National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-05-23
OUR TEMPLAR GUESTS,
Their DOinss Since Friday-Their Ex.
necfed Dcparfure To-Day.

On Saturday morning, at ten o'clock,
the visiting Knight Templars marched to the
White House and were presented to President
Garfield by Past Eminent and Grand Master of the
District, Noble D. Larner. At the close of the re-
ception the Knights were shown over the EXecu-
tive Mansion after which they visited the Capitol,
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and other
points of interest about the city. At half past four
in the afternoon the Knights, with their friends,
embarked on the steamer Corcoran for
Mount Vernon. After the usual visit
to the tomb, where the bands played a SOL
emn dirge, the visitors were taken in charge
by members of the city Communicates, and with a
full force of guides were shown over the mansion
and grounds. Upon leaving Mount Vernon the
Corcoran proceeded some distance down the river,
and returning, reached the city shortly after nine
o'clock Saturday night st. Johns Commandery.
OfProvidence K. l., with the celebrated Providence
Band, serenaded Senators Burnside and Anthony,
and De Molay Commandery, of Boston, with the
American Band, rendered similar compliment to
DR.. Loring, the new Commissioner of Agriculture.
YESTERDAY
there were no formal arrangements for the enter
tanment of the visitors but at an early hour they
broke up into squads, some visiting the churches
and others taking carriages for extended drives in
the city and suburbs. The Soldiers Home and
Arlington were the chief points of interest, and
despite the number of private carriages that were
placed at the disposal of the Sir Knights yester-
day afternoon, it was matter of impossbility to
secure vehicle of any description at any of the
leading livery stables. At nine o'clock this morn
ing the Knights will leave for Richmond, Va, by
special train.
WASHINGTON KNIGHTS INVITED.
The following Sir Knights of this city have been
specially invited by Fredericksburg Commandery,
No ri,,io 10 rtin 70 in bn 70
their Eastern fraters tomorrow: Eminent Sirs
Charles F. Stansbury, Clement W. Bennett, past
commanders; Marcellus Gardner and Val Stiles,
of Washington Commandery, No. l Eminent Sirs
Matt Trimble, Frank NJ. Marshall, past command
ers; O. T Thompson, C. E. Kant, ]. C. Lee,
w. II. H. Gould, J. C. McGinn, VIII A.
Short, J. H. Trimble, A. E Johnson, and H.
1. Gregory, of Colum bia Commandery, No. .;
Eminent Sir Robert w. Hardy, past commander,
and r. /. Cropley, of Potomac Commandery No. 5 :;
Eminent Sirs James P. Pearson, George B. Clark
A. w. Kelly, past commanders; Leonard Stoddard,
w. H. Hoover Thomas Bailey NJ. NJ. Whitney E.
G. Wheeler, and D. E. Landers Dc Molay Mounted
Commandery No. 4, and Companion James Cochran,
of Eureka Royal Arch Chapter No. 4 also, Emf
nent Sir William T. AdreOn, past grand COM
mander, and Frank Hollingshead and Matt Sewer,
of Baltimore. Next Friday morning the
pilgrims will leave Richmond at nine o'clock,
reaching Washington in time for lunch
and Baltimore by three o'clock, where they
will remain until Saturday morning. From
Baltimore they will proceed to New York,
where they will remain over Sunday and accept
the hospitality of Palestine Commandery, of that
city. From New York the communicates will
take the boats OF the Fall River line for home
The visitors speak in the highest terms of the
many cGurtesies that have been extended them by
their brethren of the Capital, and say that their
stay in Washington is destined to be perhaps the
most enjoyable portion of the pilgrimage.