Show AN AIDE TO GENERAL CARNAHAN san francisco cal august 12 this will be a busy day for the knights of pythias who are now the guests of san francisco at 9 m tho imperial palace of the dramatic order of knights of will convene in pythian castle imperial prince frank II 11 dark of detroit midi will preside and sessions will be held daily during the week the supreme lodge of the knights of pythias will open its first session at 10 a m in the palace hotel where an aa room resembling the united states senate chamber has been fitted up during the week the supreme officers for the ensuing two years will be elected and installed interest centers on the election of supreme prelate and it is expected there will bo a lively contest the other supreme officers will probably be advanced one rank the supreme temple of the pythian sisterhood will meet in elks hall at 10 a m and the supreme temple of rathbone sisters will assemble in dative sons hall at the same hour there promises to be much friendly rivalry between these two affiliated organizations during the afternoon and evening there will bo band concerts and informal receptions at the various headquarters the event of the night will DC a spectacular i representation of the battle I 1 of gettysburg and competitive drills by alie naval reserve of california in the pavilion an evening reception will bo held by the Kath bono sisters at which an address of acl come will be delivered by ella S bringle grand chief of Calli ornia on behalf of the delegates mrs dell phillipa glazier supreme chief of the order will deliver an address in response other speakers will be first supreme chief mrs ida M weaver and mrs F L ingrain of iowa president of the insurance branch general carnahan has received a dispatch saying that the new york brigade and regiments from philadelphia portland maine and the of maine nt large would arrive today and it is expected that by tonight every cot in the pavilion will be occupied over 1500 nights ts were quartered in this encamp ment last night brigadier gen F C plummer has established his headquarters in the pavilion and has a full staff of officers this brigade will probably be by to morrow night the largest command at ie i e encampment as the companies from british columbia oregon and idaho arc being turned over to him as they arrive col C from ogden utah and col J E aitken of keno kev have reported for duty as aides de camp to general carnahan |