Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-07
They Are Pouring Into Washington C
By the Thousands

They Are Pouring Into Washington City
BY the Thousands.
WASHINGTON, October Washington
has finally awakened 10 the fact of the i'm
portance of the coming weeks conclave
and tonight looks far more imposing than
she did this morning.
The constant recurrence of conventions
of every character has rendered her people
Indifferent to happenings of this kind, and
as result Sundays sun cast its first rays
on beggarly display of decorations.
The arrivals of last night, and the rush
into the depots of the great trains, in ten
and twelve sections, and the enormous
influx of visitors seemed to cause an awak-
ening, and many congregation missed its
prominent members, who had slipped
down town to superintend the erection of
the ancient inaugural decorations or hastily
constructed Templar insignia upon their
places of business.
Men who have been at work all day and
at dusk tonight were still at work by cleo
trio light throwing broad and brilliant col
ored streamers to the wind, or fastening
the well-known Maltese cross, the barred
helmet or cross and crown to tall buildings
In Hoe Signo FinceS is blazoned on thou.
sand fronts.
The hotels have done well in the matter
of decorating, and most of the drygoods
stores still better.
The most imposing structure tonight
however is the new six-story building OF
II. A. Seligson, agent for the Pasadena
Wine Company, every room of which is
ablaze with light, and outside of which is
marvel of bunting decoration.
a good many Communicates have
reached here, but the Committee of Recep-
ton have had weary time waiting at the
depot for the delayed California Com
mandery No. 1, due here at l P. NJ, but
which did not get here until $50 to night
and went at once to the Arno, where they
will have headquarters.
The Golden Gate Commandery was about
an hour behind the California, and went
directly to their headquarters at the Nor.
mandic.
at late hour the Oakland and Sacra-
mento had not arrived. The Californians
report an excellent trip except on the last
end of the journey. Many Western Com
manderies came on the same train, and this
side of Pittsburg q special train ran in
fifteen sections, causing great delay.
The Marine Band and Demolay Com.
mandery of this city was present at the
Baltimore and Ohio depot to welcome Cali,
fornia. That well-krown adjunct of con.
claves, brass band, has become very
numerous and is heard upon every street
II is expected the full force of knights will
be in by tomorrow night. All the ar.
rangements for the conclave are complete
Mrs. Logan's reception to the Knights al
Calumet Place is expected to be a yerv
swell affair, as special committee has
been appointed to cooperate with Mrs
Logan in the matter. In addition the
President will give formal reception dur
ing the week. Fifty thousand dollars is al
the disposal of the committee for the enter
tainment of the guests during the conclave
Considerable interest is exhibited in the
MOBILES of the Mystic Shrine who are com.
ing here on Monday tomorrow night
when the greatest event which has ever
happened in the Shrine world of Wash.
evening will be devoted to a reception to
the most illustrious Sam Briggs, and the
officers of the Imperial Order will then be
conferred in ample form upon large class
of candidates from this and other cities by
the officers of the Imperial Divanas as fol.
lows: Sam Briggs, Cleveland, O.. Imperial
Potentate; Henry Hosley, Boston, I'm peria
Deputy Potentate; William B. Melish
Cincinnati, o, Imperial Chief Rabbian
Thomas ]. Hudson, Pittsburg, Pa, Imperial
Assistant Rabbisn John T. Brush, Indian
apolis, Ind, Imperial High Priest and
Prophet; Bruce Goodfellow, Detroit. Mich.
Imperial Oriental Guide; Joseph S. Wright
Philadelphia, Pa, Imperial Treasurer
F. NJ. Luce, Chicago, Imperial Recorder
William H. Mayo, st. Louis, Imperial FRS
Ceremonial Master; Wyland Tresk, Brook,
Ign, Imperial Second Ceremonial Master
Cyrus w. Eaton, Cedar Rapids, a. Impe
rial Marshal; Edward G. Culp, Salina
Kas., Imperial Captain of the Guard
Charles L. Field, San Francisco, Imperia
Outer Guard; Theodore Elmendorf, Cleve
land. O., Imperial Assistant Guard
On Wednesday, October 9th, a typical
Oriental demonstration las programme ha.
it) will be held, between the hours of 4 anC
6 P. NJ, in which all visiting Mobiles are in
vited to participate, either as " Temples ;
or by Divan or delegation"
open house." during the Conclave, will
be maintained by Almos Temple in G. A
R. Hall. Several Temples will establish
headquarters in the city, Boumie. of Bal
tomore, at 620 Pennsylvania avenue, anc
Lubi, of Philadelphia, at Arno, beinl
among the number.