, 1877-08-28
The Flower of American Masonry
Now Assembled in
Cleveland.
4 Gorgeous Sea Of FIaunting Plumes
and Beauteous Panoply.
Tho Streets Ablaze with the Naughty
Flashes Of ExcaIibur.
A Reception Last Bvenlug-..The I'm
mensa AtteudAnce.

Special Nepatch 10 iat TftoIne.
CLEVELAND, O.. Aug. 27.-1t seems 4 special
Providence that this Ia warm night for II Is
clearly impossible that tho immense crowd NOW
hero can all ind beds, and to camp out Is tho
alternative. The streets ars filled With gorgeous
uniforms Of Knights, and there is perfect erup-
tlon Of bands In all possible livery. High over
all ia point Of respect werc tho supremacy Eor-
eeous Drum-Majors, and tho king Of that rank
IL, Of course, Mai. Nevtns.
During the evening tho various bands haTe
been marching about, discoursing sweet music,
ra.s,er at each other than for any other pur-
pose.
Following Is q list Of The Communicates which
have so far arrived: Apollo, Of Chicago;
Northwestern, Of Chicago; Rose Crotx, al CHI.
cago: Cypress, Of GAINESVILLE, o.; Ely, Of WASH
fngton Court.11ousc, o.; Steubcnyiliet O.;
Ing; ST. Bernard, Of Chicago; Athe1stone, OF
Danvllc, Ill.,; Palestine, Of Paris, Ill.,; Erie, OF
sandu.ky; DeMolay, Of Ttalu, o.; St. james,
Of Davenport, Ia; Bethany, Of Prcstou,
la; neSiotay, OF Lawrence, Kan; !;
tho Grand Communicates Of Kansas and
Colorado; Toledo, o.; East Saginaw, Mich; !;
LcaScnrorth, Kan.; Topeka, Kan; Bcauseant,
Of Quincy, ILL.,; E1calibur, OF Hannibal; Fort
Wayne; Norwalk, o.; Munde, Ind; Coleman,
Of Troy, O.; Adrian, Mich; Ut. John, Of Lo-
gnnsport, Ind; Apollo, Of Kcndallvil1e, Ind. !;
Cotumta, Of Sturgts, Mlcll.; Jacobs, Of Coli
water, Mich; Eureka, ct ll'llsdalc, Mich; !;
Cache, q Conncaut, o.; Monnt oliyet, q Erie,
non, of Co,umSus; Palestine, of Independence,
j; 1t: John, Of Wilmington, bel; Allegheny,
F.; rlttsbuEg, Pa; Pa:; Tancred' q T. pittsburY;
o.; afa.sllon, o.; Detroit, Mich. DeNtplay, OF
Louisville, ACCOMPANIED by . large number Of
Knt9hts from Texas. Arkansas, and other
! Kentucky. Besides these there arc many small
| dctaehMents marching under Other banuc1s
| than their own, Whcre enough swords to make
thowlng could not be had from each Com:
In tho above list Apollo is Advseilly put frst,
rank which It deserves by lts large turnout
| and splenlid equipment. It has taken posses
sion q the Forest City 11ouso, ind scgas right
Thc tr.p from Chicago to-day was pleasant
ono, and would have bcen very fast one had
\ not cbup1e Of annoying duIays taken place.
A grand reception WA held in Casc Hall this
evening with q chefco programme 0f music and
ca, and well flllcd With knights and ID.
| dies. Tho Hon. Sir Rufus 2. spalding
presided, and opened the speaking By rendering
. heastg and gcncrous rsleoine to The .Y!s!tora
Ro, 1S ssts Msva9 and Il s f,v.5a ne o t SIR .hI a%
dress, proaering the freedom of the city "a
his distinguished auests, His speech uas nj mainly
a. culosy Of tho benerolent fcaturo OF the
Te1np1ar work, which, ho aatd, waa founded on
the New Testament. To 10 faithful Knight
Tho Rov. Sir John Wesley Brown, an Rpiaco
| paliun clergyman, delivered short and
eloquent Ipytew Of Tcmp'arism;, Ils
Yaa followed by 0rund- -Com,nantioF k!efer fer
sato ofs @ ts 1sadns.s ss VIII s se s sa Is
srondod to his call. I'heru were In tbs city, b
| satl, tWcnty.fnur out Of tho twcnty.keyo CON
u,apacr!es IN ths State, A concert pFogEamm'
y eight numbsrs was then giTcn} md most Q
Quartctte, u chUrus al forty voices, and tn
Iermanta Orchestra, ucre the pcrlormers.'
The programme for to-day includes tho meet
lug of tho Granu Conrlavc, and tho grand pat
ndc, with tho reception given by Apollo IL 'th
evening.
10 fAs Htrt*rn Assottdstd Press.
CLEvELANp, O.. Aug. 27.-DuruE VII d.
and thus evening tho Oriental Cofuu.an4ery, q
Cleveland, llaHdclinan, Of Cincnuatl, md Reed
Of Dayton, hare been busy ncting ls cscort t
aud rail-. Tho strccts ara full Of cItlzens an
strangers, 4u.l TIM Sir Knights, 1nany IN Fegalia
gu foot, IN carriages, viewing the city, inak
tho scctc one Of gayety and beauty. Bands s.
streets, aud large number Of eo.nmanslerie
asc dflltlng On Water, uank, and Bupcrto
atrtGts.
Among tho many bands Of music present ar
The Warrsaw,. Ind; Great ,Western. ot A sar
stss. army n' Ssa. of counsas. 81 sas'; 81 oeurss nf
celebrated Cincinnati band; NcYl1t d KFetloN
ot Chicago; and the DuQussnc banq, Of Pitts
burg.
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