The morning call., 1892-08-10
The Grand Parade of The Knights
TempIar.
THOUSANDS THRONGISG THE STREETS.
lRe silver City Brilliant With netoratioas-A Warm
Welcome Extended the Visitors TO
the ContlaVe.
Special to THE MoRSISG GALE.

DENVER. Aug. 9.-This was the great
est day in Denyer's history. The visiting
hnlghts Templar. to the number of 10000,
maze grand parade The details of the
parade were so well arranged that not the
shGhtest mitch occurred. The Grand Com
mandery reached the reviewing stand a few
minutes after 10 o'clock, and the great pa
rade, headed by the Colorado Commandery.
made It's appearance before the stand at
1880 O'Clock. Nearly 100000 people were
scattered along the line of march when the
parade started. Scores were on stands
erected along the thoroughfares, and every
window along the route was crowded, as
Wei Wei as the roofs, porches and lawns. The
downtown buildings Isssss all fIled with
sightseers. and the spectators thronged IT,
sidewalks.
1t was agood-natured. enthusiastic crowd,
ready TO cheer everything and every body.
ne various commanderies were eheered as
tney passed along and expressions of de-
light wers heard on every side.
Ihe various divisions presented magnifi-
cent appearance, and marched in the fol-
towing order:
First division-C Colorado. with the Right
Eminent Sir Byron l. Carr comm anding
Second division = District of Columbia.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and South Car
ollna. Third diviston-New York, New
hampshire and Connecticut Fourth division
-0hloand Kentucky. Fifth division-Penn-
sylTania. Sixth division-lndIana and Tex
as. Seventh Michigan, Mississippi
and Manitoba. Eighth disisi0n-Illinois
Ninth division-Right Eminent Sir Frank
william Sumner, grand captain-general of
California, commanding; California No.
!. ID. J. Graves, San Francisco; Sacra-
laud No. Ii, g. d. Metcalf, Oakland; :;
Golden Gate No. 1e. c. d. Bunker, San
francisco; also the States of Georgia. Wis
eonsin aud New Jersey. Tenth division
Missouri, Alabama and New Mexico.
Eleventh division-Iowa and Minnesota.
Clute, Salt Lake; FL Monte No. 2. j. Z.
Coolidge. Ogden. Thirteenth division-Ne-
oraska, West Virginia, Arkansas and Ok
iahoma Fourteenth division-North Caro-
ma, North Dakota, South Dakota, Arizona
and the following: From Oregon, Portland
No. 1, Portland. TempIe No. 8. f. w. Lang
don, Albany; from Washington. Cataract
No 3, Henry Rush, Spokane; Yahey, c.
Blalock, Walia Walla; Montana, Damascus
No. 4. w. b. Norton; Wyoming, wyoming
Ne. ], A. j: Parshall. Cheyenne; Iyanhoe
No. Q, j. Z. Davis, Rawlins.
There was much regret when the parade
enden, for IL was such q pageant that the
spectators never seemed tired 0f watching
IT, The members of the Grand Commandery
were escorted 10 the asylum with fitting
ooao4o o. anu tHe supreme DOuy Oh hDlRnLS
were In session all the afternoon on the real
business OF the conelaye. Very little actual
business was accomplished this afternoon,
Dut tomorrow the work Will begin in
earnest and continue until finished The
election OF officers occurs on Thursday.
Ii Is believed To be definitely settled that
the successor to Grand Commander Goblin
Will be the present deputy grand command
er. McCurdy. This afternoon the officers
CT The Grand ConfmandeTy were weic0med
by the representatives OF the city and State.
Frank b. HUI. chairman Of the triennial
executive committee, extended n cordial
greeting and Governor Routt and Mayor
Rogers each delivered addresses of welcome.
General Carr, the grand commander of Col
orado, extended fraternal greetings. Grand
Commander Goblin, in responding spoke
highly OF the manner in which the Knights
Templar had been received.
There Is report that the ritual committee
Is 70 convene tomorrow, and the fight for
the next conclaye is quietly going on be-
tween Boston and Cincinnati, with Louis.
vile and Minneapolis also mentioned.
This evening round of social calls were
exchanged between the various headquar-
ters. Informal receptions being the order of
the evening. The Colorado headquarters
was given up to a reception by the wives of
the Colorado Knights 70 the ladies accom-
panyiDg the visiting Tempiars. 1t Is hardly
likely that a competitive drill will take
place, but an exhibition drill will be held
and silver bricks that have been made will
be presented TO the eommandery making
the best appearance.