The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-27
MASONS ARE BUSY.
Commentaries Are Pouring Into Boston by
 Hundreds.

Hundreds.
 Boston, Aug. 26.-This has been the busiest day yet among the Knights, and the air has been constantly filled with the music of bands accompanying visiting commanderies as they marched from the various railroad stations to their headquarters. Street car service is badly demoralized, owing to blockad- ing. The sidewalks have been crowded with sightseers, and slight idea was gained of the immense crowd that may be expected tomorrow.
 Poughkeepsie and Rondout comman- deries arrived this afternoon with 100 in the party. One of the largest delega- tions was the one from Chicago com manderies from the remoter sections boat this afternoon, they having come by way of Montreal and had an exceed {. ingly pleasant trip. Including ladies there were about 150 in the party Their headquarters are in Hotel Hunting don
 Washington commandery of Wash ington, Ind, arrived by way of Nigga ra Falls and a large delegation from South Dakota loomed up in large pro- portions later on, the latter comprising five or six commentaries from various sections of the state. Besides the ar rivals from distant points many con- manderies fgrom the remoter sections of New England put in an appearance, but the larger portion of the New Eng land communicates will come in late to- night or tomorrow. Vermont, 800 strong, came in this afternoon, incud- ing the entire state representation, ex- cept from Newport and St. Johnsbury. Portland, Me-, commandery has sent 300 Knights, who are quartered at the Victoria.
 All headquarters tonight are the cen- ters of gay gatherings and receptions. At the California headquarters visit ors have had wine and luscious fruits from the slope at their command
 To the general public the big parade is the feature of the week. It will be magnificent and brilliant affair, but it is really but the prelude to the inn portant business of the organiza ton. When the grand parade is over, anoth- CT procession will be formed in Adams Square. This will consist of the first division, headed by the grand com mander of the grand commandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and his staff and by them the grand master will be escorted from Adams Square to the Masonic Temple where the con- clave will be formally opened It is doubted if much important business will be transacted at the opening.
 The members of the grand encamp- ment and the grand encampment off cials will proceed at once to Corinthian hall The parade is advertised to start promptly at noon. It will take the par ade between five and six hours to pass a given point. The route of the process sion is from Commonwealth avenue at g the junction of Berkeley street, to Ar ' lington to Boylston through Copley square, to Dartmouth street, to Colum- t bus avenue to Massachusetts avenue to Washington and Washington to Ad- ans square.
 The reviews will be in Columbus square by Most Worshipful Edwin B Holmes grand master of Masons ir Massachusetts; in Blackstone square i. fby Most Eminent Hugh McCurdy < grand master of the grand encampment officers and members of the grand en- campment and His Excellency Governor X Greenhalge, and in Adams square by the chief marshal, General Lawrence and His Honor Mayor Curtis