National Republican., 1883-09-06
THE KNIGHTS rEMpLAR RETURN.
Arrival OF the Washington Delegation
From the Pacific Coast--What They Say
OF tho Trim.

Arrival OF the Washington Delegation
From the Pacific Coast--NVhat They Say
OF tho Trip.
The Knights Tomplar who went to San
Francisco, Cal, to attend tho twenty-sccond
triennial conclave Of tho grand encampmcnt
Of Knights Tomplar of the United States,
left that city on the return trip at $3.50 o'clock
p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, and arrived at Ogden
Thursday, Aug. 30, and Salt Lake City at
1920 the same morning, where they spent the
day seeing the sights" They visited the
great Mormon tabernacle, famous for its largo
organ and seating capacity of 5000 people
The Amelia palace, the former homo OF Brig
ham Young's favorite wife, but at present the
residence Of John Taylor, the head of the
Mormon church, also attracted their atten-
tion.
The knights left Salt Lake City on Friday
Aug. 81, and Council Bluffs Sunday, Sept g
They reached Chicago the next day, and
therea day and night were spent in visiting
places of interest. The party left Chicago
Tuesday morning and arrived in this city
last night Mt o'clock.
AS the train pulled into the Baltimore and
Ohio depot the first object that met tho eye
was +. X. Ward, seated upon the Cow
catcher" waving the American flag, and
shouting, "Aint wo glad to get home again !"
The first thing Frank was asked was, How
about that milk can?" He replied that it
SKINNED through all right, and that it par
lyzed the argonauts.
Only the immediate friends of the knights
were at the station when the train arrived,
and the returning Tempars received home
like and hearty welcome. They were all
delighted with tho trip. Sir Knight Larner
said to q REPUBLICAN reporters This has
been the most wonderful trip on rocord-no
accidents, no sickness, nothing but glorious
time all the way there and back. The
Columbia commandery had the post of honor
in the procession in San Francisco at the lay
ing Of tho corner stone. We were given
barbecue at Santa Cruz and at the
town of Newcastle several hampers Of
delicious fruit were put on the train
by the residents for our special benefit. In
fact we have been treated like kings and
queens" Fifty or sixty ladies accompanied
the knights during the entire trip.
The dining car Of the train was beautifully
decorated with Masonic banners, and the
train itself, consisting of nine cars, is the
longest one that has ever made the taanscon-
tinental trip. Every place in and about San
Francisco was visited by the knights, and
they soy that they can never repay the
brethren or the citizens for the kindness
heaped upon them. Fifty odd Baltimoroans,
forty Pennsylvanians, thirty Marylanders,
fifteen Jerseymen, and twenty-eight Wash
ihBtouians accompanied tne excursion, max
ing in all over one hundred and fifty peo-
pie.
Post Commander Jacob Z. :Krebs and Sir
knight James A. Whiting, of Baltimore, were
at the depot waiting for the train. Com
mander Krebs said they had eighty-fivo
swords and band waiting for the Baltimore
knights at the Relay house. He and Sir
Knight Whiting had run down to "hurry
things up little"
After talking over the trim and bidding
each other goodby, the train pulled out for
Baltimore, and the Washington sir knights
were escorted to their homes by the repre-
sentatives of the different Communicates.