The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-01
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
In Hoe Signo vinces.

| On every hand is noticeable preparations -
view of the Grand Conclave Of Knights lem
! plar to be inauguratedt o-day decoratlons
of prominent buildings, preparations for liiu'
limitations, are being made, and there is every
evidence that the reception accorded the adj
vent of the Knights in this city, will be COM
mensurate to the Importance which attaches
to the event Up to Sunday evening, about
one thousand Sir Knights had arrived, and
many more would have been on hand Monday
morning had it not been for the genera. de-
lay on the routes, by which the various Com
manderies are coming The steamers Thomp-
son Dean, Great Republic and Idlewild, would
doubtless have been at the landing ere this.
had they not been detained by fog
However, they will come forward during the
evening, and with the Communicates to az
rive by train, it is calculated that not less
than twenty-five hundred Sir Knights will be
added to the number now present.
The details, as made at headquarters. for
reception purposes, were as follows:
Indivisible Friends Commandery No. I. at
jackson Railroa depot, at 80 P. NJ. to re-
ceive and escort the delegations due Oh the
train at that hour; jacques De Molay Com
mandery No 9, to assemble at the Masonic
Hall at P. NJ, thence to move to the New
Orleans and Mobile Railroad depot, to receive
and escort those Sir knights due at p. NJ.
from Mobile; Orleans Commandery No. is
ordered to the landing at 2 P. NJ, to meet the
delegations which are coming on the steamer
Thompson Dean.
Mississippi Commandery No. will proceed
to the Morgan ferry landing at 3:45, to receive
the Grand Commandery due at that time.
These duties constitute the programme for the
day, with the exception Of the Grand Council,
which was convened at noon, at the Masonic
Hail. and which has for its object the organi-
cation of General Grand Council toy the
United States.
The subjoined dispatches we're received
during the morning at headquarters, and indi-
cate some Of the Communicates now on their
way hither and due to-day:
WEST PoINT Mss. Sov. 90.
James P. Horror, Grand commander:
Secure accommodations at the ST. Charles
Hotel tor ten Sir Knights without ladies and
eight Sir Knights with eleven ladies.
JOHN c. BLooMFIELD,
Eminent Commander st. Louis No. I.
MOBILE, Nov. 30.
To Mr.. Bexell
The first detachment Of Commandery, five
sleepers, have arrived at Mobile and will leave
at 10 o'clock this morning. Will telegraph
you when the others reach Mobile.
CHAs. l.. FITCH, G.. F. A.
BATON ROUGE, Nov. 30.
The Thompson Dean will arrive at p. NJ.
Monday. G. W. DUNNING.
MOBILE, Nov. 30.
Jos. p. Hornor:
st. Louis and ST. Aldemar Communicates,
ninety strong, will arrive at $3.50 p. Nj.
JNo. c. BLOOMFIELD,
st. Louis and Chicago Railroad Office.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 80.
To Major i. A. Burke:
Dear Sir-Our numbers Louisville IS, and
ladies; DeMolay No. 12 s; State at large, 20;
Cincinnati, 20; st. Louis, IA; scattering. %. |
The train should arrive to-day. ? p. M.
Yours, ETC., p. L. CUMMINGS.
There is another special train on the ex-
press time enroute south tomorrow night. |
VIII try my best to find out who is on it.
p. L. C.
BRAsHEA2 CITY. Nov. 80.
To j. G. Stanford
Will leave here at 10 o'clock this day with |
fifteen Sir Knights. Il. b. RICHARDSON.
The above is the Grand Commandery of
Texas.
HUMBOLDT. Nov. %. 1874.
r. L. Bruce:
Delegation from Wisconsin and Minnesota
will be here tonight. G. 2. WEXFORD,
Grand Commander, Wisconsin.