The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-09-21
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Arrival Of the Communicates
at st. Louis.
A DEARTH OF DECORATIONS
Gets HOme-Bubear Beats
Kemp-Celebrating the Event
On tho Diamond.
The knights UoncIave.

ing local Knights Templars went into
quarters at Union Depot to act as a re-
ception committee, and escort the ar
irving knights. Up to the arrival OF
the trains this evening, however, they
had little to do, but few Communicates
putting in an appearance as body.
Every tram, though, brought its quota
of visitors to the twenty-third trienniaI
conclave and it was estimated that by 5
o'clock fully 1000 knights were already
in the city and large additions to this
number where made when the evening
trains discharged their cargoes. Despite
the threatening weather vast
amount of wOrkin the way of decorating
the streets was done during
the day, but many of the finer and more
perishable displays will not be exposed
until Tuesday morning, in order to pre-
serve them from the elements. The
event of the day in the matter of ar
rivals was the appearance of the Cali
fOrnia delegation, who came in on thir-
teen cars with their ladies. They mum.
bered fully 7UO. They were accompanied
by the First Infantry and second Ar
tIllery bands, and a grizzly pear cub,
which attracted even more attention
than the bands. he Callfornians were
TIE first arrivals, coming IN COM
manderies, and comprised besides
representatives of many others, the tol-
lowing communicates: California No.
l, one hundred knights and sixty
ladies; Golden Gate No. L, one hundred
and sixty knights and seventy
five ladies'; Sacramento No. 2, thirty
! three Knights ana ladies, nearly every
commandery in the State was repre-
scented by one or more members. The
visitors were escorted to their hotel, the
Laclede, by IVanhoe Commanderv, No.
S (mounted) OF ST. Louis, and the march
from the depO- to the hotel was the
chief event OF the day. At l.30 this az
| ternoon, the first number of the weeks
programme was given ii the devotional
exercises had at the Exposition Music
! Hall. An immense audience, number
ing 1000 people, including fully 1000
! Knights, was in attendance, and hun
! dreds were turned away. The services
were from the ritual, and were con
Quoted by the Very Eminent Sir DR..
George G.. Belts, and Prelate of the
Grand Encampment, assisted by Right
Eminent DR.. John D. VincIl, and inter
Spersed by an unusually fine musical
programme in which several local socie-
| ties participated, forming a chorus OF
nearly coo voices under the direction of
! Professor Egment ProchlIck. The
actual work OF the cOnclave will not be-
gin until Tuesday. 10 morrow will be
devoted to the reception of
visitors, q majority of whom are
expected to arrive before tomorrow
night. In the evening the city will be
Illuminated and various local cOmman-
derleS will hold receptions at their res
pectiYe headquarters. Meetings of the
! Grand Encampment will be held
in the small hall of the ex-
! position building, which has
been appropriately decorated with
emblems ana banners for the occasion.
The stage setting has been especially
prepared, the scenes being historical,
emblematical of the Masonic order
The committee having Tin charge the
arrangements and conduct of the con-
clave held its final meeting this after
noon and at the conclusion, announced
everything complete and working with
out the highest friction. Nothing Is
now needed to make the conclaVe a sue
cess but good weather, and the outlook
| is excellent at the present time.
A large number of Knights are &C
companied by ladies and the hotel
rOtundas already present a crowded ap--
pearance.
st. Louis club, which arrived tonight,
travelled between five and six thousand
miles, having visiteI California, Col
orado, Yellowstone Valley and other
points of interest in the far west since
starting on their pilgrimage about two
months ago.
ST. Louis, September 20 1t was after
midnight when The last special train |
Il nf vie fn ho
triennial ConClaVe last night, and the |
day had not broken this morning when |
the procession of arriving communicates
was renewed; at an early hour bands !
were playing and communicates were |
marching and the history OF the fore |
noon has been repetition OF the night |
on much more extensive scale. At the |
union depot the tracks are crowded |
with extra trains and no sooner Is one !
emptied than another takes it place. /
Along the wharves on the river front a
similar scene of activity is witnessed,
many Communicates from along the
river having chartered steamers which
will be used as combined hotel and
headquarters during the week. The
weather seems as if specially designed
for the occasion and in con-
sequence the streets are thronged
with s1ght-seers, while everywhere
nav be seen marching COM
manderies, making fraternal calls
on local and visiting headquarters. The
work Of decorating the buildings for the
occasion was only fairly begun this
morning, and thousands of workmen
are e. gagged in the task. Preparations
for the illumination, which begins to-
night, are completed and the apparatus
has been tested. and found in perfect
working order, assuring display far in
advance of anything previously at
t. mpted in this city. Other arrange
II ents tor the work of the encampmept
are perfected. and nothing remains
but to receive the Knights and get
them established in their temporary
quarters. In this latter respect, the
triennial committee is entitled to great |
praise for the excellent manner in |
uhich The ARRANGEMENTS have been