The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-18

| NC IN THE LtNE-IHE OhDn" w @A"'h
THE CITY DECORATED AND IN HOLIDAY AR
| RAY.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE people OF this
city arose at an unusually early hour this
morning and were soon in the streets In
their holiday attire. All OF Cook county
concentrated in the city's limits. All night
long thousands from every direction had
been pouring IN. There are some sanguine
people who estimate the population to-day
| at little les than million. The morning
proved TO be clear and warm. The multi.
iude OF people tbronged Wabash avenue,
where the best view OF the procession was
likely to be bad. Along the route, some
miles In length, there were elaborate de-
corations. Nearly every house on The line
has some temporary balcony erected in its
front.
| PREPARING FOR THE PARADE.
| Pursuant to General Orders, No. /, the
val ious communicates assembled for dress
parade at S:45 A. NJ. At 0 o'clock the
column was formed, consisting OF twenty
| divisions, divided into three grand dvi-
sions. The First grand division was CON-
handed by Eminent Sir Henry Turner,
Grand Captain-General commanding, and
consisted OF six divisions the Second grand
division, Sir Fayetie Fletcher, OF Vermont,
commanding. consisted OF six divisions,
and The Third grand division. Sir Benjamin
+. Halter commanding consisted OF eight
divisions.
According TO the programme, the process
sion was TO have moved at $3.50 O'Clock, but
il was past 10 O'Clock before the comm0iion
on Lake street indicated that the Templars
were starting. The personnel was striking.
and perhaps unequalled. When the order
was gwen
| THE COLUMN MOVED OFF
with the steadiness and precision OF we'll
disciplined army. The column marched in
platoons, or double sections front and dou-
| BILE ranks, with intervals OF sixteen feet
only between them. Communicates having
no more than ten or twelve Sir Knights
formed with the commandery ranking above
them, or in single.rank formation taking a
distance OF only eight feet. The following
is the order OF the movement: Sixty bands
OF music. Of which the more notable were
the Marine band OF Washington, Brands
band OF Cincinnati, and the Second Regi.
ment band of San Francisco, were judi
cously distributed throughout the column ;
drum corps; plat0ons Of police; Eminent
Sir Norman T. Gassette; Commander Sir
Warren G.. Purdy, acknowledgement and
chief OF staff Sir George NJ. Moulton, Is.
sistant adiuant- general; Sir John NJ. Bon
nell, aide; Sir Gilbert NJ. Holmer, aide
| Triennia Committees.
COMPOSITION OF THE GRAND DIVISIONS.
The First, Second, and Third divisions
OF Grand Division No. | were composed OF
Illinois communicates from thirteen to
sixteen in each division. The Fourth di-
vision consisted OF the New York, Virginia,
and Vermont Knights, the following com
manderies appearing from Virginia: Rich
mond, No. 2. OF Richmond; Portsmouth,
No ., OF Portsmouth; AppOmattOX, No. 6,
Of Petersburg; Stevenson, No. 8, OF Staun'
ton; ChristianSburg, No. 9, OF Christians
burg; st. Andrew, No. 10, OF Richmond
and Grice. No. lG, of Norfolk. The Fifth
and Sixth divisions consisted mainly Of Ohio
communicates.
Grand Division No. 9 was commanded by
Sir Fayette s. Fletcher, OF Vermont. The
Seventh and Eighth divisions in this were
also made up principally OF Ohio Knights
The Ninth division, commanded by Sill
John =. S. Goblin, OF Louisiana, was com
posed OF Pennsylvania Communicates. The
Tenth division was made up OF Indiana
COMMANDERS. two Texas communicates
and OF Columbia, No. =, Of the District o.
Columbia. The Eleventh division consisted
OF Michigan organizations. In the
Twelfth, commanded By Sir Oliver Clifton
OF Mississippi, were Lexington, No. 2, ant
Grenada, No. 10, OF Mississippi.
Grand Division No. 3 was commanded
by Sir Benjamin +. Halter, OF Tennessee
In the Thirteenth division were the Caiifor
MIA and Nevada communicates; also, those
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Ieenth division, composed mainly OF Mis-
sourians. were Montgomery. No. 4, an;
Selma, No. 3, OF Alabama, aud battalion
OF Louisiana knights. In the sixteenth
division was Iowa communicates, and til,
Seventeenth was composed chiefly OF Min
nesota and Kansas organizations. Tn
Eighteenth was made up OF west Nlrglnl i
and Nebraska knights.
DISTINGUISHED GRAND OFFICERS OF THE LINE
This division was followed by an escOr
to the Eminent Grand Master of the Crane
Encimpment Of the United States, followed
in turn by other Grand officers, members o
the Grand Encampment, and officers OF tn
Grand Communicates, ranking by the date
OF their Grand. COmmandeiy charters. Tn
procession terminated with the Grand En-
campment and other distinguished ST
Knights in carriages.
The column moved south on Wabash ave
nue.. The sight was'a grand and impressiV
one. Marching at steady pace OF abou
two miles an hour, the soldier like bearing
and beautiful uniforms OF the different com
: manderies elected cheer upon cheer from
the living walls between which they passed
and the sight which greeted the Knight
themselves was fraternal acknowledgment
OF the esteem in which they were held. Th
city OF
CHICAGO PAUSED FROM WORK,
while her streets were crowded with visit
ors from all sections OF the Union TO d.
them honor. Nearly every house the
passed was gaily decorated in honor Q
their presence. Every possible place tha
afforded a view Of the line OF march wa
occupied. The caves Of houses, window
stills, and cross arms Of telegrapb-poles wer
all forced into service, II from those place
the knightly spectacle could be seen. Th
|. miles Of temporary seats along the cute, q
ffty cents a seat, were all filed.
AS the column passed under the fun'
raj arch at Adams street the marti;
, music was changed 10 a dirge and The con
; manderies reversed swords. The Gran
: Communicates review arch at Wabash ave
nue. and Twelfth street was saln'ed b
drawn swords and n salute by the Officers
The column after moving through ID
principal streets moved down Clark TO th
Grand Pacific, where it was dismissed.
: THE PARADE DENOUNCED BY DIsSATIsFIE
SPECTATORS.
There are now about 100000 in Chicag
denouncing the Knights Templar's parao
as shame and an outage. These are CIT
zens and visitors who secured seats alon
,ha Last mart NJ the line Of march. and Wb(