Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-08-15

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The following are some Of the events
arranged for Boston's Knights Templar
week: VISA
Sunday, August 25 10. 30 a. m. Re-
ligious exercises will be held in the
churches, to which. the Sir knights
and their families will be cordially
welcomed.
In the afternoon at o'clock special
service will be held at Trinity Church,
Copley Square, at which v. Il. Sir
and Rev. Joseph M. McGrath, Grand
Prelate OF the Grand Encampment,
will ofllciate, M. En-. Sir Hugh Nc
Curdy, Grand Master Of Knights Tenn
plar, and his escort, Detroit Com
mandery No. Twill be present.
Monday, August 26 The reception
committee, with the assistance Of the
Communicates located in Boston and
it's vicinity, will continue to receive
and escort visiting Communicates.
The headquarters of the Grand Com
.mandery of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island will be open in Hotel Brunswick
to visiting Sir Knights, also the head
quarters OF the triennial committe.
The large steamboat lCygnus, with a.
carrying capacity of 1000 persons,
will leave Constitution Wharf, No. 400
Commercial street, at 10 a. m. and 2
u. m. Tickets for harbor excursions
FOR this and other days will be issued
to Sir Knights in uniform and their
ladies', the number not to exceed 1900
for each trip The Waltham Watch
Co. Band will furnish music for all the
excursions and light collation. will be
served.
Tuesday, August 27-The grand
parade and escort of Most Eminent Sir
Hugh McCurdy, Grand Master, officers
and members of the Grand Encamp-
ment of knights Templar of the United
States. The line will be formed at 9
a. m. and the start will take place at
10 a. M.
Harbor excursions, with music, &c.,
at 3 p. M, returning at 6 p. IN.
In the evening receptions will be
held by various Communicates
A reception will be given by the Grand
Commandery of Massachusetts, and
Rhode Island at its headquarters in
Hotel Brunswick, Boylston street, by
invitation, to the members OF the
Grand Encampment, the officers of the
Grand Communicates and the Councils
of Communicates, with their ladies'.
Wednesday, Angst 18th "A grand ex-
hibition drill will be given at 10 a. m.
on the Boston base ball grounds on
Walpole street from 1913 fremont
streetl by the following visiting com
manderies and a drill corps in full
Templar uniform, known as the Little
Comnandery, from the Masonic widows
and orphans home at Louisville, KY,
under the direction of Sir H. b.
Grant; Detroit Commandery, No. l,
Detroit, Mich, Eminent Sir Arba M.
Seymour commander; Columbia Com
mandery, No. 2, Washington, ID. O.,
Eminent Sir Frank II. Thomas com
mander; st. Bernard Commandery, No.
80, Chicago, Ill.,, Eminent Sir Adam
Henry Johnston commander; Apollo
Comman9ery, No. 10, Troy N. Y,
Eminent Sir Eugene A. Van Pelt com
mander Reed Commandery, No. 6, Day
ton, o., Eminent Sir George +. Kuhns
commander; Minneapolis drill corps,
Minneapolis, Mimi, RI. Eminent Sir
A. M. Shuey, commander.
The steamboat Cygnus will continue
her trips down the harbor at 10 a. m.
and Up. M, with music and collation..
In the evening, from to 10. 30, the
grand commandery of Massachusetts
and Rhode Island will give re-
tcPhiOn db VhGCudlllC bullullR on
Huntington avenue, in honor OF Most
Eminent Sir Hugh McCurdy, grand
master, and the officers of the Grand
'Encampment. All sir knights in uni
form and their ladies are cordially in
vited to attend the reception.
Receptions will also be given by
many grand and subordinate com
manderies, local and visiting, at their
respective Headquarters.
\ Thursday, August 29-Harbor excur-
sions from Constitution wharf at 10 a.
m. and p. M, with music and COLA
ton.
Visits to Bunker Hill and other
places of historical interest.
Excursions to neighboring towns and
cities. Visits to Franklin Park and
the suburbs of Boston.
In the evening receptions will be
given by many of the Communicates,
grand and subordinate, with street
.parades and serenades.
The trienniai committee of the Grand
Commandery of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island will give grand banquet
at the Vendome ats p. m. to Most Emf
inent Sir Hugh McCurdy, Grand Master,
and the officers and members of the
Grand Encampment of the United
States.
Friday, August 80 -Harbor excur-
sion from Constitution wharf, with
music and collation., at 10 a. m.
Visits and excursions to places of in
terest, with receptions at various head
quarters.
During the conclaye, with the excep-
tion of Tuesday evening, which will be
devoted to the reception of grand off.
GERS, councils of Communicates, &C.,
the headquarters of the Grand Com.
mandery Of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, in Hotel Brunswick, will be
open and hearty welcome extended
to all visiting sir knights.
The Knights Templar of Delaware
are looking forward with extreme plea
sure to their pilgrimage to Boston. IL
is expected that this pilgrimage will
be the most pleasant one st. Johns
Conmandery has ever taken. The com
mandery will visit the Hub during
Templar week, the last week of this
month. The pilgrims will consist of
100 Sir Knights and 25 ladies', and will
be accompanied by tho First Regiment
Band, 30 pieces. They will start on
the pilgrimage Monday morning,
August. goth. leaving the p, w. &.B,
railroad station by special train at 10. Is
o'clock. Sir knights will assemble in
full uniform at the asylum in Masonic
Temple at 8. 10 O'Clock for the purpose
of marching to the station in body.
The ladies' will go direct to the station.
The train will arrive at the Boston
Park square station at 8. 10 o'clock in
the evening. The visiting commandery
will be escorted to its headquarters,
the Maverick House, by William Park
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