Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-08-10
GRAND PARADE
Thousands Of Knights
Templars
Clad I'm Beautiful Unis
forms
March Through Dem
yer Streets
Before Their Grand
OIIlCeF6.
Great Enthusiasm Us
Evoked
By the Marching Fa-
vOrites.
The Grand Commands
cry Opened.
Grand Commander Goblin
Delivers His Triennial
Address, Paying Trib-
ute TO His Fraters.
The Grand Commando
cry Opened.

DENVER, Aug. 9.--Of course this wao
the biggest day OF the great tr,cnnial
Knights Templars conclave.s Every
body expected II would be and no one
Was disappointed. IL was the day a
the great parade and the formal OPEN
ing Of the business session Of the grand
encampmcnt. The parade was the
great public demonstration and Of
course attracted the most attention. Is
ives . magnificent AFFAIR. Several OF
the Communicates were mounted but
the larger part we're on foot. Tho total
number of uniformed knights that
took part in the parade exceeded 3s.-
600. while an equal number occupied
the grand stands and the build,nR
watching them pass- The line vas en-
livened BY the music Of 200 bands. The
very hest that could Be secured. eoOo
of them added 10 their muse somc hns
exhibitions in drilling not detainlng or
hindering the line Of march. They
were military banda. The most notA-
ble work was by the First Rexi-
ment hand OF Cincinnati accom-
panying Hendleman commandsry and
that with Tandrcd No. % Of Aobsrly.
Mo. Their ev3lutions as they passed
the reviewing stand were especially fins
andmost enthusiastically applauded.
The commando cries which attracted the
most enthusiasm along the line wsre
the Cincinnati and Boston boys. De-
troit No. and California No.
were cheered and that with genuine
enthusiasm for their fine appearance
and expert military tatics. ~. Louis.
Kansas City. Topeka, PennsylvaniA
and ell Of the Iowa, Nebraska and
Ohio being especially well received.
why They Were Bsscr~d-
There were special reasons Why Gin
cinnati, Boston, California No.
and Detroit should be every where
recognized. The two former are the
most prominent compositions for the
conciave of 1896 and Thousands or
badges bearing the inscription "Cin-s
cinnsti wants the conciave in
the line. Boston's supporters being
Everybody admired the earnest and
honest work both these bodies are
doing and they were cbeered without
prejudice. Louisville and Ninnoep-
oils are also figuring prominently fer
the plum in 1895 aud LouisvtIle
received ps TO Denver'e lo2 vosss in.
1889 at the Washington meeting. Thies
meeting matter will be settled no later
than Thursday. Detroit is recognized
~ one of the finess drilled bodies OF
Knights in the union and thcy were.
mounted the morning even being able
20 handle their unframed b9epe4
with skill. They have an excellent
hard. California No. ! with their
black plusnes and gay hsdrve
were mounted on coal black
horses. The very appearance made
the people enthusiastic. Maysville, KY
with their banner inscribed "5I5-xz,"
we're finely drilled. The inscrip<sen
telse the story ~ their Wat to -. Louia
nr years ago. They took with them
Eve knights, fifteen psecee IN their sssnd
ard twenty-five gallons of whisky. The
hammer was carried home NJ thai tine
i'm their epeesai car.
Moved on sh~ mtrsss
The parade vas announced 20 meve
If 10 O'clock and did % on the minuso.
The COWBOY bscd. IA their unique Coz
turnes and tanners bearing imsnenes
specimens Of horns. left the Brown betel
q. the head of -. Johns Of Pbiledelphia
which acted ~ an escort 70 GFand
Master t,otin and oil the members Of
the grand spcampnent- The grand
epcam pnent we're "a carriseee. that N
which Grand Maessr fsob'b and Dcep1y
Grand Master McCuydy veds b<lrG
drawn hy slg gray herses- Az t.sy
we're seatSd ~ the reviswlng stand zith
the other pemhers Of the grand 80
csupnnent ~ gessns flied in asso ana
we're given plfces. Then the pyecee-
non prpper came ahead. braided ~
CLUSTERS Fighting hand sud Coi0rsss
Coumanssry No. J. Grand hssses
f,nhsp reviewed the entire Iff,t1 Tie
time in pssssre wss sxsrtly tive bears
and thirty r,inut<s- As The lsek atflf-