The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-28
BOSTON TAKEN BY STORM
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TAKE FULL POSSESSION OF THE HUH CITY.

POSSESSION OF THE HUB CITY. . Early Morning Scenes Were Inspiring-
 The Parade Was a Grand One-Grand
 Master McCurdy's Address Other Events
 in the Big Conciave.
 Boston, Aug 27.-To-day witnessed a
 very prominent event in the great
 Knights Templar conclave in this city
 the monster parade All conditions
 were suspicious for the demonstration. The suns rays were obscured by thick
 haze and refreshing westerly breeze
 tempered the summer heat.
 The early morning scenes in the city
 streets were inspiring. Tens of thou
 sands of Knights Templar, resplendent
 in uniform and regalia, were hastening
 hither and thither to join their com
 manderies in preparation for the march.
 Early morning trains and street cars
 poured other tens of thousands of vis-
 itors from surrounding places into Bos-
 tons already overcrowded thorough
 fares.
 Boston has seldom, if ever, been so
 elaborately decorated. Practically ev-
 cry building along the line of march,
 besides many of the side streets, is
 clothed in color with appropriate mot
 toes and Masonic emblems, intertwined
 with streamers and bunting. The elab-
 crate dressing has been the admiration
 of the arriving multitudeS for several
 days. This morning uniforms flags
 and badges on the streets rivalled the
 bunting overhead in vividness of hue.
 The note everywhere was one of joyful ness and celebration. Frater every 2 where greeted frater cordially. The color and movement and music made
 the city brilliant flashing picture of
 life, with it's crowded sidewalks, it's long
 lines of orderly moving street cars, its miles of windows, story above story, filled with eager spectators, it's numer- ous. observation stands, some of them of enormous proportions, early crowded with occupants and resembling, with the open spaces beneath, vast amphi-
 theaters filled with an expectant popu-
 lace.
 The slight cloud cast over the event by the action of St. Johns commandery of Providence was cleared away by their final consent to march, and the
 greatest pageant seen in Boston's streets since the high water mark Grand Army procession of 1890 began formation in thirteen divisions at g
 a. m.
 The column was reviewed at Colum- bus square by M. w. E. B. Holmes, grand master of Masons in Massachu- setts; at Blackstone square on Wash ington street by the M. B. grand mas ter, Hugh McCurdy, and the officers and
 members of the grand encampment of Knights Templar of the United States, and His Excellency Governor Green
 halge; and at Adams square on Wash ington street by R. E. Sir S. c. Law
 renee, grand commander of the grand
 commandery of Massachusetts and
 Rhode Island, and chief marshal of the parade, and Sir E. U. Curtis, mayor of the city of Boston.
 When the grand parade was over arl- other procession was formed in Adams square. This consisted of the first div ision, headed by the grand commander of the grand commandery of Massachu-
 setts and Rhode Island and his entire staff, and by them the grand master was escorted from Adams square to the
 Masonic temple, where the conclave was formally opened.
 Grand Master of the Grand En-
 campment Hugh McCurdy, in welcom- ing the sir knights to the conclave, gave them "glad tidngs of peace and a prosperity from all parts of the Tenn plar kingdom-tidings of a largely in- creased membership, of more devotion
 to Masonic life and of greater enthu- siasm in our work" Under these fa- vorabIe prospects they had assembled { at "the front door of America-the American Athens''-where the very at
 mosphere is '1aden with the spirit of all that gives life and permanency to chivalry," "where American liberty raised it's first voice and where it's faith was nurtured and sustained" After further compliments to Boston, and a feeling personal tribute to the memory of the distinguished dead of the order, the grand master continued in part, as follows:
 "We have, sir knights, a noble or der of historic names. We have a record of growth of which we may be justly proud. Tn 1916, when this grand body was formed, there were only eight commanderies-or encamp- < ments, as they were then called-only
 800 Knights Templar in the United States. Now we have a membership of 10000; 40 grand communicates, hav- ! ing under their immediate jurisdiction q $50 subordinate communicates Besides < these, there are under the jurisdiction of this grand body 30 subordinate com manderies.
 'Our asylums are erected in every state and territory save Alaska. And s this grand encampment has also es- tablished an asylum and erected a tenn pie and shrine in Honolulu, Sandwich Islands. Surely our order has not yet a reached the fitness of its glory and ! helpfulness, and its course must con | tinue upward and onward in fellow | ship and harmony, with the age and the lofty principles of Him whom We all acknowledge as our Lord and Mas j. ter. Immanuel-God with us. That is ; our watchword.
 "While we accumulate silver and
 gold and build homes, and call them after our names, let us not forget that
 the only accumulation that will defy os hs