Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-09
"A Monster Parade in the National Capt.
tai Yesterday.


A Monster Parade in the National Capt.
tai Yesterday.
WAsHJEsToN, October Sth.-The morn
ing broke cloudy, threatening rain or
snow, for the air was very chilly, but as the
hours wore on the sky cleared. making
beautiful day for the great Knights Temp
lar parade. The city is in gala dress. The
public and private buildings are covered
with bunting. The various insignia of the
Order are used in the decorations, furnish
ing pleasing variety. Everywhere there
was a hustle of animation and brilliant
coloring.
The Tenplars formed early at the vari-
Gus headquarters, and with bands playing
marched through the crowded streets to
the place of starting. Pennsylvania avenue
Knights maneuvers.
The crowd present is not nearly so large
as when Harrison was inaugurated. Mod
crate estimates place the number of visit
ors at so 600. These are nearly all friends
of the various Communicates. The num-
Der of Knights in the city is estimated at
from 1900 to 10000, comprising over 200
Communicates from all sections of the
country.
1t was nearly noon when the twelve
divisions of the procession formed in the
streets adjacent TO the Capitol, debouch-
ing from the side streets. At a signal
they filed into line and began the long
march up Pennsylvania avenue. A few
moments after the Presidents arrival at
the reviewing stand the head of the pro-
cession filed around the corner of Fiji
teenth street and marched with measured
tread in front of where President Harri-
son stood doffing his hat in response to
the salutes with which he was greeted.
Eminent Sir Myron NJ. Parker, with forty
five aides on horseback, six or eight
abreast, followed by the Washington Com
manderies, headed the procession. They
were accompanied by the Marine Band,
which was the recipient of many cheers as
it passed the stand. Secretary Blaine, who
entered the stand at this moment and
courteously bowed to the assembled multi
tude, was enthusiastically welcomed.
About 5000 Sir Knights were in lire.
Following is the order of the procession:
Eminent Sir NJ. NJ. Parker, Chief Marshal,
with chief of staff and aids.
First division, Eminent Sir w. G. Moore
commanding, with sids and Washington
ID. O. Communicates escorting officers OF
the Grand Encampment, Most Eminent
Grand Master Roome, and personal staff.
Second division, Right Eminent Sir Van
Slick commanding, Grand Command
and subordinate Communicates.
Third division, Right Eminent Sir A.
G. Wood commanding, Grand Com
mandery of New York and subordinate
Communicates.
Fourth division, Right Eminent Sir s. J.
Beck commanding, Grand Command
cries of Virginia, Vermont, New Hamp-
shire and Connecticut and subordinate
Communicates.
Fifth division, Right Eminent Sir Henry
Parkins commanding, Grand Command
cries of Ohio, Kentucky and Maine and
subordinate Communicates.
Sixth division, Right Eminent Sir T.
G. Nipple commanding, Grand Com
mandery of Pennsylvania and subordinate
Communicates
Seventh division. Right Eminent Sir D.
L. Bacon commanding, Grand Com
manderies of Indiana, Texas and Michigan
and subordinate Communicates.
Eighth division, Right Eminent Sir
Norman 7. Gasette commanding, Grand
Commandery of Illinois and subordinate
Communicates.
Ninth division, Right Eminent Sir
Samuel ii. Wagner commanding, Grand
Communicates of California, Tennessee,
Wisconsin and New Jersey and subordi.
nate Communicates.
Tenth division, Right Eminent S. G.
Howard commanding, GrandCommanderies
of Georgia, Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana and subordinate Command
cries.
Eleventh division, Right Eminent Sir
w. Ii. Sanborn commanding, Grand Com
manderies of Minnesota, Kansas, Mary
land, Colorado, Arkansas, North Carolina
West Virginia and Nebraska and subordi-
nate Communicates.
Twelfth division, Right Eminent Sir A
ID. Stiles commanding, Grand Command
cries of Dakota, Washington, Wyoming
and Montana, and Preceptories from
Canada.
The Knights in the second division were
all from Massachusetts and Rhode Island
and were distinguished by their good APP
pearance and full ranks.
In the fourth division Richmond Com
mandery, No. ., introduced variation IL
the appearance of the parade. In place
of swords they carried long lances, tipped
with silver of dull hue and their vest
ments were adorned with silver faciugs.
Another of the Virginia Communicates
carried lances tipped with gold.
In the fifth division the Oriental Com
mandery of Cleveland attracted much at
tention and applause by its fine marching
as did also the Hanselman Commandery of
Cincinnati, the members of which filed by
the stand with their heads uncovered and
their hats resting on their right shoulders.
DeMoley Commandery of Louisville was
warmly applauded as it passed before the
reviewing stand. This Commandery is
known among the Templars as the Cham
pion.
The long procession had wearied the
spectators, and signs of impotence were
manifested. This, however, gave way to a
feeling of lively interest as the California
Knights moved in sight, head by forty-two
members of California Commandery No. /,
of San Francisco, mounted on coal black
chargers. Their uniforms were elegant,
and they wore long black cloaks of velvet,