The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-08
Eight Hundred HOosier Knights Expected to
Take Part in the Great Parade of the
Conclaye, Which Takes Place To-Day.
Sketches ofIndiana Communicates Who
Are Visiting the National Capital.
Their Uniforms and Number of Men Who Will
Be in Line-Incidents Attending the Ar
rivals of the Various Delegations.


of the Indiana Knights Templars and their
friends were visited by thousands of people
from other States to-day. ALI of the deco
rations were completed last night, and the
immense reception-room on the second
floor presented a very handsome appear
ance at o'clock tonight, when the band
from the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis began it's music for the grand
promenade and reception. The hall was
well filed at that hour, and at times, later,
was almost packed. Nearly every Hoosier
visitor and resident in Washington was
present. The Indiana Communicates
have captured Washington, and
they are having things their own
way. There is nothing too good
for them. Every want seems to be antici-
pated. Tomorrow, after the great parade.
the Indiana headquarters will be the princi-
pal attraction. A lunch will be spread at
the conclusion of the parade, and every
body is invited to come and help them
selves. When the reception began tonight
there were yet three Communicates absent
from the city, but they were hourly ex-
pected. Raper Commandery, much to the
regret of everybody, had not yet arrived at
that time. and the Michigan City Command
cry. with thirty-six Knights and eight
ladies had only been in the city two hours.
There were yet to arrive the Vincennes and
Lafayette communicates, but they had
telegraphed that they would soon reach
their destination, being near Washington.
Crowds of Hoosiers fingered around the
railroad stations all day, waiting for the
incoming communicates from home. and
the disappointment over the delay, due to
belated trains, was very keen. There were
registered, at o'clock this evening SIX
hundred Sir Knights, and the number is
expected to be swelled tomorrow morning
to full eight hundred. The Knights have
brought with them probably four hun
dred ladies'. Outside Of this number there
are six hundred HOosers in the city, max
ing the attendance from the State alto
gether, at least sixteen. hundred. The
Sey degree the pleasure the Of tSas Sas
sudden @ illness illness of Past Eminent Com
mander George Markley, of Crawfords-
vile. He was suddenly taken with con-
gestion of the bowels, at the Indiana head
quarters. but was promptly attended by DR..
l. b. Webber, of Warsaw, and he is, to-
night. doing SO well that he may be out in
day or two.
forty-two columns of sketches of the promi-
nent commanders and past commanders
from the various States who are in at
tendance upon the conclaye. Each sketch
is accompanied by wOod-cut of the sub
this prominence are Grand Commander
mander brown. of Valparaiso; Com
mander I'll. c. Morrison. of Shelbyyille;
K. P. Newly. or Knightstown; Mortimer
Il nf Of III ho
jr., of Plymouth; Mason J. Niblack. of Vim
cennes; William Floyd Tuley, of New
Albany, and Eminent Commander Briggs,
of Terre Haute.
The following, of general interest to Indi-
anans, is ia ken from the enumeroussketches:
"One of the States where Missionary. and
especially the Knights Templars. has firm
grip is Indiana. The Grand Commandery
and seventeen subordinate commandries
from that State will be in line tomorrow.
Indiana people will have no cause to feel
ashamed of their State. The uniform pre-
scribed by the Grand Commandery of In
diana consists of black, single-breast-
ed frock coat, black trousers. chapeau,
ostrich @sa '"p plumes. Ds'A baidric of Of white
silk, edged with black velvet and
navy lace, in the center of which is nine
pointed star, on which is a cross encircled
by the motto In Hoe SIgnO Vinces;' belt of
vermillion-red morocco, gloves and sword. +"
Officers of the commandery are assigned
for special duty as follows: Sir Jas. B.
Stafford. grand senior warden. as aid on the
staff of the chief marshal. Sir Myron Nj:
Parker; officers of the day in charge of
headquarters: Monday, Sir Simeon S. john
son. grand junior warden; Tuesday: Sir
Joseph w. Smith. grand treasurer; Wednes-
day, Sir Charles w. Slick. grand standard
bearer; Thursday, Sir Walter NJ. Hindman.
grand warden.
Forty six knights of the Valparaiso Com
mandery, No. %, of v alparaiso. accompanied
by thirty ladies, will arrive late hisevening
by special train. They will have quarters
at Hotel LaFetra. Ninth street Valparaiso
sati0n June l, 1876.
Baldwin Commandery, No. 2, of Shelby
| vile, is represented at the cOnclave by
about thirty Knights and almost as many
| ladies, who arrived here this afternoon and
scattered Immediately for their various
b0arding-hOuses, which are located in sew
| eral places. The headquarters of the com
| mandery while in the city will be with the
Grand C0mmandery, at the National Rifles
| mandery is very nearly as that adopted and
| promulgated by the Grand Encampment in
| 1882. The distinctive banner which the
| cOmmandery will carry is the grand stand
ard of the order, as prescribed by the Grand
Half a hundred knights of the ninety
members of KnIghtstown Command
| cry, No. Q. reached town to-day and
| went TO the Howard House, which
| will be their headquarters while here. The
| knightstown Commandery was organized
! in February, 1866, with ]. M. Whitesel as
| Its first eminent commander.
| All Indianians are familiar with Lafay
cite C0mmandery. No. 3, which arrived 8
| hundred strong. The commandery was or
| ganized in 1853, and since that time has par
| ticipated in all triennials. The uniform o.
| the commandery is the regulation Knigh
Templar uniform. The present member
ship is lS5. They will be Quartered in Gar
| field square.
Charlottesville Commandery, No. 25, wa
organized. under dispensation. Nov. IL
1874. and under charter May 5, 1873. AS I
commandery it has not taken part in any
important events, but some of its member
| have attended all the later encampments
Its uniform is the regulation, as adopted by
| the State of Indiana. It's shandsomelbanne
| is of white silk with cross and crown, will
the pane, number and location of the com
mandery embroidered thereon. 1t has
| membership of sixty-one and has brought
| twenty-five Sir Knights and fifteen ladies
| 1t arrived yesterday afternoon. and is quar-
tered in its special car on the Baltimore 4
Ohio railroad, near the depot.
Plymouth Commandery, No. 90, has COM
to the conclave with twenty-five knight
and fifteen ladies. They are quartered a
| No. 62 street, northwest. This command
| cry was organized April g. 1875. Plymouth
Commandery has taken part in all triennia
conclaves since Its organization, and ha