Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-27
Large Crowds Pouring In to Attend
the Annual Concinre of knights
TempIar of America.

Boston. Aug 26-Boston has sur
rendered to an invading army and to-
night is I'm the hands OF $4,000 Sir |
Knights Templar These, with the la
dies accompanying them and the i'm |
mense throng OF visitors, attracted |
to the Hub by the conclnve and low |
railroad rates, have swelled the citys !
population to such an extent MS 70 |
cause one ia wonder II all the inhabi- |
tants OF Greater Boston have been
forced inside the city's limits. All DAY
long communicates have been arriving |
from the north, south, east aud west
and they have come In coaches IN par
Tor cars, sleeping cars and specials
until tonight there is assembled mere
an army, the like OF which in splendor
and good fellowship has never been
seen before in Boston.
The entire city has donned hoi-
day dress. and on every hand hags:
banners gaily colored streamers ana
flashing lights meet the eye, Immense
numbers OF incandescent lights have
been arrange to represent every
known masonic temple. The masonic
temple decorations are OF course
most elaborate, the principal feature
being huge outline. a cross OF color
ed lights covering almost the entire
front of the building. The Albion
building is not far behind. and All along
Newport avenue the residents nave eN-
tended "A welcome to the knights In
blaze of lights. The weather clerk says
there is no cause for alarm and every
one Is expecting glorious sight to-
morrow morning when the thousands
OF knights parade. Many grand stands
have been erected and today the pulld-
ing inspectors closely examined every
structure and condemned many an
unsafe. All these have been placarde1i
with an official notice and no one VIII
he allowed to occupy them. The dir
ferent hotels, where the large com
manderies are making their head
quarters, have been jammed TO the
doors Every cOmmandery Is Keeping
open house and constant stream OF
humanity in black and gold regalla
has been pouring In and out since early
morning The principal event OF the gay
Nyas AT the headquarters OF Boston
commandery In the horticultural nan.
Two tables. stretched from one end OF
the long hall to the other, was loadeu
! with eatables. A general inViuuoh
| was extended to visitig Sir knights
10 make themselves at home, and there
/ we're no formalities. Tonight every
one is well settled and the preparations
| for tomorrow's pageant are pelhs COM
| pleted. L., -,
nnpearance this morning was HOLY
| Rood OF Ohio. There were one huuureu
Sir knights and eighty ladies In the
party, ,..o,. ,vh,ch came
in today were fifteen COMMANDMENTS
from Illinois including Chicago COM
menderv the grand commandery from
| Colorado. two from South Dakota. Two
from the Indian Territory and Okla
| horno and a commandery of California.
The city was astir early today 70 greet
the host OF strangers. Before the sun
was fairly up strains or music were
heard IN the streets as resiueht uon'
mnnderies moved towards the depots
| "a meet and escort early arrivals. by
7So'cInck 40 many bands were out the
atr was full Of music. one could NOT
80 more than a block or two down
town without meeting at least one
body Of knights and the holiday SPIT.
reigned supreme. great feature >ol
the gathering TINS year tn 1900
number of visitors who are attracteu
s,mnIv as spectators. All trains from
New England were late from one 10
two hours and glance AT tne nu'tl
registers shows that there is hardiy u
town, village or hamlet IN an the SIN
New England states that Is nor REPRE-
sented The railroad men nave peen
.auen comnIetely by surprise, but they
are making hurried plans TO meet the
emergency. and say they expect 70
hring in over $50. 900 people before inc
narade starts tomorrow, besides those
form the suburban towns mat "'"Ne
up greater Boston .,.sa
THE only meetings today were tnose
devoted TO committee work relhtihs 70
tbs housing OF visiting commanderles'
1'ha excursion steamer Cygnus' whlen
80 Moan chartered for the entire week
wade two trips down the harbor TO-
day, carrying 1900 passengers each
time She Will start daily AT ~ a; III,
and . D M. staying out about three
hours each trip. At the headquarters
~ The california Communicates elaoo'
80 nrenarations are being made &c
roceive and entertain guests. Caliior-
MIA No. I. San Fraucisco. N particular
Will out-do all It's efforts at iorinei
ronclayas The rooms ut the farkel
house are beautifully decorated VII
NOTED palms and flowers OF az klhus
, "Wednesday the distribution OF souNe'
~ a,iIl he begun and 10000 baskets o.
raiIfornia fruit and $4,000 bottles o.
vine will be given away. Golden Siat'
"i.,n,anderv alao OF San Francisco
,s holding open house AZ the Columbl,
Motel THE Sir Knights have stretehee
h,,se banner across Westminster
a,raet hrgh above the trolley wires pro
siain,Ing their whereabouts, ana every
I Lodv Il invited to pay their fespe,t
: ~ he Cinnamon bear when nus w
d,atinctIon of being the younSss
: KnIrht Tempiar In the Worlu' penn
only six months old, .,,o-.,trir,
ICELAND commandery Is entertaining
,.;ands AT Hotel Barton. where IN
haednnarters. like those OF the othe
ma Communicates. are neeora'e'
tastefully. :, c,,caya Ar
.,..lS az 10 o'clock and were esc.rts
tNy1 psrksr house. These Sir knight