, 1875-06-03
Twenty -four Thousand afasons March /.
Procession,
Tho Streets Crowded with Spectators Along
tho Line Of March,
Appearance Of tho Iall.--The Dedica-
tory Ceremonies,
THE SQUARE AND COMPASS,


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'1" ;, ~ ,As',.' ~ W W. ''oN
aanaH "Ao rasadeu to'aay III tno aasohEc Pto.
rcHgion, and TO their Hympstllizing frlcods, who
rnnu nm cn,}reiv ctnrdicss hhv The od nf lima
mra sh.aa,', ~''' "3~
"ae ue''e'co !" w
TIE MOST FAVORABLE or NATURES AUSPICES.
At at caFfy hour tho city wns ahtr NTH Masonic
hotIics moving from head quarters to the point
oo.,r,,,, ol f,- ,,,o hv ~, 1fo,uhoI ~ tho t1.v
~, "ls'sa,.., "n.s., - y, $1,000 ..s .t.a., =,
A' """t"h' P'o'"pencbh ea''"e peet ooe'fseu w
l,uur NAMED for nj! to 10 IN luo very fow COM
,nncLcres or 1odrcu vnro out of n}occ Thu
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''"o n't"e'o '" "'ou,''' ''a"'''6 ~ w .'Aa y.
banncrs Of Knights Iomplar. Eycryshorc tho
led cross showed In the H,u, aud the familiar
mo,,n ~ m boo ,jono r,cc, u ,not t},e cve m
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ossts M saa ouon a4.ot s,ooa usou saas
"cso fscd in quick succession from washington
Square, mud Immediately tho signal to move was
communicated In tin ]lcad of Tho lino at Nlno-
toc,,,,, ,troot ,,v tho wnv,nr of cu:dona. Mar.
ss.I rro.,on ~ lis a,1s t,,o, tna, t,,n;r nns.
tous at tho head OF tho iinct and tho procession,
narst,ALrp IN TWENTY u,ylsroSs
,oot I'M ia morcn. htndcd bv twcutv-four
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'nou''ou po"se..1en W. W. t1"'oo'i' " o'aso.o
Oh loot. lilo aarhnnih btail and mounted asdH
vcrc NIL designated bF conspicuous badges. nnu
soro their handsome cs uls upon tie lclt beast,
Tho communicates lobkcd well, aud thu elegance
ot tho appointments, together With tho cacoI-
favorable comments nlonx tho limo Of matsh.
DanEcrb were occasionally snpporto1 by foEce
OF knights. arranged in tho shal OF a croea.
Tie Ereang Post Bays: "Tho prlnclpa! feature
WIS
THE DETROIT coMstASpE"Y NO. !.
J'i,;s coinmardery IL sud to bo tho most pro-
lciont IN tho peculiar dral OF tho kuigtlta
lcmu!ar OF my or1auizallon in tito country.
rilay wcro mot long III demonstrating their
clAilnB tu Ereat dcnl Of credit for ceerlty mud
rohlicrty rrcH4ion, fur after tho line tn0yod
tAoy began ihcir oyolutians. aud continued them
Ut rlolt intervals nll alung the limo Of march
without IN the least iotarding the general move
meut Of tho procession: Their movements H.
| cndo the formation of line with trout of ilfty
n,ol, nud tnrho wero formed with stcl daxteri-
| ty, antl It. such Gpoh order. M to ptavoke con-
stant alr 1auao. and they vent Oh their ray re-
sarIed by q hoar!y clapplng of banda aud a
tlutterlng Of ha1lkcrc!,!stn from tho iadeB. who
occupied oyery nvaiiabo window on Droad"ay
wora tue procession could bo saeu to alyau-
| taeo,"
| AZ the eighth division pahHotl Fifteenth Rtroct,
tho blue loscs fell into their places ftom ssreota
on either si,io Of Fifth ayenue. Previous to
Ills. their tines had boon broken to permit "a
many OF tho Order III possible to witucss the
nttractIyo pntt OF tho pasads,
Tho remaining alyis.ous, up to the twenty.
| yixth, wero
EACH PROVIDED WITH BANDS or nua!c,
| md cosistsJ of from tan to ti{tecp Iodges pscb
Each lodge was represented by rim loo to 2t0
mo:,brrt although tho tl,yialouy wore ye1y uu-
oaual in strength OF nunnbe1A.
iu tic twrlty-0ftA division st. Johns Lodge,
| 40. ii was the Dibio on which Washington took
lis illsL Oatll Of oillco nttuiuistcrt 10 him ~
were also bonn tbo vessels Continuing com,
wine, nnu oi1 nnd volleu symboliu badge. car.
r!cd by tour Worslpful Afaslers aud lhe Holy
Writings mid tlIs snl,aro aud compess reetine
mon ounhtun Of n,lrnlo velvet.
"'S r,,y nnsTui, or TIE nAv.
tu1,a Jolu T.. 1nwIn' topetj,er viii tia v,sItfsr
n1f.cr, from nther Jurisdictions, occunlod car
,iavra uud In tho roar of tie ltno cnne the
| cunIuissjonor nf Annenl. thc Grand Hccrotary.
md ti,n f;ranl Trcaa'trer. precetlfnT thu H.nnti
Wn.,er win rodo l,rtwonn fomr Grand s;tewnrfls.
imn,,n1 t1,afr rotls n of1,cr.
RI" cncornt;nns woro 1nmcrou.. nnJ II, tI,c
MAN., t""Infui i,t nn,nn. ssIisnr nnd r;fti,
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