National Republican., 1888-04-01
THE TRIENNIAL CONCLAYE
GRAND rONvOCATl0N or THE AMERICAN
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR,
rcrfcuilDB Plans for the Reception and
Entertainment of Visiting Traters --
NaiNing Funds to Meet Expense,
Lively Times in Prospect.

"lluw many people do you expect at the
Il. I. crnclayc in 1882 was asked Mr..
Allison Nalor last night.
"lhcic will he thousands, hut to say in
round numbers how many will be- here Is
out ul the question. | will say this, that
there wilt br ut least 10000 Knight, Tenn
lar In line. | have got my hotel committee
organized. aud We are already at work
luu can furm some idea Of the ragcrnr,. ui
the brethren to secure quarter, when | tell
yUu HAT the Arlington. the Riggs, aud The
Ehlit have already been engaged, SOM
or IN" commandrric, propose to keep house
un board of the cars. 4 commdudcry in
Nebraska has lust written Us
that they intend to come ON in
u .pccial train of pullmans, aud will live in
them Will" here. California, understand,
viii tent cut. aud they propose 10 bring with
thrm hounicous supply Of California pro-
ducis.'
Washington will make by In, cuu.
cluve >"
There I, no du,tl uf IT, There I, murh
wealth IN the variOu. organizations coming,
aud vUu can safely say that ut the least hus.
iuc,> viii .rl S2Od, 900 out Of the visitors" "
NE there any plans under considcra
I'VE arc going 10 do the big thing hy
thtm. Cur jurisdiction is small, and we
lUve not the wealth that Is to he found In
other places, hut there is one thug certain
we have rot tn" grit. aud there Is no doubt
lUt that We VIII gct there. Let mc see,
said he. stopping to think. II will tell you
Il plan that have got and bopc 10 carry it
Uut, and that Is. ~ give Tremendous oyster
rUa't on the day of the parade propose
{" hlyr l. an occasion that will long We re.
mcmhcrcd. The western and extreme
northwestern templarS don't have the
rhaucc tO get the ~ >tci light from the shell
~ We de-. il they yet thcm canned. Il +.
about ~ near ~ they reach 1t. propose.
therefore, To recommend thi, feature
AMI it l. likely that some large place. say
the monument grounds, Will hr asked for
on u,cs We can put UP temporary sheds
large enough to accommodate Uur guests
aud 'hcr ladies, and le; them eat oysters
until thcN can't eat any more. 1t will bring
them into close relationship, and they can
toiin pleasant acquaintnnccs that will no
doubt re- pleasant features Of the visit
That Washington will he throngri BY
Mn,Ors on this occasion can he counted
upon ~ ut the last meeting OC the Grand
Encnmlimcnt the Conclavc singled this city
out fur 'is next meeting place Past Emi
nCni commander VIM. &. Moore was u
mtml cr uf the committee iu consider the
names ur v.tiCs recommended Tor hJldin.
the next tricnnial gathering. When the
I, ,mnittrc reported II was n terrible disap-
puiniIncMt ia the cOnclavc that Washing
ton had not been recommended
"Nhy didn't the committee nominate
WH,hingtunf' was heard all around
lhc demand became 80 general that Mai
Moore wa, compelled To get up and state
that the reas on was due to the fact that the
~ mhCr of Cuinmaudcr'c> WIS 80 few. and
the expenses Of entertaining Su vast 4 body
,U great. that Washington would hr llnahip
to do the RIGHT thing 10y the membership.
"lCt IL have Washington, broke our hilu
dtcdS OF voices. and the committee were
iuiCCd to Weld IT, the dcmnud, aud Washing
ton was unanimously chosen amid grGat
rpplausC.
Mr. ". ;. Hu0sc said that he proposed to
ret his tinunc" committee together and ret
down to work risl away. He had many
plans In view, and there wa, every reason
to feel encouraged that Washington Mns"nS
WCuih not 'c rnrnd wanting when called
| on
AmpLgmauN things talked of 70 hrlpalnng
IA" cil,sc Z. was learned that the holdin" Of u
| mamintt!r 'air Wa bcm" considered. The
! ,ans Wouid lie drawn up viii! the Slluc
care t. would H." ,'unc fora mleuhrcut and
| costly puaigl residence. II Is understood
| als, that many mcr, hautS ARE simply wait
! iug to hear wien lh" fair will he started aud
| thcE viii donate whatever articles are
needed.
The Rnu>'n,it and cl', ,rtainnlrnl com.
miil,'s ~" vlrug with each other 10 >ce
what gigauti" pleasure schemes they eau
dcyi.". Among the Thing. almost deter
| mined upon t- iu hire all the stcamhnats
that can be had. and have 4 >di down The
river Mount Vernon viii bc the objective
rUi't.
The luy"r committee will exert their
best effort, lu sc"ulr the pension builoling
for the grand reception and bah. The iich-
els are to be- placed u; high figure. Vs.
l,t i !. not decided on whether 10 charge
- "r~iO for admission
III" ESTIMATES on everything ai" hciur
nr.cd ON an attendance Of :iO0oh hniGhl,,