The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-09
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
The Trip to New Orleans.
The Route and the Scenery.
NEW ORLEANS, December 4.

..,fal Correspondence OF the Register.
rh, ,riennial conclave of the Grand
rr..nnment of Masonic Knights Temp
H-,f,b. United States, has attracted to
T,wOr'rsns large number of represen-
...;v. men from the various States, and
.:rsn to New Orleans news something
-,.r,p usual interest. AS many OF
',, -.slrrS feel some degree of con-
~" in the transactions of the Grand
y...,,,,ucnt and in the festivities at.
.nJimr III" triennial meeting, l will
.E'synr to- trace the history of both as
,.csln,tly IL may be.
And fr,.: following the fortunes of 'thc
w., VIRGINIA Delegation it may be
III that We left Wheeling on Thursday,
I"y u and rrndrzvCused at Pittsburgh,
.,ying that city in company with n
,~mb.y Of Knights from the several
pr.bursh COMMUNICATES on Friday
'.,-rfuo Nov. -, at s o'clock. We had
.rIra,ant ride over the ConnellSvillc
,-.prh %. the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
..5 and All elegant dinner at Cumber-
,,Tj and reached Washington city
.i,rtSr NJ, where the cars containing
.bs remainder Of 1.-The Pennsylvania
,,,.,-im. was attached to our train. All
ra-o under the supcrintendence of Mr..
L.rtins of the somewhat celebrated firm
~. Cook, Son X jenkins, who have for
.,me wears past made business of ar
-n,.nc anG conducting excursion parties
10 Mi. and European countries and it
may q, well be- said right here, that the
whole party was thoroughly pleased with
,7.romplctcness of Mr.. Jenkins arrange
z,r,>. and each ofthe passengers mental
., vowed that if ever he made an
.vrur,ion to Europe it would be
snIrr Jenkins guidance, or in pursu-
anr, Of the advantages offered by his
lan. Mr. jenkins is, himself, Pitts
nlrrh man, and he knows thoroughly
what the people of that section want,
,rl hence the tours under his conduct
ammo, fail to render satisfaction to tour
IS from that quarter The delegation
under his conduct to New Orleans was
enthusiastic in his praise and will always
rrain lively recollection of his efforts
,rrat"r the trip pleasant and profitable
We dinrd in Lynchburg on Saturday
aqd ,upped at Charlotte, n. c. having
r.,,cd through the best of the fine to-
tsrro producing region Of Virginia, and
,,rhangsd ut Dalivillc our Pullman
Palace cars for day cars and seats.
Al Chrrlotte We found sleeping cars
again. and mpdc no further change until
a. rarn,,! New Orleans. We reached
Atlanta. 10y all odds the most tiourishing
aDi thrifty place on the entire r"ute,
a.,g: four O'Clock Sunday evening. Here
.aarr w, furnished, the Knights
% Atnita Cummandery bestowing
aoa tn" ,,iourncrs every hospitality
:r !, Ma III their power to extend, and
n'y grateful rrmrmbrances Uf their
nrr,> will hr borne in mind By their
u~,,of that sunday evening.
Frru AIhntato Mobile, the route lay
;-ru-h barren and desolate country,
l.i" barren, hying the chief feature ol
.." aui~rp'. We passed Montgomery
. ihr night. aud l,ucc cannot speak oi
e. ,aiprr,. hut W. have never seen IA
nar" cherries and uninviting tract of
.a0,ry than that through which
a. passed for say, two hun
'r'! miles before reaching Mobile.
>mr'lm", Tor thirty or forty miles no
.wan habitation could be seen, and III
,h. little hamletS. composed of shan
l., hn ha
'.'n, w"r" most conspicuous. In one
.a,r there We're four houses and three ol
."m displayed the sign Bar Room,
.aAh"I hy some rustic artist.
II Mobile the pilgrims We're very
.and,omcly received. Citizens throngcd
a'"lnl the train, shaking hands and ex-
'rntmg good wishes, and some brought
.a'Aei> Of oranges that were gratutiouS-
y distributed. The fear Of the
smallpox which was epidemic in some
:-ar'"rs Of the the city kept the passen-
~ near the train, and after about one
."'r stay the cars sped onward To New
"'.yan,, reaching the Crescent City
W"" ten o'clock Monday evening,
November 3Oth.
!ae greater part of the Knights were
'' escorted To quarters ut the 81.
''a''r> or other neighboring hotels, and
many sought private boarding houses
'a.'" they enjoyed home comforts and
,..'ne Louisiana hospit ality during
~"'F stay in the city. In this
@"rF number was the delegation from
""t Virginia, and am sure that no
.s" the company will ever cease to
"r!"her with pleasure and qualification
Ho>ptalitIes extended by Mrs.
,''SA.n at the corner of Camp and
~. Joseph streets, where We boarded
''r.'s ID, four or five very happy days.
,'"e Programme for Tuesday consisted
"r formation ola procession to escort
'-,.1SA the principal streets the officers
~ "r Grand EnCampment from the st.
"A''rs Hotel to Masonic Hall, where
T.. Meeting of the Grand body was to be
-. 1 The parade was very fine, about
,,.. -',..h hundred knights in full uniform
I."Spatlog, and elected many expires
.tas :" admiration from spectators along
lie Grand Encampment of Knight:
'.s."P.aT Of the United Stases; consisting
~. ,iS hTst four officers of the several
ave organizations. or their duly attest
proxies, assembled in the Masonic
''a.' about II o'clock, the procession be
: " That time dismissed. The Temp
Were then formally welcomed
Il VI. +. Girard, Crane
ser of Masons Of Louisians
,$t t, IN a very handsome and eloquen
h'e>>, and, on behalf of the Templars
p,PGI'y Grand Master J. II. Hopkins, o
=, ,'SO1Tsh, responded in one of the neat
80. ana most eloquent speeches We hay
n..iafd. iHeafd. 1t met with universal com
y.,Il.ilon y,Ia.ilon and the papers containing tn
,,5 5'a''in report received very read,
"a, Lapid sale. Mr.. Hopkins speecI
af,bI 'ne more eagerly sought for in vieN
na,.t nt Tact of his recent election as
.y IOer Of Congress over General Neg
Tba n'' competitor for the place.
G,,ns Gg subsequent proceedings Of tn
hneampment of Knights Templal