Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-16
OUR KNI0HTLY vIsIrO8S.
A Gala Day Among the X nights Tenn

A committee from the several Communicates
of Knights Templar OF this city, consisting
o. SIR Knights +. G. Davis, A. y silor, IT,, and
W. J.Steph4 EsOn, of Washington, Ne. L; Robert
Bal Will \. Short and Ben. z. LLOYD. o; Go.
lumbia, No. 2; k. Hawley, T. T.. Lsckerman
and b. :. Hedrick, of Potomac Ne. 3; c. w
BalOcb. George r. Clark, g. W. Cock an II
l. Juilock, ct DE Molsy. No. 4, and accompanied
/; Sir John " Grifin, f. c., CoIumiia, No. ?,
Sir ~ Morris Smith, p. Z. c.. Potomac No. g.
and Sir knistss j. Edwin Nasen, 5. G. Row
land, &. II. 4. Haight, T. g. Brectt D. s.
Jones, Joseph Gedney James G. I,okson, 5.
Iiney, A. I. Waiting and j. Y. Potts proceeded
10 Baltimore yesterday to meet the Hartford
,iHa nmande nv ht5oGcek ?, m the train ar
introductions we're over all started for tEs city,
where they srTS-ed at $50 O'Clock, and were
met at the Baltimore depot by absut eFty Sir
Knights of this CITY, who escorted the visitors to
the National Hoe.
THE HARr FORD CoMMANDEsr.
The Hartford CommanGery numbers BiRety-
sin. including twenty pieces of music frO1l the
cele hrafed Prov iSence brass band. With them
are the following officers: Sir Charles T.. Bill
liEgs, eminent c0HID aDder; Sir y. X. Han zen
eIailssimO; Sir SrtA q. Marsh. capt ain geL.~ai;
SIR y. N. Wheeler, prelate; Sir T.. P. King, re-
eo-der; Sir James Watson, treasurer; Sir =. RI.
IL rum, senior warden; Sir y. Il. ClapP. junior
warden; Sir Henry Woodward. eminent ccsl-
maDieT o; CyTeIe CoElmsndery. Middletosn
CSER.; Sir y. j. Roo, grand captain genera.
stF "a 81 Connecticut. Sir Charles Carter p,.st
eminent commander Columbia Cornmar,Sery
NOTGbch, Conn; Sir CYRUS GOOdell. past sip.-
uent commander, Washington No I, and Sa.,
grand commander OF the state. They we.v tue
Old TegA!ia OF tie order b. permission o. til.
grand master OF teUpiars OF the L nIted States.
Sf,e~11nposin= Procession To-day.
his morning. at O'Clock, the four com
msHderies of this District, including the new
mOCntsd eTmmar derry, net at Masonic Temp!e
and formed in line; DE MQlay (nounted) com
maDGaTy on the right OF the line-.I Daniels
commander. NJ. lie
simO, and James p. Pearson. captain general
This II sbe.t.Est time this new CONF anfery has
appeared IN public, and il was conceded bv all
that the nensSrs made very handsome ap-
pearance. witt their richly cspariscRed horses
and parxphernalia- They Numbered sixty
strong. Next came the old Washington com
msndery, No. !, about seventy iR number, J. j.
Barnes acting eYinent commander, preceded
by the full marine band; Columbia command
cry, No. z, one hundred strong. j. W. Griffin
eminent cOmmancer, with Potomac com.1 and
cry, No. 3, GeorgetoEn, W. Morris Smith emf
Dau commander, about fifty in number.
9he full battalion moved up F street &c eth,
down It'll TO Pennsylv ania avenue, and formed
In line between och and eth streets fronting
the Metropolitan Hotel. Soon after, Washing.
ton C2nmandery, of Hartford, preceded BY tie
Providence band appeared in front eff the
National Hotel, presenting tne appearance,
and marched in review past the line OF the
Washington COMMANDERS, making halt 0ppo-
site the market house. The District cOmruan-
deries, la Z C order named, then countermarched
10y platoOns. and, passing by the visiting COM
toahdery, lee the way up the avenue past the
PRESIDENTS House, where they we're reye wed
Oy President Grant, and, conn ers,archng, re-
turned by the way of New York aFenue to 10Th
street, down 18th TO street, dOEn To gth
down 9th TO Pennsylvania avenue, down Penn
sytvsnia avenue 20 9Th street, down 9th street 10
NHgi2ia avenue, up Virginia avenue 10 9TH
street and down u street TO the wharf, where
they embarked for their pilgramage TO the tomb
of Washington, wheze appropriate music Eas to
be rendered by the American brass harI, of
Providence. r. l., the marine band, of this city,
and the Masonic choir. IL is expected that the
boat will retHrn to the city by ) O'Clock p. n.
The display altogether was a very fine one
and creditabs 20 all concerned. Much praise
~as bestowed on the genttIlaniy bearing and
excellent marching of the Hartford Comm Ieyy
and the fine music by their band.
DeMOlay COmmandery also st' racted cOnsid-
cradle attention by TIE knlghtly bearing of it,
officers and members come establishment being
expressed at the good order of their marching
ard management of their horses, considering
the brief time they have been in training.