Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-08-31
Twenty-Five Thousand Knight
Tempiar Take Possession.
DAY OF FEASGING AND FR0LIC
the Visitors Are Keeping
Open House.

fAS~i
panying them and the immense throng
of visitors, Have sWe1led the city's pop
ulation to such an extent as to cause
one to wonder il the Inhabitants OF
Greater Boston have been forced in
side the city's limits. All day long COM
manderies have been arriving from
north, east, south and west by hun
dreds and ffties; they have come in
coach, parloT, sleeper and special cars,
until tonight there is assembled here
an army the like of which III splendor
and good-feliowship has never been
seen before in Boston.
The entire city has donned a holiday
dress, and on every hand flags, ban
ners, gaily-colored streaners and flash
ing lights greet the eye. Immense mum
bers of incandescent lights have been
arranged to represent every Masonic
emblem. The Masonic temple decora-
tions are Of course the most elaborate,
the principal feature being a huge out
line cross of coIored lights, covering
almost the entire front of the building
Along Newspaper row the occupants
have extended a welcome to the
knights in a blaze Of light.
The weather clerk says there is no
cause for alarm and everyone is ex
pecting a glorious sight tomorrow
morning when the thousands Of
knights parade. Many grand stands
have been erected and today the build
ing inspectors closely examined every
structure and condemned many as
unsafe. AL these have been placarded
with an official notice and no one will
be allowed to occupy them.
The different hotels where the large
communicates are making their head
quarters have been jammed to the
doors. Each commandery is keeping
open house, and a constant stream Of
humanity with black and gold regaEa
has been pouring in and out all day.
The principal reception Of the day
was at the headquarters Of the Boston
commandery in Horticultural hall. Two
tables We're stretched from one end Of
the long hall to the other, loaded with
eatables, while attendants dispensed
punch from enormous bowls. A gen
eral invitation was extended to visiting
Sir knights TO make themselves at
home, and there was no formality.
Tonight everyone is well settled and
the preparations for tomorrow pa
geant are being completed.
CALIFORNIA IN EVIDENCE.
AT the headquarters Of the California
communicates elaborate preparations
are being made to entertain guests
California commanGery in particular
will eclipse all their efforts at former
conclaves. Their rooms at the Parker
house are beautifully decorated with
potted palms and flowers of all kinds
,,,17s1,is1cr 4I,a 1iGtriI,1lti0r, Al
souvenirs will be begun, and 1900
baskets of California fruit and $4,000
bottles Of wine will be given away.
Golden Gate conmandery Of San
Francisco are holding open house at
the Columbia hotel. Sir Knights have
stretched a huge banner across Wash
ington street high above the trolley
wires, proclaiming their whereabouts
and every body is invited to pay re
spects to the cinnamon bear who has
the distinction of being the youngest
Knight Templar in the world, being
only six months old.
Oakland commandery is entertaining
friends at the Hotel Barlow here. The
headquarters are decorated tastefully
NOTABLE ARRIVALS.
Henry L. Palmer, NJ. P, sovereign
grand commander of the supreme
council Of SD degree, Scottish Rite, for
the northern Masonic jurisdiction Of
the United States, arrived today and
ie making his headquarters with the
Wisconsin delegation at the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music.
Among the western Communicates
that arrived this afternoon was Mon
tana of Butte.
The railroads expect to bring in over
25O, 900 people before the parade starts
tomorrow, besides those from the sub
urban towns that make up Greater
Boston.
Boston, Aug. 27,-Seven hundred and
fifty thousand people saw a parade Of
over $4,000 Sir knights Templar today
and with one accord pronounced il the
grandest pageant ever witnessed in
Boston. The clear skies and hot sun
of the past two days had given way to
heavy clouds, but finally the sun broke
through the clouds. Trains from every
direction brought thousands of uni
formed Templars and friends to sWei!
the host. The railroads were complete
ly overwhelmed by the magnitude OF
the crowd. Everywhere within a ra-
dius of 20 miles of the state house to-
day was practically q holiday. The po-
lice appointments We're We'll nigh per
feet Shortly before the parade started
platoons of officers cleared every street
through which Sir knights We're to
pass, roped them off, and until the last
division passed no traffic Of any kind
was allowed on these thor0ughfareS.
The line of parade was formed in 13 di-
visions in columns Of double sections.
There was the usual delay conse-
quent to the formation of great pro
cession, but all was in readiness short
ly after 10 o'clock, and BY l0:55 the Ions
line was in motion, the signal for the
start being greeted by the cheers and
salutes of 10000 people. As the great
body of knights moved down Common
wealth avenue the spectacle was in
spring. The music of a hundred bands
and the applause of thousands of peo-
pie filled the air. Gaily bcdeclled horses
pranced at the head ~ each division,
while the contrast of dignified black
cloth uniforms, waving rich plumes
and the silver and gold emblems con-
spicuous in the Templar uniform COM
bined to present a scene pleasing and
impressive. The leading division of the
pageant, pfececeu ~ Piitooiis9 ~ A'o'
toms sturdy policemen, was very i'm
posing. The 1ith division was led by
Eminent Sir Knight Harrison Ding
man of Washington and his chief OF
staff, Eminent Sir Knight Simon II.
Merrill, assisted by five aides The
right of line was given to California
No. of San Francisco, followed by
Oakland and Golden Gate.
The head of the line reached the re
viewing stand at Blackstone's square
at 11:45 AT this point the carriage
conveying Most Eminent Sir Knight
McCurdy, grand master, and the ofll-
GERS Of the grand encampment dropped
out of the line and the occupants joined
Governor Greenhalge in the reviewing
stand, where for five hours they viewed
the marching knights.