St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-28
MARCHING GKNIGRTS
BOSTON WITNESSES THE MOST
DAZZLING SPECTACLE IN
IT'S HISTORY.
PARADE FOR SIX HOURS.
MINNESOTA AND OTHER WEST
ERN CITIES ENTHUSIATI-
CALLY CHEERED.
VAST THRoNGs IN THE STREETS.
Everybody Took Holiday and
Untold Thousands Came to
Town For the Sight.

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 27.-A1l Bos-
ton is tonight discussing the great
est gala day the city has ever seen.
For more than five hours the prin-
cipal avenues were occupied by
plumed knights Templar and hun
dreds of thousands of spectators,
obligingly crowded on the sidewalks
to give them room. But now the
popuface is thronging in triumph
over the pavementS which this after
| noon echoed the marching feet, and
the sight is almost as wonderful as
the pageant was. 1t was nearly 6
| o'clock when the last commandery
broke ranks at the foot of Washing
ton street and traffic was entirely re-
sumed. All the afternoon the street
car system was almost entirely sus-
| pended, even in streets through
which the parade did not pass. When
the cars did start up there was the
! greatest rush ever seen in Boston.
The day was fine one. Somewhat
| cloudy at first, the sun came out
brightly in the afternoon, but at no
time was the heat great enough to
| cause much discomfort, and every
one seemed to enjoy himself, from
the grinning urchin who had climbed
! an electric pole to the proud bearer
of the handsomest beausant in the
line. There was none too many
grand stands to accommodate the
immense throng that clamored for
seats. Although almost every foot
OF available space along the line of
march had been covered with plat
forms and seats, every inch of space
was occupied, and there was hardly
breathing room. Both incoming and
outgoing local trains were practic-
ally deserted during the afternoon,
but as soon as the parade was over
there was stampede for the depots
| and the early evening trains were
crowded to suffocation This great
exodus, however, seemed to make no
appreciable difference in the size of
the crowd, which still continued to
fill every thoroughfare.
BEAUTIFUL SPECTACLE.
The Knights presented a splendid
appearance on parade, and with verv
few exceptions completed the entire
line Of march. AS they passed the
reviewing stands before Grand Com
mander McCurdy and Gov. Green
halge, and later before Chief Marshal
Lawrence and Mayor Curtis, many
OF them executed intricate military
evolutions which won the adnira.
ton of the thousands who witnessed
them. These tactics were also intro
duced by the more proficient COM
manderies at intervals along the line
or march. Great admiration was ex-
pressed at the appearance Of the
california and Western delegations.
The evening has been given up by
the Knights to general merry-mak-
ing. There are banquets and re-
cept1ons galore, and at every head
quarters open house is in order. The
conciave was officially opened by ex.
erclses In Masonic Temple immedi-
ately after the close of the parade.
tomorrow the serious business of
the conclave will be in order.
Everywhere within radius of
twenty miles of the state house to-
day was practically holiday; most
OF the factories in nearby cities were
closed, and local stores closed helped
10 swell the crowds. The police ap-
polntments We're we'll nigh perfect.
Shortly before the parade started
platoons of officers cleared every
street thrn1Ior1, h; ;o1,
were to pass, and roped them off.
and until the last division had passed
| no traffic of any kind was allowed
on these thoroughfares. The line
! OF the parade was formed in thirteen
divisions or double sections. At 9
| o'clock the Communicates Of the first
DIVISION began to gather on the
south side of Commonwealth avenue.
near Berkley street, and at about the
same hour the other divisions began
to take up their positions in the
avenues of the Back Bay district.
There was the usual DELAY conse
quent to the formation of great pro-
cessions, but all was in readiness
shortly after 1890 o'clock, and by
1O:55 the long line was in motion, the
signal for the start being greeted
by the cheers and salutes of 10000
people gathered near the start.
ON THE MARCH.
AS the great body of Knights
moved down Commonwealth avenue
the spectacle was an inspiring one.
The music of 100 bands and the ap-
plause of thousands of people filled
the air. The leading division of the
pageant, preceded by platoons of
| Boston's sturdy policemen, was very
imposing. The thirteen divisions
marched in the following order:
First-Division-Led by Right Emil
| nent Sir Samuel G. Lawrence, grand
commander of the grand commandery
of Massa chusetts and Rhode Island as
chief marshal, with Right Eminent Sir
Charles c; Fry as his chief of staff,
| and fifty-four of the most prominent
| knights of the Boston communicates
as escort to the grand marshal, with
ninety-three aides from the more
Boston commandery; Detroit com,
| mandery, as special escort to the Most
Eminent Grand Master Hugh Nc
| Curdy; officers of the grand encamp-
| communicates.
Second Division-Led by Eminent
Sir Eugene H. Richards, deputy grand
commander of the grand commandery
of Massachusetts and Rhode Island,
as chief of division, with SIR Albert
H. White as chief of staff, accom-.
panied by thirteen aide-de-camps and
Communicates of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island.
Communicates of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island composed the third di,