The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-29
THE 1EMPLARS At BOSTON.
THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS
OF SIR KNIGHTS ARRIVE
IN BOSTON.
THE CITY Is DECORATED ON A
GRAND SCALE.
Flags, Streamers and Emblems in Pro-
fusion-Lavish Preparations to En-
tertain the Visitors-The Big
Parade Takes Place
Today.

Boston, Aug. 26.-Boston has surren.
dered to an invading army and tonight is
in the hands of 25,000 Sir knight Tenn
plars. These, with the ladies' accom-
| panying. them and the immense throng
of visitors attracted to the Hub by the
conclave and low railroad rates, have
swelhed the city's population TO such am
extent as to cause one to wonder if all
the inhabitants of greater Boston have
been forced inside the city limits. All
day long communicates have been arriy-
ing from the North, South, East and
West They have come in coach, in par
lor cars, sleeper and special, until there
is assembled an army the like of which
in splendor and good fellowship has
never been seen before in Boston.
The entire city is donned in holiday
dress, and on every hand flags, banners,
gaily colored streamers and flashing lights
meet the eye. Immense numbers of in
candescent lights have been arranged to
represent every known Masonic emblem.
| The Masonic temple decorations are of
| course the most elaborate. The prnci-
pal feature is huge outline, cross of
colored lights covering almost the entire
| front of the building The Albion build
1
port avenue the residents have extended
| a welcome to the knights in a blaze of
| lights.
| The weather clerk says there is no cause
| for alarm, and every one is expecting a
great sight tomorrow morning when thou
sands of knights parade Many grand
stands have been erected, and today the
building inspectors closely examined every
! structure and condemned many as un-
safe. 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 headquarters, have been Jam
| med 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 morn
| ing.
The principle reception of the day was
at headquarters of Boston commandery,
in Horticultural hall. Two tables stretch
ed from one end of the long hall to the 9TH
er loaded with eatables. "A general in
vitation was extended to visiting sir
knights to make themselves at home, and
there were no formalities. Tonight every
one is well settled and the preparations
for tomorrows pageant are being COM
pleted.
| Boston, Aug. 26-The first com.
mandery to put i'm its appearance this
morning was the Holy Rock of Ohio
! There were 100 sir knights and so ladies
in the party.
Among the delegations which came In
today were 10 Communicates from Hin
ois, including Chicago coii1niandery, hht
grand commandery of Colorado, two from
| South Dakota, two from the Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma and commandery
of Oa0ifornians.
The city was astir early today to gree
the host of strangers. Before the SUI
was fairly up strains of music were
heard i'm 1.-THE streets as resident com
manderies moved towards the depots tt
meet and escort early arrivals. BY
| O'Clock so many bands were out Ihat
the air was full of music. One coult
not go more THAN a black or two down
town without meeting at least one body
of knights and holiday spirit reignec
supreme
A great feature of the day is the great
number of visitors who are attraetet
simply as spectators. AN trains from
New England points are late from one
to two hours, and a glance at the hote
registers shows THAT there is hardly D
town, village or Ihamlet in all the six
New England States that is not repre-
EseFghd. The radlrOad men have beer
taken completely by surprise, but they
are making hurried plans to meet the
emergency and say they expect to bring
in over 250,OOO people before the parade
starts tomorrow, besides those from the
suburban towns THAT make up greater
Boston. Those devoted to committee
work relating ITO the housing of visiting
communicates were busy today. The
excursion steamer Cygnus, which has
adm
two trips down the harbor today, carry.
ing 1900 passengers each time. She will
start daily at 10 a. IN. and 2 p. m., stay.
ing out about three hours each time.
AT the headquarters of the California
Communicates elaborate preparations are
being made ito receive and entertain
guests. California No. 1, of San Francis.
GO, i'm particularly will Outdo all their
efforts At FORMER conclaves Their
rooms at the Parker house are beautiful.
ly decorated with pOtted palms and flow
ers of all kinds. Wednesday morning the
distribution of souvenirs will be begun
and 10000 baskets of California fruit
and 22,000 bottles of wine will be given
AWAY. Golden Gate Commandery, also
of Sam FraDcsco, are holding open house
at the Columbian hotel. The sir knightls
have stretched n huge banner ACROSS
Washington street, high above the troliy
| WHITES UTOchdWIillnB uUeIr WneredDOuIS, tdIu
everybody is invited ITO pay their respects
to the cinnamon bear, who has the distinc-
tioR bf being the youngest Knight
Tempdar in the world, being only six
months old.
Oakland commandery is entertaining
friends at Hotel Barton, where the head
quarters, like those of the other two
Communicates, are decorated taStefully.
Apollo comnandery of Chicago arrived
at 10 o'clock and were escorted to the
Parker house. These sir knights have
the reputation of being the greatest en-
tertainers in the order and they have
come ITO the Hub proided to sustain it.
They arrived in the handsomest train
that ever went over railroad-the train
which the Wagner company exhibited
at the Worlds Fair. There are about
G8 sir knights and about a dozen ladies
in this party.
Among the arrivals during the day al
the Union station were:
81. Louis No. ], 10 knights and ladies
Sterling and Ealesburg Of lllinoisi Mon
trose and Calumet of Michigan 40 Knights
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