The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-05
THE KNIGHTS PILGRIMAGE.
Palestine Commendery's Delegation u
the Triennial Conclave.

Palestine Commendery's Delegation 70
the Triennial Conclave
The Knights Templar of Palestine Com
mandery. and their ladies, will start to-
morrow at noon on the Washington pill
grimage to attend the triennial conclave.
The commandery will be represented by
thirty mine knights and ladies The follow
ing is a list OF those who will go:
Thomas BaIlantyne, S. P Hamilton,
X. J. Num- John Sullivan.
George GoeOeL II. P. Smart.
A. s. Nichols, James Phillips,
John H. Csvansugh, K @. Kennedy,
W, q. MOTrell, R. Z. Lowell,
E A. Smith. Charles a Drayton,
John F. IaFar, P. II. Ward,
r s. Nell, Charles d. Russell,
E. T. Roberts. j. r. Saussy,
E. r. Stanford l.. q. Armstrong.
T. II. Mcmillan. William f. Chaplin,
Walter 7. Macarthur, Henry Bartlett,
William A. Walker, A. r. Launey,
John Schwarz.
LADIES.
Mrs. Annie Sagurs, Mrs g. p Hamilton
Miss Smart, Miss Emily Kennedy,
Mrs William Guerard Mrs. P. H. Ward,
Mrs. VIM. T. Chaplin, Mrs H. Bartlett
Miss Mamie Arden, Master Johnnie Arden.
The party will travel in a Pullman, and
the trip will be made without change. The
car has been decorated and is standing
under tho Savannah, Florida and Western
car-shed. On each side Of the car, extend
ing the full length II it. Is a white reamer
upon which Is printed in red and back
letters: Palestine Commandery No. z,
Knights Templar, Savannah, Ca" On one
end of the streamer will be passion cross
and on the other will be a Maltese cross.
The Savannah knights will be joined at
Charleston by the Charleston knights, and
the two Communicates will go on to Wash
ington together. 1t was originally intended
that all the Georgia commands should meet
in Charlotte. n. c., and proceed from there
TO Washington as Georgia battalion. Since
the railroads were unable to make the
proper connections the idea has been aban-
doned. All the Georgia commands will,
however, reach Washington about the
same time. They will arrive
few minutes, before noon, Monday. Two
large four-story buildings, Nos 1928 and
1852 Pennsylvania avenue, adjoining the
Arlington hotel and just in the rear of the
white house, have been engaged. The GeOr-
gia commands will be represented by about
200 knights and ladies. A committee con-
sisting of Grand Commander A. G..
Howard, Deputy Grand Commander
r. j. Num-, Grand Generalissimo q.
w. McElhany, and Grand Captain General
A. M. Lambdin, secured the quarters,
which are near the principal hotels, and
close TO whore the grand encampment and
principal grand and subordinate commands
will he located. The quarters are on high,
beautiful and wide avenue, only a block
from the " hite house and other government
buildings. They are near the line of march,
and a more eligible location could not have
been selected. The COMMITTEES has arranged
for all the necessary furnishings and serv-
ants.
The Savannah knights will meet at the
train tomorrow in full uniform, N which
they will travel Upon arrival in Wash
ington Monday noon the Communicates
will be formed in battalion and be marched
under proper escort to their headquarters.
Georgia has been honored by the appoint
ment Of eminent Sir Wiley Of
Macon as aid to the chief
marshal Of the grand parade. aud also by
the appointment of the grand commander
OF this state as commander of the tenth
division of the parade.
Monday in Washington will be devoted
to receiving and escorting visiting COM
at the different headquarters. Tuesday will
be devoted to the grand parade and escort
of the grand encampment. This will
be followed by an excursion
on the Potomac. On Wednesday the knights
will attend drill of visiting Communicates
and a drill by a corps of Kentucky boys in
Templar uniform. Excursions will be made
on Une Gotomac, ana In the evening 1t is eX-
pected that President Harrison will tender
the sir knights and their ladies reception.
On Thursday the public buildings will
be visited aud "a grand barbecue will
be given at the Washington Schuetzen
Verein Park. In the evening Mrs. J Jhu A.
Logan will give a reception at Calumet
Place, Columbia Heights, to the knights
and their ladies. Friday the public build
ings will be visited, and in the evening a
banquet will be given the grand encamp-
ment at Wizards Hotel. The conclave will
close on Saturday, but the tickets held by
the knights are good until Oct. 81, aud are
good as far as New York and return. 1t is
likely that the Savannah knights and ladies
will return Sunday, Oct. 10.
The badges for the Palestine Comman-
derry will arrive to-day. Eight hundred
have been ordered. They are small plain
badges, made of white satin ribbon, on
which is printed in gilt the commandery
seal and Palestine Commandery No. Z,
Knights Templar, Savannah, Ga.n The
state commandery flag was burned in the
Odd Fellows hall, and another has just been
completed by Mrs. Kalb, and has been
placed on exhibition in Theus Bros show
windows.