St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-08
PLUMED SIR KNIGHTS.
The Nations Capital Given
Over to Soldiers of the
Cross.
Everything in Readiness for
the Magnificent Spectacle
Of To-Day's Parade.
Stricken With Remorse, a Mis-
SouPian Contributes to the
Conscience Fund.
Col. FletcheP's Scandalous
Case Is Now In the Presi-
dents Hands.

WASHING TON, Oct. IA brisk, chill
" northwest wind, which fluttered the
flags and streamers decorating the
buildings along the line of march
which will be followed by the Knights
Templar Tomorrow, proved rather cold
welcome to the visiting communicates
when they arrived in this city to-day,
but the warm reception which they re-
ceiyed from the crowds on the streets
acted as an offset to the inclemency of
the weather. The organizations already
comfortably enScOnced in their hotels
and other hostelries, together with the
ladies accompanying them, were en-
gagged i'll viewing the public buildings
and other points of interest. The district
Communicates, resplendent in ostrich
pluineS and bright uniforms, were
buslly engaged in escOrting the arriv-
Ing guests to their headquarters. The
roll of drums and the bIare of trumpets
everywhere filed the air, as command
cry after commandery filed up the wide
avenue. The city is city of waving
plumeS. Haunting flags and giittering
costumes. Among the commanderies
to arrive to-day were those of Geoffrey
de st. Albemar. Toronto; Port Huron,
Port Huron. Mich; Salem. Salem, o.;
Canton. Canton, o.; MassillOn, Massil-
Ion, D. Pennsylvania avenue was
crowded with the
SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS.
with swords at their sides and their coat
fronts reSplendent with many badges
and emblems. The crowd grew larger
as the day grew older, and tonight the
main avenues and the hotel Hobbies are
thronged with visiting Eemplars and
their friends. Receptions and serenades
are the order of the evening, and good
music and good fellowship abounds.
The drill corps of the Masonic Widows
md Orphans Home of Louisville, Ky.,
accompanied by large number of
ladies, escorted the De MOlay command
the Grand COmmandery of Ken
lucky, this afternoon paid their
respects to Gen. Albert Pike
sovereign grand commander of the
Southern Jurisdiction. Scottish rite.
The general received them kindly
hfade brief address and presented each
of them with book. Tonight trains
are constantly arriving at both railroad
stations, bringing knights and their
friends. Everything, is orderly and
we'll arranged, and there is but little
noise and confusion. Quarters have
been engaged for 22,000 knights, but
$4,000 is probably conservative esti-
mate of the number of kniahts who will
be here. 1t is expected that at least
$1,000 or $4,000 persons will be in line
tomorrow morning. The Northwest
ern states have sent finely representa-
tive body of men here. Dakota makes
good impression with five command
yi,, af
Fargo No. 5; Grand Forks No. 8: James
town No. IL, and Damascus, of Aber-
deem. Washington sends only eleven
members of the grand commandery, f e
recent severe fires in the state compel
ling the Sir Knights there to remain at
home. Montana sends Communicates
from Helena and Butte City. Damascus,
of ST. Paul, and Zion, of MINNEAPOLIS.
are representative
MINNESOTA ORGANIZATIONS.
Wyoming has only one commandery,
that from Cheyenne. Tennessee. Georgia
and Virginia are the only Southern
states which send good representation
to the cOpclave. The banner states in
the number of knights and commander
les here are: Illinois, Indiona. Ohio,
New York and Massa-
chuSetts. Kentucky only sends three
Communicates. but two of them, Louis
vile No. l, and De Molay No. II,
of Louisville. are crack organizations
and widely known and highly esteemed
IN the ranks of Free Masonry. The De
MOlay cOmmandeTy bring with them
a magnificent band of about seventy
pieces, and one that greatly resembles
our own famous Marine band. The
Cincinnati and HaHselman command
cries, of Cincinnati, have monster pc
titiOn to the grand encampment from
the Cincinnati chamber of commerce,
and another signed by the leading busi-
ness men and manufacturers of CincIn-
natl, asking that the next conclave be
held there. The hotel facilities OF Gin
cinnati. C0VingtOn and Newport cOuI-
bined are equal to any large city in the
country. Over $4,000 of an entertain
ment fund of $4,000 has already been
raised. Cincinnati is the only large
city in the country that has not enter
tanned the grand encampment, and
Ohio is noted as one of the great
Masonic states. 1t is asserted
by the Queen City friends that
CINCINNATI's CHANCES
for securing the next triennial lead all
others. Denver is second in the race,
they Say. The Cincinnati and HanseL
fort to secure that prize for Cincinnati.
The Golden Gate commandery of Cali
fornia arrived at O'Clock this morning,
hot boxes an the cOmmisSary car being
the cause of its late arrival. 1t marched
directly to the NOrmandie, which was
pTof1sely decorated in it's honor. and to-
day the members of the cOmmandery.
having recovered from the fatigue of
their long journey, were busily engaged
in viewing the sights of the capital
city. The pet OF the cOmmandery, a
bear called Zerubbabel (the friend of
our ryouth). is an object of much curios-
ity and admiration from the many visit
ors who called to see the California
gnestS.
Prominent among the callers were
r. II. Lloyd, past grand commander of
the Grand COmmandery of California;
S. q. Hilbern, United States district at
torney of California; James ID. Paige,
district attorney of San Francisco: Maj.
E. P. HalStead. Evan j. Coleman. Hon.
q. G. Gorham and Col. G. f. Crawford.
This evening the eommandery in full
regalia visited the various commander
les of the District of Columbia, after
which reception was held, and pleas
ant entertainment was enjoyed by all
present. The Golden Gate cOmmandery
No. l6, Knights Templar, received sew
eral serenades at its headquarters this
evening and large crowds were on the
street in front of the Normandie hotel.
The reception rooms of the command
cry were filled to Overflowing with Wis
itOrs and guests. A magnificent floral
emblem in the shape of Maltese cross,
made entirely of immOrtelies. was pre-
sented to Lieut.. r. A. Patterson, y. S.
A., stationed at PreSidio, San Fran