Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-19
THE TEMPLAR CONCLAVE.
Wheelmen to Parade in Honor Of the
knights-The Railroad Companies.

Among the attractions of conclave week will
be lantern parade of wheelmen on the night
of Tuesday, October 8. Chairman Parker of
the triennial committee said today that the
wheelmen who had conferred with the COM
mittee showed much interest in the matter,
and it was expected that fully 1 200 men would
turn out with bicycles. They will have Chinese
lanterns and other means Of illumination which
will make novel and brilliant display. The
thousand wheelmen, Mr.. Parker said. would
make line extending on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. from the Capitol to the Treasury
Arrangements were completed yesterday for
the barbecue to take place Thursday afternoon,
October 10, at O'Clock at the Scheutzen park
1t Is expected to feed 5000 or more guests at
this feast
Members Of Washington commandery met
last night In conference with ladies interested
In the conclave. Committees were appointed
of ladies to look after lady guests Of the COM
mandery, and rooms in the Scottish rite
sanctuary were assigned to the use of the
ladies.
THE RAILROADS.
81 see," remarked Chairman Parker today,
''that Mr.. Percy Smith, the passenger agent
here Of the Baltimore and Ohio road il quoted
as saying that the indications are that his road
will be taxed to o greater extent than ever be-
| fore to accommodate the crowds coming to at
tend the conclsve and that ahead contracts
have been made for 120 sleeping coaches or
some number like that. Yet that road despite
| the great business it will do az Q consequence
of the gathering here has refused to make any
| contribution to the fund for entertaining the
visitors to the city. 1t offered to pay US for an
| advertisement $3.50 for what would cost
| Us S225, and that is all. Representatives of our
| committee have had several interviews with
the officials Of the Pennsylvania road who, so
/ far have declined to give one cent. The same
| Is true of the Chesapeake and Ohio road which
| claims to have no terminal in Washington
| though this is practically terminal of that
| road through the Piedmont Air Line
| The Piedmont air line and the Atlantic coast
| line have the matter under advisement and
| also the Pullman company in Chicago. re-
| gard the action of the trunk line roads leading
into Washington as simply outrageous and in
| decent The roads leading into Chicago gave
| when the conclave was held there in 1880
81 900 apiece. The Washington and George
| town railroad company has given us $780, and
| yet a great trunk line like the Pennsylvania
railroad, which will bring probably one hun
| dred thousand people here has so Tar declined
to give one cent Railroad men say themselves
that they expect to do more business then than
they ever did. The citizens of Washington are
willing to contribute, and have been especially
| so since they have begun to appreciate how
| great an event this gathering is going to be-
The hotels, which, like the railroads, will
| profit by the gathering here, have not con-
| tributed as literally as they should have DONE
One of the leading hotels declined to give
anything, and that hotel will accommodate, I
suppose, thousand Knights Templar."