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Show Thousands iu Attendance at the Supremo Lodge of tha World lit Milwarkeo. A TKOCESSION THREE MILES LONG , Twelve Thousand Uniformed Kuights ou Tou aud Two Thousand oa ' Horseback. .MilWAlKfK, July Special. There are many interesting feature in today's programme "f the Knights of I'ythias. At il o'clock the officer and members of the supreme lodge assembled assem-bled nt the J'lankington house, and were escorted by a di isuoi M the uniform uni-form rank to the exposition building. Tho auditorium of this mammoth structure struc-ture has a capacity of scaling 1,1.000 people, and every seat was occupied wheu tho reception to the grand lodge In'gan at 10 o'clock. Addresses of welcome wel-come will be delivered on the part of Wisconsin by (iov. V.1. lloard;ou tho part of tho city by Mayor (ieorgo V. l'eck and on the part of the order iu the stale by (irand Chancellor lloskin of Foud-du-l.ne. These gentlemen who expressed the most kindly greeting to tho delegates and visitor irr tho city, wero responded to by Supremo Chan-' Chan-' cellnr Ward, of Newark, on behalf of the Knights of Pythias. At 11 o'clock, when tho reception closed, tho mem-hem mem-hem i f the supreme lodge w ere esiorled to tho West hide Turner hall, and began be-gan their tirst session. Tho business to be transacted by tho lodge Is mainly tho election of olllcers, (ho adoption of legislation in tho interests of the order, ami the consideration of tho reports of supreme ofllcials for the past year. Thu movements, exercises and performance of the l'ythiau army under (ieneral Carnahau will begiu" this afternoon. Tho company will move forward on a grand parade over a line of march extending ex-tending three miles through the principal princi-pal streets of the city. The column will bo reviewed by the supremo chancellor chan-cellor and major general. There will be folly IJ.tKl ) knights in lino, fully equippe'd in their ntliaetive uniforms. Including thu ollicers of tho dhislous and hall a dozen or more mounted divisions, di-visions, there will bo nearly 2, out) men ou horseback in tho lino. This will be ono of (ho mo,st iiiagnilieeiit military display ever witnessed in America. Following the parade of the uniform knighlswilleon.ua long procession of lodge members without uniforms. |