Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
A BEAUTIFUL PAGEANT.
Triennial Conclave of Knighta
Templar at Boston
BrinGD Together $4,000 of tho Flower of
the Mnsonlc Order in n Magnificent
ParadC-Every state in the
Union Represented.

BosToN, Aug. 2s.-Nearly $50, 900 peo'
pie saw the parade of over $4,000
Knights Templar yesterday and, with
one accord pronounced it the grand
est pageant ever witnessed in Boston.
The lines of the parade We're formed
in thirteen divisions in "A column of
double sections. At . o'clock the com
manderies of the fret division began
to gather on the south side of Common
wealth avenue. As the great body of
knights moved down Commonwealth
avenue the spectacle was an inspiring
one. The music of 100 bands and the
applause of thousands of people filed
the air; gaily bedecled horses pranced
at the head of each division, while the
contrast of the dignified black cloth of
the uniforms, the waving of the rich
plumes and the silver and gold en-
blems, which are conspicuous in the
Templar uniform, com bined to present
a scene that was pleasing and impress
i've.
The first division, which was led by
Sir Samuel G. Lawrence, grand com
mander of the grand commandery of
| Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as
chief marshal, with fifty-four promi-
nent knights of Boston commandery
as his aides, included the representa-
| tives of the grand Communicates of the
| United States, as escort to the grand
marshal, with ninety-three aides from
the more prominent commander
les of America; Boston commandery,
Detroit commandery as special escort
to Grand Master Hugh McCurdy; the
members of the grand encampment in
carriages and subordinate commander
les
The second division was led by Sir
Eugene II. Richards, of the grand COM
mandery of Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island, as chief of division. Command
cries of Massachusetts, and Rhode Isl
and composed the third division.
Sir Walter Cutting, of the grand
commandery of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island, was chief of division
four. Twenty commanderies of Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island composed
this division. New York, Virginia and
Vermont were represented in the fifth
division. Sir John Hatch, of the grand
commandery of New Hampshire, led
the knights of New Hampshire and
Connecticut, who made up the sixth di-
vision. He
With the beginning of the seventh
division the line began to take q west
ern appearance. Calvary commandery,
of Portsmouth, o., made fine appear
ance, Then came the Cincinnati dele
cation, then Reed commandery, of Day
ton, which went through some of the
special features of the Knights Templar
drill with commendable precision. One
of the Ohio bands that attracted atten-
tion was the Grand Army, of Canton.
When the carriage bearing the banner
of the grand commandery of Kentucky
came along, it was the signal for an
ovation. The famous boy commandery
from the Masonic home at Louisville
was close behind, marching like vet
} Grams and with the full Templar uni
form.
! Pennsylvania led off the eighth di
. vision. The Pittsburgers made a fine
appearance. st. Johns commandery,
! of Philadelphia, attracted notice fol
S their special marching and won ap
plause by the magnificent banners
{ they carried. After the Pennsylva
mans came the Communicates from In
q diana.
The ninth division was led by tn,
I Metropolitan band of Detroit. The
q Michigan knights followed with the eX
, ception of Detroit No. /, which served
n as special escort to the grand master
. Illinois with the famous Apollo com
E mandery, of Chicago, led the tenth di
n vision, then came Elwood commandery
of Springfield. Chicago commandery
Il Ottawa Commandery, Delta, of Clay
ton; st. Bernard, of Chicago; Engle
wood, of Chicago; Lincoln Park, o
a Chicago, and Chevalier Bayard, of Chi
i, cago, followed.
). California commandery No 1, at th
a head of the eleventh division, mounte,
4 and wearing a regalia almost barbara
a in its muniticence of velvet, rod
n through constant roar of applaus
n and cheers. Every man among then
d was physically a giant. Oakland com
- mandery followed on foot. Tennessee
, and Missouri followed.
The first division reached the review
ing stand at the end of the route a
:. 1905. The sinking sun shown on tn
F dials of the clock on the Quincy hous
= tower, marking 5:33, as the end of tn
,e thirteenth and last division reached tn
"a reviewing stand. Kansas led the d
ia vision. Then came Maryland CON
Do mandery and Baltimore and Crusade
% Communicates, of Baltimore. Oman
,e commandery came between the Mary
Is landers and the knights from West Vii
Y. ginia, Colorado and North Carolina
10 South Dakota bore sheaf of ripene
q grain. Montana and Wyoming close
the procession.
is Although it had been expected tina
n the proceedings following the parad
r. which formally opened the twenty
id sixth triennial conclave of the gran
Of encampment would be inaugnrated b
a 3 p. m, it was o'clock before Sir Hug
10 McCurdy stepped from his carriage /
~ front of the Masonic temple. The col
re clave was opened in due form and afte
of impressive devotional services TIL
grand master addressed the assembly