The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-02

TIE KNIGHTS TEMPLAK.
Review of the COmmandcries at
Prospect Park.

review of the Knights Templar took
place Tuesday at the Prospect Park parade
ground, in presence of more than $4,000
persons 1t had been arranged that this
should be an event in every way worthy
the high character of the organizations
participating in it, md to add to the inter-
est of the occasion, competition drill for
silver cup was to be witnessed between
such Communicates as might see fit to en-.
ter. Therefore popular excitement in
Brooklyn ran high, and in the forenoon
that city wore II holiday appearance. At
IL 80 p. m, the Brooklyn Communicates
Clinton, st. Elmo, and De Witt Clinton
numbering over 800 men, met at the as
YUM of Clinton Commandery, and pre-
ceded by band of music, marched down
to Fulton Ferry to receive the New York
Communicates and other representatives
of the order from other localities, who
were to be present at the review. Morton
ommandery, No. 4, $50 men strong, with
a detachment of thirty-fve from Palestine
Commandery, No. IS, under Sirs George
w. Smith and Il. Il. Thorne, Grand Mas
ter of the Masons of this State, headed by
the Seventh Regiment Band; Manhattan,
No. 81, sixty men, Sir G. w. Blank; Ivan.
hoe, seventy-five men, Sir +, Guel, all of
New York, arrived soon after, and were
followed by Damascus Commandery, of
Newark, Sir Hugh Kinnaird; Hugh De
Payen of Jersey City, Sir M. M. Drohans,
and delegations from CGur de Lion Con-
stantine, and Westminster Communicates.
AS each Commandery arrived it was re.
ceived by the Brooklyn Templars with the
customary honors, and when all were pre-
sent procession was formed and marched
up Fulton street to Henry, thence through
Middagh to Fulton, to the City Hall, where
the column was received by Mayor Hunter,
after which the several Communicates took
the cars provided for them and were borne
to the Prospect Park parade ground, about
3 o'clock.
The scene at Prospect Park was very
picturesque. The level greensward, over
100 acres in area, was partitioned by means
of red and white bannerets into reviewing
space for the Templars and vantage ground
for the spectators. A row of tents fanked
large marquee on the south side of the
plain, and on the north were the flag stakes
separating the spectators from the Knights.
Carriages north of the dividing line stood
side by side, with their horses heads look
ing south, forming an unbroken line of
equipages one-third of a mile in length
Right in front, and a few PAGES south in the
centre of the line, was the reviewing stand,
so that the multitude had an excellent view
of the maneuvres from first to last. Be.
tween the horses heads and the reviewing
station were the spectators on foot, densely
packed together for more than three hours.
1t had been expected that the review would
begin at 8 p. m, but owing to the uncon
trollable something that always excuses
delays, the affair did not commence until
an hour and half later. Meanwhile the
crowd good-naturedly endured the suspense
and managed to while away the time by
watching the maneuvering Of such of the
Communicates as were engaged in field
drill for their own amusement. There was
an abundance of good music, Grafulla' s
Wannemacher's, and other bands being in
full blast during the interval between their
arrival and the commencement of the re
view. The Knights, for the most part
were employed in partaking of refreshments
in the marquee and cottage.
Prominent among the distinguished Tenn
plars present were Grand Master Il. IT,
Thorne, and the following members of The
Grand Commandery of this State; C. F
Beattie, c. f. Rome, Grand Generalissi
mo; Robert Black, Captain General; Rob-
ert MacOy, Grand Recorder; George South
wick, Grand Standard Bearer, beside,
Past Grand Masters John w. Simons and
John A. Lefferts. At 3 p. m, there were
on the parade ground when the line was
formed the following Communicates Nor
ton, Palestine, Manhattan, Ivanhoe, St
Elmo, Dewitt, Clinton, Damascus, ant
Hugh De Payen, besides delegations from
CGur de Lion, Constantine, and Westches
ter, making in all about 900 men.
The signal to form was given about 4
o'clock, and at tina same hour the Judges
Gen. Roome, John w. Simons, and Jobr
A. Lefferts, took up their position near tn,
colors as before indicated. On their lef
were the members of the Grand Command
cry of the State, and the following of tina
of New Jersey j. Z. Case, Generalissimo
r. Donshes, Captain General; Il. b. Bing
ham, Senior Warden; Mr.. Doyle, JUNO
Warden; C. i. Aston, Grand Standard
bearer. and Thomas Godson, sword bearer
under command of Sir G. #. Beattie
When the line was correct and the salut
had been given, Gen. Roome and the Gram
Commandery inspected the Knights AM
returned to the reviewing stand. Then
headed by four brass bands playing til
same martial air, the column marched pas
in the following order Clinton, De VII
Clinton, st. Elmo, Manhatta J., Ivanhoe
Hugh De Payen, Damascus, and Morton
1t was certainly magnificent spectacle
this column of men in black and white
marching from east to west, on who's