The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-22
DRFNCHING SHOWERS.
4 Terrific DOwnpOur Spells
the Parade
NJ THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
r,. President and Party Returning
Bome-Ths Spanish Revolution
PANELS Land Bill Defeated.
The TrienniaI COncIAvs.


.nence Of a severe rainstorm, which sci
IN early this morning, it was decided to
abandon tn grand parade of the
Knights Templar set down for this
afternoon.
st. Louis had arrayed herself in holi-
aav attire for the first day of tne
tventv-tlird triennial conclave OF
Knights Templar of America. The
eitv. It's business men and private citi
zens have We'd with each other in
decorating their buildings and resi-
dencgs. and the result was most pleas
ing, Along the proposed line of march
of the parade, the fronts of bust
ness and municipal buildings were
hidden with their decorations
of flags, bearing appropriate
inscriptions, emblems and notices, and
various colored bunting, draped in a
graceful and fantastic mannera The
most SNOWY decorations were those
about and upon the court house. This
building occupies an entire square, all
around which had been placed at equal
distant points, poles twenty-five feet
high. trimmed and connected with each
other by garlands Of woven evergreen.
Each pole bears a shield, upon which is
painted the grand seal of some State or
Territory. Behind the shields and fall
ing from The top Of the poles to the
Il ground are long graceful tri-cOio. ed
pennants. Al each entrance to the build
Ing stand two immense p7ramidical
viii pf aVnrUrsang Cd with
Masonic emblems. Directly over each
entrance are semi-cirCulaT sunbursts,
INSTRUCTED of eYergreens, flags and
uniting The building presented q bril-
ant appearance. All of the business
buses were tastefully trimmed. Wash
lgtOn Avenue and Olive Streets were
ay with futtering bunting. Pane,
leStnut aud Market Streets had their
aare of flags, while the less popu ar
aOrOughtareS had flags in every win
0T, giving the streets gala
ay appearance. Flags and pen
ants were so thick on some
-eets that viewing them in per-
29CtITe, every breeze seemed to set
-s walls IN motion. Immediately in
0lt Of the main entrance to the eX-
IitOn building a reviewing stand had
I'll q CLLC4s dllA1 ~ LOO " E1S CldDO4 dAC1N
oOrated. The stand is about fifty
@t square, covered with a canopy of
a1Vas, from the centre of which floats
large United States flag. Entirely
Nund iC has been placed national
-lgs, and Knights Templar emblems,
EFllle from its corners depend streamerS
0 many colored bunting. When the
Knights Templars awOke this
morning, the clear sky of last
sTening had become overcast with
OZARK clouds and a damp northeast
gIad vas blowing at considerable veloC
ty. At IS o'clock a cold, steady rain set
10, As early as 5 80 a. m, squads and
accompanies Of communicates, many OF
them accompanied by bands of music,
could be seen hurTiedly marching to-
wards their rendezvous. They who
started thlther early in the morning,
we're more fortunate than their tardy
brethren, who at $50, were proceeding
70 lneir appointed places with dropping
pIulnsS, and dripping uniforms The
osIiy morning trains were all on time,
auu deposited many communicates who
uaVe come TO the cOnClave from
yOl9E near st. Louis, and they pro-
eelteu Immediately to Their positions.
Nv . % The hTst gun directing the com
1aAuerleS TO form was fired, and the
SSaueS.FeetS leading into maiu thorough
,aIes we're alive with the Knights who
we're 70 participate in the parade hur-
.Hs 70 their positions, and soon after
So @a- i RI were ready to join their divi-
AS: as time passed on the rain fell
va ,leT anu heavier till the streets be-
c-,Do SopPlng wet. at 9 o'clock the
bright. uP were NO' Q Oh
a lev minutes later J. R. Parsons,
s-nuahuer-ln-chlef of the command
eS, issued an order abandoning the
soI1eI Inc order was communicated
sfs ,uS faithful Knights who had been
1 ny IN the rain. -.
rIe -hnnights broke rank shortly. dis
hi yer,.- az not being able to parade,
The rlllihg TO getin out of the wet.
Silent of tpo'utmeRt at the abaEdon-
In svo9 o. 'le parade was unreasonable
kwould n5 5ttaIIeT; a mere postponemeut
Order ~ 10. .ssuIRce, as the rules of the
Do the EN- a parade only as an escort
oodv mn mn = Encampment, and as that
% dsr's So; meet at The appointed time,
ars6s a. a.. -! absolutely prevented the
Omms,4.o--IS conClaye. 1t is said that
ointmo--,..s Ih-Chie. Parsons' disap-
-ess as greater that he can ex-
he Inducements were perfect to
Pressed u'5st details. We had i'm
he occss;ain Io our service for
alent in ' tL;A the very best military
& soraottt!! MS section, and were assured
l1e 81 hing over 10000 men being in
nd had ,s'Ilke Of the appointed hour.
itted ~ state Of the weather per
S1est e VIC parade would have been the
Fer, DotbiL. known. As it was, how
ad tbn SslLls was left but to abandOnit.
Tent rTlGIyu I out one of the most prom
Tis pIiolC features. 0'' -
ia ar Ia commanders onIv were
,5rf = .lelr headquarters ~ form an
the me grand encampment in
1y.l III wa. her would allow even that
5gsto-s & 10 tens Of thousands of
ieus aIs TAo mad begun to crowd the
f'oossic.' Ohg the proposed route of
1O1 as tne disappointment was
7rs,ic. 81 eat as 70 the KGigbts. The
Plea h.S. were drabbled and torn.
TAN IVY Wind which accompanied
BY NJ many from their bearings.
-g NM ClCck the spectacle was anv-
In Cd beautiful and enliyeni6g
Et an efy quarter the stores. door
every place Offering the