Show I 1 KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS friio august an encampment cam gjent of the uniform ank at kanamu city e the encampment of the uniform rank lit kansas city in august will be a very brand grand affair judging from the success of ather similar events and also from the e correspondence or already received a very conservative estimate of the number of uniform rank men who will encamp in kansas city the week of aug 22 will ivill reach at t least there arc are many who are confident that the number will bo be more than that while borne some hope for as launy as it la Is also conservatively estimated that visitors tora will bo be in kansas city during the entire encampment I 1 and on the parade day not less than the the people I 1 1 I 1 I 1 jbf Z A ke whitest w ill coit W ut it it T a too tm far ahead to determine except in a general way wh what a t the weeks pro gramme may be arlys it is certain t ain that there will be nume ou compe competitive tit ive drills everyday every day during the encampment CIL camp m ament ment and perhaps for or several days dayh at after er the camp Is broken as the prizes are numerous and the contestants will also le lie many the first prize will be 1500 logo to go to the division giving the best drill each member berof of which will get a sir air knight jewel the second best division will secure a prize of 1 I 1200 and the third 1000 and from that figure the prizes will decrease each step to the lowest general prize which will be the commander of the beat division will get a jew jewel el valued at the division that reaches kansas city from the most remote point by the shortest route will secure a prize of the prize for the best beat battalion drill will ba be VW the commander of the be beat best st battalion will win a handsome field officers sword the gift of major general carnahan Caro ahan the oldest knight in the drill drills on field day will win va 10 lo on one day will be given up entirely to the parade it is believed that not noff fewer ewer illan than uniform knights will bo be in line it will inquire require at least six hours for the ranks to pass a given point one evening W will 1 ill be set apart for the display of fireworks wo irks for which 1500 will be expended the uniform rank increased last year or over er members missouri has nearly members distributed tri buted in lodges lodge braddock addock Dr pa haa has a new lodge since the last session of the ohio grand lodge petitions for 04 new lodgen have been received ohio will soon have a mounted uniform division savannah knights knight of pythias are in a very prosperous condition kansas has recently instituted 0 6 new pythian lodges since jan 1 I 15 dispensations have been granted for new lodges in the state of ohio the lodge at Russell russellville ville ky has purchased a corner lot and arid will erect a three story ball hall A history of the order compiled by bra bro F dowd will soon be published the committee of the grand lodge will redistrict the state of new jersey jemy the president of the city council of st louis louls the hon ilon C P walbridge has allied himself to the order A pythian temple in cincinnati Is a probability the question is being agitated considerably and practical steps toward a realization of the hopes of the membership arc are fairly under way the knights of pythias of des have organized a pythian relief bureau W whose bocce duty it will bo be to look after utter sick and distressed knights either residents of their city or tran transient bent and to render them such aj aid d as their respective re cases may need to t that hat end they have adopted a constitution and bylaws elected officers established a central office and propose to do their part of true practical pythian knighthood |