The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-24
BIG TIME IN ST. LOUIS.
twenty-five Thousands Knights Templar
| IN lime March Through the City.

in line March Through the City.
| ST. LOUIS, No., Sept. 4-Notwithstand-
| ing the lateBeSs of the day, Thursday, ard
| the effect of the announcement made on
| Tuesdey that the Knights Templar parade
was permanently abandoned, but few changes
of the original programme were made ueces
| sary by the postpone.nent All mCmbets of
| the commandments staff were ON hairl.
and substitutes fer division officers were
only required in two or three INSTANCES. The
! rank and file comprised less Knights than
would have formed in ljae had the parade
occurred when advertised, but nearly every
comnanlery announced To participate was
represented. Some sight additions hail been
made Ia The already prof,Iss decorations. and
those damaged hy the bad weather OF Tues
day hal been restored The work Of getting
the division in position was greatly
facilitated hy the absence of the throngs
which on other occasions have rendered
marching extremely difficult Contrary tn
general expectation, thu PARTICIPANTS in the
parade wcir prompt III Their movements AMI
began To report at their rendezvous even be-
fore the hour announced All the streets in
the lower portion OF the city were fairly
alive with moving batttliotS, accompanied
by gay caparisonol bands OF music, the
latter, in many instances, performing their
duties in a rather lIStleSS AMI INerfuuctory
manner, and showing plainly The effect of the
almost inceSSant work To which they have
been subjected in esCoFtiug the commander
les to which they were attached on their fra
ternal calling expeditions.
There We're 25,nOo knights in line The
parade piss Il the exposition building, in
front of which, from the reviewing stand,
the grand cnc1mpmcnt, with state and city
officers aud prominent visitors, reviewed it.
After a march of over 100 blocks the line was
dismissed at the northwest corner of the ex-
position building. The weather was most
ulSricioIis, and the pageant WIS one OF the
most brilliant ever witnessed on ihis CONT
u,nt
At ihe Knights Tcurtar grand cncam,.
ment meeting, "Wednesday. the l,ro,re,lipgs
Of which Wen, NOT made known until late
Wednesday night, the report Of the commit
tce on credentials was referred hack TO the
committee Tor corrections. The regrets of
the Charleston. =. c. CUmnlandeTv No
were read, and the attention Of the committee
IN conference" was c5,liei to the deporable
condition OF their brethren in that ci;y
The report Of the committee On jurisprll-
ience regarding certain amendments was
read and spread upon the Minutes. The
amendment 10 strike out OF the vow of Office
the words and code of statutes" was lost.
The proposition To change the qualifications
Tor membership i'll the order OF knishthool,
was laid upon the table
The amendment To change the CLAUSE 0f the
constitution cHfpowCriu. the .,Iani rncamp-
mrnt 10 designate the time and pla",. of the
next cncamrm"nt, 10y substituting The en-
sampncnt shall H. he'll in the city OF Wash
ngtnn, IN the H.unth OF December, at such
time III said mouth is the grand master may
brect, was Nutei down by a large majority,
as was aiSo the proposition 10 abolish p1rallcs
ami make grand cncampme34ts 4 purely busi-
nyS, proceeding.