, 1880-08-15

r, ,,w1o, f,bar,cs II. Reeves, John Meeth. Har-
-, Sanders CHARLES Heid, Archibald wilson, ~:
Horace i. Snsiun, Wyatt owen, ol,, !" lI1aH 1rif.
Wedge; lr, l. s parfe: ;t,,,et.r BATH, John r.
~, isr',nI 1i.,nii,on Rowan, and $. f. Fnrcs,nen
The Knights in uniform formed hnG & On 1,.s1 .oe
depo, rt,s; IT. te esf6 aaes
t.e p,ai.dc tnoE IN its line Of march from the
dcpvt- The irst hall was maae Y Mrand .nf roma
lase Hasel; IF ;,,axyiand, M1s Composed OF The
1aer..;<s IT Drake: George X Coaroth,, Grand
co,nanSef g aarEsn1b atrxas bcpag @ Graad Com
,na,dsr T:tnds &, q. KleioacEer, Grand Recorder
Cl,arlrs T. sisco: GIund Treasnr:r Snap1e monnron a.
ami t;ruud Captain OF the Guard Hopkins
The escort then led the visiting knights TO d me
ents,:npu,cnt on the Lake. fronL mpGae nnrney my
viii ,cc.Ipy section 81. near the foot OF Harmon
c,,t,rt Hceuscant Comuandery boasts s,ahF worthy
r,il Of genial gentlemen. who have brought
ger tent Sdfpta1ify 'fn 1e IN
issiY r9S1! Iha handsoa,e, black spt xlth a red
bets white sk and oi;asfo}ss a}s pe pr the a show
watc plumcs which crown costume ot "ofe
than ordinary beauty. ..o go,,,x,,ro
ACCOMMODATING the pautx, ;,,;rore a1e tne nress: Mr
Henry j. Ford, managing editor o. 81 f1S 1o sn.
1l.t,rc 4dnlcriean; James R Aoo9 o. ene Sd..,
md william Kelly t of the ,,n maug ugmnaudery vii
occ,.pv ten OF the ordinary aeld tents ~ tuo
1u uf the encampmeut wnero tnoy ate .eeasen Esat
Iae Comuandery IS necon,2an.sa ~ ~ r..so1e the
iyern Of good music who may call upon tnem.
THE CAM, CONSECRATED.
G.be caup was formally cousecrarcd at 5:oo p
m. There is nothing in the ritual about conse-
Grafton, but Grand Commander Morse, OF lli-
,x+H+{rf cf r3fiHE-
am, of the fact that the Conclave is held within
the limits Of this State, thought, 1t would be
tlttfn- to accompany tho hoistIng Of the Grand
Commandery bapuer with some little ceremony.
Accordingly, at ha!f-past 5 in the afternoon he
r1thertsl al1 the Grand Officers present in the
Headquarters tent, and. together with nufnoer
of Sir Knights, marched to the tiag-stAtf at
wrr,. nn a .snd commandcrC Charles II. Morse; Dep
uty Grund Commander John c. smith; Grano
Gcrer:lissmo Loyal l. Mum; Grand Captain
3a,nes c. Elwood: Grand Treasurer John Il.
Niihtck; Grand Recorder Gilbert " Barnard,
and Grand Cap1.lit Of the Guard john +; Fe1Tis'
and Sir knight Henry {. kanney. Of Chicago.
On the sidewalk we're about l0u interested spec, p,,
tatnrs. The Grand officers, who were m 1itli
s,':l can':. &c 10 a.. present The Grand Captain
Of tho Guard aud T. L. c. John Crawford .. Inen
hs,i.,cd the banner Of the Grand Cntnman1ert'
Ill
terry stationed in the camp, cred nine guns, Ut
intervals, the Grand Commander III tne nlean-
time saving: A.,
St.,c OF Iliinoisl declare Camp De Mol:'l duly
t.t,,.scc:;,sed nud opened w1tannt TURNER CITY
1nuny All true and courteous knights WIZ tase
due no, ice and govern themselves nccord1ng 10
the sublime principles Of our Order
Thc banner was then saluted, and the swords
returned to their scabpards, the o1hcefs anu
The banner IS q large beauseant " baacX ano
white sk, having i'll tue centre the
e: o. s ead ssd xica into o
Il rcd cross In the sections Are the 1cl[ers r y.
t. P.-ssgnifying Pro Deu ct Patrfa- On top OF
underneath, tho shield ribbon On which Is in
zcriLcd Omnia ad Deo Giorla1n-
TIE CAMP BE DAY.
The canvas city On the lake-shore was all
Gsus with excitement yesterday. Workmen,
visitors. and Knights Tempiar tostled one
another all day long in the vistas Of the camp,
and. as if the activity natural to tho occasion
was no, enough q very brisk ror'-easter added
u the livclincss. Fresh from Its career over the
wuve-tops it was cool md refreshing breeze
which cxhilarated the encampment's occupants
Gud utterly oycrcau1e the SUMS strenuous efforts
10 become unpIcasantly warm. This was wen,
as. despite the exertious prevailing during tho
week. there was an abundance Of work left to
b. accomplished during the day before the
cn:np could be ready to receive Its earliest
arrivals. Before the morning closed all the tents
were In position and during the afternoon the
furnishing of them kept small army ut work.
The capacity Of tho cutnp for swallowing bed
etcnds cots, ca1np-stools. and other articles OF
furniture WIS remarkable A constant success
siou Of teams laden with these necessnrics OF
cu,np-liee cun,c up to the main entrance OF the
crcamp:ncnt on Van Buren street and depos-
tied their contents, which were Immediately
eeizcd upon by members Of the 'camp~scrsice !"
cor1,s, who ut once found them quarters In
those tents which, 1t was known, would be ear
lest occupied. The furniture Of the ordinary
tcut is quite simple. The larger tents,
baving an area Of 14x14 feet. are supplied
with Seven cots. each If which is furnished
with q pair ct clean ,,a sheets, ,.Lsh pair
1ug-basin, :: iop-bucict, water pail. and
drinkinty-cup. Two cnup-stoois complete the
hiking u trial Of tent-life, when a stool closet
Is aided. The furniture Of the smaller 9x9 feet
tents is Identical with 1hAt of the larger ones
except tlut they contain only three cots
.sH DOUBTS which may have been excited as to
tho stability Of the tents vanished yesterday
when it was seen TINT the gale. yhleh covered
o:r OF them 10 the ground. AS q matter OF tact.
ut,l1i,:s hess than tornado conld remove one OF
tbs. ,ctss from its Inoortngs. The pegs uscd are
ot $,.,'.t hickory wood, OF much greater length
than the average tent peg and the honest man-
,.cr IN which the na.let-wiclders drove
them home excited many. smile from
Gil caiupu uigners, whta*: memories were
CARRIED t,Ack To the days when they were living
unler e;nvus. in tho erection Of which no such
pl,s were taken us the cnnp-serrice men were
i,r!ul.ing IN. G11s1 nf;cr gust cAane against the
Snowy walls. Now urd then the g1le rushed in
nj the open doorway and swelled the tcntOut I'LL
II lacked like ballou, but ridge pole, rope and
tcu:-pcx stood the s.rain admirably, and Old
Bu:eas htd to retire discounted.
/, luus. not be understood that the furniture
tff7FrY
th.::, the articles which have been enumerated.
Those arc the pieces supplied by the Furnishing
Cotn:littrc. but the occupants OF tents urc al-
lowed 70 add 10 them, It Iney think proper, and
some uf the londs Of furniture which arrived
during the afternoon seemed to indi-
cute that tho privilege was going
to be pretty freely used Black. walnut
bcdstcnds. wuven-wirc mattresses, rocking
chairs. &.4mp-stools covered with vari-colorcd
vrlvrt a1o plush. and other essentials Of d0mes-
tic luxury arrived in goodls quantity, together
with the basis Of much inncr-tcut or1lancnta-
tion, suggesting that the interior OF many uf the
canvas homes Will be beautifully decorated
The hcud0uaster tents for the Chicago Com
1nnn.cries-vcry lnrgc circular canvuses to the
northwest vi the AsyiuM-exctcd much coin
rnrilt among visitors from their great sfzo and
proportions. Those Of the visiting Command
trts were mostly OF striped blue und white can
vas IT an aren Of twenty feet square, In one OF
tl.-ln Yesterday an amusing idea Of the heteru-
ltl.eous nature Of tent Is con.cuts before it has
been put In order. could be Obtained Piled