Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-06

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcH.l
WASHINGTON, October 5.-The numerous
'cyclers of this city will parade as sort OF
an annex to the procession of the Knights
| Templar on October 8, Washington, with
out the shadow of doubt, can assemble
more wheelmen than any other city in the
country. Where is the city, possessing
such a fine avenue upon which to display
the graceful evolutions of the men who ride
the wheel? Each bicycle will be decorated
with lanterns of unique design, and the
sight of hundreds of slow-moving wheels,
each with its flaming lights, will surely be
an interesting one
The ladies who ride "bike" have been
invited to take part in the novel parade.
The committee having the matter in charge
say that if the ladies will favor them with
their presence, they shall have the post OF
honor in the procession. Skirts always add
SO much to any entertainment.
MRS. LOGAN AT WORK.
Mrs. John A. Logan is busily engaged
with the details of the reception, to be given
to the local knights, on the evening of Oc-
tober 9. She will be assisted by Grand
Master Roome. The illumination of the
grounds of the Logan mansion at Calumet
Place will beperlect. The avenues leading
to the house will be flooded with
the rays of ten calcium lights.
while within the grounds thousands of tiny
lanterns will help make night like day.
A star seven feet in height formed of gas
jets inclosed in red white and blue globes,
with passion cross in the center, will be
| suspended above the front entrance to the
| mansion.
That the ladies accompanying the Sir
Knights to the conclave may be afforded
facilities for witnessing the parade, the
Treasury Department has given the local
| committee authority to erect a stand
on the south end of the Treasury
building similar to that used on in
auguration day. On that occasion
some 5000 people were accommodated with
seats. Other stands are in course of erection
along the line of march, and there will be
others put up on the day prior to the parade.
The people who put up stands in Washing
ton, are little cautious about going into
ventures of that kind-especially since In
auguration Day.
WISDOM BY EXPERIENCE.
Then thousands of the seats on the stands
along the avenue were unsold and unoccu-
pied, owing to the drenching downpour of
rain which characterized that day as one Of
the most disagreeable upon which a Chief
Executive was ever inducted into Office.
Tancred Commandery No. 48, of Pitts
burg, will be quartered in the historic Will
lard, while Commandery No. 1, of the same
city, will receive their friends at the Hotel
Johnston. For the information of the
mem bers of these two communicates of your
city might add that committee Of ladies
will be on duty at the Masonic headquar-
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especial charge will be the entertainment of
the ladies OF the visiting knights.
General J. P. S. Goblin, OF Pennsylvania,
the present Deputy Grand Master of the
order, will be advanced to Grand Master.
This is in accordance with the custom of ad-
vancing the officers at each conclave.
Into the Capital City from every quarter
Of the country visitors are pouring to par
ticipate in, or witness the parade, which
will be the greatest strictly non-military
procession ever seen in Washington. Fa-
miliar as Washingtonians are with grand
demonstrations, they will find much Of in
terest in the parade of the Knights. Instead
of the blue uniform of the regular army and
militia, to say nothing of our gorgeous
diplomats from foreign shores, we will see
the black broadcloth,
and jeweled swords of the knights Templar.
The choice of Washington as the place for
the encampment was made at the last con-
clave under rather peculiar circumstances
The committee having the matter in charge
reported in favor of another city, much to
the disgust of majority of the members.
The report was yelled down by the members,
the Grand Master refused to receive it, and
substituted the name of Washington, after
which the report was accepted with the
greatest enthusiasm.
One peculiar effect of the conclave on
Washington is the numerous applications
during the past few months for membership
in the local lodges. 1t is thought by the
Secretary at Masonic headquarters here that
they will outnumber the applications for
the same period of time for many years.
This is the experience of the lodges in every
city which has been the scene of grand
encampment, and is largely due to the
prominence which such an event gives to
the order in the minds of the people,
1t is more than probable that the coming
conclave will be the last of the grand
gatherings OF the Knights Templar. In
quite number of places the idea of having
the encampment meet, transact its busi-
ness and adjourn has been strongly favored.
Who knows but that the splendid parades
which to the INITIATED seems to be the
crowning glory of knighthood will in few
years be thing of the pasta mere mem
ory. This explains
THE DEEP INTEREST
manifested by all who belong to the order,
and each commandery here seems to be
vieing with its neighbor in endeavoring to
excel past records. This spectacle of thou
sands of handsomely uniformed knights
with which we are so soon to be regaled
had very humble beginning. Formerly
a local procession escorted the Grand
Master to the place where the encampment
met TO transact its business. As years went
by the parades became more grand and i'm
posing in character, until to-day thousands
flock from all parts of the country to see the
immense professions of the greatest order in
the world.
The committees in charge of decoration
and entertainment are doing their best to
make this encampment the most splendid
ever held. The houses along the line of
march of the big parade will be profusely
decorated with flags, streamers and the
various Masonic emblems. The head
on PENNSYLVANIA avenue will be brilliantly
illuminated by means of many colored
lights thrown upon the building from the
opposite side of the street. Aldridge. the
man who decorated the Pension building on
the occasion of the last Inauguration. has
the decoration of the Masonic Temple we'll
under way. and it promises to be thing of
beauty.
Gas Lines Laid.
During last summer nearly 150 miles Of
yofrroI rras nina laid On xvh;.l .-o-