The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-09
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
THE GREAT PARADE AT The MA
TIONAL CAPITAL.
One of the Crandest ~poctacies l'er IL
ne-sed-Tweniy Thousand Knights Ee-
viewed by the President and Other Dis
fingui~hed Persons.

viewed by the President and other pi7-
tinguished Persons.
WAsurNGroN. d. G.. October --iho na-
tional capiiOl was in a blaze of glory today
10 celebrate the official opening oi ule -'tl
frennial cOnclaNe of knights Icmpiaf Oh
the United States with grand parade. the
magnificent event of the week. lhe dal
WIS given 10 rageaufry and display, ana
twenty thousand knights clad M the pahO-
plv of order. and the symbols with the step J
and hearing of knights militant presented
such a Tempiar army rs was never ntl'i' !
Witnessed i'm the land. The city had pui ON /
IT, best garments Preparations Tor ihe
usrade ON the graude~t scale ever known /
were complete. and nothing but "a me gay |
was needed to bring about the iuil irnn@'-
tiOn If the fOndcsi hopes oi the huhhit'7 Oh
thousands Of residents and visitors there to
witness II.
BEAUTIFUL DAY.
The day opened cloudy. buy bs . O'Clock
eloar. bright. beautiful weather pfeNailtd'
and n demonstration and display unprece-
deufed I'm msgniiicence and uniiNaleu ih
magnitude. The city WAS a>tir early ana 10y
o'clock martial airs could bc heard in any
and every direction. while hundreds ol
Teuplar examinations We're marching 10
tbeir respective rendezvous. and streams OF
people were pushing their way To inc Inc
OF march.
GENERAL HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY was written ON the faces oI an.
The children were excused from SCHOOL 'h'
Government departments ana si'i wei.
closed. and hu,inc,. for ihe s',"'Vi p",
~ tho dav WAS suspended. NJ iV elocN'
| ~, Lot,- h.i,,,s. the procession was io move
+ il seemed as though tine population oi i"'
/ city had deserted ii- homes ANA -h'heitu
along
TIE ROUTE Or TuR rRoCh,sioN'
which heainnins at the Capitol. cNtended
~, pnunsrl,ania avenue past the tNecu-
tix. Mansion fO Washington 'fcif' anu
th.n hack through k street % Nimih street.
naar Masonic Temple. where tine Grand Ill
campmcut opened at the close oi ihc li'l l'".'
1'ho main bod, of the procession formed lh
fLn streets about tine Capitol nN u gov
o'clock. and awaited the aiiifm Vl W.
officers of tine Grand Encampmeni VIII,
General Charles Roome. grand master ail', ',
bis nor,onal stan. under escort oi the li VI
'Ji,ilior the kniahtl, escort. with Emit
mont sir Parker chief marshal, soon 'p-
nroachDd and halted on the spacious l'iA ii
front OF the capitol.
AGRAND SPECTACLE.
I, ,-,- "a n,-h Of color. CLEAN of snowy
] tIIflUff~. a -NItAfl ''A .'''r'-'
rhvlhm of graceful movement. Hu'n
, .i.ht I'm am f- maguihcenco OBJ -picneof
o. b.- n.trr before bern seen iu lhi7 'iil
, f,mou. f,rfhn number and grandeur III IT.
f. ,.,r,de. A. the snowy column. rc-pienu
q auf ina its many huee. swept onM ana. N'i
[ tho urmne-- OF the marching "hu 'i'' 'i '',
- and .siiy decorated avenue. thc eye -i,
confused with the numi'f ana ih' -'.N'"
- hriilianc, nf 10 hue-. There were acres .
/. ennv,, nimo- streaming and -Mtffih- "
- tha cfi-p October air likr meadows ol Mni'
lille. There were miles of -iraillh
.,,ord- There were leagues oi hi-hi nah
,.rs thst cleaned in true kni-hilt -lI'hn"
a. color. above thc vast and MOVING ili'7'
10 and to add the finishing touch io lclul
unpafalled in ii- hrillinnrN ana h- ''""'
mii-ic lent her sweetest charm.
- II the procession was superb ih l'' '"'
niiiccncc and -plcndor,
rIIr CITY WAS GORGEOUS
r.. in it, display. and it, quarter OF 20 MIN.
j. ~ proule turned Oui 90 give IT. '''l' 81
% old fashioned welcome. 'ln ana '"'.
y male and female. rich and poor Di'rN "i
ID ,t;to native and foreigner tht Whole i'l
b. .,..ti,,, nf Washington il would seem M'
'd nm fine line Of parade. Every h"i '',"
~ the broad avenue was ma-~ ol tl'N .'
.,inral Gag- nf many nations. Nf'tl"'"
49, an manner Every house Ma- ALSO -'
l- ,,ith -i,ht--rcrs. Every window Was raui
f. ,,;th tLs hri.ht tint, N ladies. '.u7n.
NJ F,an thn house tops were cfoNu'u VII
The stand. erected 40 The angles "l p.
ly avenue and tine iniersrcili- 'l'77 -ti.'
m were denscly packed Wiil mum D" ''''-
D. Ma ,,itIuui REGARD IA rank or urc-- we
'e mixed up with that sens. V' maxi,
ifv nowhere els, seen. Ncli, lhel n,i-",
.r- ,nrinu-. for no sight parallel 10 tDl, h
~ over been seen in the Capital cilN. n'
iy h,ye bacu lar.ef paradt- 90 " doi""-i"
in H.. b.xe been Presidential iuldeui
nrorn,.ion, that numbered more r''ii'
d. lin. bitt mo- spectacle. combining 'o uili
To- thnt WAS grand in iis propnuinh-. "'"ul'
4, the eve. a- this knight, ltiili' pau"
I'd was ever seen before here. There We're
so Twenty THOUSAND KNIGHTS IN rhooi
~ Sion.
td with thairuiclure-qi uniforms. me sii'l
,,I n.rtrrflv executed cNolulinn9'
av 'nn,xv rlmnc, that swaycd and stream
~. ,Lo,6 each chaDvlu. the red CROSSES "' vi
ll- nmhlem- of tremendous ana i".ii'n
.cd n,-t. fine banner, craven Win del ices 7"'
lime. er0lcsQue. -0lpeiime- Vti"'5,9,
,ed -ncakiue ln AN unknown tongue I" "'
ng ,hc scholar or lhe initiated.
die The broad avenue, as the process,
md yanred. seemed like forrest oil Di''N
mot. and .uow-white piume-. moving l".
0r- Executive Mansion where iheF p"s7."
at review before the President. Ni'"''''
an. ienily the picturesque procession passed
EN- HE REVIEWING STAND.
49,. r,ory hat lifted in honor of me Cd
I. , N',.,ist,-at.. the white plume- nodGlh-'
ionLin. down tine line. Que in'"i"iiia
the ,hnnoht of white lilies ho" ih- nti"'
and blast. then continuing Mc,iN ",H "i
ani ,,'.,ue to Washington Circle. liu7 'i
street. straight a- "h "lv"' w. "ina
eeu h,.aA for more than three mites a'N'U
and earh side and lined with double i"'
and tr.e. gaVe tine knights superb Wei''
on to the home of wealth ana lashi"n'
n,..,lth and fashion turned oui win h'.
80 enthusiasm iO greet lhe hhl-hl7.
.olumu pa~-ed steadily on 7utt'lin-
.iatnon- from curb 90 curb. and sli I'D
"s,,t, to the GRAND old street u hau h
,,o,u before. superb a. have nten 'li' =
now tacies IL has seen. .. MN,
rau, When the head of the procession re"'
tani NJ, N.ruon ~mare il halted. and
on iD,,,. train of moving men stlll in mo
cam ,ion, the entire route of march was i'i"
,fie- 49, ,..t so.u af,p,Wasi, ~ was again
den In motion. and with the nr>i division j.
"a i'm ouen order at the reviewing stan
I the ,h. ~ouare the remainder oi uic ,vi
leg nassed i'm review before Grand vi
nem- Roome and other officers OF Tie Grand
'tieA campment. .t...,.,-+ -,
pub AMER passing this point the vac. - -
nty. sion di.banded. some of the oreani@'
this continuing To their quarters, While o
the disbandiug in whole were soon losi d
ma sreat ocean of humanity lhal Aaa :
pub aud admired ana appmuded The nr7t q
Leg ion.
rticn DISTINGUISHED PERSONS oN THE cd
NJ III STAND.
and
rnor. large number of distinguished T.
.itute ,ye,, an the Grand stand erected in ii'
the President, mansion and facing ih
If f' march of the knights lemplar pa
,-u The party consisted of tie f'e',''en'
n secr.tar, Window, Mrs. Harrison
scott and Mrs. Lord Mr. ilalioid' seer
: Noble. secretary Blaine. 'ecreIaf,
+ are p..tu,..ter-Gencral Nauamaker, All,
llline e.n.ral Miller. Assistant ~rcrr'"N :