The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-08-17
To-Day's Dispatches.
H0SPlTALLERS.
THE PILGRIMS ON THE MARcE,
A GRAND DISPLAY,

CHICAGO, Aug, II The following is a
condensed programme of the grand parade
The three grand divisions and various
subdivisions composing them, formed in
columns of platoons or double ranks, with
an interval of sixteen feet only. drum
corps. platoon OF police. Eminent Sir
Norman L Gassette commander, Sir
of staff Sir Geo M MoGlton; assistant
adjutant general, Sir John NJ Bonnell.
! Aid, Sir Gilbert NJ Holmes,
1st Grand Division, Eminent Sir Henry
Turner, Capt. General commanding; First
Division. Eminent Sir James q Elwood
grand senior warden, commanding. Aids,
Sir I'll S Bryan. Sir A w Sayer Sir Chas
Z Hyde, Band. Illinois commanderies.
| I'd Division, n,-Eminent Sir Haswell, C
CLARK. grand junior warden, commanding
Aids, Sir VIM Lusly, Delta, Illinois; Sir
John D Crabtree, Sir Richard T Tourney
Band. Illinois Communicates.
| Sd Division. Eminent Sir w Dunning
grand standard bearer. commanding.
Aids. Sir Edward L Croukrite, Sir Joseph
Ell Dixon, Sir John B Jefferey, Eminent
Sir Jpo ID NJ Carr. Band-IIlinois com
| manderies.
4th Division-Em Sir Daniel 7 Huns
commanding; aids, Sir Joseph G Hun
pErey. Sir W w Ramsey, Em Sir w FL
Bradley Band. New York. Virginia,
Vermont, Connecticut oommanderies,
5th- -Division-Sir r e Fleming, Ohio
Icommanding. Aids, En- Sir Louis G
Starkel, Sir George Ii Harlow, Sir N s
Raveliu. Band, Ohio commanderies.
9th Divlsion-Sir George w Short. of
Ohio. commanding, Aids. Sir Chas FL
FIach, En- Sir Reuna d Lawrence, OF
Illinois. Sir Chas w Adams. Band.
Ohio commanderies.
2nd Grand Division-Sir Fayette I
| Fletcher, of Vermont. commanding. with
| aids of the division nothwest Ohio Battal-
| ion, Em Sir w I Walker, of Ohio, COM
manding. Aids, Sir D Norton, Ohio.
Sir Z D Ferry, Ohio. Sir Frank Wright,
| Sir Thomas Ell Andrew. Band, Ohio
communicates.
8th Division-Sir FL B Grant, of Ken.
lucky, commanding Aids, Sir j Chelton,
Sir + r Helgir. Sir Geo e Marshall.
Band. Kentucky commanderies.
9th Division-Sir Jno z s Goblin, of
Leonsider H Willet, Leander D Cirider,
Communicates. "a
10th Division-Sir Richard T. Woolsey.
of Indiana. commanding. Aids, Eminent
Sir James E Waugh, D. c.; Sir FL II G
Miller. Sir A E Walker. Band. Indi-
ana, Texas, District of Columbia and
Canadian commauderies.
18th Division-Sir A B Currier, Mich,
commanding. Aids, Sir Edward G Kreig-
y, Illinois; Sir Z M Barrett, Sir John
McGill, indianapolis. Band. Michigan
commanderies.
18th Division-Sir Oliver Clifton, Mis-"
sissippi. commanding, Aids, Eminent
Sir Il G Page, Illinois; Sir limerick.
Sir Lloyd G Gage. Band. Michigan and
Mississippi conmaDderies.
Sd Grand Division Benz + Hallcr,
Tennessee. commanding.
18Th Diyision-Slr Abraham Powell.
California, commanding Aids. Eminent
Sir Saml w Waddle. Sir A J Oliver,
Cal; Battalion of California; Utah and
Nevada Knights, and Tennessee comman.
deries.
l4th Division-Sir Edward W Hincks,
Wis, commanding. Aids, Sir Joseph w
Congdon. Sir E Phelps, Galesburg. ILL.,;
Sir f Nj Bradshaw. Band. Wisconsin.
New Jersey and Georgia Communicates,
18th Division-Right Eminent Sir Jno
r Parsons, Mo-, commanding. Sir +
| HoItscIaw, Ala; Sir Geo Soule, La !; Sir
| c Kahler. Band Missouri. New Hamp
shire. Alabama and Louisiana o0mman
deries
| 10th Diyision-Sir Chas s Bentley. Of
Iowa, commanding. Aids, Eminent Sir
VIM Lewis, Illinois; Sir w Thomas; Sir
Is w Sprague. Band Iowa eomman-
deries
| II Division-Sir r c Munger, MINI.
| com mmanding. Aids Right En- Sir Thos.
j. Anderson, Kansas; Em cir Isaac G
Montgomery, Illinois; Sir Henry }. Milli-
gan. Band and Minnesota and Kansas
lcommanderies.
lS Division n-Em Sir WI A Hanway. of
| Md, commanding Aids Edwin Allen.
Neb: Sir O Gray. of Ark: Sir David j
Cook, Colorado; Sir Hugh Sterling, w
Iva. Band and Maryland, w Virginia,
Colorado and Wyoming commentaries.
Here follows long list of names oi
Commanders and aids. with designated
stations, which it is impossible to get into
type for to-nights' issue, and are accord
ingly omltted.-EDIToR.
The great day of Triennial Conclave OF
Knights Templar, ,opened cloudy, and
early in the morning smart rain tell anO
laid the dust nicely, The sun then ap
psared and at @he hour advertised for
starting. everything was favorable for the
procession. The different Communicates
gere. however, tardy 10 getting into ap
pointed places. aud it was nearly IL O'Clock
before the different columns were moved
By that time the sky had become cloudy
i and some drops of rain fell. 1t had nj
leffect, however. on the crowds wht
ltbropged the streets and occupied every
lavaiiabIe inch of place on the side walks
The windows were filled shortly after eigh
o clock, and many people occupied preoa'
rious positions on cross arms OF telegraph
poles The committee had wisely made
the line of march extend over nearly eigh
miles, giving fine opportunity for all Z
see it, Along Wabash Avenue, Thousands
OF temporary seats had been erected anc
were readily rented at good prices. The
decorations were on a profuse, almos
extravagaut scale nearly every house dis