The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-08-24
Ir1ennfnl Knights TemDln r Gomez ave.

.LhicAGo, Aug 1G.-The great day Of The
trlel'llial conclave of knights .Templars
opened cloudy. Early in the morning smart
ram leli and laid the dust, but the sun soon
appeared and at the hour advertised for Start
ing everything was favorable for the process
sion. The different communicates were,
however, tardY in getting to their appointed
piaccs, and it was nearly II before the differ
eht columns moved. BY that time the sky
liad clouded and some drops of rain fell. 1t
| iad no effect, however, on the crowds who
| thronSed the streets and occupied every inch
Oh ava'lauie space on the sidewalks. The
windows were filed shortly after O'Clock.
ana many people occupied precarious posi-
tons on the cross-arms of the telegraph poles.
lhe committee had wisely made the line of
march extend over nearly eight miles. thus
giving fine opportunity for everybody to
| see.
Along Wabash avenue thousands of tenn
| porary seals had been creCtad aud were rpadi-
| y rented at good prices. The decorations
were Oh profuse and almost extrayagant
scale, nearly every house displaying banners
"lIh M1snnic devices while evergreen
| WreaLhs and richly contrasting colors relieved
the sombrc hues of the buildings. The news
| paper Offices were beautifully decorated, es-
| pecialiy those which were on the direct line
Of march. The wholesale houses and the
more important retail buildings were also
covered with banners, flags, fpstoons and
| motlorS. Along State street the stores were
| radiant with devices, several thousand dollars
having been expended Oh some single build
! ings. The arches on Wabash avenue, be-
tween NanBuren and Twenty streets.
were completed during the night, and excited
great admiration. for their uuanmity of de-
sign and diverse figures.
The line OF march was kept open by a
nd r,nl ,,l,,
streets and who were assisted by continuous
lines Of vehicles, which were ranged >on
either side of the street aud occupied by
| thousands of spectators. The street cars
brought apparently endless crowds into the
streets, and incoming trains continued to
bring multitudes of visitors from outside
! towns and cities.
The Knights gathered on Lake, Washing
| ton, Monroe ana Jackson streets, facing east.
The division Oh Lake street, being farthest
| north, moved first eastward to Wabash
avenue, and upon reaching that thoroughfare
turned southward and continued the march
to Twenty-first street, As the last of the first
division crossed W ashington street the column
on that street fell in and followed the same
being done by the columns Oh Monroe and
jackson streets.
Iii was ait arnoon when the last division
wheeled into line, aud by that time the ad-
vance guard OF police who headed the pro-
cessiOn had reached Lake street, on the re-
turn march, 1t was estimated that about 90
900 Knights were in line, and it took about
j thTes hours for tLs PROCESSION to- pass-a given
fpoint. Every part of the parade went off
withla precision that is only attained by the
best drilled corps, and cvolutlons were per-
formed with beautiful eXactness that drew
forth round after round of applause. The
brilliant uniforms, the inspiring music and
the bright sun which eventually appeared,
rendered the scene remarkable il every re-
spect and one which will not be likely to be
witnessed again in many years, as it has new
er been before. The various comnianienes
were heartily cheered from the streets and
sidewalks, but the words Of appreciation were
most hearty when the evidence Of superiority
in military manniuvre was apparent and when
particularly brilliant uniforms were visible.
The bands were an attractive part of the dis
play. Their gay uniforms and music con-
trbuted fully as much to the entertainment
as the Knights themselves.
The more remarkable features were the
oriental communicates of Cleveland, WHO es
corted the Grand Master in his carriage
drawn by - horses, seven white and six
black. a very brilliant staff: the Detroit Com
mandcry, ST. Johns of Philadelphia, MI. Ul-
i've of Eric, Roper Of indianapolis, Richard
Ccur de Lion, of London, Ont, Marine band
OF Wa3him.ton,- all called ont applause.
Tie streets were finely managed, there be-
ING 10 Interference with the line of march.
Much dissatisfaction was expressed When 1t
appeared hat before the line Of narch was
completed, almost the entire. body broke
ranks and went 10 their tents.