St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-11

of Ohio, Princeton and various other
clubs and headquarters. The Modoc
club, of Topeka, Kan, visited the vari-
Gus headquarters and clubs and sang,
much to the delight of the spectators.
Marshall'S band serenaded the Elks.
who are holding open house, and there
was. not minute OF the day
or evening that some one or
some club was moi being enter
made several calls i'll a body, and the
New York knights contented them
selves with viewing the city and at
tending the various receptions. 20
nights bicycle parade was a grand
affair. There were nearly l,O00 wheel
men in line, and they made a unique
spectacle as they rode along with their
many-colored lanterns and other decOra
tions. The line of march was Oh the
asphalted streets in tine business por-
ton of the city. and thousands saw the
parade. The riders were cheered and
AppIauded as They Rode
under the many -colored electric lights
which spanned the interSecting streets.
Tomorrow the knights will be treated
to parade and exhibition by the Den
yer fire department. An Interesting
programme has been arranged. The
routine business of the grand encamp-
ment was polished off eXpeditiouSly at
t0day'S session. Reports from each of
the grand officers of the different states
and territories under the jurisdiction OF
the encampment were presented and
adopted. They showed the Knights
Templar of America to be in excellent
shape. both numerically and otherwise,
the total number Of members of grand
and subordinate communicates i'll this
country being 92,97l. while the net cash
resources in the hands of the grand
treasurers amount to S25,325.97. Com
mitteeS were appointed as follows:
Credentials-W. W. Alien. Virginia; B. S.
Witt. Kentucky; " Williani Petite, California
Doings OF Grand 0ificers-W. p. Innes,
Michigan: D. c. Beacon. Indiana; j. II.
Codding, Pennsylvania; George Turnside,
South Dakota; D. G. Proctor. Texas: \. c.
Blackjack, Washington; Lafayette Little,
Ohio; E. C. Salisbury, Nebraska; c. Swanley.
Connecticut
Finance-George H. Burnham, Rhode ISL
ham, Virginia; I. o. Norris Tennessee; &C.
lsaacs, Maryland: :. P. Hamilton, Georgia;
d. w. Wallace. Missouri.
Unfinished Business-W. B. Melish, Ohio;
Kansas; j. L. W. stanton, Colorado; j. j.
Hays mississippi; s. b. Van Saun, Iowa; G.
Z. Rosenbaum, Arkansas.
Grievances. r. Parsons. Mississippi; w.
r. MucHnOre. New Jersey. L. n. w llSOu,
North Carolina; D. NJ Holmes. North Da-
kota; John Martin, Texas; E. B. Hay, Dis
trict of Columbia; Charles Is. Finch. Ne
braska; T. B. Patton, oregon; L. Montgom-
cry, Minnesota.
Next Place of Meeting-M. W. Parker. Dis
tr1ct of Columbia; J. II. Manning, Indiana;
]. P, S. Gorgas, Maryland: W. P. Webster,
Florida; j. d. Peabody. Colorado; W. w.
Van Wrinkle, West Virginia; j. II. Brown,
Kansas.
Dispensations and New Charters-J. S.
Conover, Michigan; K. W. Chamberlain,
Massachusetts and Rhode Island; T. B.
Hicks, Wyoming; S. o. Spring, Illinois; j
A. Sloan. Missouri; B. L. Carr Colorado; X.
Hankins, Vermont.
The report of the special committee
on the rituals of the Red Cross and
Templar order occupied the attention
of the encamDment the greater portion
of the day. The committee has been
working for three years on this report.
1t was adopted unanimously. OF course
the proceedings were secret to outsiG-
ers, but this information was given out
to the press officially.