The morning times., 1895-08-27
Washington Cammandefies the
Finest Arriving Yesterday.
BOSTON IN GALA ATTIRE
Huge Cross of C0loFed Lights on the
Masonic Temple BuiIding-AnArmy
of Good Fellowship in the Classic
City-Columba ana De MoIay Make
Fine Showing.

Boston, Mass, Aug. 26-Boston has
surrendered TO an invading army, and
tonight is in the hands OF % ,OOO Sir
knights Templar. These, with the ladies
accompanying them and the immense throng
of visitors attracted 10 the Hub by the
conclavc and low railroad rates, have
swclled the city's population TO such an
extent as to cause one TO wonder If all
the inhabitants OF Greater Boston have
been forced inside the city's limits
All day long communicates have been
arriving from North, South, East, and
West By hundreds and fifties they have
come, i'll coach, parior car, sleeper, and
special, until tonight there is assembled
here an army the like Of which in splendor
before IN Boston
The entire city has donnad a holiday
dress, nd doneveryhandfIags banners, caily
colored streamers and II ashing lights
greet the eye. Immense numbers Of in
candcscent lights have been arranged to
represent every known Maso#4c emblem.
GAY MA SONIC TEMPLE.
The Masonic Temple decorations are,
OF course, the most elaborate, the princi-
pal feature being a huge outline cross of
colored lights, covering almost the entire
front of the building The Albion build
ingisnot far behind, and all along Newspaper
Row the occupants have eXtcndeda a welcome
to the Sir Knights in a blaze OF light
The weather clerk says there is 40 cause
for alarm, and every one is expecting a
most glorious sight tomorrow morning
when the thousands OF knights parade.
Many grand stands have been erected, and
to-day the building inspec tors closely
examined every structure ana condemned
many as unsafe All these have been
placarded with official notice ana no one
Will Ice allowed to occupy them.
The different hotels where the large
communicates are making their head
quarters have been ianmcd to the doors
Each commandory IS keeping open house,
ana constant stream of humanity in
black and gold reFallas has been pouring
Ill and out since carly morning.
ARRIVAL OF WAsHINGTONIANs.
The principal reception OF the day was
at the headquarters of Boston Command
cry. in Horticultural Hall. Two tables
SiiFthlittl II i'flli 'lt ttltl Ot .jlt ltiiE nan
TO the other loaded with eatabes, while
attendants dispensed punch from cnor-
nous bowls : general invitation was
extended to visiting sir Knights to make
themselves at home, ana there was no
Formally
Tonight everyone is well settled. and
the preparations for to-morrow's pageant
are being completed
Among the Southern arrivals were tl-s
Communicates Memphis, of Memphis, Tenn;
South Carolina and Grice, OF South Caro-
lima; Old Dominion and Richmond. of Rich
mOUd, Va, and Columbia, De Mol1y, and
Washington, of Washington. D. c.
or these. Columbia CommaHdery, of
Washington, made the largest showing.
while the distinction or the finest appear
ance in line would be hard 10 determine.
this commandery and De AIolay, of Wash
lngton, being about equally well drilled
Columbia had about 100 Knights In
line and about the same number offollowers.