Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-06
THE GRAND CONCLAvE.
What the Garden City Is Doing
to Entertain Her Guests -
Fifty-One Hotels Secured -
Two Hundred Thousand Vi
sitOrs Expected, Including
10000 knights.

CuIcAGo, August 5.-Chicago is max
ing eyery preparation to entertain the
Knights Templar. 1t ia already esti-
mated that 10000 Knights and $4,000
ladies' will be there. According to a
conservative estimate, S5,OOO,OOO will be
paid for fares. There are 100000 Ma
sons in the country who are not Tenn
plars, and it can fairly be presumed that
at least II per cent. Of them will be IN
Chicago during the Conclave. To these
100 coo must be added 5000, or One-half
OF Id, 900 prominent men throughout the
country, who have been invited to at
tend the musicale ct ddnsante "Wednesday
night. Their names were selected through
the different Communicates, which re-
ported to the Grand Commandery oil
each State. Adding 10000 knights and
Ii, 900 ladies makes Il total oil l63,OOO
people. How many visitors will come
from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin is uncertain, but there VIII
doubtless be thousands, since the enter
tainment is not exclusive, and the pro-
cession, drill, regatta, the camp and the
decorations are sure to prove attractive.
The lowest figures, covering all who
will come, are 100000, but the chances
are that 225 100 will be nearer the num-
Der. Soon after the official notice OF the
Conclave was sent out applications Tor
rooms began pouring in and those were
added up and an idea obtained
OF how many Templars would
probably come. Arrangements were
made accordingly for accommoda-
tions, thirty-three hotels being secured,
But when il became known abroad what
good entertainment Chicago was get
ting up additional applications came 10y
every mail and all the o,herd cent h0tes o
in the city-there are tiity.one OF them
altogether had to be contracted Tor.
Even these were found insufficient, so
boarding house keepers were applled 10
and appeals made to persons having
their own homes TO give shelter To the
pilgrims. This was wise move, lot
telegrams and letters are still received
every day at the rooms OF the trlennlal
committee notifying them that 50 many
more are coming and asking them
TO provide accommodations. Nearly
all OF the Communicates will be more
strongly represented than the ofiicers al
first supposed, and some OF them VIII oe
here from fifty to one hundred and hity
more than they anticipated two months
ago. Wisconsin applied for rooms ior
tive hundred. 4 few days ago the
Grand Recorder teiegraphed that SIX
hundred and forty-nine were then on
the roll. As originally allotted there
would have been no excessive crowding,
but this unlooked-for increase has SET
the committee TO thinking, ana
the only way out OF the trouble seem
to be to pack tighter those who are to
sleep in the hotels, or to scatter
the surplus Knights over the city. The
latter course, however, would be very
inconvenient for them, and when made
acquainted with the condition OF affairs
they will doubtless prefer to be "dou.
bled up" with their friends. The object
is to concentrate the members OF com.
manderv. Sir Knights who will attend
as individuals, unless they happen to be
present or past officers OF high grade,
are assigned generally to the better class
of boarding houses and to private iaml'
lies; out no place has been put on the
list except il be respectable and able to
furnish good and clean seeping apart
ments.