Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-06-10

10 the pleasant surprise and unbOunded
qualification of all Knoxvillians and others
interested, yesterday dawned upon us
bright, clear, and sunny, with only
few feeting clouds here and there.
The outlook of the night before was any
thing but encouraging, amid the lowering
and threatening clouds which bust forth at
frequent intervals with spasms of weeping,
drenching the decorations about the city
AMI bringing dependency to the hearts of
those who had looked forward with bright
anticipations to the session of the Nineteenth
Annual conclave of the Grand Commandery
of Tennessee, Knights Templar, of which
yesterday was the opening day. A kind
providence smiled upon US with supreme
favor, however, and it was realized
that the condition of our city and streets
was all the more cleanly and free from dust
from the drenching rains of the twelve
hours preceding.
With the welcome return of sunshine and
brightness, our beautiful queen city of East
Tennessee, with all the preparations and
decorations, assumed the appearance of a
genuine holiday-Fourth of July, if you
please-air Gay street, from one end to the
other, was one continued
AVENUE OF GORGEOUS DECORATIONS
and festooning.
In addition to the many banners with en-
blems and inscriptions of the knightly order,
which hung from almost every building, there
streamed out many United States flags, in full
size, and an innumerable quantity of minia-
ture flags, besides decorations of evergreen,
etc. Among the more notably decorated
places were the buildings of Cowan, Me
Clung Il Co, McClung, Powell & Co., San
ford, Chamberlain & Albers, C. Kohlhase,
H. Schubert, Wheeler & Wilson Sewing
Machine Office, and the elaborate festoOning
at the bridge which connects those two
headquarters of festivities, the Lamar House
and Opera-house An immense white ban
ner with huge red cross emblematic OF the
order, was suspended diagonally across Gay
street, from the Masonic Temple to the Nc
Kinney black. Besides all these, a great
many buildings on Market Square, and pri-
yate residences, especially along the line of
march were tastefully decorated. All these
things combined bore the unmistakable and
indelible imprint, both expressed and inn
piled, of
= WELCOME TO THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARn
With the advent of the stir and hustle of
the day came a realization of the fact that
the city was crowded almost to overfowing
as far as the hotels and many of the pri-
Vate residences are concerned, at least-with
knights, guests and visitors, and at an early
hour the
CLEAN OF GILDED SWORDS
and epaulets, and white feathers of the
''Plumed Knights" began to be visible as
they fitted about getting in readiness fol
the grand street parade.
The magnificent Fifth Artillery Silver Cor
net Band from Mcpherson Barracks
Atlanta, Ga, discoursed some delightful
music at the corner opposite Masonic Tenn
pie before the parade, and the splendid
Arnolds Brass Band, from Memphis
chimed in beautifully from the corner al
the Hattie House, their headquarters.
FORMING THE PROCESSION
Shortly after o'clock the procession was
formed on Church street, with the head
resting on Gay, in the following order:
l. Fifth Artillery Band, from Atlanta, Ga.
16 men
2 Coeur de Lion Commandery, No g.
Knoxville, under command of Sir Knight
n. S. Woodward with 81 knights in line
B. jackson Commandery, No. 13, of Jack.
son, with Is knights.
4 Lookout Commandery, No. IA, of Chat
tanoOga, with - knights.
.. ArnOld's Band, from Memphis, IA in
number
%. Memphis Commandery. No. -. of
Memphis, with % lIniohts
4. DeMolay Commandarv No . Of No
lumbia, with 16 kniobts w. y u w.
o. NashVllle Commandery, No. D.. of Mash
vile, with 20 knights. -''' : Vi y iSE-
80. Fourteen carriages and other ,,ol;o,.
containing the Right Eminent Grand Co.,
mander and other officers and members o4
the order and distinguished citizens.
Each commandery carried a beautiful ban
ner, and the Grand Commandery banne
was borne in a carriage
The knights, as they appeared in the pro
cession with their gorgeous and imposing
uniform, presented splendid appearance
and were universally remarked upon as con
stituting the finest and most portly lookin,
body of men that have paraded these street,
for many day.
The procession was in command of anC
headed by Sir Knight J. NJ Melton, as CHIEF
marshal, with Sir Knights H. W. Hall and
Geo. W. Albers as aids, all mounted on fine
steeds. The column moved to music bv the
bands, and described the following
LINE OF MARCH:
Down Gay to Main, down Main to Locust.
up Locust to Cumberland, up Cumberland
10 Walnut, up Walnut to Asylum, from Asy-
um to Gay, down Gay to Church. and
thence out Church to Church Street M. E.
church, South. Arrived here the knights
nled IN by communicates and occupied seats