The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1895-08-31
Twenty-Five Thousand Knights
Templar Take Possession.
DAY OF FEASTlNG AND FR0llC
The Hub Has on Its Holiday Attire and
the Visitors Are Keeping
Open House.

dered to an invading army and tonight
is in the hands of $4,000 Sir Knights
Templar. These. with the ladies accom-
panying them and the immense throng |
of visitors, have swelled the citys pop |
ulation to such an extent as to cause |
one to wonder if the inhabitants of
Greater Boston have been forced in
side the citys limits. All day long com
manderies have been arriving from
north, east, south and west by hun
dreds and hftiesi they have come in
coach. parlor. sleeper and special cars,
until tonight there is assembled here
an army the like of which in splendor
and good-fellowship has never been
seen before in Boston.
The entire city has donned a holiday
dress, and on every hand flags, ban
ners, gaily-colored streamers and fash
ing lights greet the eye. Immense num-
bers of incandescent lights have been
arranged to represent every Masonic
emblem. The Masonic temple decora-
tions are of course the most elaborate,
the principal feature being huge out
line cross of colored lights, covering
almost the entire front of the building.
Along Newspaper row the occupants
have extended a welcome to the
knights in a blaze of light.
The weather clerk says there is no
cause for alarm and everyone is ex-
pecting a glorious sight tomorrow
morning when the thousands of
knights parade. Many grand stands
have been erected. and today the build
ing inspectors closely examined every
structure and condemned many as
unsafe. All these have been placarded
with an official notice and no one will
be allowed to occupy them.
The different hotels where the large
Communicates are making their head
quarters have been damned to the
doors. Each commandery is keeping
open house, and constant stream of
humanity with black and gold regalia
has been pouring in and out all day.
The principal reception of the day
was at the headquarters of the Boston
commandery in Horticultural hall. Two
tables were stretched from one end of
the long hall to the other, loaded with
eatables, while attendants dispensed
punch from enormous bowls. A gen
eral invitation was extended to visiting
Sir Knights to make themselves at
home, and there was no formality.
Tonight everyone is we'll settled and
the preparations for tomorrow's pa
geant are being completed.
CALIFORNIA IN EVIDENCE.
At the headquarters of the California
Communicates elaborate preparations
are being made to entertain guests.
California commandery in particular
will eclipse all their efforts at former
conclaves. Their rooms at the Parker
house are beautifully decorated with
ported palms and flowers of all kinds.
Wednesday morning the distribution of
souvenirs will be begun, and 10000
baskets of California fruit and %, 900
bottles of wine will be given away.
Golden Gate commandery of San
Francisco are holding open house at
the Columbia hotel. Sir Knights have
stretched huge banner across Wash
ington street high above the trolley
wires, proclaiming their whereabouts,
and every body is invited to pay re-
spects to the cinnamon bear who has
the distinction of being the youngest
Knight Templar in the world, being
only six months old.
Oakland commandery is entertaining
friends at the Hotel Barlow here. The
headquarters are decorated tastefully.
NOTABLE ARRIVALS
Henry L. Palmer, M. p, sovereign
grand commander of the supreme
the northern Masonic Jurisdiction of
the United States. arrived today and
is making his headquarters with the
Wisconsin delegation at the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music.
Among the western communicates
that arrived this afternoon was Mon
tana of Butte.
The railroads expect to bring in over
900 people before the parade starts
tomorrow, besides those from the sub
urban towns that make up Greater
Boston.
Boston, Aug. 27.-Seven hundred and
fifty thousand people saw parade of
over $4,000 Sir Knights Templar today
and with one accord pronounced it the
grandest pageant ever witnessed in
Boston. The clear skies and hot sun
of the past two days had given way to
heavy clouds, but finally the sun broke
through the clouds. Trains from every
direction brought thousands of uni
formed Templars and friends to swell
the host. The railroads were complete
ly overwhelmed by the magnitude OF
the crowd. Everywhere within ra-
dius of 20 miles of the state house to-
day was practically a holiday. The po-
lice appointments were well nigh per-
feet. Shortly before the parade started
platoons of officers cleared every street
through which Sir Knights were tc
pass, roped them off, and until the last
division passed no traffic of any kind
was allowed on those thoroughfares
The line of parade was formed in 13 di
-. visions in columns of double sections.
There was the usual DELAY cOnSe