Connecticut western news., 1895-08-29
KNIGHTS IN BOSTON.
FORTY THOUSAND TEMPLARS ARE GATHERED AT THE HUB.
A Rig Crowd Saw the Parade, Which Was the Most Brilliant Ever Witnessed In Boston-Rivalry For the Next ConcIave. The Weeks Programme.

BOSTON, Aug. 26.-An army of 40, 900
 knights has captured Boston today, and tomorrow the twenty sixth triennial con-
 clave of the grand encampment of the
 Knights Templars of the United States
 will assemble.
 For year or more committee of the
 grand commandery of Massachusetts and
 Rhode Island has been mapping its plans
 for the reception of its guests. At the
 head is Grand Commander Samuel c.
 Lawrence. Many of the visiting sir
 knights are accompanied by their families. Representation will also be found in the
 parade for the first time in the history of
 the grand encampment of the Scottish
 Knights Templars, which works under
 the authority of the chapter general of
 Scotland. There are none in the United
 States, but two encampments are in St.
 John, N. B., and St. Stephen, N. B. St.
 John encampment will parade with St. Omer of South Boston. The ceremony
 will extend over six days.
 Headquarters of the grand commandery of Massachusetts were opened today in
 Hotel Brunswick, and the local command cries devoted themselves to the escort of
 visitors on arrival The first of number
 of excursions down the harbor took place
 today at 10 a. m., the parade and escort 10 grand master, officers and suit, will start from Commonwealth avenue. The prooes- sion will made up thirteen divisions in columns of double sections and will be re- viewed at Columbus square by Grand Master Holmes of Massachusetts; at Blackstone square, Washington street, by
 Grand Master McCurdy of the grand en-
 campment of the United States and Gov
 ernor Greenhalge; at Adams square by Grand Commander Lawrence, chief mar shal of the parade, and Sir Knight Edwin U. Curtis, mayor of Boston.
 The President Could Not Attend. An invitation was sent to President Cleveland, but he wrote that he could not
 attend. The chief social event will be the
 reception by Massachusetts grand com
 mandery to the grand encampment, the
 officers of grand communicates and ladies. l Wednesday morning the prize drill takes
 place on the Boston ball grounds by the | following bodies: Detroit commandery Detroit; Columbia of Washington, St. Bernard of Chicago, Apollo of Troy, Reed
 of Dayton, O., and Minneapolis drill
 corps. The usual afternoon excursions will follow. At night a reception in honor
 of Grand Master McCurdy will be held in | Mechanics building, open to all sir knights and ladies. St. Omer eommandery of DOulH DOStOu, Wltn US RueSJS-1alSSllu6 | of New York and St. John of St. John, | N. B.-will receive.
 Thursday from 10 a. m. to p. m. there | will be excursions on tho harbor. The triennial committee will give banquet to the grand encampment in the evening | at the Vendome.
 Friday will be made up of trips in the | harbor. Many western and southern com
 manderies have planned special pilgrim | ages to the White mountains. The grand commandery of New Hampshire has es-
 tablished headquarters on the summit of Mount Washington and at Fabyan's. Ar
 engagements have been made by the Bos- 1 ton and Maine railroad for 1,600 sir | knights to ascend Mount Washington. 1 Secretary Herbert will have the white ! squadron sail down from Portland and be 1 in the harbor Aug. 30.
 l Decorations throughout the city are on
 an elaborate scale. Souvenirs are almost
 countless the sands of the sea. A
 number of handsome arches have been
 built in the streets In the public gardens i Masonic em5lems formed from flowers of
 every hue adorn the walks, and the great
 est ingenuity has been displayed in their
 arrangement. Every available space has
 been utilized for the erection of reviewing ] stands.