Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-20
THE TRIENNIAL CONCLAvE.
Scenes at the Committee Headquarters-
Knights Coming from California.


There is considerable activity at the head
quarters OF the knights Templar triennial COM
mittee in the Atlantic building. Chairman
Parker now devotes all his time to the commit
tee work and has established himself in one at
the rooms ON the third floor, where
he dictates letters to Q type writer,
Will, ct the same time greeting and
answering the questions Of the callers that
stream constantly into his room. In the front
room Secretary Dingman works. All kinds Of
matters are brought to the attention Of Secre-
tary Dingman. His mail il large and the num-
Der Of callers great The latter include not only
representatives Of Communicates in other cities
who are here arranging for the par
ticipation Of their communicates In the
proceedings attending the conclave, but
people who want information about the
coming events, and keepers Of boarding houses
and house owners who want to secure occu-
pants for their rooms or boarders during the
conclave week. The latter class OF callers are
turned over to Mr.. Dingman's daughter,
young lady who does an immense amount OF
work every day at desk in the corner. Many
boarding house keepers come every day.
There seems to be no diminution in their
number. They leave their addresses, the
number Of persons they can accommodate
record is made Of the inform Ion. They come
even from Alexandria. The matter Of accom-
mediation has been so managed that up to this
time all applications for quarters have been
promptly attended to and there are on the
books today surplus Of accommodation ms for
several thousand people.
TO TAKE PART IN THE DRILL.
Apollo commandery Of Troy, N. Y, will
take part in the exhibition drill at the base
ball grounds October 9. The Apollo drill
corps is considered one of the finest drilled
body Of men In the order,
Rev. A. Floridus Steele, rector of st. Marks
Episcopal church on Capitol Hill, accepted the
invitation to open the cOnclave meeting at the
Masonic temple with prayer.
OBSERVATION STANDS.
Mr.. Myron NJ. Parker, the chairman Of the
Knights Tsmplar triennial conclave committee,
called upon the Commissioners today and re-
quested permission to erect reviewing stands
on the public spaces under the control of the
Commissioners. He will embody his request
in written communication and the Commits
sioners will then act upon it.
SAN FRANCISCO KNIGHTS
A dispatch from San Francisco says: The
Golden Gate commandery, Knights Templar,
will leave there on special train September 80
to attend the triennial conclave. The party
will number about two hundred persons. They
will arrive at Omaha October 8, and at Chicago
at II am. October 4. They will remain at Chi
SoSo Oho Jay auu EcsuLlo tuelr Journey 10 WaSQ-
ington. The California commandery, COM
prising party Of $50, will leave San Francisco
October and will also stop day at Chicago.
Oakland commandery is also expected to start
east on a special train at the same time.
THE BICYCLE PARADE.
The triennial authorizes have decided, as
stated in TIE STAR, that grand parade Of
bicycles on the evening of October 8
is just the thing to make the big cele-
bration complete. The conduct Of the
entire matter has been placed in the hands OF
sub-executive committee, composed
OF Geo. s. Atwater, chairman; w.
Hamilton Smith, secretary; Herbert S. Owen,
9. r. Overman, II. N. Lowe, E. E. Curry,
JOS. E. Casey and @. II. Plumb. 1t has also
been decided that Mr.. Atwater shall be
chief marshal of the parade. Every effort
will be put forth by prominent
wheelmen to make the affair
a great success. The lanterns used will be
both novel and beautiful. The parade will be
the finest thing of the kind ever seen in any
country.