The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-27
KNIGHTS AT THE HUB
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND TEN
PLARS AT THE BOSTON
CONCLAVE.
THE CITY is IN HOLIDAY DRESS

Preparations Have Been Going For
ward for Year and an Immense
Throng of Visitors Have Been ATT
tracted 30 the City---Every Conn
mandery is Keeping Open House and
Constant Stream of Black and Gold
Regalia Pours Along the Streets.
Boston, Mass, Aug. 26.-Boston has
surrendered to an invading army and tos
night is in the hands of 25, 900 Sir
knights Templar. These, with the ladies
accompanying them, and the immense
throng of visitors attracted to the Hub
by the conclave and low railroad rates,
have swelled the city's population to such
an extent as to cause one to wonder il
all the inhabitants of Greater Boston
have been forced inside the city's limits.
All day long Communicates have been
arriving from North, South, East and
West. BY hundreds and fifties they
have come, in coach. parlor cars, sleeper
and special until to night there is assem-
bled here an army, the like of which in
splendor and good fellowship, has never
been seen before in Boston.
The entire city has donned holiday
dress and on every hand flags, banners,
gaily colored streamers and flashing
lights greet the eye. Immense numbers
of incandescentli lights have been arranged
TO represent every known Masonic en-
blem. The Masonic Temple decorations
are, of course, the most elaborate, the
principal feature being huge outline
cross of colored lights, covering almost
the entire front of the building. The
Albion building is not far behind, and
all along Newspaper Row the occupants
have extended a welcome to the Sir
knights in blaze of light.
The weather clerk says there is no
cause for alarm, and everyone is ex-
pecting glorious sight tomorrow morn
ing when the thousands of Knights pa
rade. Many grand stands have been
erected, and today the building inspec-
tors closely examined every structure,
and condemned many as unsafe. All
these have been placarded with an Off
cial notice, and no one will be allowed to
occupy them. The different hotels,
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making their headquarters, have been
iammed to the doors. Each commandery
is keeping open house, and constant
stream of humanity in black and gold
regalia has been pouring in and out since
early this morning.
The principal reception of the day was
at the headquarters of the Boston Com
mandery in Horticultural Hail. Two
tables stretched from one end of the long
hall to the other, and were loaded with
eatables, and attendants dispensed
enormous punch bowls. A general invi-
tation was extended to visiting Sir
knights to make themselves at home,
and there was no formality.
To night everyone is well settled and
the preparations for to-morrow's pageant
are being completed.
The arrivals of Communicates to-day
included:
Wheeling, of West Virginia; Mary, OF
Tennessee; Memphis, of Tennessee, SO
knight IS ladies; South Carolina, oi
Souta Carolina, 25 knights, 10 ladies
Grice, of Virginia; Old Dominion, oi
Virginia, so knights, 30 ladies; Rich
mond, of Virginia, rs knights, 40 ladies
Columbia, De Mo,ay and Washington, oi
Washington, D. c.: Georgia, of Georgia