The Coconino weekly sun., 1895-09-05
MARCHING KNIGHTS.
A Magnificent Street Pageant in
Boston.
Over $4,000 Knights Temrlar In Limo In
differing Unlforms-A Great Day
aud Great Crowd at
the Hub.

BosToN, Aug. 2s. -Three.quarters of
million people saw the parade of over
$4,000 Knights Templars yesterday
and with one accord pronounced it the
grandest pageant ever witnessed in
this city. During the early hours it
was cloudy, but by II o'clock the sun
was shining again. Everywhere within
a radius of 20 miles Of the state house
the day was practically a holiday.
Most of the factories in nearby cities
were closed and the operatives helped
to swell the crowds which watched the
procession.
All of the appointments were we'll
nigh perfect. Shortly before che pa.
rade platoons Of officers cleared every
street through which the knights
were to pass and roped them off, until
the last division passed no traffic Of
any kind was allowed on those
thoroughfarcs.
The lines of parade were formed in
thirteen divisions in u column OF
double sections. At 9 o'clock the COM
manderies of the first division began to
gather on the south side Of Common
wealth avenue near Berkeley street and
at about the same hour the other divi-
sions began to take up their positions
in the avenues Of the Back Bay dis
trict. All was in readiness shortly
after 10 o'clock and at 1885 o'clock the
long line was in motion.
As the great body of knights moved
down Commonwealth avenue the spec
tacle was an inspiring one. The music
of 100 bands and the applause of thou
sands of people filed the air; the black
cloth of the uniforms, the waving Of
plumes and the silver and gold en-
blcms, conspicuous in the templar uni
form, combined to present scene that
was pleasing and impressive.
Right Eminent Sir Simon Marshall led
the Twelfth division, and Eminent Sir
James II. Frame was chief Of staff, as
sisted by nine aides. St. Louis had
the right of line in this division, fol-
lowed by fourteen Missouri command
cries and knights from Iowa, Minne-
sofa and Alabama
The thirteenth division was led by
Right Eminent Henry G. Jordan, Of
Rhode Island Communicates the chief
of staff being Eminent Sir Henry s.
Rowe, assisted by eleven aids. The
right Of line was given to Topeka No.
5, of Topeka, Kan. Besides other
Kansas Communicates there were
bodies from Baltimore, Nebraska,
West Virginia, Colorado. South Da-
kota, North Carolina, Montana and
Wyoming.
The twelfth and thirteenth divisions
were greeted by the tireless spectators
with as much enthusiasm as the first
delegation. The states of Missouri,
with st. Louis commandery at it's head,
Iowa and Minnesota all made brilliant
displays and We'd with each other in
the variety of their marching move.
ments and music. Louisiana and Ala.
bama's grand commandery was
prominent in the twelfth d.
vision. The day was intensely
hot. Many women and children
were overcome in the dense throngs,
and scores of knights who had started
on the AZ mile tramp dropped out OF
the line. The ambulances from the
police stations and the emergency
hospitals were busy all the time. The
most serious accident reported was to
Miss Lillian Dudley, 16 years old, who
was crushed in the crowd at the corner
Of Hanover and Washington streets
Her spine was seriously injured.
A reception was given in the evening
when Mayor Curtis in neat address
welcomed the Knights to Boston, fol.
lowed by Gov. Greenhalge, who deliv.
cred an address of welcome in behalf
of the state. Most Eminent Sir Hugh
McCurdy responded in behalf Of the
Knights Templar.
IN SESSION.
When the grand commandery
opened Grand Commander McCurdy in
his address, referred in we'll rounded
periods to the prosperity of the Tenn
plars and complimented Boston. Then
he paid tributes to departed members,
beginning with the late grand
sword bearer, George Cooper Connor,
who did at Chattanooga, Tenn, and
including the late past grand captain
general, James Sorley, Grand Recorder
William Bryan Isaacs and nincty-ive
other templars OF note in the various
states. includingJ. II. Philbrick, Dwight
Byington, G. w. Port, f. d. Hillyer, j.
H. Brown and +. w. Lanyon, of Kan
sas; c. w. Eaton, of Iowa, and +. A.
Allen, of Nebraska.