Iron County register., 1886-09-30
MARCHING KNIGHTS.

| The interrupted Parade of Knights Temp.
lar in st. Louis Carried Out I'm Curtailed
Proportions--A Moving Mass of Music
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 ve1
| marked. Old Sol peered above hazy
| eastern horizon with a determination not
to be eclipsed by clouds, but in unison
with the currents joined in the work OF
| formulating 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 10 "make II
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 mouuted,
! was in his place and doing his duty.
| Promptly on time the Missouri Comman.
| dery was on the extreme right. The
/ crowds made progress little slow, as
| the women ana 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 r. Parsons was
| not equal to the emergency of being
! everywhere, but he almost covered the
! ground. What he did not do was proppf-
| ly done by his aides, and they covefSd
| 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 THO
| people were crowded into the street.
However the line was made and evSry.
| 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. +. 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 box, they were SO
closely packed together. However, there
was no delay, and when the signals
were fired to start every thing moved of
smoothly.
THE PARADE.
The buglers In the parade rode on
horseback ahead of their respective CON-
manderies, although they had no occa-
sion after the line was once in motion to
use their buges. Their shrill calls as
they were formed in line, however, were
distinctly heard Tor squares, and the calls
Were obeyed with all the promptness that
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 Committee-Rt. En-. Sirs
George w. Belt, j. Frank Aglar, John d.
Vfncil, Francis M. Tufts, John Ure, C. J.
Atkins, S. Z. Waggoner, VIM. G. Hall,
VIM. j. Terrell, F. j. Tygard, II. Given
Hagey, VIM. Hopper, E. H. Coffin, John
J. Baulch, Robt. L. Henry, H. l.. Aid
rich, John H. Krippen, H. L. Whitman,
L. p. 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 fol-
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 invigorating.
This, coupled with the invigorating eff
feet of the music by the bands filed 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 u 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 were 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
abmt one hundred grand commanders
of various communicates. The review
was presided over by Grand Master
elect Roome, John Z. Gebin, 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
Z. Withers. the outgoing grand master.
As each commander passed the stand the
knights saluted and were cheered Justify
by the Grand Encampment and the
crowds. The parade presented a beauti-
full and imposing spectacle from the
stand.