Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-12

night the crowning success of the pro-
gramme.
| When our guests have returned to THEN
| homes, and when we ourselves have had time
to reflect upon the visit of the knights
Templar, the thought, that by means of last
| nights banquet some stray lamb has been
reclaimed and saved, will add zest and
| pleasure to the recollections of the occasion
whichswe trust all may cherish.
| Verify, the last and crowning act of
| courtesy shown to the knights is a true
exemplifcation of the cornerstone and key
stone of Masonry" charity and when
we remember the martial display and gilt
tering banners of the Templars of the Gross,
| let US not forget the quiet, modest, but no
| less potent efforts of our Ladies of the Cross.
| But to recur to the scene that met us on en-
connecting the Lamar House with the Opera
house and entering the latter, a fairy scene,
as if created by the wand of some magician,
| burst upon our view.
To properly describe the hall and tables
| so as to make all who were not so fortunate
| as to be present, see them, would require
| the best efforts of a word-painter.
The hall, by removing the staging and
benches, was transformed into a
VAST RECEPTION ROOM.
| The main tables in the center were arranged
i'll the shape of double cross while smaller
ables were ranged under the galleries.
but all on the main floor of the
hall. The wainscoating of the gal
| lery was divided into sixteen panels
each separated from the other by flags hung
crosswise, while each center contained a
| Templar emblem surrounded by wreaths
and capped by small banners Between the
bronze pillars supporting the galleries We're
GRACEFUL FEsTooNs OF EvERGREENs.
and from the center of each hung baskets of
ferns and flowers, while each pillar was
decorated with exquisite flower crowns.
of the ladies who served on the committee
| of decoration, under the directions of Miss
Carrie Bell
| The stage was transformed into garden,
ed gorgeous butterfly of immense proper
tions, made entirely of flowers and shaded
into the brilliant tints of natural butterfly
| This was the work of Mr. NJ Nicholson,
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upon it, by all present.
| But the floral decorations which
! ECLIPsED ANYTHING EVER SEEN
in this city, and which have never been ex-
celled anywhere in this Union, were fur
nished by our whole-souled, public-spirited
| fellow citizen, Hon Perez Dickinson. They
were his contribution and helped no little to
beautify the hall. But, while Mr.. Dickin-
son deserves all praise for his liberaGty, the
man who designed, shaped and perfected
them into things of JOY and beauty, is the
superintendent of Mr.. Dickinson's Island
| VIM. Hail. Esq. Knoxville has much talent
but we assert without hesitation and with
out fear of contra diction, that for skill il
| execution and talent in designing floral
decorations, Mr.. Hall has no superior in this
country.
The following is a list Of these decorations
In the centre of the table stood temple
some five or six feet high, approached by
three steps on all Sides made of the leaves Of
Colens and white flowers; seven column!
supported an oval dome, and the whole wa
sUMoUNTED BY CROSS AND GROWN.
The whole structure was made of flower
and leaves and blended so harmoniously
that it had the appearance of mosaic
on another table stood double Maltese
cross, bedded in a foundation repre-
senting in hewn stones. This wat
made out of flowers arranged to resemble
the hues of the rainbow. On another table
was Templar cross, with triangle; at an
other place square, trowel and a wreath
On each side of the beautiful butterfly, al
ready mentioned, there was also a magnif
cent star and a square and compass. Al
these, and other minor things. were the pro
duction of Mr.. Hall
| Mr.. James D. Cowan also contributed q
pyramid of ferns and flowers something
like feet high.
The tables groaned under the gteates
variety of luxuries. Noticeable among the
table ornaments were the following:
! SEVERAL PYRAMIDS OF BANANAS
and oranges, interlaced with delicate flowers
the work of our ladies; number of orna
mented cakes, the production of Mrs Kern
Several of these had beautiful and unique
Masonic disigns, prominent among which
were a royal arch Mason in full regalia,
standing in temple, and third degree
Mason upon another fully clothed and witt
| the tools of a master.
Mrs. l.. G.. Shepard also contributed {
cake. Last but not least was one of the
quaintest of decorations, furnished by ON
liberal fellow-citizen Mr.. Fl, Schubert L
was
PIG ROASTED WHOLE,
and it was so skillfully done that casua
observer would expect to see it rise from its
bed of green's and commence hearty meal
off its garniture.
The whole room was lighted, not only by