The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-06

cupo,a 10 feet square, bearing q cross en-
hlcn,atic of the order. The distance from
Inc ground 10 the apex OF the cross VIII
he "a feet. There will be hvc nam
entrances. private entrance to the stage
and three large vestibules. The WIN
dows will be stretched with white
gauge, worked with emblems In black
red. and yellow. The seating ac'
commodations vii! consist Of 700 chairs,
3,0 In the amphiiheatre for The delegates
and general public and $50 for officers ana
ex officers. The floor will slope downward
from the entrance, afiordlng iull view OF
the dais In the east upon which the deiiDeI-
atoms OF the Twenty.frst Tricnnial Conclaye
will be held. Ia the rear OF the p'aiiorm
there will be i've committee and rctlf'ne'
rooms. The longest portion OF tue DuiIu'
ing--the base of the cross-wiii DC deco
rated as a triumphal arch and promeLaue'
The architect, In his plan oil CONSTRUCTION,
has overcome all straight lines, making
everything pointed and aspiring.
THE CAMP
will be divided in fifteen sections, each un.
der member OF the camp committee OF
fifteen, who will have tent near the granu
asyIum. The camp will extend on the lake
front from Jackson street close 10 fark
Place. The tents will be arranged IN forms
representing the various embems OF tue
commaodery. All OF the entrances VIII De
approached from the east. There are TO be
IT'S tents 1ixl4, known as hospitaI tents IN
each of which there is accommodations for
seven persons; 4S5 family tents, 9x9. which
will hold three people each; 125 large fam
ily commitment tents, and ten circular
ha attendant
every FIVE tents. The tents will be provided
with every comfort to be found IN botei,
with the exception OF towels, soap, ana
mirrors. go
The tent for the press-gang will commu-
nicate with the grand asylum by guarded
door. There will be medical-bureau tent,
wherein twenty physicians selected from
city practitioners will be in readiness If &C.
casion is required for their services. There
will be also four sink-tents. While there
has been only $500 people assigned to the
tents. they have capacity OF 1900. On
each side OF the arch or longest portion OF
the asylum, extending one hundred feet to-
ward Michigan avenue, will be notable
group OF tents. To the left north side OF
pdssageway to the asylum, one 4Ox6O TO be
occupied by
THE APOLLO COMMANDtNh
of Chicago, one 60 feet in diameter by the
Chicago Commandery and one 19x39 by the
st. Bernard Commandery. On the right,
four tents 40x60, to be occupied respec-
lively 10y the grand commander les Of Hi
nois, Iowa, California, and New Hampshire.
All of these tents win have two small adj
Joining tents-one for the eminent COM
mander and enc for his family. Neigbbor-
ing tents will be a. the disposal OF the rela-
tives and friends OF the members OF the
grand communicates. The asylum, tents,
and grounds will be lighted by calcium
lights. II is intended that everything shall
be in readiness for arrivals by the 10th or
18th proximo. On Saturday night the 7th
proximo the encampment will be lighted by
ten lights; on Sunday by ten; on Monday
and Tuesday nights by forty; on Wednes-
day, the night OF the musical dansante. by
sixty, and on Thursday night by forty.