Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-08-23

will soon be visible. By Sunday nigh.
all the visitors will have bid adieu {,
the great metropolis Of the west--som,
with generous feelings toward her, bur
many harboring bitter memory of th,
rascally way they were treated by mos
of those with whom they cam,
in contact. However, the city
should not be held responsible
as a whole for the contemptible Goa.
duct of few second-class hotel men
boarding house keepers, restaurant
proprietors, ice cream vendors. hack
men, v~illalnous shop keepers, and sor-
did walters. The first class hotels.
the private clubs and the best ele.
ments Of social Chicago did everything
to make the stay Of their guests as
Joyous as possible. 1t cannot be de-
MED that the programme for the con-
duct ofthe triennial conclave was not
carried out as mapped, aud that
in consequence much Of the autici-
pated glory was dissipated. But cir
cumstances alter cases, and when facts
come to the front, no doubt every one
will be satisfied that the committees
having the conduct Of affairs in hand
were not criminally at fault. How
ever, the errors committed have at.
tracted the censure of the local press.
notably the Daily News. This journal
is very severe in its expressions of
disgust at the manner in which our
visitors were treated in countless in
stances. But, as our guests well
know, Chicagoans proper intended to
do their duty honestly, and none
should be censured but those who vi
olated the rules of hospitality.
Now for a synopsis Of the conclud-
ing ceremonies Of the conclave. AT
ter the crush and jam of the many
thousands at the exposition building,
Tuesday night at the grand ball, and
the countless terrors attending that
event, Wednesday soon arrived, the
day set for the strife for victory be-
tween the Communicates of Knight
Templars who had signiied their in
t%ention of competing for the prizes
offered to the best drilled organization.
At an early hour the Jocky Club
grounds were. packed with $4,000 sir
knights and others. For several hours
this living mass Of human beings pa
tlently waited the commencement of
the contest, while the sun poured his
rays down upon them like a breath of
intense fire, literally broiling those
unprotected by shelter. The trial was
terrible and especially so when thirst
set and every drop of water had been
exhausted at a cost of from
five to ten cents per
glass. At last Reed Commandely
No. 8, Of Dayton, Ohio, arrived at
1890. Then Raper commandery, Of
indianapolis quickly followed. Shortly
afterward Monroe commandery, of
Rochester, N. Y, put in an appear
ance, escorted by st. Bernard com.
mandery, OfChicago. De Molay con
mandery, of Louisville, Ky was the
next to report, and Detroit commau-
derry soon followed. Then Damascus
commandery, Of Est. Paul, was cheered
into the arena Of stripe. The judges
were then announced Tor the first time.
aud consisted Of General w. d. Whip
pie, adiutant general military division
OF Missouri, as representing the u. s..
army; Captain Frank B. Davis, first
regiment Illinois state guards, Chicago,
representing the militia; and Lieuteu-
ant E. j. Dudley, of the second U. S.
army artillery, for the Tempiars. At
last the battle commenced. Each
commandery displayed great profcien-
cy in the numerous important points
OF the drill, aud none but the keeUest
experts could draw the line of suprem-
ity between them. However, the first
prize, consisting of a magnificent and
very costly sword. was awarded toRaper
commandery, Of indianapolis; the sec
ond, a libauion set Of chased silver,
to the Louisville commandery; the
third, consisting of a FULL set of com
mandery jewels, went to Reed COM
mandery, Of Dayton, Ohio; the fourth.
consisting of a banquet set, went to
Damascus commandery, Of st. Louis,
aud the fifth, a lpecial prize, to De
Molay mounted commandery, of Flint.
Michigan. This consisted Of 2 gui-
dons aud a gold bugle. These awards
have created considerable dissatisfac-
ton, and protests have been seat in to
the proper officials by those displeased.
During the drill many sir knights and
others we're Frustrated by the heat. In
the evening hundreds of sir knights
and their ladies attended the several
theaters and music halls, while others
fingered around their hotels or in the
grand camp, while more enjoyed a ride
on Lake Michigan. The Winding up
feature Of the night was 20 be a grand
display Of fireworks, especially gotten
up as a surprise Tor the city's
guests. This announcement caused
about a quarter million ofpeople to as.
semble along the lake front, on the
streets adjacent, on the house tops, at
every window, on verandas and balco-
MES, on the crosstrees OF telegraph
and telephone poles, and in and on
every other conceivable place, to get
a view Of the much talked Of pyro.
technic display. AT IL o'clock bril-.
liant rocket shot high into the air.
announcing that the provised wonders
were about to be displayed. This
news was received with a cheer that
sounded like the roaring of a troubled
ocean when dashed by an angry Storm.
Then, for three hours the night was
made glorious by rockets, bombs, lar
achutes, serpents, etc., of many colors.
bursting and blazing high up in ,ae
sky. The sight was really e%ntrancipt:
and particularly attractive were the
blazing and dazzling displays of Ma
sonic emblems. The browning tea.
ture Of the display was the le-
gend, in large letters Of gold.
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