St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-24
PLU MES AND SWORDS.
A Glitteriug Display By the Knights
Templars in Their Great Parade
at St. Louis.
Over Three Hours required for the Cor
geOus Pageant to Pass Given
Point Snl
Several Communicates from the
Northwest Take Part in the
Procession.
Legislative Work of the Order--Do-
inss Of the odd Fellows at
Boston.
The knights TempIar.

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ST. LOUIS. Sept. notwithstanding
the lateness of the day, and the effect OF
the announcement made yesterday that the
parade was permanently abandoned, but
few changes of the original program me
were made necessary by the pOStpOnement.
All members OF the cOmmander-in-chlef's
staff were on hand and substitutes for dl-
vision officers were only required in two or
three instances The rank and lille COM
prsed less Knights than would have
formed in line had the parade occurred
when first advertised, but nearly every COM
mandery announced to participate was rep
resented. Some slight additions had been
made to the already profuse decorations,
and those damaged by the weather on
TUESDAY were restored. The delay and
mon otonous waits at the fair grounds yes
terday had the effect of keeping people at
home during the early hours, as the public
concluded. from this experience of yester-
dav, that the procession would be late in
forming. and in consequence the work OF
getting the
DIVISIONS IN POSITION
was greatly facilitated by the absence OF
the throngs which on other occasions have
rendered marching extremely difficult. Con-
trary to general expectation the participants
in the parade were prompt III their move
mentS, and began to report at their rem
devious even before the hour announced.
All the streets in the lower portion OF the
city were fairly alive with moving battal-
lions. accompanied by gaily caprisoned
bands Of music the latter in many Instances
performing their duties in rather IStleSS
and perfunctOry manner, and showing
plainly the effect of the almost inceSSant
work to which they have been subjected in
eseOrtiHg the various communicates to
which they were attached, on their fra
ternal calling expeditions. Uniforms, too,
began to show the effect OF hard service,
and cOlOrS We're not so bright nor effects SO
brilliant as on the opening days of the con-
clave. Early trains brought loads of Wis
itors. and by 10 o'clock the street cars
from the residence portion of the city were
discharging huge loads of spectators along
the line of march. At II
THE SIGNAL FOR THE START
was given, and the procession moved. Scores
of stands had been erected on vacant lots
and in front of buildings whose fronts were
some distance from the street line, and
these We're crowded. The procession was
headed bV platoon of mounted police. 1t
was 11:45 when the head of the procession
reached the reviewing stand in front of the
exposition building. where the members of
the grand encampment were assembled in
body. 1t was quite 2 o'clock when the last
division passed. and the grand encampment
returned to its assembly room. As the pro-
ceSSiOn passed the reviewing stand, various
evOlutions were gone through by the Knights
and the bands, siXty-two in number. which
accompanied them and every skillful or
unusual movement was
LOUDLY APPLAUDED.
BY the crowds. which lined the street and
filled the four rows of windows in the ca
pacious Exposition building. Long before
the last division of the procession had
reached the reviewing stand the head had
reached the point of disarmament at the en-
trance of the grand encampment hall, and
the members of the first divisions, breaking
ranks and joining with the spectators,
packed the lawn surrounding the building
and rendered movement of any sort well
nigh impossible, while entrance to the Expo
sitiOn building was entirely out of the ques-
ton. The procession was fully three and a
half miles in length. and even the most en-
thusiastic officers in charge of the arrange
mentS were surprised at its magnitude. The
parade passed without noticeable incident,
and no casualties of any sort were reported.
At its close the participants dispersed
throughout the city. and the social calling
was resumed by some, while Others availed
themselves of the various river excursions
in boats, furnished for that purpose by the
local communicates.
The following Northwestern commander
les took part in the parade:
Chippewa No. s. of Eau Cla ire, Wis; St.
Oluey No. Is. of Burlington, Ia; Damascus
No. 5, OF KeOkuk, Ia. Temple No. 4 OF DeS
Moines Ia; st. Johns No. p. of Centreville,
Ia; Cypress No. 81, of Vinton, Ia; Crusade
No 80, of Cherokee, Ia; Darius No Z, of Min-
neapolis; Zion No. .. of Minneapolis; Damas-
Gus No. l. of St. Paul; Mount Hebron No. 2.
Of Kearney Neb.: Mount Hermon No. L, of
Beatrice. Neb., and Mount Nebo No. IL, of
hastings, Neb.
THE GRAND ENCANIPMENT
met long after the time announced for their
assembling this morning and transacted but
little business at the morning session. The
election of officers was the first business in
order after the reading and correction of
the minutes of the proceeding meeting,
and Sir Knight Charles ROome. of New
York city, right eminent grand master,
was elected most eminent grand master and
Sir Knight John P. S. Goblin, of Lebanon,
Pa, was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the formers promotion. Robert Enoch
Withers, most eminent grand master. was
present at the election. but his health per-
mtted him to simply surrender the insignia
of office without making retiring speech.
The report of the committee on juriSpru-
dence regarding certain amendments was
read and spread upon the minutes. The
amendment to strike out of the VOW of
Office the words land code of statutes was
lost. The proposition to change the quail
fications for membership in the order of the
KnighthOod was tabled. The amendment
to change the clause of the constitution en-
powering the Grand encampment by sub
stituting: 1.-THE encampment shall be held
in the city of Washington, d. c., in the
month of September, at such time in said
month as the grand master may direct
was voted down. as was also the PROPOSE
ton to abolish parades and make grand en-
campments purely business proceeding.