Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-29
VISITING KNIGHTS.
Flags and Banners Flying to the Breeze
Tho Expected Arrival OF tho

Of the visiting Knights Templar are
visible on every hand. Early last even-
ing the work of decorating the city began
and has been progressing steadily ever
since. Tho resident members of the
order are bestirring themselves with tho
many cares of hospitality, and their halls
and headquarters are the scenes of great
activity. On the 5:25 train from the
West and the $50 train from the East,
this evening, quite number of COM
pauderies will arrive and they will be
escorted to their respective headquarters
by detail Of the Lancaster cOmmandery.
THE DECORATIONS.
The town has already assumed q very
gay appearance, the hotels, restaurants
and many business places and private resi-
dences being decorated with flags, banners,
bunting and evergreens. Following are
some OF the more prominent that have up
to this time been put up:
The grand cOmmandery Of Pennsylva
MIA have their headquarters at the Stevens
house, in front of which they have hung
large net banner in the centre Of which is
golden shield on which is the red Maltese
cross. On either side of the shield are the
dates 1897 and 1854.
De Molay, commandery, who have head
quarters at the Franklin house, display a
very pretty net banner. The words "Head-
quarters" are on broad band near tho
top Of the banner, and ON this band is
0nd Asthnv
white banners with crosses and swords.
Tho centre of tho banner is huge red
cross on which is placed a large black tri-
angle, bearing the name of the command
cry. A fringe Of crosses hang to the bot
tom of the banner.
Kensington commandery No. 81, of
Philadelphia, display large canvas ban
ner in front Of their headquarters at the
Leopard hotel. 1t Is painted in red and
blue on white ground, the central cross
being pre:tily executed. The hotel also
displays a gay assortment Of TenPlar
flags.
The Hutchinson cOmmandery Of Norris
town will arrive in the morning and will
be stationed at the Keystone house.
Their banner is now up, 1t is of white
canvas with tho words, Headquarters
Hutchinson COmmandery No. Is X. t.,
Norristown, Pa" In the centre of tho
canvas is large red cross.
The headquarters Of Reading Com
mandery, No. AZ, are at Rahter's Grape
hotel, the entire front Of which is covered
with Templar and National flags, while the
balcony and front entrance are decorated
with double festOOns of evergreens, beau-
tiful air baskets of flowers and foliage
hanging within each festOon Of laurel.
The. chandeliers in tho dining room and
parlOrs are trimmed with smilax.
st. Johns Commandery, No. 4, Lave
their headquarters at the Cooper House.
They have an immense banner, handsome
ly painted, hung in front of the hotel,
which is ablaze with profusiOn of flags,
the Knights Templar flags being most
conspicuous.
In the gale Of about noon to day this
banner was blown down and fell heavily,
breaking several lamps. 1t will be erected
ed again.
The beautiful banner Of st. Alban CON-
mandery No. AZ OF Philadelphia, is on OK
hiDitiOn in II. Il. Rhoads' window and
attracts much attention. 1t is b master
piece of art, the ground being OF black
velvet, in the centre of which is embrOid
cred full length figure of q pilgrim with
his staff. Elegant embroidery in gold
forms border to the picture. Tho banner
is fringed with the finest gold bullion and
il hung on i rod of gold
which is attached TO the flag. staff
by golden rings, while heavy golden cords
and tassels depe nd from either side. The
reverse il of green silk on which is ele-
gantly embroidered the words Presented
to st. Albans cOmmandery No. AZ, K. T.
of Philadelphia, by their lady friends
$780," The flagstaff is surmOunted by i
cross and crown. The St. Albans COM
mandery have their headquarters at the
Stevens house, where also they display Il
net banner, on which is the name of the
commandery, full length figure of a pill
grim occupying the centre of the field.
The front of Fulton opera house is gaiiy
decked with flags and mammoth head
and bust of a knight In armOr occupies u
place above the doorway.
j. A. Sprenger's saloon, adjoining the
opera house, also displays great deal of
snowy bunting and Templar and Amer
lean flags.
Mary's commsndery, of Philadelphia,
have stretched very large banner across
Prince street, at the Stevens house, where
their headquarters will be. It is of netting,
with the letters MARY COmmandery, No
SO, K. T., Philadelphia, Penn" Ia tho
centre, painted Oh lnvass, are all manner
of emblems of the order.
Private Decorations.
The INTELLIeENcER Office is profussly
decorated. In the second story front win
dows are three life size pictures. the first
being of Knight in full armor with
drawn sword, the second q pilgrim with
gown and staff jrEg3eyi to the holy city,
and the third pilgrim kneeling in prayer
at the entrance of the holy sepulchre. The
paintings are finely executed and show to
great advantage when lit up at night.
Above them is draped an immense Temr-
lar flag of red, wlits and black, while tie
entire fronts Of the building are covered
with scores of flags of smaller size and
various design-the Maltese cross, and
the cross and crown being given promn-
ence.
On East King street the following build
ings are also decorated, some of them very
elaborately. Myers s. Rathfon's clothing
store Aug. Rhoad's jewelry store :;
Bursk's grocery store Walter A. Helm
itsh's furniture store H. E. S.aymaker's
wine store ShOenberger's Excelsior sa
loon the Lancaster county house
Kuapp's saloon ; Eugene Bauet's saloon
Henry WOlfe's furniture rooms II. H.
uckeabach's piano rooms DR.. George
A. Kings residence. Nicholas Scheld's
cigar store Shaub & Bros, shoe store !;
Fishers grocery Philip Doersom's car
riage mandatory.
J.S.Gi,l'r 6 Co. display the largest and
one of the handsomest banners in the city.
It is 81 feet wide by % feet in length.