Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-04
OFF FOR DENVER.
The First Detachment OF knights TemplAr
Left This Morning.

A LARGE NUMBER AT THE STATION TO SEE
THE PILGRIMS oFF-DE NOLAY AND WASHING
TON COMMANDMENTS WILL 90 IoSIGHT-ALL
ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR A PLEASANT TRIP.
"0f for DENVER was the cry at the Penn
sylvania depot this morning Before o'clock
the Knights Templar pilgrims for Denver began
to assemble at the depot. Some two or three
hundred sir knights. their wives and daughters,
representing the four Communicates located at
the capital, will attend the triennial conclave
which meets next Tuesday in Denver.
Columbia and Potomac left this morning. De
Molay will get away this evening and Washing
ton Corhmandery enters upon its journey to-
morrow morning.
Busy SCENE AT THE DEPOT.
There was a busy scene this morning at the de-
pot when the two Communicates were getting
ready to leave. The sir knights were dressed more
for comfort in travelling than in accordance with
the rules prescribed for uniforms. In fact the
only distinctive feature was the fatigue cap,
fitted with q storm cover. The swords OF the
knights and their uniform cases formed a part
of the baggage Of the party, which was hurried
by sections into the baggage car. DIR. Pettys
of Columbia and Mr.. Frank Barbarin OF Poto-
mac were looking after a good many details of
the arrangements. The members of Columbia
Commandery had been supplied with tags,
which were placed on all pieces of baggage in
tended for the special train, which insured
the proper disposition of the baggage upon its
arrival at the train. When the seats in the
sleepels had been drawn for and when the gates
were opened at o'clock the pilgrims and their
friends occdpied in finding their places
and getting settled. The train was made up of
sleepers and what called a commissary car.
AL sorts of boxes. baskets and hampers were
piled up in this car, and there the pilgrims will
go when their inner man needs refreshment
during the long journey The proportion of
liquids to solids in this was not stated by the
commissary, but no doubt 1t will be found TO
be satisfactory whatever it is.
THE CARS OCCUPIED BIZ THE PILGRIMS.
The cars occupied by Potomac Command
ery were at the head of the train. indicated by
the generous strip of canvas drawn alcng the
entire length Of one car and bearing the in
scription, Potomac Commandery." The last
part of the train. where Columbia Com
mandery was located. was similarly emblazoned,
and when the long train passes over the conti-
nent the people will be duly notified that the
knights Templar of Washington are abroad.
A large number of the friends Of the pilgrims
came down TO the train to see them of, and of
course the train must be inspected For five
DAYS this train will be the home of the travellers.
then there will be an interval spent in Denver,
vhea again the train will be boarded and the
return journey begun. The knights will get
back on the 18th Of August. The names OF the
entire party were printed in Saturdays STAR.
Business will be blended with pleasure and
during the trip the pilgrims will inspect some
of the notable scenery OF Colorado. and on the
return trip they will spend some hours In Chi
cago.
DE MoIAY TO LEAVE TONIGHT.
De Molay Mounted Commandery, No. 4, will
leave this evening at lilo on a special train of
vestibuled cars, which will run solid from Wash
ington to Denver and return. The party will
leave via the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, and
reach Cincinnati at 6:25 p. m. Friday. the meals
en- route being served on the dining car at
tached TO the train at Cincinnati. The travel
ers will dine at the Grand Hotel. resuming their
Journey shortly after o'clock. The next morn
ing will find them in st. Louis, where they will
spend the day taking their meals at the South
ern Hotel Leaving in the evening of Saturday
they will reach Kansas City at a. m. where
they will stop long enough to get comfortable
breakfast at the Midland Hotel.
In the afternoon they will reach Gypsum
City, and after dinner they will start for Pueblo,
arriving there Monday morning. and later Col
orado Springs, where they will breakfas. and
enjoy drive through the Garden of the Gods
and Glen Eyre to Manitou and make the ascent
Of Pixies Peak. After dinner they will resume
their Journey, arriving in Denver at IL p. m.
on Monday, August 8. From the 9th to the
18th. inclusive, the party will remain in Denver.
hating leased the Markham Hotel. At 10
O'Clock on Saturday, August Is. the party will
begin their return trip, going over the Union
Pacific to Omaha and Council Bluffs. spending
day each in Chicago. in Cincinnati and White
Sulphur Springs, reaching this city at As p. m.
August Is. On the return trip the party will
have their meals at the best hotels en- route, as
they do on the outgoing trip.
The arrangements for the trip were made by
a committee consisting of Frank Schwarz. Thos
Somerville. Robert i. Hieston, James NJ.
Hodges and Charles Childs.
WASHINGTON COMMANDMENT
Washington Commandery, No. 1, goes by the
Pennsylvania road on a train consisting of a
baggage and commissary car and five Pullman
coaches and will leave on tomorrow morning at
$40, reaching Harrisburg in time for dinner
and Pittsburg for supper. The next morning
the pilgrims will breakfast at Indianapolis and
will take their dinner and supper at ST. Louis.
Leaving ST. Louis Saturday evening they will
reach Kansas City for breakfast and will spend
two hours there. Monday morning will find
the travellers at Pueblo and two hours and
half later at Colorado Springs and at IL 80 thew
will reach Denver. Meals between Kansas City
and Colorado Springs will be provided on
special dining car attached to the train.
The eomnandery will be received at Denver
BY prominent Grand Army resident comrades
headed by the celebrated Cook Drum and Fife
Corps. The quarters in Denver will be at the
Belvoir. 10th and GARRISON streets. Daniel
McFarlan il chairman of the committee having
IN charge the ladies' OF the party Samuel j.
Haislett Is the quartermaster and III. h. Simp-
son VIII have charge of the baggage.
During the week in Denver it il contem-
plated that special trips will be arranged for
Manitou. Garden of the Gods. Ute Pass Colo
rado Springs and many other rugged scenes in
the Rockies. Leaving SATURDAY the party
will arrive in Omaha Sunday evening and re-
main there until after the shrine parade Mon
day evening. when a start will be made for
Chicago. 1t is expected 10 stop in the worlds
fair city some seven or eight hours and reach
home Nednesday evening. August IL.