Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1898 — PYTHIANS IN OAMP. [ARTICLE]

PYTHIANS IN OAMP.

Every Grand Lodge in the World Officially Represented at Indianapolis. The biennial meeting of the supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias, began Tuesday morning in Indianapolis, with every part of the world, where there is a grand lodge, represented. The national encampment of the Uniform Rank was formally opened Tuesday afternoon and nearly 13,000 uniformed men were in camp. The supreme temple, Rathbone Sisters, opened Wednesday morning, with an attendance * greater than ever, before. The imperial palace, Knights of Khorassan, began Monday morning nnd lasted four days. The supreme lodge, Pythian Sisterhood, opened Tuesday morning. People flocked in from all parts of the country, the trains were loaded with passengers and all of the sixteen roads entering the city had numerous extra and special trains. At 3 o’clock Monday afternoon it wasj estimated that there were 35,000 strangers in the city and more than half a» many more came Tuesday. The streets were thronged with men in uniform. Cainp Colgrove, with its 5,000 tents, was, a grait attraction. A reception was givem at the Denison by the grand lodge offi-| cers, which was open to all knights and; their ladies. Tuesday afternoon the big, purade took place. The libera] prizes offered to companies and to lodges caused a large attendance of subordinate lodges as well as of members of the Uniform Rank, nnd the encampment ranks among the largest in the, history of the order. The representation' in camp by States is in part as follows: Indiana 2,250 West Virginia .. 500 Kansas 200 Coanectlcut 200 lowa 125 Minnesota 300 Kentucky ...... 400 New Hampshire. 150' Illinois 2,000 Massachusetts .. 300 Missouri 200 Michigan 500 Tennessee 100 Ohio 2.500 Wisconsin 150 New York 100 Virginia 300 Florida 100, Pennsylvania . ,1,000 Arkansas ....... 100 Washingt'n.D.C. 75