The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-13
THE TENTED FIELD.
The Lake Park N ~ will Appear Du'
ring Tricnnfal Week.
HOW THE GREAT CAMP IS 10 BE LIGHTED AND
PROTECTED PROM UNPLEASANT INTRUDERs -
THE WORK OF PITCHING TENTS AND MAKING
READY ALREADY BEGUN.
fCbicago Times.1

| [Cbicago Times.I
The great centre Of interest during the
trienDal Will be the camp and its surround
ings. The grand asylum, which is now
ready for decoration, seems TO be the APP
propriate centre from which diyerges the
CITY OF tents by the water. Clustering
around the longest traDsept are The tents OF
the Apollo, Chicago, and 81. Bernard Com
manderies, Of this city, and the tents OF the
Grand Communicates OF Illinois, California,
Iowa, and New Hampshire will contain a
multitude OF friends. The vacancy TO the
north will be filled by the tents OF the
irrepre> sble press gang aud the tents OF
few OF the Illinois State Communicates
and their families. To the south Will
stretch the array OF white tents occupied
| by the various communicates OF the differ
ent States and Territories. from Maine to
California and from Oregon to Florida,
each flying It's armorial bearings. The en-
tire space TO be occupied by the grand en-.
campment Is seven-eighths OF mile long
by three hundred and tiity feet wide, eX.
tending from the Exposition building OH
the north to Park Place near Twelfth street
on the south, and from Michigan avenue on
| the west TO the railroad track on the east.
| There will be 775 tents, 14X14 feet in di-
|
dating seven persons; 4S5 tents, 9y9 feet
each, designed 10 accommodate three per-
sons; 10 headQuar;er tents, each 20 feet in
diameter; 80 tents, 16X20 feet each, di-
yided into four departments; % tents, 9X1S
feet, divided into two rooms each; 4 tents,
| lGxA2 feet, and others of various dimen-
sions, for the use OF medical staff commit
tees, police, etc. AS Will be seen by the
programme these canvas dwellings are ar
ranged as far as practicable in designs rep
resenting attn or passion crosses, crosses
OF Salem. patriarcEal crosses, triangeS, and
| hollow squares, all
SYNBOLlCAL OF TENPLARISM.
| 1t has been so arranged that each group
OF tents will bear Distinguishing number
and be easy OF access TO strangers. The
Eompartment tents are for the Sir knights
who are accompanied by members Of their
| families, and also for ladies. The fittings
| OF these tents are perfect as 10 detail and
cleanliness, everything being provided eX-
cept mirrors, soap, and towels, which must
be supplied by the occupants. Tue camp
will be divided into fifteen sections, each OF
which will be under the direct supervision
i OF q member OF the camp committee, bear
| ing the badge OF "section commandant."
| The headquarters OF this committee Will
| be at the Van. Bnren-street and Michigan
avenue approach to the Grand-Encampment
asylum. Here the Z" hotel registry" OF this
namadc canvas carayansary will be spread
out for the signatures of the occupants.
| On the stated days OF the conclave
| THE CAMP WILL BE GUARDED
by detachments from grand communicates
as shall be designated. A commendable
feature of the camp arrangements will be a
medical board Of some twenty physicians,
who will be assigned day and night to at
tend the sick or meet tie emergencies OF
casualties resulting either directly or indl.
rectly from the c0nclave. Another notable
feature is found in the fact that all tents
front eastward. No light will be permitted
within these camps at night, nor will lights
be needed, as the OXy-calcium burners ar
ranged at given points to illuminate the park
will throw rays as bright as the MONDAY
| sun, On Saturday evening next ten OF
these lights will shed their rays over the
Dark: the same number on Sunday night ;
iortv on Monday night; forty on Tuesday
night: sixty on Wednesday night, and forty
on Thursday night. The committee is pos
tive that these arrangements, and the
Others to be explained, will make this en-
campment the most perfect ever seem
After Thursday % this week, and during
the conclave, as large police force as can
be spared by the city, together with
| PINKRRTON's DETECTIVES,
will be on duty at the camp, and protect
persons and chattels. The system OF bag
gage checks, as devised By the proper COM
mittee, will insure safe and prompt delivery
OF baggage, IL the instructions regarding il
| r1it hxn .lnri nd ind 1sUs
| dual knights. The encampment will be
roped in on Michigan avenue, and so guard
| ed on all sides that admittance can only be
effected at the main entrance abuttiDg the
streets and courts ending pt Michigan ave-
nue., and by proper persons. Major l.. A.
| Allen, OF Jefiersonville barracks, arrived al
the camp on yesterday, representing in part
the interests OF the national Government
and personal participation in the trennial
Captain w. Ii. Crawford is also on the
camp-grounds in charge OF seventy veterans
who were busily employed on yesterday In
pitching the army quota OF tents. Major
Allen has deposited S25 tents on the ground
loaned by the Government, and will have
| general supervision OF them until taken
down. The Lake-Park arch, fronting the
west OF
THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT ASYLUM.
is so much a component part OF the camp
tha; description OF 1t should not be omit
ted. This arch, 50 by 81 feet and some 40 feet
high, Is built around tree, whose green
clad top and droooing branches are fitting
apex OF the structure. On the east and
west sides are balconies each with capacity
for thirty musicians, who will give after.
noon and evening open-air concerts during
| triennial week. Tue roof Is decked with
flags and pennants, while the four sides ol
the arch are beautifully ornamented with
shields bearing the arms OF the Grand Com
mandery OF Illinois, the banners OF the
three Chicago Communicates, and other
knigbtly emblems. Then, too, the
Grand Encampmcnt asylum Is deserving ol
more than passing attention in this connec
tion, although its dimensions, decorations
and purposes have already been fully sci
| forth In the Times. Here the business pro
per OF the Twenty-first Triennial Conclay'
will be transacted during Tuesday, Wednes
day, and Thursday, and to which only those
entitled by the sigma OF their office VIII o.
allowed aGmitiance. The length OF the nave
is 102 feet and the width 35 feet, while III.
ltransepts are the saMe width aud about o.
fleet from end to end. The decorations 0
| ,hss tnporfn n,,f aanfeFiny DOiDt are sim