The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-27
New EngIand's Metropolis I'm Holiday
Lights I'm Honor OF Her Guests
OPEN HOUSES EVERYWHERE
CALIFORNIA CoMMANDERIES ENTER
TANNING WITH LAVISH HAND.
Chicago knights Also Giving Visitors
a Royal weIcomc-Indiania
Dance in CotfIIfon Hall.

BOSTON. Mass. Aug. es-Boston hss
surrendered 10 an invading army and to-
night is in the hands Of twenty-five thou
sand Sir Knights Templars. Those with the
ladies accompanying them and the i'm
mense throngs OF visitors attracted TO the
Hub By tho conclave aud low excursion
rates. have swelled the city's population
10 such an extent as 10 cause one 10 won-
der If the Inhabitants of greater Bosom
have been forced inside the city's limits.
| All day long Communicates have been ar
riving from North. South, East and West.
by hundreds and ffties. they have come In
coaches parlor cars. sieepers and specials.
until tonight there is assembled here an
army the like of which m splendor and good
| fellowship has never been seen before In
Boston. The entire city has donned a hol.-
day dress, and on every hand flags. han
ners. gaily-colored streamers and flashing
| lights greet the eye. Immense numbers CT
| incaadescent lights have been arranged TO
represent every known Masonic emblem
The Masonic Temple decorations are. or
course. the most elaborate, the principal
feature being a huge outline cross Of coli
orei lights covering almost the entire
| front OF the building. The Albion building
| is not far behind, and all along Newport
row the occupants have extended well
come TO the Sir Knights in a blaze OF light
The weather clerk says there Is no cause
| for alarm, and everyone is expecting q
| glorious sight tomorrow when the thou
sands OF knights parade Many grand stands
have been erected, and to-day the building
| inspectors closely examined every structure
and condemned many unsafe. All these
have been placarded with an official notice
and no one will be allowed TO occupy them
The different hotels. which the large COM
manderies are making their headquarters.
have been jaulmed to the DOORS Each COM
mandery is keeping open house and a con-
stant stream of humanity in black and gold
| regalia has been pouring in and out since
early morning. The principal reception OK
the day was at the headquarters OF Bos-
ton Commandery. in Horticultural Hall.
Two tables stretched from one end OF the
long hall to the other. loaded with eatabses-
A general invitation was extended to visit
ing sir knights to make themselves at home
and there was no formali.y. Tonight every
one is well settled. and the preparations
for to-morrow's- pageant are being com-
pleted
| great feature of the gathering this year
is the great number of visitors who are
attracted simply as spectators. All trains
| from New England points late from
! one TO two hours, and glance at the hotel
registers shows that there Is hardly .
| town, village or hamlet in all the six New
| England States that is not represented.
| The railroad men have been taken COM
hh hurried plans to to M meet tut the emergency and
say they expect TO bring In over 10000
people before the parade starts to-morrow.
besides those from the suburban towns
| that make UP greater Boston.
HOSPITABLE KNIGHTS.
At the headquarters of the California
Communicates elaborate preparations are
being made to receive and entertain guests
California, No. ]. Of San Francisco, in par.
ticular. will outdo all its efforts at former
conclaves. Its rooms at the Parker House
are beautifully decorated with potted plants
and flowers of all kinds. Wednesday morn
ing the distribution of souvenirs will be be-
gun gun % sna @ vov ot, baskets sc o. caif9rnis fruits
] away. Golden Gate Commandery, also OF
San Francisco. Is holding open house at
have stretched a huge banner across WASH
ington street. high above the trolley wires,
| proclaiming their whereabouts, and every
Cinnamon Bear Who Who has the distinction nc ion
| CT being the youngest knight Templar in
the world. being only six months Of age.
| friends at the Hosel Barto where the
headquarters. like those Of the other two
decorated.
Apollo Comsnandery. OF Chicago. arrived
at 10 O'Clock and was escorted to the Park
| er House. These Sir knights have the
reputation OF being the greatest entertain-
ers in the order. and they have come 20
the Hub" prepared to sustain It, They
arrived here in what was probably the
| Now England railroad, the train which tse
wagner company exhibited at the Worlds
Fair. There are about sixty-eight Sir
Knights and about a dozen of the ladies in
! This party. In addition to the regular
headquarters. a ladies' parlor has been
te wIves Of the SIR Knists are re sntsa
tained lavishly. This comnandery has no
special % plans for the week otheS than to
commandery will disband at the close OF
the conclave. and many OF the members
intend 10 spend the early autumn at the
New England resorts. Chicago Command
cry, OF Chicago. is at the Hotel Hunting
| ton. and st. Bernard. OF Chcago, Is at
Coply's Square Hotel. The headquarters
manderies at Youngs and those OF
Lincoln Park at Hotel Oxford.
Among the arrivals OF the day at the
seventy knights and ladies: Steiins and
GaleshuTg. OF Illinois; Montrose and Calu-
| Deadwood. s. d.. eighteen knights: Mount
| Arhor. Of Fremont. Neb.. twelve knights
and FIVE ladies; wheeling Of Wheeling. w.
| Calvary. of Defiance. o.: Reed. OF Toledo.
o.. Palestine. Of Ohio; Osweeo. St. Bernard
| anu aCtuf ~ <-trists ol hdUc1ts MN6HOEe1.
Of Indian Territory.
The following Communicates arrived AZ
the New York. New Haven & Hartford
station: Memphis, OF Tennessee. nifty
| Knights and seventy-five ladies': South Car
| olina. Of South Carolina, twenty-five knights
and ten ladies; Grice. OF Virginia.: So. Al
hans OF Pennsylvania. fifty knights and
twenty-f ladies': Old Dominion. OF ytr-
ginia fifty knights and twenty ladies': Rich
mond, Of Virginia. seventv-five knights and
| forty ladies': Columbia. De Molay and
Washington, OF Washington, ID. c.;
| Georgia. OF Georgia.
Among the Communicates that came
the Boston e. Albahy road WERE CORN. OF
| Indiana; Mount Vernon. of Ohio. Vim
cennes. OF Ohfos Vincennes. OF Infiianas
Paladn. OF Minnesota: Ascalon. OF Penn.
svlvana: Salem Town. OF New York: Terro
Haute. OF Indiana: Forest CITY. OF Ohfos
| Knapp. of Pennsylvania: Dunkirk. OF New
Jersey. Wisconsin. OF Milwaukee: 1vauhoe
OF Wisconsin. and Lafayette. OF New York.
Among the Western Communicates that
arrived this afternoon were: Hugh de Pay
ers. CT st. Joseph. Mo-: ST. Johns. Of
Springfield No: ST. Louis. OF St Louie:
ST. Aidemar. of St Louis: Toledo. OF Toledo:
Cincinnati OF CINCINNATI: Oriental. Of C1evo-
lard; Montana. OF Butte, Mont
BELATED ARRIVALS.
Among the belated arrivals was that OF
Damascus commandery. OF Detroit. escort
ing the Grand commandery Of Michigan.