Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-09
AT THE CONCLAVE.
Tens of Thousands of Masons
at Denver.
SIR KNIGHTS STORM THE TOWN,

illumination in Their Honor by 100, 900
ure of the week-Thirty Thousand
Men in Line-Harmony Demands the
Abandonment of the Competitive Drill
Grand Master Gobin's Concise Re-
marks
DENVER, Aug. 9.-The crowds continued
to pour into the city all day yesterday.
They came in at the rate of thousand an
hour, and the streets of the city were
damned last night. Every body was out
viewing the Examinations, the electric
lights having been turned on for the first
time. There are 100000 incandescent
lights of various colors and arranged in
all sorts of desi gins, notably in knight
Templar and Masonic emblems These
are especially unique and beautiful The
communicates were still rapidly arriving
and the last of them did not come until
this morning. but all were on hand for the
parade. This was the feature of the week
There We're 10000 uniformed sir knights
in line. OF these California No 1 made
one of the most striking appearance.
CALIFORNIA; Black Horse Company.
They had 100 men all mounted on black
horses, the contr act to supply this part of
their display having been signed year
ago and the agreement being to furnish
any number of horses not exceeding 600
The parade begging at 10 o'clock this morn
Ing and will not be concluded for over six
hours. There were 800 bands in the line
the best bands in the country for all the
communicates pride themselves on tn is
feature. Last night they were giving con-
certs in different parts of the city, notably
at state and club headquarters. 1t was
a genuine holiday scene which the streets
presented last night. There were two dis
appointing things to many yesterday. The
heavy shower in the afternoon was a sad
blow to many of the decorations. The
streets are all paved with asphalt and
scrubbed clean, however, and this pre-
vented any mud or slush in the streets
and the marching of the hosts continued.
Competitive Drill Declared on.
The other disappointment was to those
who had counted on taking part in the
competitive drill tomorrow 1t was an or
der from Grand Master Goblin directing
that the drill be declared off. This is in
the interest of harmony exclusively, and
was at the suggestion of knights of prom
inence. The handsome silver prizes which
are offered by the chamber of commerce
will not be withdrawn. They will go to
some drill squad. 1t may be decided dur
ing the parade today and it may be Thurs
day. In any event the prize will be be-
slowed at time when it is not being
pecially contacted for. The exhibition
drill will be given Thur sday, and all will
anticipated in this.
Formal Welcome to Goblin.
The grand officers of Colorado yesterday
morning rendered Il formal welcome to
Grand Master Goblin. Grand Commander
Byron l.. Carr and the other officers of the
state met the most eminent grand master
at the station on the arrival of his escort,
the St. Johns commandery of Phil
adelphia, from Colorado Springs,
and escorted him to the Colorado
headquarters in the Kittridge building.
There Grand Commander Carr made a
speech, in which he expressed the honor
they felt in the visit of the grand encamp-
ment to Colorado, and invited the grand
master to shake hands all around and
make himself at home. Grand Master
Gobin's reply was terse, but to the point,
consisting of the words: 81 am pleased to
be with you"