, 1880-08-04
INIGuTS TEMPLAR.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Outsile Decorations Of tho Three City
Asylums'
Grand Ornamcntatfon OF Apollo, st.
Bernard, and Chicago.
Tho Enoampment Building on tho Lake
Front Pazk. :
additional snbsrlpttons-rfitRI. Detaratlens-Tho
Exposition Building.

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1ncctnc-places Of tho Knights or ratlicr or
tie fronts Of tho buildings. since, with ono
exception noted below. there will be nothing
added to tho Interiors, rs they arc alreaay |
very ornate, tAo Asylums having recently
been nut III order In anticipation Of the Con-
claye.
The Asylum OF Apollo, No. l, Il IN tho
American, Express Building OIL Monroe street.
between Dearborn nntl State, aud tl1nt cor
por:tion will decorate portion OF the front
on their own account, but In keeping With
the establishment to be done BY tho Com
mantery, which will ba conflnesl to tho west
entrnnce,-the ono lending to tho Asylum.
Tl,ts doorway covers n srnco sixteen feet
wide. Across tile Intel will bo tic motto OF |
Apollo" Pro Dco. 1lomtno ct Fratcrnltatc"
lin letters of white on II red background |
edged will, black and white garlanls. at |
either end Of tile inscription will be handsome
shields III oil, bearing the coat-oEarms Of tho
Coil1aandcry; theseshfelds tobe sirmountctt
by bauks of beauseants. Oyer the centre will
with a ribbon pendant from tho horns hear,,
| m ts srs yof fo 2a 3f s et o as GSfH % Ct
connected with the shields By gracefully fes-
tonneu bcausen,ats, and Earntnts will DO III |
tertwtnetl at approptinte poiritSs: points. III i., tho
1 IN Immense M s . chi rho," twelve feSct liigI,
III black, white, md red.. Fcstoons will
run from th!s to the ma!n btlconies 1t eithor
end, OIL the faces Of which VIII DO Maltese
Festoons wlil streem from these down to tho
main doorway nrtl the windows OIL the east
side nf tho building, these openings to DO
decorated to Ill., WIN tne west , s
complete tho atlornmcnt. From tie flagstaff
M tnlme,lso beauseant will tluttcr III the
breeze, II there Is one.
ST. 1lEnSARD.,
The Asylum Of this Cotnmandery is on
% q Mecorniss sr, s Mal Ths S eStral1ee M I t Ge
accumulated by forming pedmont Of ;plcnt-
I'll red cloth, npon which will be
Topks n tho fq - 9f e
1notto a Of si. Bernor, III M "iro Dco Ct Jare," ii
loopcd up at ,the ends BY Maltese crosses n
mest % viii viii Ge tic fiarcs $. s sef1wgeathed de-
noting tho humber Of tho Cn1nmanlery. At tho
apexwi'l BE- a1i emblenlntlc device s,irr9!lr1-
81 By bank 9f gcanstGants 17t; ,' tlrapefss From
and be caught up by tcstoons to tho base Of
tho pctlment In. the, open spaces tlus
tornled VII be suspended TIE en!blemIatlc It.,
lacsd trianelsS. surnaoantins t,e whoie
Martd" i il ,etlers q %ol4i b1ack q 'saranis.
l!1H WINDOWS Of the rooms on tic lnlrQ ll01Ft
united By festo6ns, hotliS from tho sllls and
]intcls. In the piers between tho wintlowsw will
be PLAYED Maltese crosses, three feet square,
Wit. b!aek. IN tic eentre, Of eacil window
Will bu hung wrcnths Of gartan1a, from
which, hunks Of ilags will wave. Along the
lint Of tho Cornlce Yenlplar flags will bH lib
bcauseai,t viii fly from tho statr. 1T tho b6 bas6o
OF which will be a bank OF beausennts.
c1IIcAi,o.
Tho Asylum OF. Chicago Commanilcry Is on
thu corner Of 11alatctl anl aapd1lpl, streets.
TS% M SfH n e i hsad G1 s0is n s as %naoM sF'nf WIZ
bn placed, within n .wrentll, tho coat-of-arms
Of tho colnmantlery, and under It = Ribbon
with the inscrIptlon PRO Aris Ct Focis,'" is
: ;i"orway. It GelnE secFsnlar, viii e S . .sr.
ranged gnrlalhls eltting iii tho monogram
CC''') Of tho Com1naln!ery. Over thece!itrc,
end eyer Aso the oets 1Sa VII be
1ropcr. other. garlan!s viii follow tic
line, Of the stone:worll with resets bear-
tng tic figures ~" the number ot Cn1cago.
stants. From tho crown OF this gnrlaudet!-
tese crosscs. Over tic wllclo viii bs aCfi-
ES II hek naSf f fttsrf s s fdgSa w TtA by w1se s
GRATED like that ut st. Barnard.
THE OllAND ESC4AstrnlEST
The structure to be used by. tho Granl En-
Ga1npsacnt, rs lns previously been stated IN
E T,nnyk Is oGatsa s;sl, III the the. 1a&e @ rsrl;
IL about finished, aill ono can how seq its
character: Iii sila)'o It Is ,cruclfornl. Tho
lsnst9 ot to 1,ass 4 100 fset of the transepts
It'll ti,trty-fo,.r feet from tlle ground to tic
peak. Of tho ronf, which Is cilnoiilear. At
the Intersection Of the naye a!A trunsept
Is Il sqnaro tomo which rises in tito mir
p.ff Font Eu &utjE E,%4
ii PnssIon GROSS. Along tho ridge, ut MI tic
angles, and over MI th9 trusses, are to 10
placed eyergEeens, willie ut the b9scs will DO
Windows viii also be strongly nlarkcd by
Earlallds Of eyergrecns and sllr.oWnted wifi
halks of f9sa!'seants: ), Tl@ roof. will bo tcs::
tooetl as far ~ practicable .; with Earla!s Of
Of eyer9reehs, vii b wilt rNo. 1T ts ieei
high, In black nnGt white. imnneltatc!y ayor
IT S ns t oltab bek ef sttssfs Mttssa IN
2 white ground. edgcd with, gar
eng , o s%s !s ot1 VT! oG the a,f,,o rfn. aS 1872
oil possible points on the outside tlngs ant
the interior will be hung With rich banners
Communicates. Aboye tug. rostrum viii lN
the Lan,.ur Of tho Grand Encalnpmunt, the
Grand l,causeant, md tho banl.cr Of t!lt
sS s Il tps 1sr ts So t4sto. ss angqst " IT, en- en-
will be decorated. with appropriate colors
anil from tlIem will bo suspended festoon!
carrying Maltese etosses M N black. white, ~: ny:
red. The wills will AlsO DO tcatuDne will
Earlnnis a,ll tho Intervening spaces alorne,
with IelHp!nr elMblelns.
sTNElsr DECORATIONS. '.:
4 1nrgo number OF firms whose stores nr
o.! iho 9 o. ,narsh {I1a,h iayo ,nnaa artaKs
moro prominent merchants will yir with IN