The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-29
CONNECTICUT KNIGHTS rEMPnAR.

4 Unstinted Praise and Attention shown the ' Connecticut Communicates During the X Great Parade--Death of New London I Knight.
 E Boston, Aug. 2S.-The headquarters of the Connecticut grand commandery at ' the Copley Square hotel were thronged x last evening with the sir knights of the 2 various communicates of the state. The visitors and their ladies were received < by R. E. Sir Hugh Sterling of Bridge x port, the grand commander, and his x subordinate officers. A pleasant incl X dentsand one that was hugely enjoyed, 5 was the presentation of two specimens < of Connecticut's products to the grand < commander. One was huge wooden < nutmeg, suspended by a broad, black ' and white ribbon, which was presented ! on behalf of New Haven commandery 4 No. 2 by E. Sir Eli $. Quintard, past z commander The other was an inita- ton of a ham, and this, too, hung from { black and white ribbon. The latter 2 was from Hamilton commandery of IF Bridgeport, and was presented by E.. fs SlA i1oNip 1AAlSAi, Pcot iAS
 recipient of the gifts responded to the 8 presentation speeches in happy vein, and hung the two specimens from the 4 central chandelier.
 # HOW THE CONNECTICUT KNIGHTS
 MARCHED.
 Boston has seen many grand parades but her streets have known nothing in AL xn. z11 ing than the long column of sir knights < in their elegant array, which swept < through them Tuesday. The parade z was five hours and twenty-four minutes in passing Mayor Curtis at Adams x square The fairest estimate would fix s the number at full 25,000 men, If not in x deed increase it to more nearly 30,000. < So dense were the people that for a time they actually threatened to dispute the S passage of the procession. There must si have been more than 10000 men, women < and children in sight before the observ- CTS in the grand stand down the wide E avenue, while 50,000 would be small for the great number in range of Grand @ Master McCurdy's vision from his seat in the box assigned him.
 I ue 0OultSCLICuL CO1I1ldilucIitS WGiG
 assigned to the sixth division in the great parade, and 9 o'clock found them E all in place on Marlborough street, N where, in company with their compan- X ions from New Hampshire, they pa
 tientIy waited through the hours that < passed before the division moved. Res 2 idents of the street extended many
 courtesies to the waiting knights, and
 made as pleasant as possible the hours < of waiting. Chairs were furnished and s3 refreshments gladly offered and grate- < fully received.
 Washington No. 1 of Hartford num- : bers among it's knights many excellent vocalists, whose rendering of familiar s4 songs was keenly enjoyed.
 Connecticut contributed as her quota $ line of communicates with well filled ranks. They were filled with good sol 5 i'd, manly men, the manhood of which ! New England makes her boast. { Finally, at 1:30, came the order, "Sir $ knights, fall in r' First came Wash ington commandery, the oldest body, < headed by Colts First regiment band.
 Wheeling into Commonwealth avenue y with perfect alignment and distances. s the commandery won well-merited ap- plause, and fiattering comments were E heard on all sides.
 y Following came New Haven No. 2, with the Second regiment band, keep fling to the high standard of excellence set by the older body
 Columbian No. of Norwich, behind Sits predecessors only in the position as sssigned it in the line, next won friends and admirers by its appearance and marching. and added to the impression . of solidity made by our neighbors
 Hamilton No. of Bridgeport testified
 to the sterling qualities of Bridgeport's scitizens and the interest and enthusiasm of her Knights Templar by its fine ap-
 pearance and finished evolutions, which were watched with admiration.
 Following came Palestine No. of