Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-02
THE COMING KNIGHTS
SECRETARY TURNER HERE AND MR.
P0wDERLY EXPECTED TOMORROW.
Armory Hall Being Prepared for the As
sembling Of the General Assem-
bly-Delegates Arriving.

Mr.. Frederick w. Turner, general
secretary Of the Knights Of Labor, ar
rived in the city yesterday afternoon
and took quarters at Ford's Hotel. He
was called upon soon after his arrival
by a number of local members Of the
order. including District. Mastery Work
man William II. Mullen, and be spent
the evening enjoying the hospitality OF
his friends, with whom he became ac-
uusinted while here in the spring
making arrangements for the meeting OF
the General Assembly. To-day be
will arrange for his desks, papers, &C.,
making ready for the meeting on Mon
day.
MR.. POWDERLY EXPECTED TO'MOR-
ROW.
Grand Master w orkman T. V. Pow
derly left his home Scranton, Pa.D on
Monday last, and was expected to ar
rive here yesterday or to-day, bat he
stopped over longer than was expected
of him, and will not arrive until to-
morrow afternoon. lie will be met at
the depot by Mr. Mullen and others
and escorted to Ford's Hotel, where ne
has engaged rooms.
Mr.. Powderly Was in Richmond
about two years ago, and made a
speech at Old Market Hall, explaining
the aims and objects Of the order OF
which be %ss then, and is still, at the
head.
PREPARING THE HALL.
Workmen were engaged yesterday,
and will be again to-day, getting the
Armory Hall in readiness for the
meeting Of the General Assembly on
Monday.
The floor has been covered about az
inch deep with sswdust. This will
serve the double purpose of improving
the acoustics of the hall and keeping
the treading and shullling of feet on the
floor from being hesri so audibly.
The acoustics Of the Hall are by no
means good. To remedy this defect in
a measure, curtains have been stretched
across the room, suspended from iron
rods. As there is to be no stage or
stand, and the speaking will bo ifrom
all over the room on = level with the
presiding officers chair, the reverber-
atiDg sound will not be so Objectionable
as when, two years ago, Mr.. Moody
held a meeting there and spoke from an
elevated platform.
ONE THOUSAND SEATS.
The chair to be occupied by Mr.
Pow derry, grand master workman,
and as such the presiding officer Of the
body, will be placed just under the
largo picture of the. Joel Parker Demo-
cratic Association Of Newark, n. j.,
which hangs in the centre of the rear
wall, and will face the msin-entrsnce
door.
The desks to be used by Secretary
Turner and his assistants will BIO placed
in rear of Mr.. Powderly's chair.
There will be q main aisle running
from Mr. Powderly's seat to the front
door and two shorter ones at right
angles from this one, or, it might be
called, a long one crossing this main
one at the centre Of tho room and run
ming entirely across the hall. This, it
will be observed, will divide the Ar
mory into four large squares. Running
lengthvi,e Of each Of these and at suit
able distances apart will be placed long
tables, or benches, to be used for desks
for writing, SC. On each side Of each
these benches will be a row Of chairs so
placed that the persons who occupy
them will have one side TO the desk and
will face the presiding officers. There
will be altogether Loco chairs in the
hall.