Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-30
SCENES AND INCIDE NTS.

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SCENES AND INCIDENTJ.
Coln,'anderIes Arriving All Forenoon.
Almost hourly this forenoon from
o'clock and until 1 p. m. there were
arrivals of communicates with their bands
at the Pennsylvania railroad station, who
were marched to tho respective head
quarters which have already been pub
lished in these columns, aud after being
installed therein the members began to
make themselves at home in tho city,
either taking i'll its points of interest in
detachments OF, like some of the COM
manderies, making short marches through
the principal streets escorted by details of
the Lancaster commandery and its City
cOrnet band.
AS they came down North Queen street
each of the arriving Communicates was
welcomed by large crowds of people gath
cred in the square and thronging the side
walks.
The music of tho Great Western, St.
Alban's, Beck's, Weccacoe, Ringgold and
other crack bands, has been the subject of
much attention and drew crowds wherever
it was heard.
st. Alban's commandery has a.tablo
constantly spread with lunch and beer in
the Stevens house reading room.
The headquarters of the Lancaster COM
mandery at Roberts hall is visited by hun
dreds of tho strangers, who find generous
welcome there from their local brethren.
Not only does tho latch string hang out,
but within is good cheer. The amply
spread board is kept constantly supplied
and the store of refreshments is unfalling.
Many persons of note in civil life are
among the visitors, who represent every
section of the state. Of,the number in at
tendance upon tho me citing of the CON
mandery Or as visitors to tho city arc
Mayor Rowe and ex-Mayor Tyson, of
Reading ; Richard G. Oellers, treas.
urer Of the Philadelphia Record
Cyrus T. Fox, of the Reading
Times; Deputy Secretary Of Internal
Affairs J. w. Greenland; Geo. A. Cars.
ten, ex chairman of the Democratic
county committee Of Washington; Ii. Is.
Mexican, chairman of the Brad,
ford county Democratic committee
Frank II. Piatt, leading Democratic
politician of Tunkhannock, Wyoming
county, and many others who have paid
their aspects to the INTELLIGENCER Office.
The visiting knights speak in terms OF
unbOunded admiration of the local hOspi
tality rendered them, the cordial welcome
from our citizens and the gay and festive
appearance of the streets here. The en-
tertainment provided by the Lancaster
knights for their brethren is under the
efficient charge of that skillful
caterer, Mr.. Jos. Lebar, assisted by a
competent corps of walters. Hot coffee,
beer, lemonade and claret punch are pro.
vided without stint beef tongue, ham,
blood pudding, bologna, pickles, cheese,
crackers, olives, sandwiches and other
edibles are spread on long tables, open to
all comers. The rooms are kept open day
and night in charge of the guard of the
day, and the badge Of the order is the only
pass needed to admission.
The new elevator at the Stevens house
works admirably and its introduction to
general use this week is made at time
well calculated to test it's convenience aud
utility.
Col. Allen, who Was elected junior
grand warden to day, was detained from
the meeting by tho death of his wife,
which has just occurred. In Difference to
this sad afflction some of the other caDdi
dates for the honor Withdrew as soon as
they heard of it.
The last communicates to arrive were
the York, accompanied by the Worth in
fantry band, and the Monumental, of Bal
timore, with Grand Army band, which
came in on the train from the West about
o'clock. In the train which brought
them were nine cars filled with persons
coming to see the display.
All forenoon the weather was threaten.
ing and there were faint drizzles of rain,
but at one O'Clock, when the thrOng in
town was greater than at any previous
time, the weather indications were very
favorable and the animation induced by
the festivities was at its height.
Last evening the members of the Great
Western band, who are with Pittsburgh
commandery No. 1. were entertained by
the City band at tho headquarters of the
latter. Speech making and refreshments
were tho order of the evening.
The Installation Exercises.
The following was the programme of
exercises at Fulton hall this afternoon,
when the opera house was crowded with
the invited guests of the order:
Music, City cornet band entrance of
the Grand COmmaudery under escort !;
presentation and installation of the r. f.
grand commander-elect, by r. E. Sir B.
Frank Breneman, g c.; music-hymp, MY
Faith Looks Up to Thee - invocation
by the grand prelate music, Gloria :"
charge to the grand commander address
by the r. E. grand commander elect /;
music, "Gloria in Excelsis - installation
Of remaining grand officers proclamation
by grand marshal music, "Te Deum
Laudamus - charge and invocation by
the II. Z. grand prelate music, "Jubi.
late."
Special Train.