St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09

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picturesque. but ali speaking in an un-
known tongue to all but the scholar or
the initiated. Up the broad avenue
moved the procession like
FOREST OF BLACK HELMETS
and snow white plumes, till reaching
the treasury its head wheeled into Fif-
teenth street, past the eXchequer whose
columned pOrcheS were crowded with
people, and again up the broad avenue
to the executive mansion, where they
passed in reviewing before the preSI-
dent. Steadily, silently the picturesque
procession passed the reviewing stand,
every hat lifted in honor of the chief
magistrate. the white plumes nodded
till, looking down the line, one involun-
tarily thought of white lilies bowling
before a blast; then continuing west
ward, up the avenue TO Twenty-third
street, Washington Circle, and then
wheeling eastward into the magnificent
boulevard of K street. This broad street,
straight as an arrow, without break for
more than three miles, packed on each
side and filled with a double row of
| trees, gave the knights a superb wei
come. 1t Is the home of wealth and
fashion, and wealth and fashion poured
out with heartieSt enthusiasm to greet
tho knights. The column passed steadl-
IL on, marching in platoOns from curb
to curb, and giving a beauty to the
grand old street it had never worn be-
fore, superb as have been the spectacle5
it has seen. The luXuriant foliage OF
the street is fast and much
of what is left is spotted and specked
with the 1000 dyes OF October. But
thobgh, the partly denuded branches.
looking eastward from the circle, the
GRAND IlrOepSSjnn seemed fn
WRITHE IN AND OUT
with picturesque grace, a marvel of
musical motion, wave of light, flash
of color, till the eye grew weary in
watching and the fancy reverted TO
knights of other climes. When the head
of the procession reached Mount Vernon
square at Ninth and X streets, it halted
and the long train of moving men con-
tinued in motion until the entire line OF
march was brought to rest. Soon after
wards it was again put in motion and
with the first division formed in open
order at the reviewing stand in the
square. the remainder of the column
passed in review before Grand Master
Roome and the other officers OF the
grand encampment. After passing TINS
point the vast procession broke into
fragments, some of the organizations
lO liltll 1hdl d NililC OIilSlo
diSbanding in whole or in part. were
soon lost in the ocean of humanity who
had gaZed, admired and applauded.
The first division, the special escort of
/ the grand encampment, escorted the
grand master to Masonic temple, where
the first session of the triennial con-
clave was opened. A large number OF
distinguished persons were on the grand
stand erected in front OF the presidents
mansion, and facing the line of march
of the Knight Templar parade. The
stand was gaily decorated with red,
white and blue bunting. The presl-
dental party were notified of the ap-
proach of the procession at 1920, and
they formed in procession and walked
to the StaEd. DR.. Scott and Mrs. Scott
Lord led the party, which consisted of
the President and Secretary Win
dom, Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Hal
| ford, Secretary Noble. Secretary Rusk.
Postmaster General Wanamaker, AttOr-
ney General Miller. Assistant Secretary
Batcheller, Walker Blame, Gen. SEQ
field, Miss Sanger, Assistant Adjt. Gen.
Vincent and a number of Indiana
friends. The party WAS
SEATED IN THE CENTER
of the stand and spent the few minutes
before the arrival of the head of the
procession in nodding to acquaintances.
! Secretary Blaine made his appeart nee
when part of the first division had
passed. When Eminent Sir Myron NJ.
Parker, the grand marshal of the parade,
! and his staff of fOrty-five aides appeared
| in sight, the president took a standing
position in the center of the platform.
He was dressed in a black frOck coat,
| dark trousers, a silk hat and yellow kid
oil HE daFt-
open. The officers of the grand
encampment were in carriages,
and preceded by the first division, were
the first to pass the president. The Oc-
cupants of the carriages saluted the
president by raising their hats as they
passed, and these SalutatiOnS were
gracefully returned by the president.
The Knights Templar procession COM
prised twelve divisions. At the head of
each division rode the commanding
officer. his chief of staff and dozen
aldS-de-camps.
Sir William G. Moore commanded the first
division. with Sir Andrew W. Kelley chief of
staff. This was the special escort to Grand
Master RoOme, and was composed of the
Washington, Columbia Potomac and the De
MOlay communicates of this city and a de-
tachment of Occur dillon commandery of
| New York city. These communicates pre-
ceded Grand Master ROOme and his personal
staff, all officers of the grand encampment
and the members OF the grand encampment
all of whom rode in carriages.
The second division, commanded by Sir
Nicholas Van Slyck. with Sir Samuel c.
Laurence chief of staff. was composed of
twenty Communicates from Massachusetts
and Rhode Island.
The third division. commanded by Sir
Austin c. Wood, Sir George E. ILoder chief
of staff, was composed of eighteen COM
manderies from New York state.
The fourth division, Sir j. l.. Beck com
manding Sir J. H. Capers chief of staff there
marched ten Nirglnian and Delaware, three
New Hampshire and four Connecticut CON-
manderieS. and the Vermont and New Hamp-
shire battallions.
The fifth division was composed of one
Maine, twenty-seven Ohio and three Ken
tucky communicates. with Sir Henry Per
kins commanding, Sir Martin J. HOuck chief
Of staff and Sir Charles II. Fish assistant
marshal.
In the sixth division, Sir Terrence c. Hin
pie commanding, Sir John j. WadSworth
chief of staff, marched twenty-eight Penn
sylvania communicates.
In the seventh division. Sir Duncan T.
Bacon commanding. Sir Henry c. Adams.
chief Of staff, were seventeen Indiana and
twelve Michigan communicates.
In the eighth division. Sir Norman T. Gas
settle commanding, Vice Eminent George NJ.
MoultOn chief of staff, and thirty-eight emf
nent officers, al des de- camps, were twenty
nine Illinois communicates.
The ninth division, Sir Samuel Hopkins
Wagner commanding, Sir Frank ". Sumner
chief of staff, was composed of four Cali
fOrnia. eight Tennessee, six Wisconsin and
five New Jersey communicates.
The tenth division embraced nine Georgia,
six Missouri Communicates and fifty knights
from several Communicates in Mississippi
and louisiana Sir 4. G. Howard command
ed this division, with Sir Charles d. Watson
chief of staff.
The eleventh division, SIR Walter H. San
born commanding, Sir Clarence A. Hubbard
chief of staff, was composed Of four Mime
sofa. four Kansas eight Maryland. nine Ne
braska. one Colorado, SIX West Virginia
Communicates. and tne A-s&rsas and North
Corolina battaliOnS.
The twelfth and lsSt division was com
manded by Sir ". d. Stiles, with Sir William
G. Bell chief Of STAFF. IN iais division there
marched one Wyoming. fye Dakota and two
Montana communicates, and the Albert Ed
ward preceptory, of Winnipeg. Man, Geoff-
rey de st tlldemGr, preceptOry o. Toronto, and
Godfrey de Bullion. preceptUry OF Hamilton,
Canada.
1t was 80 o'clock before the end of
the Twelfth and last division passed