Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-28
HOUSANDs IN LINE.
|.,r,sroN REVIEWED ny GRAND
|,,,NASpER WCURDY AND
GOV. GREENHALGE.
.,.,, regularIy opened and the
,.u.u.e Gathering Listens TO
reports of omcers.

i..,r. Aug. 27.--All Boston Is to-
|, Accusing the greatest gala day
Az has ever seen. For more than
! hours the principal avenues were
I,l,d by plumed knights Templar
hundreds OF thousands of specta-
crowded on the sidewalks to give
room, but now the populace is
Hiding in triumph over the pave
ID which this afternoon echoed the
Ming feet and the sight is almost
[xanderful as the pageant was. II
nearly o'clock when tho iast
knaniery broke ranks at the foot
.Vashngton street, ana the trat-
.ntirely resumed. All the after
Inc street car system was almSst
.|sly suspended, aven In the streets.
kaTh which the parade did not
when the cars did start up there
ne greatest rush ever seen In
.cn. There were none too many
stands TO accommodate the i'm
. throng that olamored for seats.
Iourh almost every foot OF avail
,paes alonH the line of march had
covered with platforms and seats.
n inch Of room was occupied. ana
vas hardly breathing space. Both
.nlnk and outgoing local trains
practically deserted during the
lroon but as soon as the parade
over there was a stampede for the
I, and the early evening trains
crowded TO suffocation. This great
as. however, seemed to make no
s,Iable difference In the size OF the
d which still continued to fill
thorouRhfare, The knights
mt splendid appearance in pa
As they passed the reviewing
h before Grand Commander Nc
h and Governor Greenhalge and
before Chief Marshal Lawrence
Mayor Curtis. many of them exc
intricate military evolutions
II won the admiration of the thous-
Who witnessed them. These tao
we're introduced by the more pro-
h commanderies at intervals along
lne Of march. Great admiration
Impressed at the appearance OF the
telniA and other Western delesa-
i evening" has been given up by the
thts to general merriment, There
mQuetr and receptions galore, and
2ssrs headquarters open house Is
8dfder. The conclaVe was officially
IL BY exercises in Masonic tenn
IMMEDIATELY after the close OF the
w. Tomorrow the serious business
b conclave Will be In order
nn hundred and fifty thousand
I saw the parade OF over 10000 sir
hs Ttmplar today, and with one
IA pronounced II the grandest pa
ever witnessed In Boston.
&tYwhere within q radius of TWEEN
alss Of the state house the day Is
eally holiday. Most OF the fac
u in near by cities are closed and
upestiyss helped to swell the
Is. who watched the procession.
u poles appointments were wei
perfect. Shortly before the parade
A. platoons OF officers cleared
every street through which the
Knights were to pass and ropeo
ef. and until the last division had
X 10 traffic of any kind was al
on those thoroughfares. =,
!, lines OF the parade were formeu
elrtssn divisions in a column OF
|k sections.
o'clock the Communicates OF the
division began to gather on the
aide Of Commonwealth avenue.
Berkely street, and at about tins
hour the other divisions began
X up their positions in the avenue
p back bay district. There was
usual delay consequent to the
luon OF tho great professions
Ifi we In 800 1gnasa ohnrtly a fteF
eock, and by 1880 the long line
4 y motion, the signal for the starr
Erected by the cheers and salutes
w persons gathered near the
x great body OF knights moved
vommonwealth avenue the spec
VS. an Inspiring one. The music
osnds and the applause of thous
people filled the air; gaily be
horses pranced at the head o.
Mlslon, while the contrast o.
. ss.lned black cloth of the uni
me waving Of the rich plumei
. y silver and gold emblems which
nsas1lcuous In the Templar uni
Inbined TO present a scene tina
4 EASING and impressive.
Z A'aa or the line reached the re
G stand at Blackstone squar'
~ this point the carrlageI
. 1ns Most Eminent Sir Mccurdy
ae master and the officers o
~ encampment dropped out o
y we occupants Joined Governo
z ~ IN the reviewing stand
M, hve hours they reviewed tn
y knights. The first division
s,.sd the stand was by far tn
n .ls'S scuve and picturesque an
n Tue greatest variety OF feat
sHs'on eommandery OF Wash
IL, y, was preceded by tn
f.aresque body OF musicians
A No.. Pleasant Field band o
composed entirely G
n NM dressed as zouayes.
IA eommandery of Washing
alss snty-fve men In line, a
Hl-Slaa nl was led by Il mascot. tn
hi son Of Sir knight RydeI
ltte y tiny black pony and /
Xft.., 1un commandery was III
Y numbers, having s00 me
- .hey We're followed nv d,
,s.amandery, which daliehte
aty nv 4 continuous exhlbltio
n conr,lehing. Every one OF ii
phishn in the second d
included 1900 knights wa
a. band. and this was lis,
Va, 1as In the third division
Ws'uu, rssllnposed OF 1900 men: Al
rost s,ery OF Chicago attracte
tfplan.s In their dlvlsio
Greeted them on ever
ipiles'1lls delegations In the d
snsn,"nig the Illinois KnighI
pm We most conspicuous
d. pfocession. THE f,irns