Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-11
THE TRIENHIAL CoNoLAvE
The Accommodations, Decorations
Music, Etc.

San Francisco Chr ,nicle, April Sd.
Daring the last week arrangements
have been about completed by tho
committee on accommodations for the
t~riennial oonolave by which the dis.
posal Of guests Is to be effected In .
thorough and systematic manner.
Applications have been received from
5000 knights, but the committee will
prepare for 10. 600 visitors, Is this
latter number is probably a correct
estimate of guests who will have to be
provided for. Two large commander.
les from Chicago and St. Louis
will have their headquarters at the
Baldwin, and private citizens are com.
Ing forward with q oommendable dis
play of hospitality In Offering to place
over 1000 rooms In residences at the
disposal of the committee. The sys.
tenn by which guests will be received
is a. follows: On arrival In the city
they will proceed immediately to the
headquarters of the Accommodation
Committee and make known the mum
Der for whom they wish aooommoda-
tions furnished. They will then be
assigned to either hotels or private
houses, In the same manner al guests
of q hotel are assigned 20 rooms.
THE DECORATIONS.
Last evening the committee on dec.
orations was organized. 1t was de-.
cided to send Communications to ell
communicates In the United States for
a coat of arms and banner to be placed
among the decorations of the pavilion.
The committee do not expect any
costly souvenirs, but any style that
the visiting Communicates may see fit
to donate The matter Of arches In
street decorations wa considered, and
three very beautiful designs we're
submitted by John M. Curtis. The
memorial arch IL very artis
tic In conception, and will form
one of the grandest features
Of the outside decorations. 1t 10 o.
Gothic architecture, With three pas
sages through the base and sixty fee
In height and about the same distanc,
In width. On the columns are to b,
bsnners and emblems Of the severa
Visiting oomnsnderies On the pin
naole will be q large grand oomman
derry cross, under which ID to be place.
the motto, I'm Hoo Signo Vnoes.
Another design IL Of the Corinthial
order with the forms of knights q
guards bearing shields and the insignia
of their commandery. Toe third arol
Is to be English style and . fac simil,
of the grand old arch which stand
at the entrance of the South
ampton common In Englsnt
ana which was built In tn
time of King Henry v. The dra
pings and ornamsntation will be YER.
characteristic by the groupings OF Ma
sonic and national f.gs. These archie
will be placed on the line 0
m arch as follows: The memorial arol
on Market htreet opposite the b I'D
win. Corinthie arch at the intersection
OF Kearney and Gssry streets, and tn
English arch will rpsn the street 4
!, front of the Masonic Temple, as 1t wi
be In keeping with the architecture {
that building. Three more arches wi
be constructed from designs furnishe
I by Mr.. Curtis.
The oommandery building, Of bot
/. the Golden Gate and California con
manderles will be profusely decorate,
, and as they will vie with each 9th,
. in the ~elegsnos of their presentation
their effJrts will be admired by tho,
sands of n city's guests.
: 1.-THE MARCH AND H MUSIC.
8 The line OF March, a. proposed |
{ the committee, Ia a. follows: "For
: on Davis street, then proceed .
Market to Montgomery, TO Montgon
, cry avenue, too KeArney, to Marke
! up Asrketfo Ellis. It'll believed Il
parade will be over one mile In leng,
and one OF the grandest displays
brilliant attractions wei witnessed
Q this city.
. The committee will send commuu
cations to all Communicates In Il
a state, to ascertain the number
bands to be at the oonolave; also, W.
fud out all the available music In tn
{ city which cen be utilized for the o
d CASTOR. No tfforts will be spared
furnish music of a high order Of exoe
b lence, especially the string bands 81
dancing music. The committee
o church music and divine service o
preparing choral selections for II
church, which promise a grand ext
bition Of vocal music never surpa .st