The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-08-31
BIG DAY AT BOSTON.
Magnificent Parade Of the Knights
Templar.


e Boston, Aug. 2a 2a-Three-quarters of
. million people saw the parade Of over
5000 Knights Templars yesterday
and with one accord pronounced 1t the
Rrandest pageant ever witnessed In
this city. During the early hours 1t
was cloudy, but by II o'clock the sun
was shining again. Everywhere within
q radius Of 60 miles of the state house
the day. was practically q holiday.
Most Of the factories In nearby cities
were closed and the operatives helped
to swell the crowds which watched the
procession. 81.
All OF the appointments were we'll
nigh perfect Shortly before the pa
rade platoons of officers cleared every
street through which the knights
were to pass and roped them OF, until
the last division passed no traffic OF
thorough ghfarcs
The lines Of parade were formed In
thirteen divisions in . column Of
double sectiona At . o'clock the com-
'manderies of the first division begsa 70
gather on the south side of Common.
weelth avenue near Bsrkley street and
st about the same hour the other dtyi-
sious began 70 take up their positions
in the avenues Of the Rack Bay dis
trict All was in readiness shortly
after 10 o'clock and at 10:s5 o clock the
long line wss IA motion.
A the great body Of knights moved
down Commonwealth ayenae the spec
tacle was an inspiring one. The music
Of 100 banda and the applause Of thou
sands o. people filed the cir; the black
cloth q the isaisorms, the waving Of
plumes spA the silver and gold en-
bisas, eouspicuous Ia the templsr uni.
eorn, con binsA - pssssnt scens that
vas plsasine end inpressive
Right Eminent Sir simon Marshall led
he Tweifth diIb ZION, aad Eminent str
yawnH. frtnY We chisf % sAa6, -
eists6 ~ uoAs 6ilsA o. Louis had
~ sighs - ltss u tAia division. fol-
lowed hy' fourteen Ansouri eonmsnd.
sries and knights from Iowa, Mime
sotA and AlabsmA. . -f
The thirtssnth divissoa wss led By
Right 4minsat Henry q. Jordas, Of
Rhods lslsud eommssAsries, the chief
Of staA bsin1 Bmlasnt w Henry Q.
Rowe, Assistsd ~ elsvsa ada The
rlghs Of lins was givso 70 Topeka No.
3 - Topska. Ran Dssidss othss
Ksnsass oomnandssisa there vsrs
boA1ss lroa Aslsinose.. Nsbrssks.
West visglaia. ColosaAo. 8oath Da,
lsota. North Carolina. Montana and
The twelfth and thirtseatA division.
were greeted By shs tirslsss spsctstoss
with q much eusA Ass1asm - the 0rsi
delegssiou. The stsesDg 81 Aissouri,
VIA D. Eeuis seau.aAasy - Ii hsaA,
lows saA Nioossota ~ AAAe brilliant
dispiays -snA vtsd With saeA other ir
Ne varisey a their nsrchin6 move
meats aad nasics Louisiasa and Ala
bsns's grand ,ooananAery wa,
proninsns n the twelfth d.
vision- The day was iatensely
hot Many women ead ehildres
were Overcome n The denss throa6a
aud scoses Of knishts who hsd startsd
On The ~ nile tramp dropped out d
the line. The snbalancss from tAs
police stations !, saa the sosrSencJ
HOSPITALS tstS busy an tbs time. tn.
most aerious scoidsnt reported was 4
Nis Lillian DuAisy, 70 ysArs old, wh<
wss crushed 10 the crowd % the oosnel
of Hanover sud WsahinGson streets
Her sptne was seriously tnjureA -aa
A reception wal given In the evesini
whsa Mayor Curtis In . neat address
welcomed the Knights 70 Boston. fol
lowed By Gov. 0rseuhslgs, who deaiv
cred IN sddrsss Of wslcoos u eehal
Of the sAsts. Most Eniseat sif Hugl
lgscasdy responded N bshaii Of tn
KnA0Ata Tempoar. ~. s.as,
Ia 4o.tHs.,. II asestsa.
When the grand eonmandsr,
opsped Grand Commander AcCurdy !,
hls address, referred in wsll rosnAs,
pesidds "a tbs iprospsSisy - The Tsul
plars ssd eomplimsntsA Boston. The
- posA sributes to departed msnbsrs
boGiAning inwith The late gran
sword bearer, George Coopsr Coanos
who died st Chattanooga, Tenn-, an
Including the late past grad captain
general, James Sorley, 0fauA Rsoords
wniiam bfyau lsaacs and niastS -Av
-oshsf tsmplars Of note n The vasioa
ststes. .inclading ]. q. PhilbsiolE. Dwigh
Dyiagt6u, q ". Port. z D. Hillyss,
q. Brown and +. w. Lanyon, Of Kal
saa; c. w. Eaton, Of Iowa, and :.
| Allan Of Nobrnakn.