The evening world., 1895-08-27
SIR KNIGHTS
BIG PARADE.
$4,000 7emplars Form the
GrandeSt Pageant Ever
Seen in Boston,
WATCHED BY 100000 PEOPLE.
The Streets Svarmed with Hu-
manity in Spite Of Threat
ening Clouds.
An INSPIRING SPECTACLE.
The Brilliant Gold and Silver EN-
blems OispeIled the Sombre
Hue Of the Uniforms.
An INSPIRING SPECTACLE.

parade OF over Eo,VOu sir NnlEntS rem
plars to-day. and with one accord pro-
nounced 1t the grandest pageant ever
seen in Boston. People were every
where; In the streets, on the sidewalks
on the roofs of buildings and street cars.
clinging to tops of telegraph poles.
whenever the vigilance of the polio, and
linemen was relaxed for u moment, In
wagons and drays filled with seats In the
side streets. and on hundreds of grand
stands. large and small along the route
Never in the history of ancient Boston
has a greater host of strangers cro Sded
within the citys gates. and for many
wears The spectacle Of to-day VIII be tie
precedent with which great gatherings
n New Ensidhd will be compared. 1t
Vas goou-Ea:ured crowd and. consid
ms i.s s.-', was well handled.
lhe lines OF the parade were formed
a thiit,on divisions In column OF
u..r sections. At o'clock the COM
al cries OF the first division began to
ser on the south side OF Common
.alth avenue. near Berkeley street. and
at about the same hour the other di-
visions began to take up their positions
In the avenues of the back bay district.
AS the great body of knights. the
flower or American citizenship. moved
down CommohweaIth avenue, the spec
tacle was an inspiring one. The music
OF 100 bands and the applause Of thou
sands OF people filled tine air. gayly be-
decked horses pranced at the head OF
each division. while the contrast OF the
dignihed black cioth OF the uniforms,
the waving OF the rich plumes and the
bright silver and gold emblems, which
are conspiouou- In the Iemplar uni
form. combined to present scene that
was pleasing ano impressive, and withal
,acked the monoton, wtch MANY ex-
iaene. WIG '''o"o'o"s ".iie" '"a"'
pected.
Tho ,e.d,,r division NJ tho nageapt
Inc ieau'ns ui'is'oh oI 'he pAseah''
preceded by platoons or Boston's sturdy
policemen, was very imposing The $50
aides, under command of Chief Marshal
r Em Sir samue, C Iowrence were
ali mnun,ad @ on harS.oma horse. and
with their bright trainings and new uni
- ."a ,, uapp'nss s anu "'" N''''
forms made brilliant display.
The division which was led by Right
Eminent Sir Samuel C. Lawrence. Grand
Commander -, Massaohusa,,. and
COMMANDER OF massachusetts, ana
fhode Island, as Chief Marshal. with
Right Eminent Sir Charles c. Fry as his
chief of STAFF. and fifty-four of the most
nrominent Knigbts ~ tho Rosto, Com.
mandery as aides. included the repre-
=, 49, 49,. ~ A.,
Vi '"e ohi'eo states as escort 10 the
Gran Grand ~, Marshal. @ with ninety-three aides Is
we ."o'e p'o,,iihe"' .o''''"a''e' 'es
Oh america; the Boston commandery'
n, 49, nu,,o" II..,o' 90 IN ,
mander' as Chief OF Division and Emil
nent Sir Frederick Gomez as chief Of
stafr, with eight aides: the Detroit Com
r,o,a. Dt.. CT a, c.,
iI,a,nuen mn ny. En,ineht Slr hrpa NJ: seymour
most eminent Grand Master Hueh Nc
Curdy: the officers Of the Grand En-.
camnment ir carriapes. the members nf
the tTahd Encampmeht ~ carriages
ana me Following suooroinate I Er com ON
ment OF the United States.
South Carolina, Charleston, s. c.; Washington.
naNhns,oh' ns mn,s HoIumPs "ssn'hsTr sb WI m
mI,s,on no pn,nman Gso,ge,nun n r.. Mus
hoses Mnskosce I ~ r.; M"hi,stsr McAister' /.
iansa Fla 'e'' 80 a"' ''e''
'A1ao mo.,s L,4 ~ ~ ,o
IasSr BESIDE Ghief Msrshai LAVE hawrencS rGds
Pierce and Hascom. Deputy super
intendents of Police, and Sir Knight
Tho oe, -, ,ha cr,,a Iro,,,,-
III, Ing ofncers OF tne hrdha Ehcah'p-
NJ EN- Sir Hugh McCuriy, Grand Master; r.
En-. SIR Warren la Rue Thomas Deputy Grant
Master; En- Sir Reuben Heily LLOYD Grand
GeneraiIssimn; V. En-. Sir Henry b. Stodfard,
Grand Capt.in-GeneraI. v EN- Sir Joseph VI
McGrath. Grand Preate V. En-, sir George NJ.
Maulton. Grand senior warden; Y En- sir
Henri W. Rugg Grand Junior Warden V. En-.
Sir ii. Wales Lines Grand Treasure; V. En-.
Sir william B lsaacs IT, Grand Recorder pro
tenn: v EN- sir william IS Melish Grand
STANDARD Bearer; v En- Sir Horace st. Ora
hood Grand Warler: v EN- Sir John A.
Sloane, Grand Captain Of Guard
The Grand coum,,d.r,.s NJ ,be
I-,it "a c., oii'iii' @ .usi,,s ~ VI
s,nm ~, ohta'es ,h W'r1 IePresehtcd on ,he
s'"'i VI the 'hief Mdrshal as loilo"s'
New York-Em Sir Charles T. Lansing p c.
New York City; Vrginia-Em sir Joseph V.
Bidgood Grand Treasurer Grand Commandery Of
Virginia; Verrnont-Em SIR Levi X Fuller
p. C.. Brattleboro. VI; New Hamphlre-Em
Sir Joseph Shattuck Grand STANDARD Bearer
Grand Commandery OF New Hampshire, CON.
necticut-Em sir Halsey n phlIhrlrk p q
Hartford Conn Jhio-Em, Sir John peebles
r. e.. Portsmouth o ; MaIna-Em. Sir William
II, Fosler. Rockland. Me Pennsylvsnla-R. En-
Sir William " Alien, T. G. e. Grand Com.
inandery OF Pennsylvania; Iniians-Em Sir