The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-02
THE COMING CoNCLAvE.
What the Prospects Are for the Templars'
Pilgrimage to San Francisco.

What the Prospects Are for the TempIars'
Pilgrimage to San Francisco.
San Francisco Chronicle
number of additional Knights Templars
communicates have signified their intention
to attend the triennial conclave. They are
the Hoiyrood, Cleveland; Kadosh, Cameron
Wis; Pilgrim, Harrisburg, Pa; Garfield
Columbus, o.; Ionia, Michigan. The Asca-
lon Commandery, of st. Louis, leave that
city by special train on Saturday August H.
arriving here August 10. They will return
August ~ or % The grand officers of
the Grand Comnandery of Alabama
Will also attend. St. Bernard Com
mandery of Chicago, and the Galesburg
Commandery will come out with very full
ranks. The delegation from the Chevalier
Bayard Cocnlmandery, of Chicago will not
exceed ten, and it is reported from Chicago
that only two or three knights from Apollo
Comm andery will be presedt. The other H.
llnois Communicates who will attend the
conclave, not as communicates, but individ-
ually, are: Crusade, of Rockford Evart. OF
Rock Island; Joliet, No T. of Joliet; Ell
wood, No. 6, of Springfield, and Cairo, No
IL, OF Cairo. There are no others which
have signtied their expectation OF being
represented,
The ST. Bernard corps. which carried off
the drill prize at the Chicago conclave will
enter the competing ranks here also. 1t holds
a flag, subject TO challenge mp to June y, at
which time no challenge had been received
Otherwise the flag would have been brought
to San Francisco.
The crack Eastern communicates which
are expected to participate in the conclave,
probably as commaderies, are: Palestine and
Columbian. of New York city; Cyrene, of
Rochester; Beauseant and Baltimore. Of Bal
timore; St Johns and Mary, OF Phiiadel-
phia De Molay and Boston, of Boston;
Columbia and De NlOlav of WASHINGTON
There will also be many others who will be
represented by individuals, but these are the
most important
The Covington, Ky, Mounted Command
cry, it IS said, will come out man and horse,
the latter all being black animals.
The Washington Ten lars have made spe-
eial arrangements for Wagner sleepers, a
large party of ladies and gentlemen having
agreed to travel together. They will be
joined by the Batimorians In Philadel-
phia, also, two parties are being made up, the
Mary commandery alone having 200 names
down. In Wilmington, Del, a small special
party has been gotten up. In New York
400 knights have agreed to go under the
Columbian commandery, William d. May,
commander.
Many OF the excursionists will make de-
tours to various points of interest, and some
will go to Salt Lake on the way west, where
the General Grand Chapter of the Royal rich
Masons of the United States will be in
session.
In the East the estimate from the reports
submitted by the various grand recorders of
the different States is that the number of
knights in San Francisco in August next
will not exceed 5000 The long distance and
the time consumed by the journey, as well
as the expenses, which aggregate between
$500 and $500, are lettering many who are
anxious to make the pilgrimage.