Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-22
EVENING STAR.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
GALA DAY IN WASHINGTON.
RECEPTION OF THE yysrTons
The Parade and Drill.


The Parade and Drill.
An Immense Procession.
The Sir knights. the Decorations.
the banquet, Hc.
The Grand Encampment of knights Templar
OF the United States, who have been attending
the triennial concaye at Baltimore this week,
attended by large number of escorting
Communicates from all portions of the United
states, having been invited by the Command
cries OF this District to visit Washington to-day
large number sgnihed their int ,ntion to accept
the invitation, and the Sir knights here, and
many citizens not members of the Order have
been busy for the last two days preparing for the
reception of their distinguished guests The
work OF decoration was completed last night
and this morning, at o'clock, the Sir Knights
OF Washington, Columbia and Potomac Com
manderles OF this District, in obedience to or
dCrs OF their Eminent Commanders, G.. Il. SLAMS
bury, j. w. Griffin and VIM. Morris Smith, as
sembled at the ASYLUM in full uniform and
with the Marine Band, marched to the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad depot 20 receive the xis-
tiers and form the column of parade.
THE DAY OPENED AUsPICIoUsLY.
The air was fresh and invigorating, the sun
shone bright; in fact the weather could not have
been more delightful. An immense turnout of
the people was expected to view the somewhat
novel sight of so many Templars in body, and
the spectators began to assemble at an early
hour in the vicinity of the depot and on the line
of march leading to the City Hall. The school
having been determined on by the school au-
thorities to enable them to witness the pageant.
The army of street-sweepers were early at work
this morning, and al o clock had PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and other streets, through which the pro-
c,ssion passed, swept and in excellent order.
AT sunrise one hundred guns were fired from
the Monument lot, as welcome salute to the
visitors.
RECEIVING THE VISITORS.
The first train from Baltimore arrived here at
O'Clock this morning, filed with numerous
Communicates and attachments, without any
apparent regular order, and were met by WASH
ington Commandery. No. 1, of this city, who es-
corted them into line on sd street, where they
halted, to await the arrival of others by subse-
quent trains. The second train came in half an
hour afterwards. This was a very long train,
and, like the one preceding it, filed with detach-
ments OF different Communicates, with bands of
music. They filed out into regular order and
joined the procession on Sd street. Tie next
train arrived at 1880, and was even Longer than
the preceding ones. Other trains followed at in
tervals OF about half am hour, and by II O'Clock
Mr.. Koones estimatedthat upwards OF six thous-
and persons had arrived, nearly half OF whom
wereiTemplars. Captain Collins, master of trans
portation, was kept busy attending to the ar
rangements OF the trains during the entire MORN
morning.
at a quarter to eleven O'Clock, Washington
Sommandery, No 1, headed by the Marine
Band, returned TO the depot to receive the next
arrival. This train was loaded with about two
thousand Sir knights and others who accom-
panied them. All business in the neighborhood
time to witness the novel sight This train
brought in Pittsburg Commandery, No. 1, with
Great Western Brass Band, % pieces; Cyrene
Commsndery, No.7, of New Jersey, with the
| 9th Regiment n. j. Brass Band, "a pieces; st.
Johns Commandery, No. 1, Wilmington, Del,
with band; Lancaster Commandery, band;
| Ceur De Lion Commandery, New Brunswick
| n. j., with band; Harselman Commandery, No.
| q, Cincinnati, Ohio, with brass band. These
| were all escorted to the line on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue by Washington Commandery, the bands
L 4 Sfr xxyth
| the Marine Band of Annapolis. This was in
command of W. S. Hanway, the Generalissimo.
Manhatten, No 81, New York, Eminent Com
| mander George w. Southwick, about 80 strong.
Morton Commandery, No. 4, n. Y. city, with
| band Of 7th regiment, 25 pieces; Eminent Com
mander, William Edwards. This musters about
l 40 strong.
The officers of the General Grand Com
mandery Of the United States are still in session
| In Baltimore, and were not able to finish their
| business in time to be present at the parade.
| Decorations.
Many of the stores ana private dwellings on
| the line of march were decorated with stream
ers and banners, on which were the Templar
| emblems in all colors. Ropes were in many
| cases strung across Pennsylvania avenue to
| insignia.
Many of the principal buildings on the Avenue
| from the Capitol to the Treasury were fairly
| covered with flags and evergreens. Over the
| Avenue from the st. James to the National
Hotel there was suspended small tags emble-
matte of the order, and similar decorations were
| suspended from Shepherds building TO Shus-
| ter's, from Selby & Naudain's near eth street
from the Owen House and other points. The
following buildings were deliberately decorated
and attracted much attention.: The st. James
/ ). q. Hollingshead's, Morrison's, Timmes e
MnsloTs, the Victoria House. the Territorial
/ McDermOtts, Young 81 Bros, Columbia Hotel
| Wiegmans, the armOry of companys A and B.
W. l.: l., Campbell & Sons, Jno. Cummisky's
Jos. PlatZ's, Howard House, Philip & Solomons'
Harvey & Holden's, Oyster Bay, the Owen
House, Buckley * Towers, THE STAR Office
RePu6Iicdn Office, Patriot Office, Wall, Robinson
| CO., Legislative Hall, Princes, Towers &
Mudd's, l. u. COMBS Dixon House, Perry q
Bros, Barnes * Mitchell, Gotthe,f & Behrend' s
Samuel Bacon's, Selby & Naudan and Jesse b
l Wilson.
THE MASONIC TEMPLE
was tastefally decorated On the outside was
suspended from the center of the cornice on f
street TO each lower corner, cord, to which pen
| mons, streamers and orihammes were attached
| the whole presenting a beautiful appearances
| In the Music Hall, which was used on this occa-
| sion as a lunch room, were SUSPENDED ON the
| walls banners of all nations, and at the east end
OF the hall was large Templar banner on
winch the einbiems OF the various orders OF
| knighthood were conspicuously displayed Tn.
derneath this were Masonic devices in conjunc-
| ton with the American banner.
The Procession.
After the line was formed, the procession
| marched in the following order:
| Detachment of police. under Lieut ,Johnson.
| Chief Marshal Edward Baldwin and JOS. Dan
/ leis, his aid; the full Marine Band under Prof
| Scala.
Washington Commandery, No. ], 100 mem.
6ers =. r. Stansbury, Eminent Commander:
VIM: q. Moore, Generalissimo; j. j. Barnes,
Captain General; G. w. Bennett and j. b. wills,
| Past Eminent Commanders.
Columbia Commandery, No. 2, of this CITY.
with 150 Sir knights; Eminent Comm ander, j.
| W. Griffin; Generalissimo, Samuel Baxter, and
| Captain General, ID. S. Jones.
Potomac Commandery, No. 3, Of Georgetown.
| w. M. Smith, Eminent Commander; Jos Lib
hey, Captain General; - Hardy, Generals
| simo.
Baldwin Commandery, second, No. q, of VIII
| Transport, Pa, 6S members, headed by Repass'
band Eminent Commander, Dan1 w. Smith;
| simo. j. NJ. VaBderslice.
De Molay Commandery, No. q, of Reading,
| Pa, headed by Winters Military Band Emil
neDt Commander Albert G. Rightinger.
Richmond Commandery, No. 2, of Richmond,
l Va, 50 members, headed by Smiths band, of
Richmond. Eminent Commander, j. A. Scott;
Captain General, j. T. Brown; GeneraIissimo,
G. p. Brock. This commandery carried in adj