The evening times., 1895-08-14
Local Conmsaderies Complete
Plans for the Trip.
SOME PROMISED PLEASURES
Itinerary of the Journey and Pro-
gramme For the Sojourn in the
City of Culture Arranged-Line
OF March-Every Day to Be One
of Joliity and Good Cheer.

manderies for attending the twenty-sixth
ment, Knights Templar of the United
states. which will meet in Boston August
%. have been completed most satisfactorily.
The pilgrima ge committees have de
cidetf that the four Communicates proceed,
if possible, from Washington to Boston
As at present planned, the day OF depar-
ture will he Sunday, August %. over
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, by sec
tions.
On arriving at Jersey City the sir
knights will be met by the steamer Con-
necticut. of the Providence line, and pas
sengers and baggage soon transferred to
the steamer. and it is expected that the
water portion of the trip from Jersey
City to Providence will commence not
later than 8 O'Clock.
Dinner will be ready ON the boat on
the arrival of the first section, and ctn-
tinue until all have dined, aud, as the
Providence line officials have made ample
arrangements to feed about $50 persons
at once, it will readily be seen that all
can be served within a reasonable time.
Providence will be reached the follow
ing morning, and after ample opportunity
for brea kfast-say from to 8 a. m.-
the train will be taken for Boston, where
it is expected to arrive not later than
$50 n. m., Monday, August 90.
In Boston acceptable accommodation
have been procured and every arrangement
made by the Boston people for the comfort
ha pua 10 Y risitn hai vol
at the Hub, will he met by committees and
escorted to their respective quarters.
PARADE AND ENTERTAINMENT.
The programme of the parade and enter
tainnIent is about as follows:
: Monday-The reception Committee, with
the assistance of the communicates located
in Boston and its vicinity, will continue to
receive and escort visiting conimanderies
Tuesday-The grand parade and escort
of Most Eminent Sir Hugh McCurdy grand
master, Officers and members of the Grand
Encampment Of Knights Tempiar of the
United States. The line will be formed at
8 a. H. and the sta rt ia ke place at 10 a. IN.
X, En- Sir Samuel C. Lawrence, grand
commander of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of Mas sachusetts and
Rhode Island, will he chief marshal. and
the procession will move over the folio wing
route:
Commonwealth avenue, from Dartmouth
stree. TO Arlington street; Arlington street
to Boylston street, Boylstou street To Hunt
ington avenue, Copley square, Huntington
avenue 10 Dartmouth street, Dartmouth
street to Columbus avenue, Columbus ave-
nue. to Massachusetts, avenue, Massacau-
n I'm, nfnn gtr
Adams square, to Hanover street, where
the parade will Ike dismissed and the men,
bers Of the grand encampment escorted to
Masonic Temple.
At the conclusion of the parade the grand
encnlapment will open the triennial con-
clave and continue in session during the
week.
THREE NILES TO MARCH.
The route is somewhat over three miles
long, and probably $4,000 Sir Knights,
accompanied by their bands of music, will
parade in the escort, representing every
Tcmplar jurisdiction in the United States.
In the evening receptions will be given
and the remaining portion OF the visit,
outside of the business meetings, will be
given up TO harbor excursions, visits to
Bunker Hill aud other places Of historical
interest
Sir Harrison Dingman, of Washington
No. 1, of this city, will be
in charge of the eleventh division, with
Sir s. II. Merrill as chief of staff and sirs
George E. Corson, A. W. Kelly, Allison
Nailor, ir., William a. Boyd and Albert
Cottle, as aides.
There are thirty eight grand comman-
ders in the United States. The member
ship of Columbia Commandery of this city
is greater than any one of twelve of the
grand Communicates, while the member
ship of the four commanderics in the Dis
trict OF Columbia is greater than that of
any one of twenty 1.-TWO out of the thirty
eight grand Communicates. or the thirty
Communicates under the grand
nearly two-thirds of the men,
bership is in Washington. The present
of Columbia Commandery is
$50, and the total membership of the four
in the District OF Columbia
is about 1000.