National Republican., 1877-04-23
KNIGHT TEMPLAR At cLETELAND.

Tho District Fraters, Being Unable to OBJ
tain Hotes Accommodations Hire . Lake
Erie Observation-Disclosures for tho Grand
Trienniai Meeting.
The triennial meeting Of the Grand Encam J.
ment OF Knights Templar OF the United States
takes place at Cleveland, Ohio, In August next,
and all over the country the various command.
cries are now perfeetipg arrangements to be 10
attendance on that occasion. This being
central point and OF easy access by rail and
water routes, and the travelling rates being 70
duced, 1t Is reasonable to suppose that there will
be large gathering Of the fsators at the time
referred to.
From this Jurisdiction three oommanderies-
Washington No. I, Columbia No. 2, De Moley No.
4 tmountedl-haye sisnihod thslr intention to be
present ut the triennial meeting, and propose on
themselves and he District. They have already
In as "S IL Ind
hands Of different committees, so that all the ar
rsDgements may be complete when tho starting
miteee have about finished their duties and met
with greater success than 1t was at nrst antici-
P.tod either here Or in Glev:la9d. to be possible
Eminent Commander Of No. 4; W. s. Fletcher,
Generalissimo OF Nc. q and Allison Nailor, jr.,
Of No returned ,.nTsa so%
they reached
THs FORREST CITY
they found that all the nrst-class accommoda.
tons, and many that were moi, had been: gagged,
mandsries vas anything but an easay task.
Nothing was left but the second and third hoers
Of German hall, or tho dividing Of the com.
the city in different places. This PSp was to be
avoided II possible. Finding themselves not
likely 70 accomplish their purpose in Cleveland
they tried Detroit aud there n new project was
brought to a satisfactory termiu alton.
After considerable labor and pledg,ng they
sat 10 BE- Be- the noa,ns peaoo o. Lake Ell. and
during the past winter has been rented and re.
furnished at an expense exceeding $4,000: They
which viii be withdrawn from the line ns tempo, ,
rally, another being substituted instead for four
days and nights, and transferred 1t into hotel,
where they will abide during that time. The
boat has ample accommodation for three hundred
persons, and the Templars will not probably have
more MOI than two hundred in their party. There are
eral with double that number. So that for sleep
ing places the excursionists will be comfortably
the reputation OF tho table excellent.
The steamer will meet the party At Budalo
and carry them to Cleveland, thout'oharging
the anchorage will be about three blocks FROM
the heart ofthe city, adjacent to tho prinoipa al
hotels, and Of easy aocsss for those deilrous Of
going ashore. Then
THE coMMAspERlEs,
II so disposed, can make an excursion to Detroit
or out on the lake without any additional ex.
pense, and at all times enjoy the bAlmy. refresh:
Ing breezo frsm OIL the water. This alone will
be q pleasant Anticipation, for in the month Of
August tho hotels are bound to be hot and
sweltering, and while tho guests arc battling
with the heat and suffering for want OF sleep
those ut homo on the steamer will md 1t cool
and inviting to slumber.
The route at present laid out is via watkins
Glen, N. Y, Lake Geneva, where they will
visit the summer residence OF Past Emlnent Com.
mander u W. Bennett, OF Washington No. J, In
response to long standing invitation. Then to
Niagra Falls and then 10 Buffalo, where they
will meet the steamer. Tho trip will probably
consume about o week. and 1t is thong that the
entire expenses will not exceed $50 per head, and
many Of those looking into the matter OF trans
portatlon believe that the figures will be reduced
below that sum. 1t cannot bo definitely stated
for some time us TO the number Of mon each com.
mnndery will take, but the arrangements arc
being perfected on q calculation OF 200.
The Eminent Commander OF No. 4 succeeded In
securing horses for his fraters At 43 each, which
is the lowest price at which they have ever OBJ
taiOed animals when away from home. Tho
Knights arc beginning to prepare for drilling, and
having commendable pride 10 what they under
take promise to make good appearances on pa.
Iade while abroad,