Telegram-herald., 1886-09-26
HOME FROM ST. LOUIS
8.lPSllAl' ls1 ilssii DOODLE.
Grsrd crsIs 4n1 Msns4sres- be
Paraae. Trades oispiaY and
Ba-a Bsno of One
Thousand Pieces.


a..ssanr rIia silppei at ,l. joe, shefe they I
s.ss uisi 81 .eeal -r knights ant esesrted /
ta lie PARK Ho.e. 80 supper Sea Buffalo /
49,. reached ~ ta aud lle Grand Cou-
.asnl4r allh his staff and tAe c0uinan-
.fsrIr. III hal41aeoe. Jackson aud Auu
4rH.r Joining tle ue Aola Een-
II-aeu Else Journey vas continued in
die special trail. pres FiotslF 4f-
r4alei ou te Joliet aad 0punEnei',
iIls slrfe the gentlemen Nefe niet and
- .arfsl r1 thr Nicholas Hotel l1F breakfast
AMER fhe meal the Illinois State Capitol aud
fhe home ol l4aeoln were visited. occupy
la. the uIur lp to a. u-, y ben the ua-n
Ieii fsr 81 Louis. reaching that point 81 ll-iu
n.eiaek 8aing 90 some misul derstthdins
.r.ttt telerrams sent Mr Moran dit not
have the horses AZ tile depot for DE Mola
r.nan.sn.lrfv. and the Sir knights were oc-
assiauel q uft.e trouble thereby The pal-
amos. of the dag Was spent in making calls,
attending lo general business and fisi-ns
various portions OF the ciiy-
lle next morning Do was raining hari
and ao Communicates appeared ln lne save
the Detroit gentlemen. who CAME out ana
waited until orders we're received 90 Win
8rax before thev sought cover. ednes-
day dawue,i bright and clear and all -pirlts
s-r. eager for the exhibition driil sci down
for that dav Eight commanders drew
cuts for position and took their places as ln-
dlratst below Tue pe Moay command
ery oi Louisville. 1ecurri the iirst place ana
came on the Fair Grounds t"eniy-iour men
in line. u the presence ol
many thousand people 90 the
tan. OF "Dixie." played tastily by
rArlr band After thirty minutes Of
drilling the band .ed them oh the grounds
fa fh. same tune. Next came tho zion
Csmusnderv of MINNEAPOLIS. then Louis
vill- so. 1 came Ou ile ground twenty tour
strong fo Che tune of Old Kentucky Home,
ah.cn. aaer the drill was over, escorted
taem from che grounds These southern
ueans excited much pleasure among the
axs.4as ia that region 81 Bernard of
thica-,. drew the next place and marched
10 fa- -r0uud tnrty-.iX strong, each wear
fn.r in addition to his other gear. a pair oi
waite duck pants The Knights were
NeH drilled and went through all
the fancy movements in the tempiar
drill forming crosses, triangies hollow
SQUARES. etc. Now this commandery nad
wlth 30 q big band and as the drill con-
4 cluled and the men died away tLls band
/ struck ap Yankee Doodle. the strains oI
+ which brought 5000 spectators 20 the
feet and cheers were unstintngiy given.
I The stone was rolling aud when the De
troits Knights came on tine ground. 81 men
I in line lJs band filed the arr With March
ing through Georgia visiOly 90 the DIS
pleasure of the "Oli kaintucks' and
+ "Inxies.'
/ Toe crowd had encroached considerably
/ upon the space allotted Tor drilling and the
+ Detroit commandery did some pretty NorN
fo reaaun that ground. Iue knights
marched % the ground and pouring IN one
STRAIGHT line swept down upon the unsns-
pscrns crowd and moved it back ike shaft
/ sonle teu rols then bv a neat maueuNre
+ another side was likewise cleared ana SUD
+ ..auentlv the ofAers also. The line drew
F uf then aud broke ranks 20 the surprise oi
+ ail present But iu moment OF Two the
order to tall iu was given and IN Orleier
t.me than Is required 20 write 10 the men
we're in hne and the drill commenced
with Capt Gen Eugene Robinson in com
maud. They went through all The bat
tai-n movements. all the drill and sAosd
exercises. and finished with dress parade
+ Iusr AS tsev were wiiharaWing from the
aeld our De Molai COmmandery mounted
and the Jackson COmmandery moved
gracefully on the place, making grand
SIGHT Indianapolis was 10 come next but
sue did not shO. up ON account 81 paucity
I III numbers and our mounted drill com
Eeuced. All the movements were gone
through with in lines and sections, on
the walk and trOt. with Gen. i. Z.
smith in command, making IN all
an impressive aud magnificent appearance.
As tAe Detroit Knights moved down the
I rifv streets their band was Joined oy one
from Canada and both blew Yankee
D9odlee" throsgh the highways and
hedges IF So Louis. which made the
-outhefns very tired. The other companies
dld good Work in The drill Al the conciu-
SION of The drill exercises Theodore Thomas
gave grand concert With band OF l,uv
pieces on the Fair grounds.
The next day came the grand parade, in
Whirh twenty divisions participated. one
FROM California was dressed in velvet rObe-
uf Mexican design. elaboraiely trimmed
UIfh silver finsei tor all, save the officers.
xbo wore soIi instead. Back piumes sere
gnru ana Che appearance made evoked
many expressions uf admiration They bad
rtn.urrd an EAGLE In che businesses
of fae Rockies. aud the old fellow sat
.a.iafrIv and -o.eIuuIy percted upon a
Maltese cross af the head of the column
nr4sa Vfhalt Scar over the assembled
aa.ehfs. apparently feeling proud pi Them
Al Hslr rear was lrfe bear. which
s.use8 rhe spectators by his queer antics
f Another faHinlt ia r.ultaauderF appeared
with vl -eo rttl Chinese para-ols it foos
an aa. r ami forty llults fls the parade 60
sass gwen pu'nt
un Iaarsiay afternoon Che Mecca Tenn
n.4rffne F.fie Shrine uf NeN l1rk. .leit q
reception sf ihe lindrn uoteI and some 1o'
knt1ll- fne decree "a zoe Mystic shrine
In tne evening commencing at o.o. q
fratc- display. gotten up iu honor of tht
visitors Hr lhe 1usHe-s ueu oi So Louis
started anf and continued winding ifs waY
rh-luEh .uuunafed streets unui ll @ clock
rha e.fe ans sixteen mules ot iipiuE archea
aeer tle streets and supplied with irrI
.ia..-ut globes fo be- used 01 NariI tiras lua
Eef.ef Prophet occasious These we're AL
lighted and ths rust far the nigat Boz "a.
a.eae IS slii rl have been $500
Th- n5zat aef f.-e Ersnd nal vas held Al
the Merchant Exchange snd 30 was attent
s,i 1r sne Knights generally AS Well AS hs
.ha .esufg OF 81 louis it sss an immenss
succfss iu every particular
Tae Knights from California brouEh
aIonra esr Iasd ~ grapes which. So is said
agauarsfed inro tnia ar vito amazing rspi
.tfy
Said one of the Knights The five mos
impressive features of she couc.aFe a.
nafrfa,f hr tae ladies' were tne dignity sns
. rrsnlleHr 1f fhat commanding old eagle
rna uranks af the cinnamon hear. the sor
: oas rnhes 81 ths Mezica-t taaforui'
onahts snt saCero hor-emsnsafp o
.nent Carsnlsr,iar Hastings aui tien
e. -rsits. snd seoVe AZ Gaps E1keue kat
ffl.an e alf. srs prasr-inn. bis ronusnl.ins
Hr1re ana Wanle aet9fF
The 81 FaV homogeneous ~ere ia tb'
hsnds ai sslfli gentlemen Those vh'
es.l cha~zr ~ fae A.eh gan Knights Nsn
Can't Wa. fisFetf Assistant Genera
E Passenger Agent ~ .he a. 6 n NJ ~ IA
Gabnsfen. r-srei,ng fsssea4er Agent ~ fh
~ g. and frsre.iea a essenEsr Agent prvs
fs.e ~ the a TIE sffer txo mef 81