The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-09
THE KNIGHTS MARCH
Fifteen Thousand Uniformed
Men in the Parade.
REVIEWED eY GEN. HARRISON.
@asaen Gate Cemmandery Having . Gle
roas Tims-The Ie~a Dispute
Comes rn-

&sEIxsTos. Oct. s-The morning broke
esssza<y. Threatening rain o. STOW, for the
ar was very ehislv. bat IS the hears wore
ca TIE sky cleared. making heauiifzi ss4y
ior the great ka.Shss Tempssr parade.
The city Is IL gala dress, psshgie and private
oSl.iszngs being covered viii. bunting. The
vafioas insignia OF TIE order used IN the
taeccrAfl0ns furnished 3 pleasing variety
Everywhere Was Bunting snd brilliant
eo.oring.
The Te-agsars formed early at the vari-
oas headquarters, and with bands PLAYING
fzaa-saed through The crowded streets 70
ths pace CT starting. Pennsylvania avenue
Vas rorea OF 10 give .1aIl room Ia tie
Knights
Tae eroSd present vas not nearly "a
large as when Harrison was snangurasesi
\ moderate estimate places the number OF
VISITORS 81 5a9s1. these being nearly all
Trends OF the various Communicates. The
nainaT- o. Knights in the city has been
estimated 81 1890 70 0.uso composed OF
nearly zuo Communicates from ali sections
o; tie couatTy.
* vas nearly moon when the twelve d.
visions Of the procession formed in the
streets saIacsn, 10 the capitol, debouching
from the side streets al q signal, and flied
into Tine 70 begin the long march up Penn
sylvania avenue. About Is 600 Sir knights
were IN line.
ORDER oy TIE PROFESSION.
EF1frezi slr N. N. PxrseT chief marshal, VITA
caIef ef staff and zsds
FIRST DzvFSEaS
Eminent S4- w. q. Moore commanding, with
aids and Washington. b. t.. cognma1defses,
escortlEg he o-aeers of the 6raEd
Eaczmpnent
Aosi Eminent Grand Master Rooae and
pstso12l staa.
sEcqZp DIVISION.
Right Eminent SIR Van slyisk commanding.
and cpr,manderies Of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island.
Snsordina;e Communicates
THIRD pIsfsTeS.
Right Eminent slr A. R Wood, commanding.
Grand coEnmsndery OF New York.
Subordinate Communicates.
FogRrH DIVISION.
Right Eminent Sir J. L. Breck commanding.
Grand comznanderies OF Virginia. Vermont
New Hampshire and Connecticut
Subordinate Communicates
FIFTH prvIsicS.
Right Eminent Sir Henry Parkins. commanding
Grand Communicates o. Ohio. Kentucky
a1d Maine.
Subordinate Communicates
SIXTH DIVISION.
Right Eminent Sir p. C Nipple, commanding.
Grand commandery OF Pennsylvania
Subordinate cornmandertes.
SEVENTH DIVISION.
Right Eminent Sir B. T Bacon, commanding.
Grand Commarterfes of Indiana, Texas
ant Michigan
Subordinate Comm axlGerses.
EIGHTH DIVISION.
Right Eminens sir Norman r. Gasselt, COM
man1ing.
Grani Commandery OF Illinois.
Subordinate coEnmsDderies.
NINTH DIVISION.
Right Eminent sir Samuel Ii Wagner, COM
maneing.
Grand Communicates OF California. Wisconsin,
Tennessee aud New Jersey.
Subordinate Communicates
TESTH DIVISION.
Right Eminent sir G. Howard, commanding.
Grand Communicates Of Georgia. Mississippi,
Alabama Missouri and Louisiana.
Subordinate Communicates
ELEvESrH DIVISION.
Righ. Eminent sgr W. III sanborn. commanding.
Grand commauderies Of Minnesota. Kansas,
Maryland. Colorado. Arkansas, North Car
oiiua. West Virginia and Nebraska
Subordinate Communicates
TWELFTH DIVISION.
Right Eminent Sir W. V stiles, commanding
Grand cofamauderies of DAKOTA. Washington.
wyoming aud Montana, and precep-
tories from Canada
A few moments after President Harrison
arrived at the reviewing stand the
head Of the procession filed around
the corner of Fifteenth street and
marched with measured tread in
front Of where President Harrison stood
dcfsing bis hat in respone TO the salute
wlth which he was constantly greeted.
Eminent Sir Myron NJ. Parker. with forty
I've aides on horseback. six or eight
abreast. followed by the Washington COM
manderles headed the procession. They
we're accompanied by The Marine band,
which was the recipient Of many cheers rs
il passed the stand, where Blaine, who en-
tered the stand at this moment, courfe-
ously bowed 10 the assembled multitude
and was enthusiastically applauded.
The Knights in the second division were
all from Massachusetts, and Rhede Island,
and were distinguished for their good ap-
pesrance and full ranks. In the fourth
division Richmond eommandery, No. ?,
introduced a variation IN the appearance
of the parade. In place Of swords they
carried tong lsnces upped with silver OF
issll hue. and their vestDentz were adorned
with silver facing Another oi the Viz
ginia communicates carried Iauces tipped
with gold.
The Fisth division, Oriental command
ery. OF Cleveland, attracted much attention
and applause hy lis fine marching. as did
also Henselman eognmandery. of Clncia-
-. 81 Ns,4As f.A Exy -
stand With their heads uncovered and their
hats resting on their right shoulders.
he MoIay cosamandery. OF louisville,
xss warmly applsuGed a. IL passed before
the reviewing stand This commandery Is
known smong Tenpiars as the champion
little drili corps of the United states. ard
the grace Of It's ev0laiions sas grsaty ap-
piAnced By the Admiriag throng. Forming
TIE end os this division bat sharing wiih
the more forward ranks the applause Of the
ontookers. Was the little oornFnanaery from
the Masonic Orphans home IN Louisville
IL vas COMPOSED ot small lads, bat IN drip-
iag and appearance Il had little % fear from
the senior organizations
Illinois TOOK up The whole 81 the eighth
division. ard had sxenty-e.ght separate
ss1gara raAnderies IL line 81 Bernard, the
crack drill eonaFu zuaeTy ef the stat>, at
trArsed great atssnti0n- Ii sas pFeceaied
by the Eayal Canadian band of Hamilton,
and carried i've eagles presented Il Il by
Golden Gate comm afs1ery, of -an Fran
rigrn. three Yeas ago
The Iang procession had weaFSef eTTec-
sstioz. ard signs q lm mpas4eaes acre man
tested as this tffues wa1eA soon, h0seve+,
gave wAy % feeling cf Lively Interest a.
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