Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-27
Grandest Pageant in the History Of
Boston.
PARADE OF TIE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Unusual Honor Accorded District
Communicates.
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Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BOSTON, August 27.-The District COM
manderies were astir at an early hour this
morning, in anticipation of the grand
parade. Orders to fall in were given at 8
o'clock, and by o'clock all were in their
several positions in the vicinity of the
Hotel Vendome, where the first division, to
which they had been assigned. was to
form. First in procession after the chief
marshal and aids came Boston Com
mandery, acting as escort to the officers
and members Of the Grand Encampment
who were in carriages, Detroit Command
cry serving in a like capacity for Most
Eminent Grand Master Hugh McCurdy Of
Michigan. Immediately following the car
riages came communicates holding char
ters direct from the Grand Encampment
1t is unusual to give these independent
conamandertes this honor, but inasmuch as
the bulk of their membership is in the
District Of Columbia, the local committee
arranging the parade thought it would be
a neat compliment to pay to the fraters of
the national capital, in evidence of appre-
citation of the part taken by the latter in
the entertainment of the triennial conclave
of 1880
Washington Commandery, No. 1, was
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and it is needless to add that the little fell
lows fairly captured the town by their ex-
cellent marching music and their maneu-
vering. They wore bright new uniforms
and bore themselves in becoming man.
FER.
Washington Commandery in black uni
forms presented a magnificent appearance
Their marching was especially fine. The
commandery. in the absence of Eminent
Commander Holt was in charge of Gen
eralissimo Samuel c. Thompson.
Columbia Commandery had engaged Ger
mania band of Boston to furnish it's music
and made one of the finest displays in it's
history. Improvement in their marching
was noticeable.
Potomac Commandery also excelled It's
former records in point of numbers, and
De Molay never looked better, mounted
on fine-looking chargers.
After completing the line of march, the
District communicates repaired to their
quarters for lunch, after which they re-
turned to Blacks tone Square to assist Bos-
ton Commandery in escorting officers and
members of Grand Encampment to Ma
sonic Temple, where the sessions of tri-
ennial conclave were to begin.
Altogether it was long march, but the
District fraters, enjoying the distinction
accorded them, withstood the fatigue like
veterans.
The District Of Columbia was still further
honored by having one of its citizens, Sir
Harrison Dingman, as commander of the
eleventh division of the parade. His chief
Of staff was Captain Simeon H. Merrill
and his aids, Allison Nailor, w. Andrew
Boyle, Albert Cottle, George E. Carson and
Andrew w. Kelly. This division was COM
posed of some of the most noted command
cries Of the country, including California
and Golden Gate of San Francisco and
Wisconsin. No. /, of Milwaukee. also the
grand communicates of California, Tennes-
see. Wisconsin, New Jersey and Georgia.
Eminent Sir Fred G. Alexander repre-
sented the District of Columbia on the
staff of Chief Marshal Lawrence and Will
liam Messervy was one of that officials
aids.
A petition of thirty-three sir knights of
the District Of Columbia will be presented
to the grand encampment asking for a
charter to organize a new commandery
to be known as Orient Commandery, which
will meet in the new lodge room of Naval
Lodge on Capitol Hill. A petition to nom
inate Alexander Mckenzie as eminent COM
and DIR. George c. Ober as captain will
also be presented. 1t is believed there will
be no opposition to the new commandery.
Colonel NJ. NJ. Parker is here in attend
ance upon sessions of the conclave.