Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-08-26
PLUMED HOSTS.


A Magnificent Pageant-rweuty Thousan'
Knights Tcmplars in Line.
A Chicago dispatch of the 18th says
The sreHt day of the triennial oOnclave o
Knights Templars opened cloudy, and early il
| the morning smart rain fell and laid tn
dust nicely. TIE sun then appeared, and a
the hour adverli'ed for starting everything
was favorable for the proc, ,sgion. The differ
ent Communicates were, hoSever, tardy il
getting at their appointed places, and it wal
nearly IL o'clock before the different columns
moved. BY that timo the sky had cloudeC
again and some drops Of rain fell. L. had nt
effect, however, on the crowds that throngeC
the streets and occupied every available incl
ofapace on the sidewalks. The windows wcrt
| filled shortly after o'clock aad many people
occupied preCaIiUus positions on the cross
arms of the telegraph poles. The committee
had wisely made the line of march extead
over nearly eight miles, giving a fine oppOr.
tuuity for all to see it. Along Wabash avenue
thousands of temporary seats bad been erect.
cd, and were readily rented at coed prices
The decorations we're on prOfuse and almost
extravagant scale Nearly every house dis.
played banners with Masonic devices, while
evergreen wreaths and richly contrasting
oolOrs, relieved the more somber hues of the
quired to appropriately represent the histori.
cal subjects connected with the display Of the
conclave.
The newspaper Offices were beautifully dec
Grated especially those which were in the di-
rect line of march. The Wholesale houses and
more important retail buildings were also COW
cred with banners, flags, festoons and notices.
Along State street the stores were radiant with
devices, several thousand dollars being ex-
pended on some single building. The sixteen
arches on Wabash avenue, between VanBuIen
and Twenty-SecOnd street, were completed
during the night, and ELECTED great admira-
tiOn for their unaninity of design aud divers
figures.
The line of march was kept open by n
strong guard of policemen, who tlauked the
streets and where assisted by continuous lines
of vehicles which were ranged on either side
of the street and occupied by thousands of
spectators. The street cars emptiei apparent
ly endless crowds into the streets, and the in
coming trains continued to bring from out
aide towns and cities multitudes of visitors,
The Knights gathered on four streets facing
east The division on Lake street, the one
farthest north, moved fivst eastward TO Wa
bash avenue and upon reaching that thorough,
fare turned south and continued the march to
rwcnty-first street. AS the last of this divis.
ion reached Washington street the column on
that street fell in and followed to Twenty.
first street. The same was done with the
columns on Monroe and Jackson streets.
1t was afternoon when the last division
wheeled into line. By that time the advarc ce
guard Of police, Wh1 hea ed the procession,
had reached Lake street on the return march
1t was estimated that nearly 10000 Knights
were in line, and it required about three hours
tT, tt,a .ttnt
Every part of the parade went off with the
precision that is only attained by the best
drilled troops, and the evolutions were per.
fnrmed with beautiful exactness that drew
forth round after round Of applause. The
brilliant uniforms the inspiring music, and
the bright sun which eventually appeared
rendered the scene one remarkable in every
respect, and one that is not likely to be witness.
ed again in many years as it has never been
before. The various Communicates were
heartily choered from the streets and side.
walks, but the marks of appreciation were
most hearty where the evidence of superiority
in military maneuvers was apparent, and more
particularly where brilliant uniforms were
VISIBLE. The bands were an attractive
part of the display, their uniforms and
music contributing to the entertain
ment fully as much as the Knights
themselves. The more remarkable fcat- |
ures wcro the Oriental commandery of
Cleveland who escorted the eminent grand
master in his carriage drawn by thirteen
horses, seven white and six black. A very
brilliant staff attended him. The Detroit |
commandery, st, Johns, Of Philadelphia; the |
Mount OHVCi, Oi Etie; the Aaper, " IOdiU.- |
apolis, the Richard Cnur de Leon, Of London |
Ontario; the Marine band, OF Washington; the |
sixth infantry band, of Lexington, and the
Sixteenth regiment band, Of Ohio, all called |
out appau @. The streets were well managed,
there being no interference with the line of
march. Much dissatisfaction was expressed
ahen it appeared that before the line of
march was completed almost the entire body
broke ranks and went to their tents. This
WAS particularly unsatisfactory to many
thousands of people who occupied advanta-
geuus positions in the latter part Of the line OF
march for which they had paid extravagant
prices in some cases.
After the parade had terminated so alb.
'uptly and disastruusly to some of the spec
tatOrs and the Sir knights, the triennial meet.
ng was held at the asylum on the lake front
The session was secret and it is only krown
hat the usual committees were appointed and
hat the reports of financial officers show the
,rder to he iu good condition, the due5 from
he grand communicates in three years having
)eeu Cl,UEls 1uTGt uuhuEtu llGuluthh Ntlt
present at the meeting, exclusive of the grand
,flicers, who number eleven, the junior warden
being dead.
This is by far the largest attendance since
he organization of Templarism, the next
argest being in 1877 at Cleveland, when there
we're 209 present The number of lady visitors
s estimated at $4,000.
Several cases of suns'roke or prOstratiOn by
ieat were reported, the sufferers all being Of
he procession. None of them were serious
No accident of any kind occurred to mar the
pleasure of the day. The exposition building
vas in brilliant dress tonight to welcome the
quests who attended the ball The spacious
4 all was more than double the dimensions of
hat used at the national convention, lind was
10 completely filed that walking about was
attended with difficulty. Many thousands
we're unable to gain admission and the doors
we're locked to the applicants for entrance
Early in the evening. The heat inside was in
and those who were in were glad to
yet near the windows or to leave altogether.
The toilets were unusually elegant, aud every
feature was pleasant, except the crowd and
heat. Music was furnished for dancing, but
L was only possible to form few sets. The
only exercise in the building was an address
,f welcome by Norman I. Gasette, chairman
lf the trennial committee, and n response on
behalf of the Apollo Chicago and st. Bernard
by Wiley M. Eagan, who ex-
planned that Sir Grand Commander Morse and |
Grand Master Hurlburt were to i'll to attend /
to the fatiguing duties of the day.
A dispatch of the 18th says: By o'clock
this morning the tide of travel set rapidly
toward Central park, where the competitive
drill of Knights Tcmplar took place to-day.
Every kind of conveyance was pressed into
service. and many thousands went by street
cars. The weather was oppressively bot, and
when the drill commenced the % 0O0 people
who had assembled were impatient at the
delay and at the incompleteness of the ar
-angements. The drill did not begin until
nearly noon, although $3.50 Was the hour set.
The following commanderies participated:
Ivanhoe, of st. Louis, mounted; DeMolay,
Grand Rapids, Mich, mounted; Monroe,
Rochester, N. Y Damascus, st Paul; Rapar,
0iental, Cleveland; DeMolay,
Louisville; Reed, Dayton, o., and Bayard,
MINI. All these bodies presented
fne appearance, and as they appeared on the
enclostd grounds Of Jockey Club park where
the drill occurred, they were greeted with
cheers.
The first military display was made by the
Monroe commandery, of Rochester, and its
nvolutions elected hearty appreciation from
the waiting thousands. The Reed comman-
derry, of Dayton, o.. next appeared, followed
by the Raper. of Indianapolis; the Damascus,
Df st. Paul; the De Molay, of Louisville, aud
the Grand Rapids Knights. This completed
the drill, and the judges retired for mature
as to the award of prizes. The
drilled thirty minutes each.
The prizes are swords and belts, drinking sets,
Jewels, etc. Several Of the par
ticipants in the drill were much affected by
The heat. but none were prostrated. The Ivau-
hna of 81 Inuia did not nnmnata, ita Ornani-