Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-28
THE GREAT TEMPLAR PARADE.
How IL WIZ Form and March on the
Opening Day.

THE GREAT TEMPLAR PARADE.
How IL WIN Form and March on the
Opening Day.
TIE CHIEF NARsuAL's ORDER coHPLRrxp-rHE
THE WHITE HousE-rHE SoBLEs or THE
Chairman Parker this morning lad an inter-
view with Private Secretary Halford and was
informed that the President would gladly re-
view the Knights Tenplar parade. A stand for
the purpose will be erected on the south side
Of Psnnsylvania avenue in front Of the White
House. at the point where the President re-
viewed the inaugural parade. Mr.. Parker, a.
chief marshal Of the parade, was today
completing his final general order of the parade,
which will be issued this evening. As stated
heretofore in TEE STAR, all the twelve divi-
sions except the first will assemble and be
formed at II o'clock in the morning in
the streets east and south Of the Capitol,
opening upon the East Capitol park. The
second and third divisions will form
on New Jersey avenue southeast, the fourth on
LIST street south, the fifth on b street south, the
sixth on East Capitol street. the seventh on I'd
street southeast, right resting on East Capitol
street, the eighth on A street north, the ninth
on Maryland avenue, the tenth on B street
north the eleventh on LIST street north, and the
twelfth on North Capitol street. The first di-
vision, which will form the immediate escort Of
the Grand encampment, will form at $50
o'clock at Masonic temple and march to the
Ebbitt house, where the carriages containing the
members Of the Grand encampment will be
taken into line and escorted by
way of 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue to the Capitol This division will make
almost complete circuit Of the Capitol
grounds by way Of the south side, passing up
the bill at south street to LIST street east, and
north by LIST street to the corner of North B
street. where the head OF the column will be
halted and a signal gun fred to summon the
division marshals to report to the chief marshal
at that corner.
THE LINE OF MARCH.
At the signal of two guns divisions will form
into column, and when the guns are fred the
first division will move, and each division will
move out in order as its right is uncovered. The
route OF march has been marked down plainly
on large map Of the city. for the guidance of
division marshals, aids and others. From LIST
and b streets northeast the line will be by way
OF street north, to LIST street west, to Pennsyl-
vania avenue, by Pennsylvania avenue west
ward past the White House. where the President
will review the line, to Washington circle;
around Washington circle to X street; street
eastward to Mount Vernon square. where the
parade will be dismissed. Just before reach
Ing Mount Vernon square the line will be re-
viewed at the corner of 10th and streets by
Grand Master Roome and the officers Of the
Grand encampment
FORMATION OF THE PARADE.
Chief Marshal Parker has staff of seventy.
five members, whose names have been an
nounced In TIE STAR. Col. VIM. G. Moore
will be marshal of the first division, composed
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escort to Grand Master Roome and the Grand
encampment. The second division, composed
of the Grand commandery and twenty-three
subordinate Communicates of Massachusetts
and Rhode Island will be marshalled by Right
Eminent Sir Nicholas Van Slyck. The third
division, comprising the Grand commandery
and eighteen subordinate Communicates, will
be commanded by Right Eminent Sir Austin @.
Wood. The fourth division, to be marshalled
by Right Eminent Sir J. Lee Beck, will comprise
the grand commandery and ten subordinate
communicates of Virginia, a commandery from
Delaware, the Grand commandery and bat
talon of knights from Vermont the Grand
commandery, two subordinate communicates
and battalion from New Hampshire, and the
Grand commandery and four subordinate
Communicates com from Connecticut, The
nth division, composed Of the
Grand commandery and twenty-seven subor-
dinate Communicates Of Ohio, the Grand COM
mandery Of Kentucky, three subordinate COM
manderies, battalion of knights and the
little commandery" from the Masonic home,
commandery from Maine, will be under the
command OF Right Eminent Sir Henry Perkins
The sixth division, commanded by Right Emil
nent Sir Terrence G. Nipple will comprise the
Grand commandery Of Pennsylvania and Is
subordinate communicates. The seventh di-
vision will consist Of communicates from In
DIANA, Texas and Michigan. The Grand COM
manderies Of these states will also be in
line. r. EN-. Sir Duncan I. Bacon.
the grand commander of Indiana,
will be at the head. The division will contain
seventeen Communicates from Indiana and
twelve from Michigan. The eighth division
will be commanded by Right Eminent Sir Nor
man I. Gassette. This division will consist en-
tirely of Illinois Knights Templar, the Grand
commandery and twsnty-nine subordinate
Communicates making it up.
R. En-. Sir Samuel Hopkins WAGNER will
command the ninth division, which will consist
of the Grand communicates of California, Ten
nessee. Wisconsin and New Jersey, and four
subordinate communicates from California,
eight from Tennessee, six from Wisconsin and
eleven from New Jersey.
The tenth division will be under the COM
mand Of r. En-. Sir A. G. Howard and will con-
tain the Grand communicates of Georgia, Mis-
souri,, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
There will be nine subordinate Communicates
from Georgia and six from Mis-
Alabama have not reported as yet. From
Mississippi and Louisiana there will be escorts
from several communicates, making a total of
fifty sir knights.
A MYSTIC PROGRAM.
The program for the Mobiles Of the Mystic
Shrine" during the conclave week was issued
today. The work is gotten out by Alma Tenn
pie and is highly illuminated both in color
ing and language. 1t states that
"The present session will witness the assem-
bling Of such host of the most distinguished
Masons as never before honored the national
capital with their presence, and the
scene will transcend the bounds of
the most vivid imagination proving a veritable
Arabian Nights entertainment Verify the
festivities of Esbekeeyeh shall be as naught:
for pleasures shall be thine far exceeding those
which gladdened the hearts of the devotee s of
Ell Ashnawee."
On Monday, October7, there will be smost
extraordinary festival in honor of Sam Briggs.
the most illustrious potentate and the
officers of the imperial council. when, as
the program says, 1.-THE order in all
its oriental spIendor Of ritual and wealth of
imagery, will be conferred in ample form by
the imperial divans." Wednesday. Octo-
Der 9, is named as the date for
the Grand shrine caravan and tn,
program states that ''between the hours
of and 6 o'clock p. m there will
be parade of 1.-The Shriners" whether