Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-05

THE BADGE. the points of which runs
thin circle. The materials used are gold and
enamel, the latter being both in black and in
colors. In the arms Of the Templar NAL
tese cross) are the names Of the four COM
manderies of the District of Columbia
Washington, No. 1; Columbia, No. 2; Potomac,
No. 8, and DeMolay, No. 4, each with its dis
tinctive commandery badge. The center con-
tains the name OF the place Of meeting and the
ured by Mr.. Chas. F. Irons Of Providence, r.
l., who is in attendance upon the conclave,
having his headquarters at the National hotel.
This badge is thought by many to be one Of the
handsomest conclave souvenirs ever produced
THE coNcLAvE BUTTON.
Besides this badge every knight will wear q
small button souvenir little over half an inch
square in the form of Maltese metal cross the
arms filled with black, white, green and red
enamel. In circle in the center is q small
three-armed cross, the insignia Of the conclave.
and DC, 1885," making a neat token Of the
occasion.
COMMITTEE BADGES.
EACH member Of committee will wear dis
tingulshing badge during the conclave. The
design is the same for all committees, being .
large Templar or Maltese cross of bright metal,
perhaps two inches square, covered with plush
except on narrow rim of the metal, which is
raised level with the general surface and highly
FURNISHED. The various committees will be
distinguished by the color in the badge, besides
having the name of the committee painted in
large letters across the face. In the upper arm
Of the badge is oath Triennial Conclsve, Grand
Encampment;" in the lower arm. wash
ington, DC, October, 1885," in the corners
OF the two side arms, TX. T., q. s."
and the title Of the committee extending hori-
zontally across from edge to edge. The colors
are as follows: Triennial committee, black:
executive, cardinal; reception, white; finance,
chocolate; transportation. maroon; printing,
brown; hotels, dark blue; halls and decorations,
purple; levee. light blue; excursion, orange;
carriages, pink; music, Nile green; badges,
Emerald green; horses and horse equipments,
dark green; theaters. shrimp pink; press, old
gold; barbecue, navy blue; exhibition drill,
lavender.
MEDALS FOR MARsHALs.
The badge committee has also provided q
bronze medal similar to the one used by the
division marshals and their aids at the inaugu-
ration for the marshals and aids in this parade.
On one side is the head of the most eminent
grand master. with an appropriate inscription,
and on the reverse the name Of the chief mar
shall and Il space left to engrave the name Of
the division marshal and the aid wearing the
medal. These medals will be furnished divi-
sion marsbas and their staff officers and also to
the staff of the chief marshal. A neat parch-
ment commission will also be prepared for each
one of the aids.
DIVISION BANNERS.
In the parade each division will be marked
by knight On horseback at the head carrying
on tall staff double-faced red banner with
gold lace edges, on which will appear in large
goldletters the number of the division. The staff
extending up i'll the center and out at the top
OF the banner. will form cross, at the ends Of
the arms OF which small Templar crosses will
be alike