The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-08-08
THE KNIGHTS TEMpLAR.
Chicago Preparing to Entertain Thou.
sands ON the 10th of August.

Chicago Is making every preparat ion to
entertain the knights rcmplar IT Is already esll-
mated that 10, 900 knights and 1000 ladies VIII lie
there, According to u conservative estimate,
81 uOu will lie paid Tor fares. There are $50 900
Masons In the country who are not rempats, and "
can be fairly presumed that ut least II per cent OF
them win b. IN Chicago during the conclave. To
these 100, must he added s. 600, or one-half OF
IT, ouo prominent men throughout the country who
have been invited to attend the musicale II ddHSdDte
"Wednesday night. Their names were selected through
the different Communicates, which reported to the
knights and Ii, 900 ladies making total of l6S, 900
people. How many visitors will come from Michi-
gan, Indiana illin, l., and Wisconsin Is uncertain,
but there viii doubtless lie thousands since
the entertainment is not exclusive and the procesSio
diill, regatta, the camp and the decorations are
sure to prove attractive The lowest figures, cover
ing all who will come, 200 900, hut the chances
are that 225, 900 will lie nearer the number soon
after the official notice nf the concave was sent
applications for rooms began pouring ill., and these
| were added up and an Idea obtained of how many
| rrmplars would probably come. Arrangements were
| hotels being secured. But when 1t became known
| abroad what good entertainment Chicago get
| ting M additional applications came by every nal
aud all the other decent hotels In the city-thcrc are
| nfty-one OF them altogether-iad to he contracted
| for. Even these were found Insufficient so beard.
| mghouse keepers were applied to ami appeals mad,
| to persons having their own homes to give shell.
| ter to the pilgrims. This was wise move, fol
kilograms and letters are still received every day
| at the rooms of the trlenniai committee notifying
them that so many more are coming and ask
Ing them to provide accommodations Neari,
| all of the Communicates viii be more strong,
represented than the officers nj first supposed, an'
some of them will lie here with from iify To on
hundred and fifty more than they anticipated tw
months ago Wisconsin applied for rooms for Nv
hundred. a few days ago tho Grand Recorder tee
graphed that six hundred and forty-ninc We're the
On the roll. As originally allotted there would hav
been no excessive crowding but this unlocked for In
crease has set the committee to thinking, and the oll
out Of the trouble seems 10 be to pack tighter os
who 10 sleep In the hotels ar to scatter the surp
! knights the city. The latter course, however
would he very incolvcnlent for them, and when mad
acquainted with the condition of the affairs they wi
doubtless prefer To lie "doillel up with tle
friends. The object Is to concentrate the members
| u Cnnmanlery. Sir knights who will attend rs ind
vluals unless they happen To he present. or past oil
Of high grade, are assigned generally To the bet
Ter class Of boarding. hnnses and to private families
hut place has been put on the list except II lie n
spectacle and able To furnish good and clean sleep
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