Evening journal., 1889-10-10
Mr.. HARRISONS GUESTS
Sir Knights Received by the
President.
TWENTY THOUSAND WERE IN LINE

rut Only Third Of That Number Sue
ccedod in Rcnching the chief Execu-
tlve--Tbe Grand Masonic Exhibitions
Drill at the Baseball Grounds.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 The reception ten
dered the Sir Knights and their ladies by
Pseaident Harrison at the White House was
as usual On similar occasions a very brilliant
affair The sidewalks by p. IN in the vi
cini.y Of the mansion were thronged with
Sir Knights and lady companions, and long
lines Of people two and four abreast extended
for squares in different directions waiting
for this reception TO begin. At $50 the doors
Of the White House we're opened and the
people began 10 enter The mansion was,
handsomely decorated for the occasion, pot
Ted plants, tropical flowers and beds Of roses
being everywhere in profusion The spacious
East room was brilliantly illuminated and
perhaps, never before, with the gorgeous
uniforms Of the Sir Knights and the hand
souae costumes Of their ladies', has presented
a more animated appearance.
Received In the Red Room.
Tlie president received The guests in the
red room, assisted by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs
Windom, Mrs. MilleE, Mrs. Noble, Mrs
Rusk and all the members Of the cabinet, ex-
rept Secretary Proctor who Is out Of the
city. They were at first introduced to the
president by Eminent Sir Knight Myron NJ.
Parker of Washington and he shook hands
with each; but as the throng in waiting
seemed endless, tho president soon abandoned
hand ghDIr en- of fIa
crowd. The Sir Knighta aud ladies then
passed along rapidly, saluting the president
as they passed by. The guests entered the
front doorway and passed cut on the rear
portioo into the grounds south 0f the White
House, which were brilliantly illuminated
with Chinese lanterns and colored lights. A
steady stream poured.in and out Of the man
sion until II O'clock when the front doors
were closed.
Thousands Were In Line.
There were perhaps 10000 people in line
and waiting TO shake hands with or get a
glimpse Of President Harrison, but not mora
than one-third Of this number reached him
It was a lovely moonlight night, and many
Of the commandery bands escorted their
members 10 and from the White HOuse-tho
ladies accompanying the Sir Knights march
ing with them through the streets.
The Exhibition Drill
The exhibition drill of the Knights Tenn
plar Communicates at the capital baseball
grounds was witnessed by more than 1000
people. The Apollo commandary Of Utica.
n ", the first to appear, executed the
peculiar evolutions Of the Knights Templar
drill with grace and precision. Louisville
tIy.l commandery followed and showed the
spectators the perfection it had attained IN
the various difficult evolutions which they
executed. De Molay commandery OF Louis
VILE, KY, came next, and its execution OF
the hollow square and Maltese cross called
forth rapturous applause. The Detroit com
mandery, sixty members, came next, and
for SO large a body of men did excellent
work
Miniature Masons Make Hit.
But il was the "boysn who carried the day
by storm. When ''the little commandery'
from the Masonic home at Louisville, KY,
came upon The field, accompanied by the De
Molay and Louisville eommanderies, with
their bands playing -Old Kentucky Home,
the spectators cheered vociferously Ihf
boys executed the most difficult maneuvers
known to the Knights Templar manual drill
and the various figures with such perfection
in detail that il was difficult TO discover a
fiaw ia any movement.