The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-08
MAS0NRYS PROUD HOST.
TIE GALLANT KNIGHTS TAKE
WASHINGTON BY STORM

The Capital City of Waving Plumes
and Bright Unifornns-The Red Cross
Of the Templars Spread over Every
Wall-The Day Cold, But the We'll
come Warm.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Palestine Com
mandery No. z, knights Templar, of
Savannah, arrived here at 1877 O'Clock
this morning, and is located at the Grand
Commandery's headq larters, Nos 1928 to
1852 street, next to the Arlington hotel.
brisk, chilly northwest wind, which fiut-
tered the flags and streamers decorating the
buildings along the line of march which
Will be followed by the Knights Templar
tomorrow, proved a rather cold well
come to the visiting Communicates
arriving in the city to-day. 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 COM
fortably ensc need in their hotels and other
hostelries, together with the ladies accom-
panying them, were engaged in viewing the
public buildings and other points of interest.
A CITY OF WAVING PLUMEs.
The district Communicates, respondent
In ostrich plumes and bright uniforms were
buslly engaged in escorting the arriving
guests to tueir headquarters. The roll OF
drums and blare of trumpets everywhere
| filed the air, as conmandery aft r COM
mandery filed up the wide avenue. The
city is a city of waving plumes,
TUNES. Knights have been arriving all day
and will continue to come until Tomorrow
morning. All the hotels and majority of
the boarding houses in ihe city have been
converted into temples with the red cross
banner hung from tue windows, and every
place where FOOD was served was besieged
from early in the morning.
ORDERLY AND FINE APPEARING.
They are the most orderly great crowd
that has ever appeared in Washington. The
most striking feature of the gathering,
aside from the great numbers and fine ap-
| pearance Of the men, is the large number
of ladies and children that accompany the
knights. There seems TO be fully one
hair as many ladies from abroad
| upon the streets as there are
Templars, all wearing badges of
some kind to identify them with the sol
diers of the cross. Another feature of the
occasion is the great number of fine bands,
| OF which every comma ldery seems to have
| Otlos ditO I'LL VI Guotl bOOu Ilu-
sicians Receptions and serenades are the
order of the evening, and good music and
good fellowship abound.
| QUARTERS FOR 1000.
Quarters have been engaged for 2,0O(
knights, but $4,000 is probably a conserva-
! tive estimate of the knights who viii bt
here. 1t is expected that at least 700 OF
16, 900 persons will be in Ii g tomorrow
morning. Tennessee, Georgia and Vir-
ginia are the only southern states
which send a good represe ltation 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. l,
and DeMolay, No. 2, of Louisville, are
crack organizations and widely known and
highly esteemed in the ranks of Free
Masonry. DeAolay oommaudery brings
with it a magnificent band Of about
seventy pieces, and one that greatly re-
sembles our own famous Marine band.