The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-16
NIGHTS TENIPLAR.
,,,,oo N HOLIDAY ATTIRE FOB
fH''' rpErR RECEPTION
suece.s OF the Trienniai Con-
]" . Certaiuty-ArranEements
'I, r., tn. Reception of Visiting
Communicates. = Who
viii Participate.

viii Participate.
,..,,ao, August l5.-The week Of the
.sn vs,,',T Tenplar meeting is upon u us
J. AasDa '.,r5. are beginning to come; tn
Is' @'Sat 'o,tins on the garb of festiyity
q! a5 hirt beginnings Of the greater anima
D. l',' ,l@is 70 prevail in the carnival 1, o
900 r~ r..t + we're apparent to-day Every
a,. aa 's,s s,,. and and the emblems Of Masonry 50
''f'. a.,,, , M, up on the buildings There
y r' -. '.'ps D,.nopitory hustle on the street
- ~ N. accompanying noise like the pnti'
'1s 1.,s 's' ,are,rpnnins are breeze. The white
..,,.i " y. t.id on the lake front awaits va itl
'.sr ss'Tl d Ds occupants. The vast paviliOns ol
", W, an the avenues where the procession
~ n... ~ ~, are being pushed toward com,
20 io ~ The arches that span the
FSlou, f,,ss along which the immense
asiogEuito aS.. il to pursue its march are being
nntoaIIiir Iir,o A proper state OF decoTtion.
y, ssl',p 'SIsaentsfy precursors OF the crowds :
", ,',p ~ 10 swarm the Streets are already
wv Gs a;ssin on the trains. The streets are
sGPP,Ii ti ~is,red in places for the procession
Its. In almost every window the in-
N, Of the mystic fraternity are coming
~ ,,'r rev, and everywhere, on all slIes, II IN
,,ss,, ~ "S below, on the housetops above,
He,.ii He,,niiest preparation, presaging an
nj ol no mean Importance;
"TSi mi. morning the initial Commandery =
.,,oear upon the scene arrived IN, IN Tue ns,
gPrJ gP.r,J was escorted to its quarters on
,.!i,Ee y I front. 1t is the Beauseantt, No; s.
T.I,H gy.ItmoIe sld the same escorting the
E@'GCyl tE.IsJ GCcnmlandery Of Maryland. They
q gI R,ltimore at 9:lj yesterday morning
y I'a,e escorted from the Masonic Tenn
n'o''b ~ the depot by the Maryland Com
~ 49,, w No. /, and the Fort McHenry
aSa. 1s.,,dirp 10 arrangements now made,
AF9,".TS In. " Sopuied members Of the Apollo
sIl,,Ou, sl,'nssry a. on Monday next, under
sI~4I S.in, Iobn N. Bonntll, will act as escort
y s' ,be arriving communicates, being
g,;i.J for the purpose Of covering more
..,TnS, mad into half a dozen squads. -
pJIS grsrytbipg seems likely to pass OIL
,i,Sop; friction, for the arrangements sre
-Js viii scrupulOus care and with .
T,T,o the comfort OF the visitors.
,nusfOrmatisn Of the lake front into
,anp i,nearIy completed and it will soon
Sr,ly for occupation by the knightly
,mr w,T The pitching Of such large num-
\, ~ II .,nts makes an attractive and pic
,-,,,ors al sight Every precaution has
Sa,n tsEen to render arrangements per-
ss,nd complete. Prospective occupants
nv ls MI assureG that the committee has
s,stsd half 10 uiSke the camp as habit.
N. md comfortable as possible. The
M, @ are pitched so that each one faces a
rtr,l walk, and all are securely staked
niAHened.
Tbstear $40 Government tents, q num-
k,d which are from Philadelphia and o
sInber from Rock Island. Each is Jour
40 by fourteen ieet, and in each 1t Is in-
usded 10 accommodate seven persons in
az he demand necessitates 1t.
There are also three hundred tents fur
nihed BY the State, smaller than Govern
usnt tents in each OF which three per-
nus will ind accommodation.
IaidditiOn to the above there will be q
number Ot other tents, making altogether
Iaup Ol fourteen hundred tents.
Besides the Templar tents there will be
tEsuty.twO large tents for the accomulo.
lliiOn Of one hundred and fifty press rep
rsseHntiVes.
Arranged along the east front OF the
1u' will be a number OF sanitary tents.
At tl"h street will be a police tent.
GiOVpea nearer the Asylum will be ar
nsnd the headquNrter tents in which the
committees will De found. All tents will
bpuyidel with cots and sufficient bed
uTetng
ihe estimated nuh1ber who will live in
aTp Is eight thousand, which may be
ltfeised considerably, as it was expected
Yesterday that quite number OF Knights
To1d send in applications to-day. The
s@alHee are prepared to meet any reas'
asIble emergency. There will be no
tsIlng 10 the camp, all meals being pre-
lust IN the Exposition Building, where
G.thOuands will be fed. E
IAOlgh several Communicates were ex
EeSd to-day, only that above named Il
Asrto ai2ht. A considerable number will
irNe tO.n.orrOw, including the Pacific
CoutsH, WhG left Council Bluffs this al
t1NOuiatwo magnificent special coaches
FNtpiIlely OrnRmeuted.
10 lfing a salute on the lake front to
diI IRON a twelve-pound cannon, resi-
&sat Knights succeeded in kicking up
fsatal nw in the vicinity Of the firing
!s1olshing tent, knocking over two ar
alsgneu and causing as much alarm II
as'eltHwould have caused in front hat
RSeea loaded with solid shot.
he 6rst regular arrival OF participant
= . The COnclave was that OF Beausean
SuHandery, Of Baltimore, over thu
slliaourgf and Fl. Wayne road at Il
Ss0eE this morning. They were met a
Gs depot by an escort OF Apollo Comman
icy Oi Chicago, and went into camp a
tEAsIrOnL The next comers were the
neeport, ILL.,, COmmandery this evening
laeVruSader Commandery, Of Rockford
Erl'es tomorrow over the Chicago, Bur
.ags0u and Quincy road. Tomorrow af
Macon arrivals will then be by whole
v Ne :! every train over every road unit
Holiday night.
Gaicago Communicates Apollo, Chicago
Sc9 Bernard, left their city quarter
"; " evening and marched TO Camp D.
45oal, where they take up their abode
I've eAn!p presents very fine appearance
tsNleNh' being pitched. It Is estimated
INSVN to 10000 persons will live Il
wee y. camPa next week. The chief officer
I ~ several Of the Communicates vii
I. At hotels, Occupants OF the camp
s9 pnS nave meals served in the Expositiol
1Ii'alnS. The Chicago Board OF Trad
y ~ many banks and business houses wi
Big parade,
teStlmonlaI 10 n Dead knight.
VHl'Aco, August l5.-At q meeting {
el Members OF the various commanderit
aS''Sh'S Tenplar Of Western Pennsy
ViaiA participating in the triennial r,
union hett, the following was adopted:
'In'elllgeh ce having reached US Of Ii
GsalA =. Of Sir Alex. W. Rook, member