Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-26
TEMPLARS IN BOSTON.
Forty Thousand of Them Are
 Gathering at the "Hub."
RECEPTION OF THE DELEGATIONS.

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 a 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 encampmeAts 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 q number of excursions down the harbor took place | today atNlO a.. m., the parade and escort to grand master, officers and suit, will start l from Commonwealth avenue. The process | 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- l 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 1 officers of grand communicates and ladies' Wednesday morning the prize drill takes place on the Boston ball grounds by the l 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 l Mechanics building open to all sir knights and ladies' St. Omer commandery of South Boston, with its guests-Palestine l of New York and St. John of St. John N. B.-will receive.
 l | will be excursions on the harbor. The | triennial committee will give a banquet | to the grand cncampment in the evening | at the VendOmc.
 Friday will be made up of trips in the l harbOr. Many western and southern com | manderies have planned special pilgrim | ages to the White mountains. The grand commandcry of New Hampshire has es- I tablished headquarters on the summit of ! Monnt WoShinot and at Fobvan'c AP- | engagements have been made by the Bos- l ton and Maine railroad for 1,600 sir l knights to ascend Mount Washington. l Secretary Herbert will have the white l squadron sail down from Portland and be l in the harbor Aug. 30.
 Decorations throughout the city are on | an elaborate scale. Souvenirs are almost | as countless as the sands of the sea. A | number of handsome arches have been built in the streets. In the public gardens | Masonic emblems formed from flowers of | every hue adorn the walks, and the great l est ingenuity has been displayed in their | arrangement Every available space has | been utilized for the erection of reviewing l stands.
 The CalifOrnians Lavish Display.
 Boston commandery, the largest in the world, numbering over 1000 members, is l said to have levied an assessment of $35 | on each member, making $35, 000 to be | spent in entertaining tho visitors. They are outdoing themselves, as this will prob | ably be the last conclave of the whole of the United States. The order has become so large that it is likely to be divided into | two jurisdictions at an early date.
 Of the visitors the Californians cut a | conspicuous figure. The Golden Gate commandery, 175 strong, come with a live
 bear as a mascot. California commandery
 No. 1, the oldest on the slope entertains
 lavishly, and carloads of fruit and wine
 have been sent here for free distribution. The members of this commandery wear
 costly uniforms of black velvet trimmed
 with heavy gold and silver braid The
 uniforms cost from $500 to $1, 900, and the
 Californians, in their sable cloaks, mount
 ed on coal black horses, will make a noble
 sight in the narades.
 Altogether 4O GOO members of the order 1 will gather here, making, with their fam
 flies and entourage, fully 100, 900 visitors
 to the Hub. If the weather be flne fully
 S5, 900 knights are expected to take part
 in the parade.
 | In connection with the conclave will be
 held the sessions of the supreme body of
 the Order of the Eastern Star, the ladies
 annex to Knights Templary. Among the
 most prominent delegates will be Mrs
 Mary c. Snedden of St. Louis, most
 worthy grand matron, and Mrs. Lorraine
 J. Pitkin of Chicago, right worthy grand
 secretary. Mrs Snedd3n has been a mem
 Der of the order since 1873 and has held
 all the lower offices. Mrs. Pitkin has been
 in the order since 1866. She has produced
 an ode book and badges for the order. She
 has served several terms as postmistress
 of the Illinois legislature
 Providence Communicates Offended.
 PROVIDENCE, Aug. 26.-St. John com
 mandery No. l, Knights Templar, of this
 city, the oldest commandery in America,
 has announced it's refusal to join in the
 parade at Boston on Tuesday because of a
 misunderstanding with Grand Command
 CT William c. Lawrence. When the pro-
 gramme was arranged in March, St. John
 commandery was given the right of line
 as the senior organization. It became
 known last week that General Lawrence
 had changed his plans and had decided to
 place St. John commander No. ot
 Boston ahead of Providence. Judge Car
 penter, commander of St. John No. 1,
 called on General Lawrence and ascertain
 ed for certainty that the change had
 been decided on.
 After considering the matter St. John
 commandery No. decided not to parade.
 Calvary commandery, this city, Is con-
 sidering the advisability of also remaining
 out of the parade through sympathy
 with the other commandery. The leading
 members of St. John commandery feel
 that as they were given the right of line
 at Washington and Denver they should be
 first in line of unattached communicates
 in the Boston parade.
 The cOmmandery has expended several
 hundred dollars in purchasing new flags,
 banners, regalia, etc., and had made all l necessary nreDarations for anDearinp in