Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-09
MARCHING KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Over Two Hundred Commanderies
Form tn Grand Pageant.
TROUBLE IN SECRET ooNoLAvE
Members OF the Order From Iowa
Not Allowed to Take Part in
the Deliberations-They ln-
dignantly Withdraw.
The Grand Parade.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Ihe weather this
morning was cold and indicative of rain,
but as the hours wore on the sun broke
| through and scattered the clouds. Along
| Pennsylvania avenue from every window
and house front flags, banners and the cross
OF the Templars was to be seen. From the
treasury building, along both sides of the
magnificent promenade leading to the cap-
| tol, there was an uninterrupted dis
play of the national colors and
the ensignia of the Templars. The
streets of the city were thronged
early in the morning with strangers and res
idents eager TO witness the grand pageant.
The Templars formed early in the morning
at their various headquarters, and with
bands playing marched through the crowded
streets to the place of starting. Along the
line of march stands had been erected for
the use of the families and friends of the
visiting Knights, and before o'clock the
| choice places were occupied. The avenue
had been roped in to keep off the crowd and
| give full room to the knights for the display
| OF their maneouvers.
| moderate estimate would place the
| number of visitors in town at about fifty
| thousand. These are nearly all friends of
| the various Communicates which took part
| in the parade to-day. The number of
| knights in the city is estimated at from fif-
| teen TO twenty thousand, comprising over
| two hundred commarderies from all sections
| Of the country.
Eleven o'clock had been fixed upon as the
time when the procession should bel in to
move, but it was nearly noon before 1T
started: The line was headed by Eminent
Sir Knight Myron M. Parker, of this city,
| chief marshal, and his staff.
AT IL President Harrison entered the
| reviewing stand opposite the white house,
leaning on the arm of Secretary Window
lie was followed by Secretaries Tracy,
| Noble and RusK. Attorney General Miller
and General Schoield. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. Harrison, DR.. Scott Mrs.
| Scott, Mrs. Lord and others. The entrance
| of the presidential party was the signal for
| loud applause.
A few moments after the presidents arri-
| val the head of the procession filed past the
| grand stand. The president was kept busy
| answering the salutes with which he was
| constantly greeted. AT o'clock the sixth
division, comprising about half of the pro-
| cession, was passing the reviewing stand.
| 'rhe last commandery passed the presden-
| tlal reviewing stand at $3.50 o'clock. The
| procession passed over the remainder of It's
| long line of march and was diSbauded about
| an hour later.
About $1,000 sir knights were in line.
The following is the order of procession:
Eminent Sir M NJ. Parker chief marshal,
| with chief of staff and aids.
First INSTRUMENTATION Sir w. G.. Moore
| commanding. with aids, and Washington Cd.
Co. Communicates escortng the officers of
the grand encampment; Most Eminent
| Grand Master Roome and personal staff.
Second Divslon-Right Eminent Sir Van
Slyck commanding; grand Communicates of
| Massachusetts, Ind Rhode Island and sub
| ordinate communicates.
Third division-Right Eminent Sir A. c.
| Wood, commanding; grand commandery of
| New York subordinate commanderles.
Fourth division-Rght Eminent Sir j. L.
Beck, commanding; grand commanderies of
| Virginia, Vermont New Hampshire and
| Connecticut; subordinate Communicates.
| Fifth divsion-Rght Eminent Sir Henry
! Parvins, commanding; grand communicates
| of ONO, Kentucky ana Maine; subordinate
| communicates.
Sixth divislon-Right Eminent Sir I. G.
| Nipple, commanding; grand commandery of
| Pennsylvania; subordinate Communicates.
Seventh division-Rlght Eminent Sir D.
7. Bacon, commanding; Grand commander.
| les of Indiana, Texas, and Michigan; subor-
! dinate cOmmanderles.
| Eighth division-Itight Eminent Sir Nor
| man Gassette, commanding: grand COM
| mandery of illinois; subordinate command
| cries.
| Ninth division-Right Eminent Sir Sam
| uel II. WaggOner commanding; grand com
| manderies of California Tennessee, Wiscon-
sin and New Jersey; subordinate command
cries.
Tenth-Right Eminent S. G. Howard
| commanding; grand communicates of
| Georgia, Missouri Alabama, Mississippi
| and louisiana; subordinate commanderIes.
Eleventh divsIon-Rght Eminent Sir w.
| ii. Sanborn commanding; grand command
| cries Of Minnesota, Kansas Mary land, Colo
| rado, Arkansas, North Carolina, West Vir.
| ginia and Nebraska; subordinate command
cries.
| Twelfth division Right Eminent Sir w.
| ID. Stiles commanding; grand communicates
| of Dakota, Washington, Wyoming and Mon
tana and preceptores from Canada.
| The knights in the second division were
oil ii. Il
and were distinguished by their good appear
| ance and full ranks.
| In the fourth division Richmon command
| cry No. 2 introduced a variation IN the ap
pearance of the parade In place of swords
| they carried long lances tipped with silver of
| a dull hue, and their vestments were
| adorned with silver faclngs. Another of the
| Virginia Communicates carried lances tipped
| with gold.
| In the hfth division the Oriental com
| mandery, OF Cleveland, attracted much at
| tontion and applause by its fine marching, as
| did also Hauselman commandery, of Gin
clnnati, the members of which filed by the
| stand with their heads uncovered aud hats
| resting on their right shoulders
! De Moiay commandery Of Louisville, was
| warmly applauded as it passed before the
| reviewing stand. This commandery is known
| among the Templars as the champion drill
| corps of the United States, and the grace of
| its evolutions was greatly appreciated by the
| admring throng. Forming the end of this
| DIVISION, but sharing with tine more forward
! the applause of the onlookers was the
| Little" cOmmandery from the Masonic
| Orphaus home in Louisville. 1t was com
posed of small lads, but in the drilling and
appearance it had little to fear from the
| senior organizations.
Illinois took up the whole of the eighth
| division ana had twenty.aight separate com
| manderies in line Norman T. Gassette,
| commander of the division, and Apollo com
| mandery No. !, of Chicago, had the right
| of the line, The ST. Bernard crack drill
| commandery of the state attracted universal
| attention. II was preceded by the Royal
! Canadian band of Hamilton, and carried a
! live eagle presented to il by the Golden Gate
| commandery, of san Francisco, three years
| ago. The famous goat of Masonic tradition
! was led by a colored boy behind the Engle-
| wood commundery.
| The California knights were headed by
| forty-two members of California com
| mandery, No, l, of san Francisco, mounted.
| The Golden Gate cOmplandery, of San Fran
| cisco, had with them small live black bear,
| surnamed Zerrubbel.
| The eleventh division made a very fine dis
| play. 1t was commanded by Sir Walter IA.
| Sanborn and composed of representatives
| from Minnesota, Kansas, Maryland, Ne
| braska and Virginia ana the grand COM
| manderles of Colorado and North Carolina.
The twelfth division, which contained
! OILY Cyrene cOmmandery, of Sioux Falls s.
| d., Godfrey de ST. Aldemar, the preceptory