The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-10-17
SIR KNIGHTS IN LINE.
GRAND PROCESSION OF THE TEN
PLARS AT WASHINGTON.

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northwest wind, which furtered the flags
and streamers decorating the buildings
along the line of march, proved rather a
cold welcome to the visiting Communicates
when they arrived in this city; but the
warm reception which they received from
the crowds on the streets acted as an offset
to the inclemency of the weather. The
organizations already comfortably en-
sconced in their hotels and other hostelries,
together with the ladies accompanying
them, were engaged in viewing the public
buildings and other points of interest The
district communicates, Respondent In
ostrich plumes and bright uniforms, were
busily engaged in escorting the arriving
guests to their headquarters. The roll of
drums and the blare of t1umpets every
where filled the air as commandery after
commaLdery filed up the wide avenue.
The city is city of waving plumes, fiaunt-
ing flags, and glittering costumes
Pennsylvania avenue was crowded dur
ing the whole day with the soldiers of the
cross, with swords at their sides and their
coat fronts Respondent with many badges
and emblems. The crowd grew larger as
the day grew older, and at night the
main avenues and hotel Hobbies were
thronged with visiting Templars and their
the order of the evening, and good music
and good fellowship abounded.
The drill corps of the Masonic Widows
and Orphans home of Louisville. KY, ac-
companied by large number of ladies,
and escorted by the De Molay commandery
of Louisville and members of the grand
commandery of Kentucky, Monday after
noon paid their respects to Gen. Albert
Pike sovereign grand commander of the
Southern jurisdiction, Scottish rite. The
General received them kindly, made
brief address, and presented each of them
with book.
The northwestern States have sent a
finely representative body of men here.
Dakota makes a good impression with five
Communicates. Washington sends only
eleven members of the grand commandery,
the recent severe fires in the State COM
polling the sir knights to remain at home.
Montana sends two Communicates. Damas-
Gus of ST Paul and Zion of Minneapolis
are representative Minnesota organiza-
tions. Wyoming has only one COM
mandery. Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia
are the only southern States which sends
@ good representation to the conclave.
The banner States in the number of
knights and Communicates here are
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York. and Massachusetts.
Kentucky only sends three communicates,
but two of them, louisville No. 1 and
De Molay No. 12 OF Louisville, are crack
organizations
The triennia1 concIave proper began
Tuesday. The army commentaries
and grand communicates have been mar
shaling for the last two days, and nights and
day there has been beating of drums and
marching and countermarching of COM
manderies in snowy uniforms, while the
local knights have been busy showing
attention to their visiting brethren.
By 9 o'clock Tuesday morning the COM
manderies were astir, each preparing for
a place in the division of the grand parade
of which it was to form part. A short
time after this hour the first division of
the parade met, and, forming on F street.
marched to the Ebbitt hou1s, where it was
to form the escort for the grand encamp-
nent.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the grand en-
aampment, escorted by this division,
moved to the capitol. The other eleven
divisions of the parade were formed near
the capitol at II o'clock, ready to fall
into line and march past the White House,
to be reviewed DO the President and past
the reviewing stand of the eminent grand
master.
A grand stand had been erected in front
of the White House for the use of the
President and invited guests, and the
eminent grand master reviewed the pro-
cession from the stand at the corner OF
Thirteenth and K streets The line of
march was from the capitol up Pennsyl-
vania avenue, and past the White House
to K street, and down K street to Thir-
teenth.
When the procession moved there were
Is, 900 knights in line. There were no
carriages except those conveying the of
ficers of the Grand Encampment, and no
mounted companies, only commanding Of
ficers of divisions being mounted The
members wore their full uniform Of
Knight Templar with swords, and hats
decorated with blowing p1umes and ali the
details of the handsome regalia of the Sir
Knights. Each division was preceded by
a band in brilliant uniforms which, with
the officers mounted on richly caparisoned
horses. gave to the spectacle most Strik-
ing and impressive appearance. Stands
had been erected at various points along
the avenue from which the citizens and
visitors viewed the pageant, and the roofs,
windows, doors and sidewalks were crowd
ed for miles along the Jine.
ne procession OWMSISU0Q OL 6W0IV0 UlNASo
ions, headed by Eminent Sir NJ. M. Par
ker, chief marshal, with chief of staff and
aides.
After the parade passed the reviewing
stand it proceeded 80 the Masonic temple
as the escort to the grand encampment,
which began its secret session Immediately
on the arrival at the temple.
When the grand encampment convened
in the temple Commissioner Douglass de-
liwered the address of welcome on
behalf of the citizens of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, and Grand Mar
shall Parker welcomed them on
behalf of the Knights Templar of the dis
trict. Grand Master Roome responded,
after which all the knights not members
of the grand encampment retired and the
address and report of the grand master
were read. The report is voluminous
In the afternoon there was an excursion
On the Potomac river. In the evening
ceptions were given to the visiting
knights by the local grand and subordinate
visiting commanderles at the respective
headquarters.
ONE strong, we'll directed blow sends
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