The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-08-13
THE KNIGHTS At DENVER,
The Visitors Royalty Entertained
and They in Turn Entertain
Their Hosts.
Grand Exhibition Drills Between Cali.
fornia and Chicago Com
manderies.
Everybody Keeping Open House
Business Being EXpeditiOnsly
Transacted.

DENVER, Aug. 10.-The Knights were
viewing Denver and its suburbs today,
that is, those who were not in attend
ance at the grand encampment or who
were not engaged in looking after com
forts of their guests in the various clubs
and headquarters. The courtesies were
| exchanged between different clubs in
the shape of visits and seranadcs. Bands
marched to and fro all day and there
was good cheer everywhere. Fever wav-
ing plumes were seen for the Knights
were in fatigue uniform and they wan
dered about at will, accompanied in
nearly every case by their female rela-
tives.
The principal event of the day outside
of the meeting of the grand encampment
was the exhibition drill IN River Front
park. Only two Communicates had en-
tered. Grand Master Goblin had for
hidden competitive drill and many
companies which had entered declined
to take part in the exhibition drill The
st. Bernards of Chicago and California
No. l, the only two communicates which
entered, will receive handsome presents
from the Denver chamber of commerce.
They will probably be the silver bricks
which were intended for prizes
in the competitive drill. The
California knights drilled first.
They were mounted on hand
some black horses and were attired
in black suits trimmed with silver. The
various cavalry evolutions were gone
through. The columns. diamonds,
crosses and circles were formed amid
the greatest applause and the com
mandry retired knowing that they had
pleased the people. Then the st. Ber-
nard commandry of Chicago marched in
headed by George w. Cooks drum corps.
The st, Demands drilled on foot. lem
plar tactics. Their column formations
could not be eycelled.
Promptly al 10 o'clock the California
knights threw open their reception
rooms in the chamber Of commerce and
the visiting Knights began to throng in.
This is one of the largest halls in the city
and it was soon filled. Refreshments
were served on a set of tables arranged
in the form of hollow square. During
the afternoon the Ashland commandery
of Wisconsin was formally received.
Then followed reception for all visiting
Knights and they attended in large mum
bers.
The grand secretarys Of North Amer-
ca this morning held short meeting
and appointed Meyer of Pennsylvania.
Mason of Canada. Brown of Kansas and
Bower of Nebraska committee rules
with instructions to report at another
session to be helu in the morning.
The Missouri club was crowded with
visitors all day. The same may be said
OF Ohio, Princeton, and various other
clubs and headquarters. The Modoc
club of Topeka. visited the various
headquarters and clubs today and sang.
much to the delight of the spectators.
Marshalrs band serenaded the E.lks. who
are holding open houses. and there was
not a minute of the day or evening that
some one or some club was not being en-
tertained. The st. Johns of Providence
made several calls in body, and the
New York Knights contented himselves
with viewing the city and attending the
various receptions.
Tonights bicycle parade was a grand
affair. There were nearly 1000 wheel
men in line and they made unique
spectacle as they rode along with their
many colored lanterns and other decora-
tions. The line of march was on the as
phalted streets in the business portion
and thousands saw the parade. The
riders were cheered and applaudcd as
they rode under the many colored clcC-
trio lights which spanned the intcrscct-
ing streets.