Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-07
RECEIVING THE PILGRIMS.
Scenes at the Depots Attending the
Great Conclave.

~~ crowded with cars, haul
ing up and backing out
and the dspots we're jammed with people, in
corners mostly, for the human tide was nearl,
all one way. A large proportion of those who's,
faces were seen at these two great meetins
places, however, were people who bad gon'
there to meet friends, both knights snC
Iaymen, while many went down ou
OF mere curiosity to see tht
pretty uniforms and to hear the music Of the
bands. From the depots q constant stream o
the avenue and other throroughfares, augmen
ing the crowds promsnading back and forth
At the Pennsylvania Station.
At the Psnnsylvania railroad station the crush
began very early and lasted all day. In the
morning Sir Knight Charles W. Hancock
of Columbia was in charge Of tn.
reception COMMITTEES assigned to duty at tha
station. The general committee was divided
up so as to get the best results. There was M
certainty, however, about q committeeman
whereabouts, for the members were
sent from one depot to another
and were half Of the time on the street escortine
delegations and Communicates to their assigned
quarters. The scene in the depot resembled thoss
that prevailed during the pre-inauguration
season. The noise was deafening, the chatter
OF hundreds Of tongues being only drowned BY
the clash of the bands that occasionally landed
from the train.
AaREAT CRUSH.
The gates to the platforms were barricadet
by solid wall Of humanity several individual
deep, eager for news from the trains, which wer,
invariably late. Time tables and schedules
were thrown to the winds on all incoming
trains, only those departing g from the station
making anything like their proper time.
The regular trains were delayed, some o
them for hours, while the specials and eXcur
sion trains came in at all sorts Of times.
Most OF them ran in sections, and the arriva
OF one OF these every few minutes threw th,
entire depot into turmoil
THE ARRIVING ooMMASpEnrEA
The knights from Youngstown, Ohio, form
ing the delegation from st. Johns command
cry, arrived shortly after 10 o'clock ant
marched without any delay from the depot Il
their headquarters.
Sir Knight E. D. Hay reached the depot sooI
after this and relieved Sir Hancock from tn,
charge OF the committee. He hustled here an,
there In his usually active manner, and KEEP
his colleagues in good humor between train
with his stories.
coMMIrTEEMEN ON DUTY.
The committeeman on duty at the depo
were as follows, E. B. Hay, in charge; Rober
b. Donaldson, VIM. Z. Mendenhall, Kenry h
simpson. Caleb W. Spofford. A. T. Coumbe
.. W.. Woodward, Ezra L. Stevens
Geo. A. Darling, F. s. Newman, Chas. W. Han
Shoulders, Geo. A. Bentley, Matthew Trimble
Ed. II: Chamberlin. Jose N. Yznaga, Emme
G. Eimore, jeremiah C. Allen, W.
Duff. A. A. Thomas, VIM. NJ Smith
Daniel johnson, Jesse W. Lee. jr., F. H Bar
oarin, James P. Pearson: VIM. II: Il. Cissel
Edwin +. Lawson, F. Renshaw, Dr.. Price. VIM
Dietz, Z. J. Daw, R. W. Daw.
BIO TRAIN LOAD.
At 80 . northern train Of six cars arrived
two being specially devoted to the
seventy knights Of st. Johns commandery
Of olean. ny. The members, clad in full
uniform, formed in line on 9th street anC
marched off up the street.
There were several stray sheep from various
quarters who carried their swords and RECALLS
in leather cases. Some came from Remove
Pa, some from Connant, Ohio. and number
from Hospitaller commandery of Lock Haven
Pa.
ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA
The regular train that arrived from the north
at o'clock contributed nearly ninety knights
to the triennial gathering. There
were two special cars, one devoted
to the Geoffrev de st. Aldemar commandery OF
Toronto, Canada, this delegation consisting oi
frty-ive knights and sixteen ladies' The
Zenobia commandery, No. Al, OF Palmyra,
New York. had special car also. and
Huron commaudery Of Port Huron. Mich.
occupied one Of the regular cars. There were
sixteen men in the delegation.
From WESTERN NEW YORK.
special train arrived at Ills from New
York state, bringing four commanderies-Utics
Of Utica, Central City Of Syracuse, Cort.
land of Cortland and Watertown of Watertown.
The first two were IN special cars, which they
will keep during their stay, while Cortland
numbering fifteen men, went of at once to find
quarters. Utica brought forty men and
about twenty-five ladies, and Central City,
seventy-f knights. Watertown also occupied
a special car, about twenty knights having
come to the conclave.
Nassilon commandery Of Massilon, Ohio,
brought nearly fifty knights on this train.
THE BUFFALO LEGION.
At 1l45 special train drew in from Buffalo,
carrying about 140 knights. There were two
Communicates on board Lake Erie and Hugh
de Psyens Of Buffalo, accompanied by the sixty
seventh and seventy-ffth regiment bands.
These knights were in uniform and formed in
line on the platform, afterward marching away
to martial music.
few minutes later regular passenger train
arrived, bearing half hundred knights some
from Carlisle and other Pennsylvania towns.
At noon another regular came in, on which
were several knights from St. Johns comman-
derry, Philadelphia, and 30 from Chester. Pa,
the latter headed by the Oglesby band There
were thirteen ladies with the Chester knights.
ATTACKING THE BAGGAGE.
There was a lull again after the noon rush,
and the baggage men had chance to straighten
out their room and the platform, both Of which
were janimed and crowded with
trunks, satchels and sword bags. The trucks
were piled high. and the smashers rushed here
and there as though frantic. The baggage cars
seemed like FOrtunas purse uuempliable, and
kept pouring forth their contents TO an alarm
ing extent Outside the depot on the lower
6th-street side, the baggage delivery wagons
we're drawn up to the curb in scores, with pro-
prletors and drivers yelling forth their induce
ments.
SOUTHERN DELEGATION.
At 1915 southern train rolled into the depot
and emptied crowd Of people upon the plat
forms. They we're mostly "civiiians,' with
several knights scattered among them. There
were twenty-five knights from Palestine
Of Savannah, Ga, and
half a dozen from Mt. Lebanon, Of
Wilson, NO. The Wilmington commandery
brought about ten and there were stray knights
from various parts of the two Carolinas.
A special train from Philadelphia arrived at
ESQ, bringing eightF-seven knights Of Mary
and sixty-two ladies', with the
Metropolitan band. They wore their full re-
gala with cbapeaux. and looked very hand
some a. they marched out on 9Th street, where
Washington commandery was drawn up in line
ready to escort them TO the Riggs house.
About forty more knights Of this oommandsry