The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-15
C0NCLAEE is OPEN
KANSAS KNIGHT TEMPLARs HAVE
CAPTURED THE PRINCESS.


Nearly Two Thousand Knights and Many
Ladies of the Eastern star are Present.
imposing Parade in the Afternoon
wichita Wins the First Prize in the
Competitive DrilI--BriIIiant Reception,
Concert and Bali Given in the Evening
The Streets Were Crowded All Day
Sundry Notes of a Grand Masonic Event
The annual conclave of the knights
Templars of Kansas commenced in the
district court room in this city yes
terday with the following grand officers
present:
Sir Clark Gray, r. E., grand COM
mander
Sir A G. Robb, V. e, deputy grand
commander.
Sir r. E. Torrington, E, grand gen
e?alisSimo.
Sir ". c. Holmes, E, grand captain
general.
Sir Richard .Elesby, E, grand pre-
late.
Sir VIII c. Chaffee, E. grand senior
Sir e. H. Jenkins. E.. grand junior
warden.
Sir Winfield S. Corbett, E., grand treas
Crer.
Sir Dwight Byington, e.. grand re-
corder
Sir Edward Hyes, E, grand standard
bearer.
Sir Edward + Nelson E, grand sword
bearer.
Sir Charles NJ Jones, E, grand war
den.
Sir W. II. Underwood, T., grand cap
tain Of guard.
There was not much done owing to
the parade, prize drill and other events
of the day. The grand commander,
grand recorder and grand treasurer
read their reports which were listened
10 with interest and according TO Gus
tom referred to a committee on the re
ports OF the grand officers. An adjourn
inent was then taken until O'Clock
this morning when the work Of the con-
c!ave viii be resumed.
MORNING SCENES
At an early hour the knights Tenn
plars began TO appear upon the streets
and the white plumes grew thicker and
thicker until half past nine when> the
Wichita Knights headed by Marshall's
band marched To the different hotels
and the visiting knights fell in line
and marched to the court house. There
the court house yard The Knights
marched past the court house and Mar
shalIS band was stationed on either
side Of the broad cement walk lead
ing from Main street TO the door of the
court house. The Knights marched in
and there was a steady stream of white
pulmes pouring into the court house
and up the wide stone steps 10 the dis
trict court room where the first session
OF the grand lodge was held. Judge
Reed having dismissed court in order
TO give the Knights a suitable room
After the Knights entered MarShalls
military band marched down Main
street and il was always followed by d
crowd BY noon the Wellington band
and Holidays military band of Hutch /
inson had arrived and the air was full
of music.
Marshalrs band is the largest in the !
state but the Wellington and Hutchin- |
son bands make good music and they /
We're the recipients Of many compli- |
ments and they drew a crowd wher- |
ever they played.
The streets were crowded with people /
all day yesterday, many having come /
a long distance to see the knights !
parade and they were satisfied with the
show. The Knights with blue suits
and white plumes and bright swords
made ? splendid appearance.
THE PARADE AND DRILL
At , o'clock in the afternoon the grand |
parade formed at the Carey hotel and /
marched to the drill grounds az the /
Park school house. 1t presented an i'm /
posing appearance as column after /
column of Knights, clad in their gor- /
geous uniforms, marched west on Doug /
las avenue 10 Main street and thence I
north to Tenth street. MashaIS mil /
itary band of Topeka led the parade. !
followed by Mt OliVet COmmandTy 81 /
this city which acted as an escort 10 !
the drill companies and in fact the en-
tire procession of Knights which con- I
sisted Of the Communicates Of Newton,
Emporia. Hutchinson. Topeka. Win
field. Wellington. Anthony and grand
officers who rode in carriages The
Wellington and Hutchinson bands were
also in the procession and received
their compliment Of cheers which We're
well deserved. The competitive drill
was participated in 10y the commander
les of Wichita. Newton and Hutchinson.
1t was witnessed by an immense throng
of people, carriages thrOnginE the street
for several blocks. W. II. Chapman, \.
u. NiCkerSOn and Il. II. Mearns. three
United States army officers from Fort
Leavenworth were the judges and they
watched and noted every movement.
with the eyes OF critics. II could easily
be seen that Wichita would win the first
prize Of $3.50 and did. making a very |
creditable record. Newton came next
with the second prize. while yelling
ton captured the third prize Of 800.
Wellington did remarkably we'll and
actually surprised themselves, for they
had six men in their drill corps that were
never before in line. Mayor Savage,
who is a military authority, watched
the WellingtonS with great interest and
recorded every point they made on his
expansive white cuff Speaking with a |
1n no rsa~.
beat our boys only one point and / at
tribute that TO Glenn Spruance. whom !.
we all regard IS second \apolean
down our way on account of his mill
tary genius. When the order uncover
was given, Mr.. Spruance took off his
helmet. took out his handkerchief
wiped tn esweat off his brow with <.
put it back in his helmet again. and
when all this was done the remainder
of the corps had made two or three
movements. II is thought very
proba BILE that Mr. .Spruance did not vote
for Mr.. Savage the last time he ran
for mayor, hence the criticism. The
judges spoke highly Of the tactics of all
three Of the contestants.
RECEPTION AT THE AUDITORIUM.
The reception last night at the audi
forum TO the visiting Knights and
their ladies was a brilliant affair. All
the beauty and chivarly OF southern
Kansas and Oklahoma was present, and
ii was social event that VIII long be
remembered. Every seat in the I'M
mense building was crowded and every
body was comfortable. owing 10 the
fine breeze that came through the well
ventilated building. Everybody prais-
ed the auditorium as summer han
and they certainly had reason 10. for
the interior Was as comfortable as a
lawn would have been The decora-
tons were elaborate. The red. white |