Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-04-17
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Annual COnclave of the Sir Knights Of
Texas-Dallas in Holiday Attire.
a Short Business Session-The Rest of the Day
Devoted to Having Good gime-Ths
Key Of the City Turned Over.
THE GAZETTE, BUREAU,
81T MAIN STREET.
DALLAS TEX. Anril l6. 1890,

DALLAS, TEX, April l6, 1890.
About 800 Sir knights are here participating in
the ceremonies, exercises and business of the
annual conclave OF the knights Templar OF
Texas. Every train arriving since yesterday
morning has brought its quota of knights and
ladies', and the uniform OF the order is to be met
with everywhere on the streets and in the hotels.
The board of trade room is being used as the
headquarters of the Dallas commaudery. Here
visiting Sir Knights are made welcome by not
only the Knights of the Dallas commandery, but
by their wives. The ladies have taken much
upon themselves to insure pleasant reception
for the visitors. The board of trade hall has
been beautifully and tastefully decorated by
them and made as cosy, attractive and
as o SS9ld BE ds sSPead tn table tss
where lunch is served during the day.
The ladies themselves are present in force, and
are doing all that is in their power to make the
visitors feel that they are welcome.
II was down on the programme that the exer-
cises and ceremonies of the conclave should be-
gin with grand parade of the uniformed
Knights at O'Clock this morning. The Knights,
TO the number of several hundred, were on hand
and ready, but just before the hour set for form
ing the procession ra1n'set in, making neces-
sary its postponement until tomorrow.
The exercises at the opera house were, how
ever, carried out according to the programme:
At 1880 O'Clock when the Knights entered the
auditorium, the Episcopal quartette, consisting
of Mr.. L. H. Decker, J. NJ. Cole, P. Nj. Polhe-
mius and T. R. BIount. sang, Onward, Christian
Soldier at the conclusion of which an address
of welcome was delivered by Sir knight w. c..
COnnor, mayor OF the city of Dallas. Mayor
Conner is expert in the art of welcoming
visitors to I'allas and extending to them the
freedom OF the city, and his effort OF this morn
ing was IN his happlest vein. The address or
welcome was most felicitously responded to by
Right Eminent Grand Commander Sir knight
Proctor OF CueEgs After another selection By the
quartette thefsgular religious exercises were
gone throRSstspfth. These included an able and
}e1QquenSS4aTes by Grand Prelate Rev. j. G.
~ Sf1nrVrN fl1nn FNE1f1F1 snft hEa
religious exercises the grand commandery con-
vened in the Masonic Temple. After
business - of Importance was i Transacted, it adj
Iourneo until tomorrow morning.
CoNcLAvE NOTES.
f Worth commandery of Fort Worth is acting
escort to the grand commandery. 1t makes the
hnest appearance OF any commandery here, and
IS in the highest sense credit to Fort Worth.
Capt. B. B. Paddock finds congenial spirit
.asssl warm admirer in Mayor Conner. The lat
rttfs stThO is all-rOund hustler, looks to Pad
sock . student looks to the master whose
work 1t is his ambition to equal.
The scarlet-uniformed Fifth regiment band
from Greenville not only attracted much atten-
ton here to-day, but received much praise for
excellent music they made.
a string band in the gallery of the Board of
Trade hall will discourse terpsichOrean selections
dHting the conclave, not only for the delight of
those who love good music, but for the further
tnTpOse of giving those who desire to enjoy the
enclosures OF the dance an opportunity to do SO.
MIR. E. L. Lewis OF Cincinnati, Ohio. Sir
Knight OF the Cincinnati commandery No. 3, and
a Shriner of The Syrian Temple n. NJ s., who is
on his way to San Francisco, Cal, is attending
the conclaVe. Mr.. Joel Swope, who introduced
him to your cores pondent, said: ''You must say
something handsome about Sir Knight Lewis.
He Is not only worthy Knight, but is one OF
expressed himself as surprised at finding
5Dallas such large and fine city. he had heard
! so much OF Texas that he was prepared to be
disappointed as he supposed 1t was oVer-written
and Ovsr-talked up, but, he says, the reality is
greater than the most fattering advertisements,
and he is now prepared to meet with similar
surprises wherever he goes.
A reception was given tonight at the Dallas
commandery headquarters in the board of trade
building to the visiting Sir Knights and ladies.
The occasion was very pleasant and enjoyable
Fone.
banquet to the grand commandery will take
place tomorrow night at Turner hall, which
has been very handsomely and artistically
decorated in anticipation Of the event, Only
Knights in full uniform will be admitted.
Between seventy-fve and 100 ''Shriners'' from
Denver, COL, are expected to arrive Tomorrow
afternoon. They will embrace many of the most
noted members of the order in the West.
IF were mayor of Dallas said 3. B. Pad
dock to Mayor Conner to-day, ''I'd have the
mud cleaned out of the streets or break some
thing That one way of saying you have
cleaner streets in Fort Worth than we have in
Dallas" responded Mayor Conner, adding;
''YOu re all right, Paddock, and m proud of
you.
The bunting and embIematic and symbolic
banners displayed from residences and business
houses IL honor OF the conclave, wear drooD-
ing and bedraggled look owing to the rain.
One feature of the board of trade hall decora-
ton is a large globe ball of pink paper roses.
which hangs in the center of the room. 1t is
three feet in diameter, and the ladies have been
offered $50 for il.
Mayor Conner in closing his address of well |
come presented Eminent Grand Commander |
Proctor with the key to the city of Dallas 1t is
of wood, gilded and about eight feet long. |
Ten years ago key about a foot long was |
made to do the same service. The key pre-
scented to-day indicates the increase in the |
growth of the city during the decade.
Mr. William Elliott, Sir Knight of Taylor,
Tex, and the correspondent of the Fort Worth |
GAZETTE in that thrifty and growing little city,
is here attending the conclave.