The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30
MARCHING KNIGHTS.


Proportions-A Moving Mass of Muslc
and the ChivaIry OF the Land, Bearing
Beautiful Banners-An Inspiring Sight.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23.-The contrast be-
tween this morning and last Tuesday, the
day originally intended for the great
Knights Templar parade, was very
marked. Old Sol peered above a hazy
eastern horizon with determination not
to be eclipsed by clouds, but in unison
with the currents joined in the work of
formulating a hot center about st. Louis.
The south wind, however, awoke with
the early morn and did it's part to Offset
the efforts of the elements to "make it
hot' for the closing exercises of the
grand conclave.
GETTING INTO LINE.
There was neither hitch, crook, turn,
nor change in the programme of the
parade. Every man, afoot or mounted,
was in his place and doing his duty.
Promptly on time the Missouri Comman-
derry was on the extreme right. The
crowds made progress a little slow, as
the women and children could not be trod
under foot, although it was provoking at
times to attempt to get them out of the
way. Rt. En-. Sir John II. Parsons was
not equal to the emergency of being
everywhere, but he almost covered the
ground. What he did not do was prompt
| ly done by his aides, and they covered
| heap of ground in short order, consider
ing the jam.
The head of the procession at Clark
avenue and Fourth street was densely
| packed, the sidewalks being full, and the
| people were crowded into the street.
| However the line was made and every
| thing was in readiness to move promptly
at eleven O'Clock.
At the corner of second and Clark ave-
| nue. the crowd was not so dense, and the
| second division had no delays in getting
| into line. Rt. En-. Sir Geo. F. Rogers
reported everything lovely at half past
| ten.
At other points of formation the crowds
were so dense that it seemed aim Ost i'm
| possible to get the various communicates
into line. All along Broadway, and es-
| pecially at the Courthouse, there was
such jam of humanity that the police
| were powerless to keep the streets clear.
| On Olive street the people stood like
| tooth-picks in a box, they were so
| closely packed together. However, there
was no delay, and when the signals
|
smoothly.
| THE PARADE.
| The buglers in the parade rode on
| horseback ahead of their respective COM
| manderes, although they had no occa-
sion after the line was once in motion to
use their bugles. Their shrill calls as
they were formed in line, however, were
| distinctly heard Tor squares, and the calls
| oil mt hot
! follows an actual command in words.
At fifteen minutes after eleven O'Clock,
with the bands playing and the people
shouting, the mounted police heading the
| procession, appeared at the corner OF
| Broadway and Elm streets. Following
! the mounted police came the carriages
| containing the following distinguished
officers:
Rt. En-. Sir John r. Parsons, com
| mander-in- chief.
En-. Sir Robert McCulloch, chief of
staff.
Aids-Eminent Sirs VIM. J. Eritsch, J..
G. Cash, VIM. Bosbyshell, p. r. Fit
craft, Thos. C. Fletcher, j. Persival
Smith, Milton II. Wash, VIM. Richard
son.
Triennial Communicable. En-. Sirs
George w. Belt, J. Frank Aglar, John d.
Vincil, Francis NJ. Tufts, John Ure, c. j..
Atkins, S. E. Waggoner, VIM. G. Hall,
VIM. j. Terrell, F. j. Tygard, II. Given
Hagey, VIM. Hopper, f. II. Coffin, John
J. Baulch, Robt. l.. Henry, H. L. Aid
rich, John II. Krippen, II. L. Whitman,
l.. z. Pollman. James Gates
Long before the procession appeared
in sight their exact location could easily
be determined by the loud cheering that
greeted the Knights everywhere. In fact
the city seemed wild, and the spectators
could scarcely applaud loud enough to
express their delight Shortly after
eleven O'Clock the carriages containing
the eminent commanders went past
to head the procession, closely tol-
lowed by Ivanhoe knights on horseback,
every horse being black, and their mar
tial appearance elected long, loud and
enthusiastic applause. Every body COM
mented on the beauty of the morning,
and the air really was inyigorating.
This, coupled with the invigorating ef-
feet of the music by the bands filled the
spectators so full of enthusiasm that
they could hardly remain quiet.
THE PROCESSION REVIEWED.
When the first division of the parade
arrived at Olive and Twelfth streets there
was a mammoth crowd there to meet it.
Olive street west, as far as the eyes could
look, was packed with people, the mid.
die of the street only being left clear for
the procession to pass. At the Exposi-
tion the crowd was simply immense. The
steps of the building adjoining the
reviewing stand We're crowded
with men, women- and children,
as was also the wide Sidewalk in front
and across the street. Faces by the
hundred looked out of adjacent windows
and enthusiastic spectators sat and stood
in and upon vehicles of all descriptions
which had been pulled up close by. The
procession was reviewed from the stand
on the main stairway of the Ex-
position by the mayor and the
newly elected staff of officers of
the grand encampment, together with
about one hundred grand commanders
of various commander The review
was presided over by Grand Master
elect Roome, John z. Goblin, deputy
grand master; Henry S. Palmer OF
Wisconsin, past grand master; j. H.
Hopkins, of Philadelphia, past grand
master; Hugh McCurdy, of Mich
| igan, grand captain-general, and Robert
E. Withers, the outgoing grand master.
As each commander passed the stand the
Knights saiuted and were 'cheered Justify
by the Grand Encampment and the
crowds. The parade presented beauti-
full and imposing spectacle from the
stand. s"~' "' -A' +f' e.,