Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-10-17
SIR KNIGHTS IN LINE.
GRAND PROCESSION OF THE TEM-
PLARs AT WASHINGTON.

Arrival of the Masonic Bodies at the Capt.
tai City-Fifteen Thousand Men March In
the Grand Parade-scenes OF the Trien-
nial Conclave.
A Washington dispatch says: A brisk
northwest wind, which futtered the flags
and streamers decorating the buildings
along the line Of march, proved rather q
cold welcome to the visiting Communicates
when they arrived in this city; but the
warm reception which they received from
the crowds on the streets acted as an Offset
to the inclemency Of the weather. The
organizations already comfortably en-
sconced in their hotels and other hostelries,
together with the ladies accompanying
them, were engaged in viewing the public
buildings and other points OF interest. The
district commanderies, resplendent In
ostrich plumes and bright uniforms. were
busily engaged in escorting the arriving
guests to their headquarters. The roll Of
runs and the blare Of trumpets every
where filled the air as commandery after
commaLdery filed up the wide avenue.
The city is city of waving plumes, fiaunt-
ing flags, and glittering costumes
Pennsylvania avenue was crowded dur
ing the whole day 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 at night the
main avenues and hotel lobbies were
thronged with visiting Templars and their
friends Receptions and serenades were
the order of the evening, and good music
and good fellowship abounded.
The drill corps of the Masonic Widows
and Orphans home Of Louisville, KY, ac-
iaA hr baVs Of lad
and escorted by the De Molay oommandery
of Louisville and members of the grand
commandery of Kentucky, Monday after
noon paid their respects to Gen. Albert
Pike, sovereign grand commander Of the
Southern jurisdiction, Scottish rite. Tho
General received them kindly, made d
brief address, and presented each of them
with book.
The northwestern States have sent a
finely representative body Of men here.
Dakota makes a good impression with five
commanderies. Washington sends only
eleven members of the grand commandery,
the recent severe fires in the State COM
pelling the sir knights to remain at home.
Montana sends two commanderies. Damas-
Gus of St Paul and Zion of Minnea polls
are representative Minnesota organiza-
tions. Wyoming has only one COM
mandery. Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia
are the only southern States which sends
good representation to the conclave.
The banner States in the number of
knights and commanderies here are
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York. and Massachusetts,
Kentucky only sends three Communicates,
but two Of them, Louisville No. / and
De Molay No. l2 of Louisville, are crack
The triennial concIave proper began
Tuesday. The army commentaries
and grand commanderies have been mar
ShsllnG fer & the ass tT1 days a. ana dnGRts ana
and countermarching of COM
manderies in snowy uniforms, while the
local knights have been busy showing
attention to their visiting brethren.
BY 8 O'Clock Tuesday morning the COM
manderies were astir, each preparing for
a place in the division of the grand parade
of which it was to form part. A short
time after this hour the first division of
the parade met, and, forming on F street,
to the Ebbitt house, where il was
to form the escort for the grand encamp-
lnent.
Shortly after 10 o'clock the grand en-
escorted by this division,
moved to the capitol. The other eleven
divisions of the parade were formed near
the capitol at II o'clock, ready to fall
into line and march past the White House,
to be reviewed DO the President, and past
the reviewing stand of the eminent grand
master.
A grand stand had been erected in front
of the White House for the use of the
President and invited guests, and the
eminent grand master reviewed the pro-
cession from the stand at the corner of
vania avenue, and past the White House
to X street, and down K street to Thir-
teenth.
When the procession moved there were
15.O0O knights in line. There were no
carriages, except those conveying the Of
fcers of the Grand Encampment, and no
mounted companies, only commanding Of
ficers of divisions being mounted. The
members wore their full uniform or
Knight Templar with swords, and hats
decorated with flowing plumes and all the
details of the handsome regalla OF the Sir
Knights. Each division was preceded by
a band in brilliant uniforms which, with
the officers mounted on richly caparisoned
horses gave to the spectacle a most strik-
ing and impressive appearance. Stands
had been erected at various points along
the avenue from which the citizens and
visitors viewed the pageant. and the roofs,
windows, doors and sidewalks were crowd
ed for miles along the line.
The procession consisted Of twelve divis-
ions. headed by Eminent Sir M. M. Par
ker. chief marshal, with chief Of staff and
aides
After the parade passed the reviewing
stand it proceeded to the Masonic temple
as the escort to the grand encampment.
which began its secret session Immediately
on the arrival at the temple.
When the grand encampment convened
in the temple Commissioned Douglass de-
livered the address of welcome on
behalf of the citizens of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, and Grand Mar
shal Parker welcomed them on
behalf Of the Knights Templar Of the dis
trict. Grand Master Roome responded,
after which all the knights not members
of the grand encampment retired and the
address and report Of the grand master
we're read. The report is voluminous.
In the afternoon there was an excursion
on the Potomac river. In the evening
receptions were given to the visiting
knights by the local grand and subordinate
visiting COMMANDERS at the respective
headquarters