Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-04
TgMPLAR ARcHEg.
Description of the arches to be Erected
for the couolave-The Work Begun.

for the couolave-The Work Begun.
llsan Francisco Bulletin, August 3d.
This morning the work of constructing
the arches for the Triennial Conclave was
begun. The arch of Welcome, upon which
work was begun this morning, will be
erected over Montgomery street at the
junction with Post. It will be one main
arch spanning the street 600 feet) and 40
feet wide and 80 feet high, inside of
arch supported upon sixteen columns and
pilasters with imposts, all supported
upon pedestals, with four knights, life size,
in full armor, swords drawn salutaris.
The capital and molding courses will be all
ornamental in foliage, with shields and col
OFF, resting directly over knights, dividing
panel from niche. Twelve of the columns
will be engaged. with orDamented capitals
in foliage, forming panels supported upon
pedestals and columnation spandrels
and panels ornamented with coats
of arms, shields, instruments of
war, foliage and scrolls, on which
are ornamented entablatureand pediments.
The tympanum will illustrate practical
Masonry, the frieze bearing the inscription
Welcome Welcome !" above and rest
ing upon the pediment are acroteria orna-
mented and supporting three knights in
full armor-two in a recumbent position
and one standing with sword salutaris all
supporting banners with the insignia of
the order. The key of the arch is com.
posed of a Maltese cross and cluster of
| American flags the soffit of arch Is orna-
mented with American flags.
The Grand Encampment arch will be sit
mated on Market street, about 100 feet
west of Third street. It is of Grecian
architecture, composed of three arches
combined, two spanning the sidewalks,
twenty-five feet long, ten feet VIDE, and
one spanning the street, 100 feet long,
forty Ave feet wide and eighty feet high,
the minor arches being thirty -tive feet high.
The interior of the three arches are orna-
mented with American flags, hanging and
| gathered in festoons and groups. knights
Tenplars and Grand Encampment insignia
ars to ornament both fronts. Shields, stacks
of colors of all nations and coats of arms
will decorate the superstructure. Stats
with emblematic banners 10 and 20 feet long
will rest upon and finish the topmost part
of the arches. The two minor arches will be
finished with parapets, which inclosure will
BE- arranged for the distribution of natural
flowers during the procession. "In Hoe
Siono Vinces" will be in gold letters on
the facias of the larger arch. The panels
In spandrels of both major and minor
arches will be covered with embleme,
scrowIs and foliage The arches will be
supported upon twenty columns "A feet
high, from and including bases and caps.
The acroterium upon the apex OF the main
arch IS so feet high and will support the
cross of the Grand Master, which Is to be
10 feet high.
Plans for two mere arches have been
prepared, but contracts for their erection
have not been made yet One, II erect
ed, will be on Market street, opposite
the Baldwin Hotel, and the other one still
further weet. According to the plans the
memorial arch will be of the Gothic
style of architecture, consisting OF
one arch 100 feet long across Mar
ket street, 40 feet wide and 50 feet high
inside 1t is to be supported upon twenty
four columns 81 feet high, including cap
itals and bases. The latter will be orna-
mented with mouldings and foliage, all
supporting pinnacles and flying buttresses,
with suspended angels with widespread
arms in submission. The pinnacles will be
finished with Maltese crosses and festooned
with evergreens, immortelles and roses.
The roster of the dead is on four
slabs beneath the arch enclosing
a sarcophagus, upon which knights
resting on shields and swords are
at prayer. The sarcophagus will be l6
feet square and 20 feet to the top of the
helmet of resting knights. The overhang-
ings are natural immortelles in festoons,
suspending and supporting crosses of Past
Grand Masters. The sarcophsgus will be
draped in Grape the sotfit of arches and
over the sarcophagus to be draped IN dark
bunting. All the roses will be arranged in
the shape of Maltese crosses. The roof
will be entirely covered with dark cloth.
The Grand Commandery arch will be of
Norman architecture, 100 feet long, 40 feet
wide and 80 feet high to soffit arch,
Maltese arch forming the keystone. The
towers are octagonal, 20 feet in diameter
and 65 feet high, ornsmented with knights
in full armor, ready for service. Shields,
banners and crosses in colors fill the panels
above the knights, spandrels ornsmented
with emblems, scrolls and foliage. The
towers will be finished a Ia Bastile. with
embrasures and Manifestations, and IN
stead of having guards in the towers each
one will be filed with stacks OF col
ors of all nations, banners on stats and
mounted and full equipped knight-horse
rampant, sword salutaris, with g Peace to
| the World P" on his banner The whole
will be encompassed with festoons of nat
ural flowers, evergreens and rosettes OF
Maltese crosses at every gather OF the tes-
| toons