The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-08
THE KNIGHTS GATHER
Fifteen Thousand Will March
in Washington.
The CAPITAL IN GAY DRESS.
only Eleven Members from This star.
--furer Created by the Golden Gate
Coufnanderr.

"AsEIserox, Oct The brisk, ehiIiv
northwest wind which fu;t<rei the
a1gs 3nG stTeaners decorating tie
blalcings along the line OF march
winch viii he followed by the
knights Te1nplar tomorrow. proved a
fAliier cold welcome TO the visiting con-
haaderies when tney arrived tosiay. bat
sne warm reception which they received
from TIE crowds on the streets acted as an
OFFSET TO the inclemency Of the weather.
ine district eomnanderIes we're bsssilv en-
gagged today IN escorting arriving guests to
their headquarters. Tonight trains are
constantly arriving, bringing Knights and
Their friends. Everything is orderly and
we'll arranged. There is but little noise and
confusion
quarters have been engaged for o2Ooo
hnlgh's, but 5000 is probably conserva-
tive estimate of knights who win be here.
III Is expected that Is, 600 viii be in line To-
morrow.
Ine Northwestern states have sent
me body of men here. Dakota makes
good impression. with five COM
nanderies, viz: Cyrene, of Sioux Falls;
faTgo, No. 8: Grand Forks. No. 5, James
town, No. II and Damascus, of Aberdeen.
Washington sends only eleven members
OF The grand eommandery. the seQre fires
IN that state compelling the Sir knights
there To remain at home Montana sends
Communicates from Helena and Butte.
Damascus, OF st. Paul, and Zion. of Min
neapoiis, are the representative Minnesota
organizations. Wyoming has only one
eoinmandery, that from Cheyenne. Ten
ne>See, Georgia and Virginia are the only
Southern states which send good repre-
sentasion to the conclave
Ike banner states in the number of
knights and Communicates here are
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts. Cincinnati and Hanssei-
man commanderies. OF Cincinnati. have a
monster petition to the grand encampment
from the Cincinnati chamber of commerce,
and another signed by the leading business
men and manufacturers of Cincinnati, ask
ing that the next conciave be held there 1t
Is asserted by the Queen City's friends that
Cincinnati's chances for securing the next
frienniai lead ali others. Denver is second
In the race. they say.
Golden Gate commandery, OF California.
arrived at O'Clock this morning, hot boxes
on the commissary car being the cause of
the late arrival. 1t marched directly
to the Normandy. which was pyofusely
decorated in its honor. and today the men,
bers OF the commandery, having recovered
from the fatigue of their long journey, were
busily engaged in viewing the sights of the
capital city. The commandery bears the
motto: "Zerubbabel'' (the friend of our
youth).
There was much curiosity and admira-
ton from many visitors who called TO see
the California guests. Prominent among
the callers were r. III. Lloyd, past grand
commander of the grand commandery of
California; S. G.. Hilborn, ex- United States
district attorney of California; James u.
Paige, district attorney of San Francisco;
Major +. p. Halstead, +. J. Coleman and
Colonel G. +. Crawford. This evening the
commandery. in full regalia. visited various
communicates of the District of Columbia,
after which a reception was held and a
pleasant entertainment enjoyed by all
present.
Golden Gate Commandery, No l6. Knights
Templar, received several comrades al
headquarters this evening, and large crowds
have been on the streets in front of the
Normandy hotel. The reception rooms of
the commandery were filled to overfiowing
with visitors and guests. A magnificent
floral emblem. in the shape of Maltese
cross made entirely Of immortelles. was
presented TO Lieutenant Il. A. Patterson,
u. 5. A, stationed at the Preside. San
Francisco. Golden Gate Commandery is
the talk of the town, and its members are
everywhere received with open arms. To-
day the headquarters of the Golden Gate
were resorted TO by visiting Knights from
all parts of the country.
c. F. Crocker. vice president of the
Southern Pacific Railway Company. Rus
sell J. Wilson. Evan ]. Colman, and J. Il.
Wright. superintendent of the Southern
Pacific Company, arrived here from San
Francisco tonight in Crocker's private car.
10 attend the conelave OF Knights Templar
They were received by the California COM
mahdry tonight and will leave Washing
ton in few days for New York, where
they will take French steamer for Havre
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