The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-06-15
THE GRAND PROCESSION.

Punctualy at O'Clock this morning, despite the
threatening and weeping Clouds pursuant to the
began assembling. Bands of music were heard
playing far in the distance and soon they appeared
or abroad. multitude of loOkers-on also quickly
gathered along the street, and hurried
formation Of the parade. Mounted Knights
in full regaa, gauntletted and armed galoped from
point TO point, issuing directions TO the advancing
Communicates locating them at their proper places,
and getting things In readiness for the word
''march." The rain fell at htlul intervals. "How
unfOrtunate" was the expression OF all. By-and-by
the squads OF detailed policemen also arrived,
and soon had the street cleared OF loiter-
ers. Now the bands are all ON the ground,
their numbers carrying assurance to the anxious
and eXpectant that but few of the knights had
lacked sufficient courage to thigh their swords and
don their plumes deferred by rain or muddy streets
As soon as this was perceived, tagging interest
thusiasm the sun attempted to pierce the dark
canopy which shut him in, and succeeded In driving
through weak and struggling ray or 30 to enliVen
both Knights and spectators.
The dress OF the Templars was uniform, with but
slight variation so were their arms and the notices
upOn their banners one commandery carried
lances in addition TO swords; aAouher wore aprons
in addition 20 the badrc. Save in one or TWO other
Instances, PERHAPS there was no dnerenGe &c IN tie
costume Of the Knights As to the banners they car
red, all Of them were elab0ratey embroidered, em-
, baZOned, and mounted. "I' noe S1gno 0inces. was
their invariable emblem. tanners, however,
were not at all numerous; or nags there
were none. Some OF the Knights were arrayed in
the full-dress uniform; others in the fatigue The
latter predomnated i'm point of numbers. This dress
Consisted of a black frock or Tempars coat, black
PANTS black cap, with appropriate emblems, black
neckte badric, sword, belt and white gloves, gene
rally of buckskn, with cross worked upon the wrist
band The full-dress costume differed only slightly
from this, saving in that for cloth cap there was
substituted chdpeau, and for white gloves Whlte
gauntlets. The bands of music were many, and all
Of them we're excellent The best in this city were
ali present, and some Of the most celebrated from
other places were likewise in the line. Here may De
appropriately noticed feature OF the procession y,
which all others in the future would DO Wen W
initiate. - , co oo,,orroootod and
stationed as TO give portions OF the line TWO OF
three bands in close proximity, Whlle others re-
NAMED silent for want OF a single plece-a tnlng
which SO frequently happens that II might Wen @ DC
seEed who has not noticed it?-this procession Was
Go ad,nirably arranged that the bands OF music came
along AT proper and regular intervals ana sun ~ ~
Snch nuiek successOn that none were preVehIeu pJ
distance from knowing when the preceding Ut su0
ceedng one was playing.
The Order of Procession.
The nrocession was made up in the following
Sergeant Crout of the Reserve Police, with twenty
'OSu SIR E Clay Crawford, General Commanding and