The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-23
GREAT WELCOME
BostonIans Intend That II Shsd Be Of
No Mean Order
NO EXPENSE HAS BEEN SPARED
Hub Transforming Itself Into a
City Of Bunting.


Boston, Aug. 23.-Among those who
called at the Templar conclave head
quarters yesterday were Sir knights
Cooker n. Trickett, Barley, N. j.; Will
lam II. Amber, 32d, Philadelphia; wall. |
lam Sorimgeour, BED, Galveston; John II.
Churchill, Dodge City, Kan; John A:
Gerow, Detroit, and Charles >. Glaspeii
of the grand commandery OF Missouri.
Eminent Sir Eugene A. Holton for the
past week has been at work perfecting the
arrangements for tho publication OF tho
only authorized piece OF music presented
by the triennial COMMITTEES. 1t is by Sir
Howard NJ Dow OF DE Molay COM
mandery, who has, IL Is said, written
march of more than ordinary merit
Sir Henry E. Barney OF Boston com
mandery has written the words OF this
piece, which Is entitled I'm Hoe Signo
Vinces," the souvenir march and song OF
the Goth triennial conclave OF knights
Templar.
uel @. Lawrence, grand commander Oh
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
The words, printed below by permission
permission Of the publisher, Sir II. Trifet
OF Boston commandery, are copyrighted;
In Hoe signo vinces--by the sign We conquer;
Our father still lead Us; defends our free land.
Our banners are waving, our triumpbs pro-
claiming,
Inspired by their glory, the cross goes before
Inspired by it's glory, by this we shall stand.
For all that is noblest, for all that Is blest,
Our hearts will beat ever within out true
breasts;
Our hopes shall e'er be for our order so sacred
Made strong by its wisdom, protected from
schism;
We stand or we fall by the truth II contains.
This will be heard upon many occasions
during the conclaye, and will prove
great feature.
A City OF Hunting.
There Is no bootblack In Boston too poor
20 hang a Templar flag at the door TO his
cellar For days men have gone about
the streets selling armfuls OF cheap Tenn
plar banners and the humber store
keepers have made their windows gay
with them.
From the cheap printed flag the decora.
tions range to grand effects on handsome
business blocks and hotels. This lavish
use Of incandescent lights and flags and
paintings in addition 10 miles OF bunting
of varied hues, is costing Boston many
thousands Of dollars. When the Templars
march through our crowded streets on
Tuesday, they will see city decorated as
was never city before.
Day by day it becomes more apparent
that no expense will be spared 70 make the
conclave a grand success. The Templars
of Massachusetts and Rhode Island will
spend hundreds of thousands Of dollars In
entertaining their guests. The guests
themselves will spend other thousands. 1t
will be one Of the gayest weeks Boston
has ever seen.
And the public takes quite as deep an
interest in IL as do the Templars. This Is
evinced not alone by the extensive dec
Grafton, but by the innumerable private
grand stands erected I'm front OF nearly
every house on the line OF the parade. Com
monwealth avenue is solidly lined with
them. So is Arlington street. The littlo
strip of Boylston street up to Copley
SQUARE contains many bits of bleachers,
More are going up all the time. Columbus
avenue looks TO be n lane walled In Ly
scaffolding. Massachusetts, avenue has
no space left for another grand stand
The upper end of Washington street Is
equally crowded with them, while win
dows arc no longer available, being spoken
for long ago This does not take into con
sideration the large stands built by the
Templars.
Already the decorators have begun thcii
work on the grand stands, while the hotels
have bloomed gorgeously. Not content
with covering the buildings themselves
some hotels have run long lines of flag
from dag poles on the roof, till 1t look
like the dress parade of a warship.
The severe attack of decoration on tn
interior of Mechanics hall has broker
through the walls, showing in gorgeou
colors over the entrances. Bunting
Haunting everywhere. WAo called Bos
ton the Puritan cityY
The quarters Mt School street have be
come too small, and oil the sub-commi'
tees, save the committee ON hotels and tn
press committee, have moved TO the oil
Public Library. AS soon as they 60
there they decorated 1t, and then settle
down to busy work. There were man
callers at headquarters and an atmospher
of good comradeship was evident.
Mayor Curtis has had city grand stan
built, and has sent 10 tickets 10 each {
the aldermen. which they have returne
with scorn. Fifteen seats not being lars
enough for one alderman TO spread hin
self. the board will now be invited
stand On the curbstone.