The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-08
SCENES IN THE STREETS.


The City Crowded and Ablaze with Badges
and Emblems-Western Communicates.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA brisk, chilly
northwest wind, which iuttered the flags
and streamers decorating the buildings
along the line of march which will be fol-
lowed by the Knights Templars to-mor-
row, proved rather cold welcome to the
visiting Communicates when they arrived
in this city to-day, but the warm recep-
tiOn which they received from the crowds
on the streets acted as an offset to the in
clemency of the weather. The organiza-
tions already comfortably ensconced in
their hotels and other hostelries, together
with the ladies accompanying them. were
engaged in viewing the public buildings
and other points of interest. The District
committee Communicates, resplendent
in ostrich plumes and bright uni
forms, were busily engaged in escorting
the arriving guests to their headquarters.
The roll of drums and blare of trumpets
everywhere filed the air. as conmandery
after commandery filed up the wide ave.
nue.. The city is city OF waving plumes
Haunting flags and glittering costumes
Pennsylvania avenue was crowded the
whole day with the soldiers of the cross.
with swords at their sides and their coat
fronts resplendent with many badges and
day grew older, and tonight the main av-
enues and the hotel lobbies are thronged
with visiting Templars and their friends.
Receptions and serenades are the order of
the evening. and good music and good fell
lOwShlp abound.
The drill corps of the Masonic Widows
and Orphans Home. of Louisville, KY, ac-
companied by large number of ladies, es-
cOrted by De MOlay Commandery, of Lou
isville, and members of the Grand Com
their respects to Gen. Albert Pike, sOver-
eign grand commander of the Southern
jurisdiction. Scottish Rite. The General
received them kindly, made brief address
and presented each of them with book.
Tonight trains are constantly arriving
at both railroad stations, bringing Knights
and their friends. Everything is orderly
and we'll arranged. and there is but little
noise and confusion. Quarters have been
engaged for 22,0OO Knights but $4,000 is
of the number of Knights who will
be here. 1t is expected that at least
$1,000 OF 10000 persons will be in line to-
morrow morning. The Northwestern States
have sent finely representative body of
men here. Dakota makes a good i'm pres
sion with five Communicates: Washington
sends only eleven members of the Grand
Commandery, the recent severe fires In the
Ctdte competing the or hnlgHJS tncfe 10
remain at home. Montana sends COM
manderies from Helena and Butte City.
Damascus, of st. Paul. and Zion, of Mime
apolis. are representative Minnesota organ
izations. wyoming has only one COM
mandery. that from Cheyenne. Tennessee,
| Georgia and Virginia are the only Southern
States which send good representation to
the conclave The banner States in the
number of Knights and Communicates
mere are: Illinois. Indiana. Ohio
! Pennsylvania, New York and Massachu-
setts: Kentucky only sends three com
manderies. but two of them, Louisville, No
| /. and De Molay, No. IL, of Louisville. are
crack organizations, and widely knowu
and highly esteemed in the ranks of Free
masonry. The DeMolay Commandery brine
with them magnificent band Of about sew
enty pieces. and one that greatly resemble:
| our own famous Marine Band.
The Cincinnati and Hanseiman com
manderies. of Cincinnati. have a monster
| petition to the Grand Encampment from
the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, an(
another signed by the leading business mer
and manufacturers of Cincinnati, asking
that the next conclave be held there.
The Golden Cato Commandery, of Cali
| fornia, arrived at o'clock this morning
hot boxes on the commissary car being the
| cause of its late arrival. 1t marched
| directly to tho Normandie, which was pro