Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-28
LIKE THE LEC|ONS OF OLD Was the Stately March of the
 Brave Knights AND ALL BOSTON HUZZAED Noddng Fumes and Shining Steel Dazzled and
 Delighted the Eye, WHILE SWEET MUSIC RAVlSHED THE EAR "'Twere Worth Ten Years of Peaceful Life, One Glance at Their Martial Array"
 Graphic Description of the
 Great Parade.
WHILE SWEET MUSIC RAVlSHED THE EAR

Boston, Mass, Aug. 27.-Today wit messed a very prominent event in the great Knights Templars conclave in the city, the monster parade. All condi- tions were suspicious for demonstra- tions. The suns rays were obscured by thick clouds, and a refreshing westerly breeze tempered the summer heat.
 The early morning scenes in the city streets were inspiring. Tens of thousands of Knights Templars, resplendent in uni form and regalia; hastened hither and thither to join their communicates for the preparation for the march. The early morning trains and street cars poured other tens of thousands of Visi- tors from surrounding places into Bos- tons already overcrowded thorough fares. Boston has seldom, if ever been so elaborately decorated. Practically every building along the line of march, besides many of the side streets, bore ap- propriate notices and Masonic emblems, intertwined with streamers and bunting.
 By 9 o'clock the whole city was bril- liant with the banners and uniforms of the Templars, and the air was tingling with stirring music of 100 splendid bands, numbering among them some Of the largest and best in the country.
 Every commandary was headed by band and the instant that one stopped playing another would strike up and the music from the crest of the hill rang out in splendid style.
 The signal for the start was given by a detail of two guns from the light bat tery A. under the command of Lieuten- ant Peabody, which was stationed on the common, and which had work enough to keep the guns warm nearly all the morn ing. One gun was fired at o'clock as a e,irr ff fbAf fn ha0 0in hair rr1n tion. Then at about twenty minutes past 10 came the signal of three guns for the start of the procession. Then half an hour later salute of seventeen guns to Governor Greenhalge.
 Following this there was a salute of forty guns, fired in honor of the knights, one gun being fired for each command cry in the parade. It was some fifty min utes after the appointed time when Gen. era1 Lawrence, gave the command to march, and between the walls of bunt- ing and the crowds of cheering people the procession began winding on it's way. It was just at 10 o'clock when the van of the great procession, all seated upon groomed horses, lined up to begin the parade From an early hour command- cries had been marching and counter marching about the streets seemingly without order, but in reality to take up their positions but it was not until 1045 that the music of the Boston command cry followed the sound of the signal. Even then there was a still further de- lay, so that it was fully Il o'clock before the procession fairly started. Detroit commandery, the especial escort of Grand Master McCurdy, headed by Shremser's band, won a burst of enthu- siastc applause from the great throng of onlookers. Grand Master McCurdy, who occupied a carriage, attended by Subordi- nate officers of the grand encampment, oh throiIp hOut the rOlltp Rut the enthusiasm of the people ran wild when Governor Greenhalge appeared, also in carrige, attended by AdJutant- General Dalton, the latter in full uni form. The governor was kept busy throughout the march acknowledging the plaudits of the people.
 Several unattached communicates from Delaware, Florida and Washing ton, D. C., under the especial Jurisdiction of the grand encampment of the United States served to complete the grand mas ter's escort which comprised the First division.
 The Second division began the process sion proper, which vas to be arranged by precedence of chartered existence. First of all, in the place of honor as the oldest ranking grand body, came the grand commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The richly orna mented banner of the grand commandery was borne in a carriage, drawn by finely caprisoned horses. Next came, as the oldest chartered body of Knights Tenn plar in the United States, St. Johns commandery of Providence R. l.
 The third division was headed by Cal very commandery of Providence. who, with their milk-white capes, bordered with black and bearing the red cross upon the shoulders, served to attract much attention and applause.
 Joseph Warren commandery of Rocks bury headed the fourth division and at tracted much attention by their fine dis play of marching. In passing the re- viewing stand the Templar cross was formed by a quick, graceful maneuver, and won loud applause.
 The fifth division was led by the famous Seventh regiment band which was loudly applauded throughout the route. The head of this division was the famous Pal estine commandery of New York, es- corting the grand commandery of that state.
 The far-famed Apollo commandery we'll displayed its efficiency in display marching. With the beginning of the seventh division the line began to take quite a western appearance.
 When the carriage bearing the banner of the grand commandery of Kentucky came along it was thesignal for an ova- tion. The applause became only the louder when it was seen that the famous Boy commandery from the Masonic home at Louisville were close behind marching with all the state lines of vet erans and with the full Templar uniform More applause broke out moment later when the Maryland "Colonels'' made a fine impression with the close ranks and well executed special movements.
 The Pennsylvania commandery led off the eighth division, the Corinthian Chas- seurs of the Quaker City at the head of the line. Every man sat erect on his horse and looked as spck and span as if he had just left his hotel instead of hav- ing been waiting long time for place in me
 At o'clock the ninth division was barely under way and the streets about the point of formation on Commonwealth avenue were many of them still filled