By Thousands

CniCAGO, Aug. 7. - At the triennial cantonment Patriarchs Militant Wednesday the competitive oontests in ,he Rebekah degree work were coninued at Battery D armory, and the rize drills on the Lake Front In he latter, cantons from Van Wert, O., Winchester, Ind., Germanown, O., Dayton, O., Sullivan, Ind., and jogansport, Ind., took part. At night on the Lake Front the famous Chicago Zouaves under command of Captain "ord gave an exhibition drill, the defreo of chivalry was conferred upon ixteen candidatos and a magniflcent lisplay of fire-works waa witnessed by 80,000 persons massed within the inclosure and perhaps 20,000 more congregated in the immediate vicinity outside. ■ Chicago, Aug. 8.- Over 12,000 Patriarchs Militant and members of subordínate lodges I. O. O. F. participated in the parade Thursday afternoon. The ine of march was six miles in length and the procession was an hour and a ïalf in passing a given point It was reviewed at the Lake Front by Governor Titer and staff. Mayor Cregier, and Seneral Undorwood and staff. In the contests in subordínate lodge degrees work at Battery D in the morning the ollowing lodges participated: Fort Searborn, No. 214, Chicago; North Star, STo. 6, Minneapolis, Minn.; White Water, fo. 41, Richmond, Ind., and Mooming;on, No. 400, Bloomington, 111. At night there was another jam of )eople on the Lake Front, 60.000 being a conservative estímate of those present The decora tion of chivalry was conferred on forty-three candidates, ut the ceremony was very short and not one-tenth of the people in the rrounds saw or heard any part of it The exhibition of flre-works surjassed that of the night before, and included a number of the most elabórate and intricate set pieces ever made. Chicago, Ai'g. 9. - The following cantons took part in the Patriarch Militant drill on the Lake Front on Friday: Marión, oí Marión. Ind., the present bolders of the flrst prize in class A; Wíchita, of Wichita, Kan.; [ndianapolis No. 2, of Indianapolis, Ind.; Ann Arbor, of Ann Arbor, Mich; Elwood, of Elwood, Ind., and Amsterdam, of Amsterdam, N. Y. [n the individual contest for the best drilled chevalier in the sword manual ;he prizes were awarded to W. S. Win;ers, of Cantón Indianapolis, No. 2; T. H. Campbell, of Cantón Van Wert, and P. Mortison, of Cantón Occidental, No. 1, Chicago. The winners in the individual prizes for the line officers were: Captain J. H. Wise, of Cantón Logansport, Logansport, Ind.; Ensign A. T. Wolcott, of Grand Cantón Excelsior, of Chicago, and Captain E. Rott, of Canton Frank, Germantown, O. At the ball given in honor of the Generalissimo at Battery D Friday night tbfl prize-winners in subordínate and Rebekah degree lodge contests were announced as follows: For Subordínate Lodges - First prize, North Star Lodge, No. 6, Minneapolis, $500; second prize, Wicker Park Lodge, No. 381, Chicago, I30O; third prize. FortDearborn Lodge, No. 214, Chicago, 1200. For Rebekah Degree Lodges- First prize, Naoml Lodge, No. 6, Columbus, O., $500; seoond prize. Elite Lodge, No. 3, Chicago, $300; third prize, American Lodge, No. 188, Chicago, 1200; Fourth prize, Ruth Lodge, No. 1, Omaha, Neb., set oí regalia and jewels, special prize by Roundy Company, Chicago. Chicaoo, Aug. 11.- Saturday was the last day of the Odd-Fellows' celebration. It closed with th presentation of jewels of merit to the mayor and chief of pólice and a flre-works display in the evening. The competitivo drill prizes were awarded as follows: CLASS "A" CANTONS. Prift. 1. Cantón Marión, No. 6, of Indiana (1,500 2. Cantón Frank, No. 55. oí Ohlo 800 3. Cantón Occidental, No. 1, of Illinois 500 4. anton Indianapolis, No. 2, Indiana 300 CLASS "A" CAPTAINS. 1. Captain E. Rott, Cantón Frank, No. 55, Ohio Ï100 2. Captain Daniel Gunder, Cantón Marión No. 6. Indiana 80 3. Captain D. H. Chase, Cantón Logansport, No. Ü5. Indiana 50 4. Captain C. C. Crabb, Cantón Excelsior, No. 1, Chicago 90 CLASS "B" CANTONS. 1. Cantón Amsterdam, No. Ü0, of New York $1.000 2. Cantón London, No. 20, Ontario 600 3. Cantón Earl, No. 6, of Ohio 800 CLASS "B" CAPTAINS. 1. Captain Brozie, Cantón Amsterdam, No. 20, New York 1100 2. Captain J. Brown, London, No. I. Ontario 80 3. Captain C. H. Schaffer, Earl, No. 16, Ohio 80 CLAS3 "C" CANTONS. 1. Captain Elwood, No. 33, Indiana tSOO CLASS "C" CAPTAINS. 1. Captain J. M. Nuzum, Elwood. No. 33, Indiana $90 CLASS "D" CANTONS. 1. Cantón, Van Wert, No. BS, Ohio Í800 8. Cantón T. W. Tizer, No. J, Indiana 500 3. Cantón, Thompson, No. 2.1, Indiana 300 4. Cantón, Ann Arbor, No. 30, Michigan. . . 800 CLASS "D" CAPTAINS. 1. Captain M. D. Evers, Jr., Van Wert, NÓ.B8, Ohio $80 2. Lieutenant A. B. Thurbcr, Thompson, No. 23, Indiana 60 3. Captain C. H. Manly, Ann Arbor, No. 30. Michigan 40 4. Captain A. Q. Marsh, T. W. Kizer, No. 4, Indiana 30 HDSSAUS. 1. Junia Hussars, Columbus, O $500 2. Captain C. J. L. Pugh, .lunia Hussars, Columbus, 0 50 KOUSTKl) ulKK'KltS. 1. E. B. Blíss. Flrsi Uvglm uut. Oblo 75 2. Lieutenant Uuesaudür, First Kegiment, Illinois 50 5. Colonel Sharp. División of the Lakes. . . 25