Seward daily gateway., 1925-08-04
City, Calif., followed next with band

and drill team. Next was com
 mandery from Tennessee. One O
 their knights was a member of the
 order during the Civil war and is talk
 ing an active part in this parade. A
 forty-piece band from Milwaukee was
 the next and their commandery. No
 l, drill team got great had from
 the crowds with their wonderful drill. New Jersey and Georgia made a great showing, the crowds appar ently being untiring as each section or the parade being greeted with fresh outbursts of cheering. There were seven bands in this division
 The parade wound up First Avenue to Virginia St, over to Second ave nue and down to Yesler Way, up to Third avenue, on Third to Union St. and over to Fourth avenue, along Fourth and Seneca, east on Seneca to tlfth avenue, north to Pine St., and along Pine to Sixth avenue, Sixth to Olive and wound around various streets gradually disba oding. The parade was held up several times while drill teams were doing their stuff in front of the reviewing stand at Fifth and Len >ra St During one ot the intervals spent thus, the Mil Waukee team gave ye.Is for Seattle.
 The Eighth Division. led by a Scottish regimental band from Van couVer, B. C., dressed il kits G0O pieces) and consisting of commander ies from Missouri, Alabama and Louisiana, IvanhOe Commandery, Of Kansas City with drill team, an Ala bama commandery then a Louisiana commandery with forty-piece band and the New Orleans commandery last in this division.
 Ninth Division-Consistin of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota and Maryland communicates. First the thirty-six- piece band of the Baltimore, Md, 1 commandery. The men do not ap- pear to be overly tired from the heat. Seattle's climate was never better than it is today Next fol- lowing the Baltimore band, came the grand commandery from Iowa, where the tall corn grows and they raise wonderful pork The boys up on the roofs created a diversion at this point it was very hot up there and they were trying to attract the polar l cake vendors in the streets below to go up on the roofs too, but nothing doing, they were too busy down be- low. The Iowa delegation was sing ing the Iowa anthem, hats where the tall corn grows" and appeared to be very happy. A Maryland band came next then the Sioux City com mandery, Demalay Commandery, No. l, and then the Minnesota comman- dery all on horseback. They used special Swedish horses direct from Sweden and the drill team carried special sabres imported from Stock holm, The U. s. flag in beautiful silk was predominating feature of the parade. The parade was held up for few minutes as one of the mounted knights lost his garter. However, the first aid squad were quick to the rescue and the parade proceeded. The Kansas City com mandery were next also with their drill team. They all wore beautiful sunflowers, the emblem of their State. The Wichita, Kas., comman- dery completed this division.
 The Tenth Division consisted of communicates from Nebraska, Ar kansas, West Virginia, Colorado and North Carolina. Four horsemen lead ing followed by a twenty-six-piece band. Then the Mount Calvary Com mandery, No. 1, drill team of Omaha marching in the form of a beautiful cross. The other communicates in this division all sang as they march. ed.
 Communicates from South Dakota. Wyoming, Oregon and Montana made up the Eleventh Division. The fifty piece band of the Grand Command cry of Oregon led, followed by autos carrying executive officers, all wear ing roses, the emblem of the state. The Portland drill team came next all wearing yellow gloves. There were one hundred and sixty knights from Portland and special photographer from the Portland Oregonian came with them to take pictures of the parade. The Washington command cry of Oregon fife and drum corps came next all wearing black capes. Wyoming came next followed by the Montana communicates who were several hundred strong, every city of importance in Montana being we'll represented.
 Twelfth Division-A thirty-piece