Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-16
A KNIGHTLY INVASION.
The Great Templar Army Coming Here
I'm October

"ps"H army SOm1ng here
I'm October.
2CARTKRs ALREADY szcCRED roR rrS rBorsASp
hkhBEas-A HUNDRED oonMAxpERIrs ON TIE
Lisr-A SPLENDID PAGEANT HxPrcrEp-rHK
PROGRAM OF THE ooScLAvx
Memories OF the inaugural parade. with a
dreary recollection Of its ACCOMMODATING rain
and siush, will hardly have become dim when
pennsylvania avenue, between the capitol and
the treasury, will again be the most popular
rendezvous in the city. The broad thorough
}are, bordered then by the living green o.
thousands Of shade trees, viii be in the undis-
Puted possession Of not less than Is. 600 gaily
attired men. The parade will be q novelty in
Washington, although the city has been
the scene OF great many pageants
and pretty nearly every known variety
OF procession has, at some time or
other, appeared upon its streets. The uniform
blue Of the regular army and the militia and
the more gaudy tints which belong to the
clothing OF independent companies will give
place. for the time, to the black broad
cloth and black or red belts of the
knights Templsr. The great avenue
To spectators in upper-story windows will
be an organized mass-s seemingly endless
column of black and white plumes and glisten-
ing swords. the latter upheld by gauntletted
hands 1t will be beyond doubt the greatest
non-military parade ever seen in this city and
it will take place about the latter portion of
the second week in October or in the early part
" the third week.
THE rwESrY-FoURrH TRrENNIAL coScLAvE.
All the indications point now to the complete
success OF the great celebration which will
attend the twenty-fourth trienniai conclave of
the grand encampment of the Knights Templar
OF the United States. The sentiment in favor
OF Washington as the place in which to hold
this great meeting was an almost unanimous
one. and in many respects it was enthusiastic
The committee on location in the last triennial
eOnclave, through its chairman, Col. Vim. G.
Moore, reported in favor of another
city, but the encampment would not
receive the report. 1t was yelled
down and the name OF this CITY was substituted
with a unanimity that left no room for doubt
as to where the great body wanted to come in
lsS9 With this complimentary burden placed
on their shoulders almost three years ago the
local knights have laid their plans for making
The Washington encampment the greatest in
the history of the order.
PROVIDING FOR THE VISITORS.
Such an immense influx of visitors as will be
here in October could not but cause some con-
Germ. What will be done with them! where
will they be quartered? we're questions of vital
importance taken up and discussed by the local
brethren a. soon as they knew what was COM
ing Committees were organized and the great
work was mapped out with precision that al
lowed no possibility of failure; every man was
given his share of the work to do and il he has
not done II IL Is not undone. for some other
more vigorous or more conscientious knight
has assumed double or treble burden and is
carrying the arrangements forward to that sue
cess for which all will get credit
The hotel cOmmittee-Or rather the more ac-
tive minority of that branch-has been at work
for more than year. The duties of this COM
mittee have not been light but the work is
complete up to date. and more than 10 600 nil
grim knights have been located in such quar-
tiers as they wanted. The work has been sys-
tematic. Those communicates who contem-
plated attending the encampment wrote for in
formation a. To hotel accommodations and Sec
Rotary Chas. c. NJ LOeffier. of the hotel COM
mIttee. vOuchsafed such information as was in
Its possession. Invariably 1t recommended each
cOnlmandery to send a committee who
could see what to be had and who
could. II they were so empowered, make con-
tracts with the hotel-keepers. The committees
came and then the work began They were
escorted around to the various hostelries prin-
cipally by Chairman Allison Nailor, jr and
every effort was made TO have matters arranged
40 pleasantly that there could be no cause for
complaint In this the local committee was
especially fortunate, for in every instance the
visiting delegations returned home loud in
their praises OF Washington and Washington
knights lemplar.
Ten THOUSAND ALREADY CHARTERED.
Up to the present time over 10000 visitors
have been provided for and the committee has
Vet suitable and unexceptionable accommoda-
tiOns for at least 10000 more. As the date for
the assembling of the encampment draws
nearer the labOrs Of the committee will increase
for then II will also have 10 look out for those
knights who come az individuals instead Of being
associated with some commandery. Many COM
Inanderles wall not. cannot, be here as organi-
cations, but there are only q very few which
will not have at least one member at the en-
campment.
The hotel committee will not. however. dis
band as soon as the reception committee COM
mences TO work. Its members propose to circu-
late around town as comprehensively as posi-
BILE TO look out for and, if possible, to prevent
extOrtion.
The reception committee will have much to
do. With fully 1000 knights and ladies arriv-
ing in the city within twenty-four hours there
will be but little time for recreation. and when
everybody Is safely and comfortably housed
the work will have only just begun.
The FINANCES.
No less useful and certainly not less indus
trious will be the finance committee, whose
labOrs have not as vet commenced. To make the
celebration thorough success and a credit to
the city money is needed and lots of it. The
local communicates have pledged themselves
to contribute go, 900. q sum equal to S25 per
capita for the membership of the four COM
msnderies here. In addition to this at least
$4,000 more Is needed. and this sum the
finance committee will endeavor to extract
from the pockets of the capitalists and business
men of this city. The money is to be expended
III entertaining the visitors and il will be little
enough when il has been divided up amongst the
10000. perhaps rs. 900. who will come wearing
the insignia. on which Is the motto In hoe
slgno yinces. A hundred ways Of disposing Of
the cash will present themselves and of neces-
sity the great majority Of suggestions will have
to fall TO the ground
ENTERTAINMENTS Tailed ABOUT
There will be an excursion to Mt Vernon
that will make big hole in the bank account.
and possible oyster roast or clam bake at
Marshall Hall devours most of the balance. no
matter how economically il be managed Then
there will be hacks to pay for and theater
tickets TO be bought, and q number Of other
matters that will call for currency in a voice
that could not by any veracious person be
called still or small" II the hall of the
and about that there is considerable
doubt. then there will certainly be
ball "A ball the like OF which
was never before seen in this or any other citv
OF course the decorations would not be as or
nate or as expensive were those which as
sisted in making the inaugural ball "a thing OF
beauty" but in every other respect il would
probably surpass even the magnifcence of the
night Of the 4th Of March. At least 5000 more
people than were present on that occasion