The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-26
OFF FOR BOSTON TO-DAY
NEWHAVEN AND THE OTHER CON-
 NEOTICUT COlII1NDERIES.

The Great Knights TempIar Celebration
 This week-A short Street Parade by N.
 IT. Commandery Before Leaving-A
 Word or Two About the Other Com
 manderles of the State.
 The members of New Haven comman- dery No. ?, Knights Templar, will go to Boston to-day. They will report at Ma sonic hall, No. S7 Church street, at 10 a. m. in full uniform. There will be a short street parade through the follow ing streets: Church to Chapel, College, Elm, Church and Meadow, to railroad station. The train will leave promptly at 11;55 a. m., and will arrive in Boston about AIS D. m. Quarters will be at the American house, Hanover street, near Scollay square. A concert will be given by the Second regiment band at the hotel this evening.
 All the Connecticut communicates save one will attend the triennial at Boston this week. The headquarters of grand commandery will be established at the Copley Square hotel. The official badge of the grand commandery is a black ribbon with Connecticut Grand Commandery" in gold letters over a Do ssioo nroce 1ao r;p-r +ba eb;a1d of Gan necticut and two swords crossed, the whole surrounded with wreath of hon. or. Below in gold are the words "Bos- ton. Mass, 1885,"
 The grand commandery has accepted the escort of Hamilton commandery No. 5 of Bridgeport. The latter. with the grand commandery, will pass through this city on the second section of the Bay State Flyer this forenoon. Past Grand Commanders C. E. Ware and F. H. Parmelee win join the party at New London. -
 PASSED THROUGH HERE-TRAIN LOADS OF SOUTHERN KNIGHTS. A train consisting of nine cars filled | with Knights Templar from Birming- ham, Ala, passed through this city yes terday forenoon enroute for the con- clave in Boston. The gentlemen were | in full uniform, and as the train wait l ed in New Haven for about half an l hour, they spent the time in walking about the depot platform and in see ing as much of the city as possible in | the short time. Several New Haven knights were present and entertained them, pointing out places of Interest and telling of the City of Elms. Al | 2:30 this morning another train oi | eleven cars filled with Knights Templal from the south passed through New | Haven.
 A FINE BANNER
 | New London, Aug. 25.-Palestine com mandery has purchased a handsome banner that will be thrown to tho breeze for the first time on their trip tc Boston next week. The Sir Knights will also for the first time appear ir new regulation uniforms The new uni form differs in several respects from the I old, and consists of a long military coa' with black buttons, a black belt ant buff gloves. The gauntlets have beer discarded, and in place of them the cross is embroidered on the cuff of tht | coat. There is also a change both 1T | the shape and ornamentation of tho apron. and also some slight change in the trimming of the baldric ant | chapeau The members of the com | mandery are enthusiastic over tn
 trip, and New London will have goot cause to be proud of her representa- | tives.
 CLARK CoMMANDERY OF WATER I BURY.
 Waterbury, Aug. 25.--Clark comman dery, K. T., and the American band vii be off tomorrow for the Boston cele bration. They expect to go 175 strong
 Passenger Agent Manwaring will be ol the train officially for the railroad. H says he will have three of the bes coaches on the road. with a carrying | capacity of 216. So it will be seen tha there are a few seats for sale. Tn lspecial train affords a good opportunit, T for business or pleasure parties wishing
 to go to Boston. The special train vii
 leave Waterbury at 11:15, stop at Hart l ford thirty minutes for lunch and arriv
 in Boston at 4:15.
 THE HARTFORD KNIGHTS.
 Hartford Aug. 25.-The Sir Knight lof Washington commandery, Knight
 Templar, went to Boston last evening
 on special train on the New Englan;
 road to attend the triennial conclav
 of the order. The members of the com rnandery will put up at the Hotel Ven
 dome, where rooms have been engage
 for them.
 Hartford can claim the honor, in MI
 Louis c. Hills, son of the late Si Knight Augustus c. Hills, of having tn Iyoungest Mystic Shriner in the Unite 1 States at the present time, and he als being the youngest Knight Templar t the time of his initiation in this state MT. Hills will accompany the delegation l from Hartford to Boston, remainint Ithere during the week.