Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-09-30
ODO-FELLOWs AND KNIGHTS.
Sovereign Grand Lodge OF Odd.
Fellows at Boston-FiguPes
from the Reports.
Great Aggregation of Knights Templar
at st. Louis-The Parade and
the Drill.
knights Tempiar.

Amkhtb Aemphar.
There was an enormous attendance upon
the triennial conclave Of the Knights Tenn
plar In st. Louis. The grand parade was
to have taken place Tuesday, September
Il, but rain caused postponement to
Thursday. The city was gorgeously dec
Grated for the occasion. "Some of the
decorations along the line laid out for the
parade were magnificent" says cores
pondent. "Public buildings and business
blocks were bright with parti -colored bunt-
ing. Flags and pennants billowed and
the tapering peaks of their lofty hagslaffs.
Masonic emblems and notices, fanciful
figures, wrought out of bunting by the
decorators skill, and wreaths of beautiful
evergreen adorned the streets. The great
Court House was surrounded with garlands
OF evergreen suspended from high poles,
bearing the coats of arms of various
States, from each of which graceful tri-
colored pennants streamed TO the ground.
Immense pyramidal pillars of evergreen,
crowned with Masonic emblems, stood on
either side of the entrances to the great
building, and directly over the entrances
were nXeu semi circular BunDufbLS OF DuQL-
ing and evergreens.
One of the events of the conclave was
the drill and concert at the fair grounds,
which was Witnessed by rs, 900 people. The
commanderies participating were Detroit
Mich No. l; DeMolay No. Is, Of Louis
vile; Raper No. l, of Indianapolis; st.
Bernard No. 50, of Chicago; Louisville
(Ky.) No. /; Zion No. 2, of Minneapolis
and Jackson No. 7, of Jackson, Mich.
The city was brilliantly illuminated
Wednesday night "The Flambeau Bat
TALON gave parade and exhibition on the
most prominent thorOughfares of the West
End. Ivanhoe Commandery Of st. Louis
held formal reception, which was largely
attended, and proved brilliant affair,
while all the local and visiting commander
les kept open house. A notable reception
was given by Oakland Commandery of
California, at which thousands of callers
were entertained in the most magnificent
style. Among the noted Communicates
which called i'll bodies were: st. Bernard
of Chicago, 200 Knights and ladies; Apollo
OF Chicago, 100 Knights; DeMolay, Louis
vile, $50 Knights and ladies'; and the Mary
Comm lndery OF Philadelphia"
The Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic
Shrine, one of the highest orders of
Masonry, of whose members 1000 were in
attendance upon the conclave, initiated 200
candidates at midnight of Wednesday, the
close of the Arabic year. The ceremonies
we're conducted by the Medina Temple of
Chicaao. asslstnd- hu iha Isa,AA-ial p4.i l1..i-A
elaborate costumes. rich jewels, mystic
emblems and rites rendered the services
most mIressive.
Previous to the ceremonies the shriners
paraded the principal downtown streets,
each temple accompanied by band. The
costumes and uniforms were of many vari-
cites, the only article worn in common be-
ing the red fez. The two temples which
attracted the most attention and received
the most generous applause were those Of
Baltimore and Chicngo-the former ap.
pearng in full evening dress, the latter ia
regular Turkish costume, fez, crimson bag
trousers, jackets, etc.