Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-28
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
THE aREAT PARADE OF WEDNESDAY

THE GREAT PARADE OF WEDNESDAY
Decoration of the hallsETns Commanderiss
That are Coming-The Town FILLED
By Tomorrow Night
The present indications point unmistak-
bly, to fine pageant il this city on next
Wednesday, the occasion of the meeting
here of the grand commaudery of Knights
Templar in this state. Although nOlO Of
the visitors are expected before tomorrow
the local commandery has begun the
work OF decorating the places to be Occu.
pied IN the entertainment of its guests.
The Mason ic hall. on West King street,
was decorated this forenoon with flags Of
all kinds and bunting. Fulton opera house
and Roberts hail have also been decor.
ated and between the buildings hangs the
banner of the commandery, with the words
" Headquarters Lancaster Commandsry.
No. 13, K. T., Lancaster, Pennsylvania"
The banner has also q fine picture Of
knight in armor. The different command
cries are erecting their banners at the
hotels where they will stop.
1t has been six years since the grand
cOmmandery met here last, but this weeks
demonstration is expected to be 4 much
more imposing affair than that of 1877.
The following notes of the time of ar
rival Of some of the visiting Communicates,
the number OF men, their music and stop
ping place. will give some idea of tho ex-
tent of the affair:
At 5:30 to morrow evening will arrive
Pittsburgh commandery No I, with 100
men, accompanied by the Great Western
band Of 30 pieces, headquarters at the
City hotel. Philadelphia No. 9, 63 rlsn,
Mannheim band, Cross-k keys hotel. Jaques
do MOlay, No. 3, of Washington, Pa, 70
men, Shober's hotel. Mountain, No. 10,
of Altoona. 30, with Junior Grey's band of
% pieces, George Wallis. Baldwin, No.
%, of Williamsport, 40 men, with band,
Frey & Myers. Allegheny city, No. 35,
80 men, Millersville band, Lancaster
County house. Hospitaller, No. 46, of
Lock Haven, So men, Seltzsr cornet band,
Stevens house. st. Adams, No. AZ, Phil.
adelphia, go men, St. Adams band, Stew
ems house. Kensington. No. "a. Philadel-
phia, GO men, Metropolitan band, Leopard
hotel.
On Wednesday morning at 5:35 Tancred
No. 4S, of Pittsburgh, with 70 men, Geo.
H. Miller's.
Wednesday at $40 a. m. Pilgrim, No.
-, ualileOuIS, w Lucb, WIN. l. ulluIuP
band, Cooper house.
On Wednesday at 9a. m. St. Johns,
No. 8, of Carlisle, with 25 men and band,
Washington house; Cyrene, No. "a. of
Columbia, 80 men, lrOnville band, Stevens
house.
On Wednesday at 9:35 a. NJ. Do Molay,
No. ., Reading, 60 men, Liberty band,
John A. Snyder's Allen, No. 90, Allen
\
hotel Hutchinson, No. so, NorristOwn,
with band, Keystone house; Reading, No.
AZ, Reading, 70 mer, Ringgold band,
Grape hotel.
Wednesday at 10 a. III. St. Johns, Nc.
A, Philadelphia, 100 men. Beck's band,
Cooper House Kadosh, No. 90, Philadol
phia, 20 men. Eden band, Fountain Inn :;
Mary, No. 3G, Philadelphia, 100 men,
THAN Chasseur, No. 53, Philadelphia, GO
men, Sprecher House.
Wednesday at p. IN. York, No. 81,
Worth infantry band, Swan hotel; Monu-
mental, No. 3, Baltimore, IS men, Wilson
post band, Merrimac hotel.
Besides these visiting COMMUNICATES the
Lancaster Commandery, with 125 men. at
least, and tho City Cornet band, will he in
line.
The line of parade will form at 4:15 p.
M, on Wednesday and move at 4:3O,
Grand Capt. Gen. Joseph Alexander, jr.,
staff.
1t will move over the following route ::
Down Prince from tho Stevens House to
Conestoga. to South Queen and North
Queen to James, to Duke, to Orange, to
Limo ia, Fact ki.,rr fn ,fr.,S nd
countermaIch on East King, tho grand
stand for the review being erected in front
of Mr.. II. S. Gara's insurance office.
During the stay of the visiting knights
here their Lancaster brethren will keep
"open house" for their entertainment in
the second story of Roberts Hall.
The Meetings of the T. q.
The grand commandery met here last
in May, 1877, and upon that occasion it
will be remembered that A. J. Kaufman,
of Columbia, was grand commander and
B. F. Breneman, Of this city, was elected
junior grand warden, from which position
he has risen to and is now grand com
mander. For junior warden, which is the
first round in the ladder, this year tho
three leading candidates are Col. Allen, of
Philadelphia VIM. Nilsson Viguers, of
Philadelphia, and #. G. Nipple, esq, Of
Lock Havou. In the grand comman-
derry, which elects this officer the
past eminent commanders, captains
general and generalissimos vote; the other
officers Of the grand commandery are
made by promotion. The first businc.
meeting OF the grand commandery is to
be held to morrow evening. and tie
installation ceremonies take place in Full
ton hall at 2:30 p. IN. on Wednesday. The
parade comes off at 4:30 p. M, aud the
complimentary reception and promenade
concert at p. III. the same day.
Our Guests.
The interest manifested by the residents
Of the city in the meeting Of the COM.
maudery and its pageant indicate tha. the
proverbial hospitality Of Lancaster will be
extended to tho thousands of strangers
who are coming within her gates this
week.
Besides the capacity OF the many hotels,
given in the above list OF places Of enter
tainment, which will be taxed
to the uttermost the private fam
lilies Of the city have arranged
to entertain hundreds of visiting Knights
and sight seers, and it is safe to say that
fully five thousand strangers will be here
on Wednesday.
Nothing will eonduce more to the gay
and hospitable appearance Of the city than
general decorations, and as many of
the visitors remain here for at
least two days and will take in
most of the city willie here, the display OF
banners and bunting should not be con-
fined to the route Of the parade nor be Dc