The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-09-23
Aitllmond Dispatth.
SATURDAY. ....SEPTEMBER %, 1871.
THE CIRCULATION OF TIE DISPATCll
ls LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIR
CubATION OF ALI. THE OTHER DAILY
NEWSPAPERS OF THE CITY.
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.

fIKE KNlGEkTA TEMPLAR.
THEIR PARADE AND FESTIVAL.
Thursday was a tine day for the festiyi-
ties Of the Knights Templar In Baltimore.
The Baltimore Gazette, speaking OF the
procession, says:
AS early as : o'clock I'm the morning the
lpeoplc We're astir. Ladies rs well as men
and children directed their steps towards
the centre of the city, where an opportu-
nifty could bc offered to witness the parade.
There was not vacant window in the
whole line Of the route. and every balcony
was filled with ladies. and the houSe.topS
were thronged. From Eutaw street to
Broadway Baltimore street was so denscly
lpackcd that the police had to make room
tor the ccmmanderies to pass down to
broadway, where the line was to form.
The programme announced that the line
lwould form at OK O'Clock, but some Of the
!commandcrles from Washington did not
reach the city until after 10 O'Clock, and that
caused delay. Everything, however, moved
Ssmoothly, and there was not single balk
in the proceedings, though the delay was
more than two hours after the appointed
| time for the formation Of the line.
The line was formed in Broadway, con-
sisting of twelve Divisions. We copy below
the list OF the 10th Division, which included
the Virginia delegations
Colonel Sir William E. Tanner, Chief OF
Division Sir j. G.. Covell, Aid. Char
lottesville Commandcry, No. Is, Charlottes-
vile; Grice Commandery, No. IL, Norfolk,
Va; Appomattox Commandcry, No. u,
| Petersburg; Winchester Commandery, No.
IL, Winchester Portsmouth Commandery,
No. 5, Portsmouth; De Molay Comman-
derry, No. 4, Lynchburg A. p. Abel Com
manGery, No. 3, Charlottesville Richmond
Lommandery, No. 2, Richuond; Grand
Commandery ct Virginia.
The Snn gives the following description
THE PROCESSION:
| The procession, after passing around the
Wildey monument, and turning out from
Broadway, passed over the prescribed
route along Baltimore street to EutaW, to
Monument, to Mount Vernon Place, along
the north side of Mount Vernon Place,
.around the Washington monument, along
1.-THE south side of Mount Vernon Place to
Cathedral to Franklin, to North Charles,
TO Fayette street, the end. Everywhere
the people, throngiDg the streets and
houses, were demonsrative, and the march
was, from first to last, an ovation to the
| Iemplars IN line.
HOW THE LINE LOOKED.
There was no one point in the route from
(which the whole procession could be seen at
one time, though there we've many places
Iwbere the greater portion Of the column
could be seen in motion. To the fortunate
persons who held such posts of observation
sthe spectacle was very grand. The greatest
jsatiElaction, however, came from minute
J.. inspection of the different Communicates,
: tuil of the visiting organizations being on
their very best marching behavior. as con-
stc,tants for the splendid prize offered for
the Commandery exhibiting the greatest
perfection in drill and movement during the
= parade. Viewed as q whole, the spectator
twas filed with admiration Of the general
- effect Of SO moDy nen uniformed alike in
rich and costly tlappings; of so many nod
ding white plumcs in the chcpeaus of the
order, and slitlcring swords in the bright
ssunShinc; OF So many snowy baldricks con.
strasting with the dark clothes of the
! Knights, and ofsu many banners, all bearing
the same device Of the Latin cross, and the
same inscription.
''IN Hoe sIGNo yINCEs."
and "non no6iS donlit Sed non,tni tu0 dd
giorid.' Examined in detail so much per.
! lection and trim elegance was found Cs tc
leave but little room for adverse criticism
Every man appeared to be as tidy as though
he had just come out Of the handbook with
!, bis own chapcau, and that he had never
been anywhere else IN all bis life.
MUSIC AND MARCHING.
The swelling music from so many superb
q bands was delightful treat, and was fire.
: quently app!auded, particularly when the
tDNie air was rung out from the brazer
throatS OF some of the larger music corps
# in tue line. The different bright and eaudy
uniforms Of the bands added greatly TO the
effect Of the spectacle. AS regards the
marching, the general orders prescribed
that the column should march in sections
OF six files, preserving the exact distance
between the ranks, each Commandery
maintaining its proper distance from the one
: i'll advance, and to prevent confusion OF
step the bands bearing corresponding col
ors provided should only play in time moi
to exceed ninety steps to the minute.
BY these aud other regulations remarka-
bic precision was attained in the time and
i step Of the different communicates. The
. rigid alignment of ordinary marching in
column was varied At intervals by many OF
the larger communicates, which at tn
word were instantaneouslv transformed
into crosses, double crosses. trlangles, &C.,
producing picturesque effect that never
J. failed TO elicit the Warmest applause from
the multitudes on the sidewalks and in ths
streets, as we'll as the approving smiles OF
the ladies looking down from the windows
fand balconies. ago.. .......- -.....
Kadesh Commandery, of Philadelphia,
at one time marched with four sections
in the form Of quadruple cross. The tri-
pio cross WAS frequently formed by Hansei-
man Commandery, of CINCINNATI. while
), with the St. Johns Conmandery, of Phila-
= delphia, and Philadelphia No. 3, the triau.
gle movement seemed the faY0rite evolll-
tion. The western and Philadelphia Com.
: manderies were all conspicuous for their
admirable drill and beautiful evolutions,
= particularly so the case Of the Detroit Com.
5 mandery, the Terre Haunt Commandery
and others.
The New Workers and Virginians were
also we'll drilled and splendid looking
bodies of men. The Baltimore Comman.
deries, OF course, received good deal OF
applause from their friends, and deserved
! it for excellence OF discipline and admra.
bic drill.
: EuTAw STREET AND TIE MONUMENT.
The procession was exactly one hour in
+ passing the Su7. Office. On reaching EutaW
street, a dense mass Of people was congre-
gated, and the policemen had to exercise
constant vigilance in keeping the way clear,
so that the procession could turn north
ward on its route to the monument. ,The
balconies and windows ofthe EutaW House,
and OF all the dwelling houses in the neigh
borhood, were filled with ladies WaylDg
their handkerchiefS. The applause at this
tpoint was very fattering.
After turning into Monument street the
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