National Republican., 1880-08-18
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Yesterdays Grand Procession and Ball
p ut Chicago.
A Grand Failure All Around Through an
Attempt TO Accomplish Moro
Than Possible.
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CHICAGO, Aug 17.--Tho people of this city
arose at an unusually early hour this morning
and were soon in the streets in their holiday
array. All Of Cook county was concentrated
within the city's limits. All night long thou
sands from every direction had boou pouring in.
There are sangnino people who estimate the
population to-day at q little less than 000,0
Tho morning proved to be cloar and warm.
A multitude of people throngcd Wabash
avenue, whore tho best Wow of the procession
was likely to be bad. Along tho route some
miles in length there were elaborate dccora'
tions Nearly every house on tho line has some
tenn porary balcony erected in its front.
Pursuant to general order No. 1. the various
Communicates assembled for dress parade at
7:45 At 8 O'Clock the column was formed,
consisting of twonty divisions divided into
three grand divisions. The first grand di.
vision was commanded by Eminent Sir Henry
Turner, grand captain-genoral commanding,
and consisted of six divisions Tho second
grand division, Sir Fayctto Fletcher Of YER
mont commanding, consisted of six divisions,
and the third division, Sir Benjamin f. Haller
commanding, was composed OF eight divisions.
According to the programme the procession
was to have moved at $50, but IL was past 10
before tho commotion OH Lake street indi-
Gated that tho templars were starting. The
personnel was striking and perhaps une-
qualcd. When the word was given
the column moved of with tho steadi-
ness and precision of wol-disciplne0 army.
The column marched in pla.oons, or double
sections front, aud double ranks with intervals
OF only sixteen feet between thom.. The com.
mRndercs having no moro than ton or twelve
sir knights formed with tho commandery
ranking above them, or in single rank forma-
tiOn, taking q distance of only eight feet
Sixty bands, of which tho moro notable wuro
the Marine band Of Washington, Brands band
OF Cincinnati and the Second Regiment band
of San Francisco, were judiciousy distributed
throughout the column. The following is the
ORDER OF MOVEMENT:
Drum Corps.
Platoon of Police.
Eminent Sir Norman \. Gassettc Commanded.
Sir Warren q. Purdy' sAdllutant General Chief OF
Sir George NJ. Moulton Assistant AdiutOnt.G Com
eral.
Sir John NJ. Bonnol. Aid.
Sir Gilbert NJ. Holmes, Aid.
Tricpnial Committee.
Tho first, second and third divisions of
grand division No, were composed of Illinois
Communicates, from thirteen to sixteen in
each division. The fourth division consisted
of New York, Virginia and Vermont knights,
tho following COMMUNICATES appearing from
Virginia.
Richmond, No. ., Richmond; Portsmouth,
No. q Portsmouth,; Appomattox, No. G, Poters.
burg; Stevenson, No. &, Staunton; Christian.
burg, No, g. Cbrisiianburp; st. Andrews, No.
l3 Richmond, and Grice, No. 10, Norfolk.
The fifth aud sixth divisions consisted
mainly Of Ohio Communicates.
Grand division No.2 was commanded by Sir
tIp rnfN Ia 4,
and eighth divisions In this were also mado
up principally Of Ohio knights.
Tho ninth division was commanded by Sir
John Z. S. Goblin of Pennsylvania, and was
composed as follows: Pittsburg, No 1,
Pttsburg; Mary, No. SO, Philadelphia; De-
Molay, No. 4, Washington Rose Troix, No.
49, Titusville; Reading, No. AZ, Reading; 81.
John, No. 4, Philadelphia; York, No, 81 York;
Talbot, No. 43, Oil City; Mount Olivet, No. 80,
Erie; ST. Albans, No. AZ, Philadelphia; Allie
ghany, No. 35, Allcghany, aud Tancred, No.
49, Pittsburg.
The tenth division was composed of Iu.
diana Communicates, of two Texas COM
manderes and of Columbia, No. 2, of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia.
The eleventh division consisted of Michigan
organizations. In the twelfth, commanded
by Sir Oliver Clifton OF Mississippi, were Lex
ington No. 3, and Grenada, No. 10 Of AIissis.
sippi
Granu division NO. 5 was commanded by
Sir Benjamin L. HallecS of Tennessee. The
thirteenth division in this was composed of
California and Nevada Communicates, also the
following: Nashville, No. /, Nashville; Mem.
phis, No. A, Memphis; Dundlcy, No, B. Coum.
bia; Murfreesbofo, No. l, Murfreesboro; Jack
son, No. 13. Jackson; Georgia, No. l. Au-
gusta; st. Omor, No. 2, Macon, and Pales-
tine, No, Z, Savannah.
In the fifteenth division, mainly Missourians,
were Montgomery, No. 4, and Selma, No. o, OF
Alabama, and abattalion OF Louisiana knights
In the sixteenth division were Iowa com.
manderies, and the seventeenth, chiefly Mime
sofa and Kansas organizations The eighteenth
was made up of Nebraska knights and of the
following Communicates from West Virginia.
Calvary, No. 3, Parkersburg; Crusade No.
9, Fairmont; Cyrone, No. z, Wheeling;
also Do Moay, No. A, of Washington, ID. @.
This division was followed by an escort to the
most eminent grand master of tho grand en-.
campment of tho United States, and then fol-
lowed the Most Eminent Vincent Lombard
Hurlbut, grand master of the present staff Of
the most eminent grand master; Right Emf.
nent Sir Walter L. Bragg deputy grand
master; Eminent Sir Benjamin Dean, grand
goneralissimo; Very Eminent Sir Lafayette II.
Lyttle, grand captain'general; Very Eminent
Sir Robert Il. Withers, grand senior warden;
Very Eminent Sir -, grand junior warden;
Very Eminent Sir Clinton Locke, grand pre-
late; Very Eminent Sir John w. SimOns, grand
treasurer; Very Eminent Sir Theodore $. Par
vim, nrand recorder Very Eminent Sir John
w. Woodruff, grand standard-bearer; Very
Eminent Sir Charles w. Carter grand sword.
bearer; Very Eminent Sir Gertor c. Shindle
grand wNrder Sir Hiram T. Grams, grand cap.
tain-general, members of the grand encamp.
ment aud other officers Of grand deommanderios
in the following order, ranking by date Of
grand commanding charter:
Grand jurisdiction of Illinois 10y courtesy
October 81, 1957-Risht Eminent Sir Charles
ID. Moody Morse, grand commander, accom-
panied by Hon. Shelby NJ Cullom, governor
Of Illinois, aud Hon. Carter II. Harrison, mayor
Of Chicago, grand officers of Illinois.
Grand jurisdiction of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island, May 9, 1905; New York, juno
IS, 1914; Virginia, November 81 1922; Ver-
mont, June II, 1924; District of Columbia, May
IL, 1Sl7; Connecticut, September 13, 1927; Ohio,
October "a, 1913; kentucky, October g. 1917;
Maine, May 8, 1852; Pennsylvania, April IL,
1854; Indiana, May 16, 1854; Texas, June 19,
1865; Michigan, January Is, 1857; Mississippi
January 81, 1857; California, August 10, 1858;
Tennessee, October l2, 1859; Wisconsin, Octo.
Der q, 1859; New Jersey February a. 1860;
laorpip Anril 2l lSOO Mi5sour Nav % 1870,