Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-24

TO Insure the Parade of the Knights
Templar on Tuesday Next.
Police Arrangements Will Be
Of the Best.
Souvenir OF the Twenty Sixth TrienniaI Con.
clave Mas Been Issued.

BOSTON, Aug 4.-The clubs In the city
have made preparations for entertain
mentduring the week. The Trade club has
opened its house to all Sir Knights, and
the Boston Press club will be open to al
visiting newspaper men.
The subject most talked of is the parade
and II should be so, for, with the 10000 SiI
Knights and the 5000 musicians, it will be
nm event Of great magnitude. The list OF
bands Is closed, and they are all good
solid marching bands. There will be nc
special feature, as was at first thought
There will be small band from Hamil
ton, Ont, and one from Topeka. The
Boston and Massachusetts, bands will be
scattered through the procession. There
is Texas band coming, which Is awaited
with some curiosity.
If IL should rain heavily on Tuesday,
the parade will not take place. The BAN
ners and expensive regalia of the knights
make 1t out Of the question to parade In
the rain, and to postpone the parade until
Wednesday would also be impossible, as
the laws of the order prevent any parad-
ing while the conclave is in session, except
for the purpose of escort duty. Therefore,
rain will Indefinitely postpone this event.
At the head Of the parade will be Dep
uty Superintendent Orrinton NJ Hanscom,
on horseback, in charge of detail of 13
men. Ahead of him will be q few skir-
mishers to clear the crowd. All of tho large
observation stands will have plenty Of
policemen near them, and, In fact, blue
coated guardian of tho peace will be seen
every few feet and on both sides of the
line Of march
The Official Publication.
The publication committee have COM
pleted their work by issuing yesterday the
handsome souvenir volume Of the 26th tri-
ennial 1t is an exceedingly beautiful
volume in cover of gre en- and gold.
Within the long covers arc found half-tone
portraits Of Grand Master McCurdy, Chief
Marshal Lawrence, Edwin b. Holmes and
Thomas s. Webb, one of the early grand
masters. Here, also, are the old buildings
in which the early Boston Templars used
to meet, illustrating a vivid story of "Inci-
dents in Massachusetts," One of the feat
ures of the book is sketch of the order Of
knights Templar.
The grand officers of the grand encamp-
ment are given a prominent place in the
book They are followed by lists of the
trlennial committee and the sub-commit-
tees, together with revised edition Of the
notable general order No. 3, in which the
details of the parade are given.
The book also includes many full page
Illustrations of points of interest in Bos-
ton, Providence and Springfield. Boston
advertisers have patronized it literally.
The publication committee has accom-
plished its purpose in making the volume
a permanent memento of the 18th trien-
nial conclave, as well as to give much in
formation to visiting Sir Knights. which
will be of use to them during their stay in
Boston.
Rate Slashing Begun.
The Lake Shore, Michigan Central New
York Central and connections announce
that the return portions Of tickets in the
hands of original purchasers will be hon.
ored from Boston and intermediate points
between Aug. "a and Oct 2, whether or
not they bear the stamp Of the terminal
agent in Boston, thus practically ignoring
the Boston agreement.
Of course, this means complete passen-
ger rate Generalization in the west, for
the weaker lines have already taken SINH
lar action, and half-rate tickets on sale
will be purchasable during the week.
The advance guard of the various dele
cations are beginning to arrive The first
detachment Of 100 delegates from Ne
braska arrived yesterday, and were es-
corted to their headquarters. Two dele
cations from Ottumwa and Keokuk, Ia,
were scheduled to arrive at o'clock. but
their train was IL hours late
Every Possible Precaution
to protect visitors and citizens during the
coming conclave week of the Knights
Femplar is being taken by the authorities
here.
The detective service has been aug
mented by pressing into service the liquor
squad and the state police and by the
presence of detectives from the principal
cities of the United States. Every avenue
of ingress is being carefully watched, and
orders have been given that all suspicious
characters be arrested. On Monday every
policeman, excepting those who are sick,
must report for duty. Throughout the
week the entire police force will be de-
tailed TO different places where there are
gatherings and parades.
Superintendent of Police Eldrdge has
arranged TO have members of the Red
Cross Ambulance corps stationed near the
line of march next Tuesday ready for an
emergency
Inspector Of Buildings Damrell, with
large fore of assistants, yesterday in
spected the scores Of temporary reviewing
stands which have been erected for Tues
days parade, and a number, principally
those erected by private parties. were con-
demned and labeled Unsafe" The
labeled stands will have to be pulled
down and rebuilt according to spccifica-
tions laid down by the building inspect
ors before they can he occupied.
Afraid OF Socialists
LONDON, Aug A.-The unusual secrecy
relative to the movements Of Emperor