started with the formation of mon
ster Pythian parade at the X. of p.
armory, northeast corner of the pub
lie square. The glittering swords of
members of the rank, their waving
blue plumes and the stately, military
air that obtained all made of the oc-
casion a sight well worthy of the at
tention of large crowd which formed
on the square to witness the parade.
The order of march was as follows:
Major w. C. Appleton, major of the
End Battalion, First Ohio Regiment,
in command, assisted by Past Cap
tains Clifton G. Hunt and Lyman B,
Hunt; Brigadier General Thomas w.
Minshull of Cleveland; Col. w. G.
Graham of Columbus; Col A. j.
Guth; Captain F. F. Vance; Major
William Appleton, Sr.; the Center
burg X. of P. band Licking Company
No. 121, of Newark, in command of
Captain Eugene Wolinsky with fifty
knights in line; Wayne Company, No
II, of Fredericktown, in command OF
Captain Russell X. Smith, with TWEEN.
ty-five knights in line; Kokosing Co.
No. IL, in command of Captain G. O.
Hill with thirty-five knights in line;
Tfmon lodge drill team in command
of F. B. Jones; Hawthorne lodge OF
Centerburg; Wayne lodge of Freder
icktown; Gambler lodge of Gambler
and Timon lodge of this city.
The parade moved west on High tc
Sandusky street and there counter
marched east on High street to the
public square; then south on Main
street to Gambler street, where a
countermarch was made north on
Main street to the X. of P. armory
where the parade disbanded and a re
ception was rendered all Knights OF
Pythias and their families. AT the
head of the line of reception was Ed
ward Bell, ancellor-commander o.
Timon lodge.
In the armory, splendid concert
program was rendered by the Center
burg K. of P. band under the leader
ship Of Carlos Oberholtzer This or
ganization is the only one of it's kint
In the state and has attracted mucf
attention in Pythian circles. There
Is a possibility that all fifteen piece!
will be taken to Cleveland next sum
mer for the state convention. Leadel
Oberholtzer is thorough musician
and the painstaking care which h
has used with the band was eviden
in every number played. A voca
number by Frederick Bishop, accom-
panied by the band, and solo by MI
Waldorf on the tuba were well re
ceived by the audience which i'm
mensely enjoyed the concert.
In the meantime, Wayne Compan.
was being mustered in at Castle hal
on West Gambler street by Major w
C. Appleton, assisted by members o
Kokosing Company. When this ha,
been accomplished and the cand
dates initiated into the rank unde
the direction of Captain c. o. Hill, al
returned to the K. of p. armory.
Brigadier General Thomas w. Mir
shull of Cleveland publicly installe
the officers of the new company a
follows
Captain-R. X. Smith.
1st Lieutenant-W. II. McKown.
End Lieutenant-F. B. Levering.
LIST Sergeant-W. G. Keasling.
End Sergeant-C. ID. Ebersole.
Recorder-C. j. Lowell
Treasurer. G.. Zolman.
Lunch was served the visitors b
members of Kokosing Company an
the balance of the evening was devo
ed to dancing, music for which wa
rendered by the Mild six-piece orche
! ira.
During the course of the procee
ings, addresses were made by Gener
r, w. Minshull, Col. A. ]. Guth an
| Col. w. G. Graham.