The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-06
KNIGHTS rEMpIAR FLOWERS.

Elegant Designs Will be Seen In Boston's
 Public Garden - The Program For the
 Four Days Ceiebration--The Connecticut
 Communicates Headquarters.
 Boston, Aug. 5,-When the Knights Templar assemble In grand conclave August 27 they will find on the public garden some fine work in the line of
 floral designs. During the recent Chris tan Endeavor convention many were the compliments bestowed upon the fine work of the gardeners, but the designs which are now being arranged will out do them for beauty, if not for ingenui- ty.
 In making these designs 1t Is the pur- pose of the gardeners to have them fol- low closely the badges and emblems of the Masonic fraternity, even including the colors. Six new designs will be laid out, but in all there will be about twen- ty, as many of those used recently can be changed by using Masonic letters and notices in place of those now to be seen.
 Two of the new designs represent Mall tese crosses with other emblems placed in the corners, and in the center of each an immense palm tree. In size they are 15x15 feet. Near the Washington monument is to be a design of the badge of the grand commandery of Massachu- setts and Rhode Island, and at about the same distance from the monument on the south side there has already been laid out a design of the badge adopted in honor of the twenty-slxth conclave. They are 22x14 feet In size, and after they have been clipped two or three times will be the finest ever seen Tn the garden.
 On the south side of the circular plot handsome cross, filled in with other de- signs, which will be slightly changed, and on the east side of the plot will be the badge of the Easterm Star. l On the north side will be an immense Templars' cross, with cross and crown | in the center. Just what the design for the west side will be has not been fully l decided. The notices and letters now | to be seen on the arches over the bridge will be removed and Masonic motto >s substituted. Festoons of flowers will cover the remainder of the arches. Designs other than those already emu
 merated may be made; but the forego- | ing outlines substantially the projects
 of the department.
 | All the Connecticut communicates will attend this big triennial. They will be
 quartered as follows during their stay
 at the Hub:
 Grand oommandery, Hotel Abbots-
 ford.
 1-Washington, Hartford, Hotel Ven
 dome.
 I 2-New Haven, New Haven, American I house.
 | Columbian, Norwich, Laselle sem mary.
 5-Hamilton. Bridgeport, S5, Ss, 37 West Newton street.
 | 6-Palestlne, New London. 7-Clark, Waterbury, %, B Holyoka street, Cambridge.
 l S--cyrene, Middlatown, S9 5e, 60, 66
 West Newton street.
 9-St Elmo, Meriden, F Blagdon lstreet, 62, 64, 66, s1 West Rutland square.
 I 1o-Crusader Danbury, individually
 Following is the four days program;
 Sunday, August 25-1o:3O a. m, relg- | ious exercises will be held in the l churches, to which the sir knights and their families will be cordially welcom- 1 ed. In tsa afternoon at o'clock a spe- l cial service will be held at Trinity church, Copley square, at which V. D, l Sir and Rev. Joseph M. McGrath, grand prelate of the grand encampment, will Iofficiate. M. E. Sir Hugh McCurdy grand master of'Knights Templar. and
 his escort, Detroit commandery 1, will
 be present.
 Monday, August 26-The reception committee, with the assistance of the | communicates located in Boston and its | vicinity will continue to receive and es- cort visiting communicates. The head ! quarters of the grand conimandery of Massachusetts and Rhode Island will be open in Hotel Brunswick to visiting sil
 knights, also the headquarters of the triennial committee. The large steam. boat, Cygnus, with carrying capacity of 1000 persons, will leave Constitu. tion wharf. 409 Commercial street, al 10 a. m. and D. m. Tickets for har-
 bor excursions for this and other days will be issued to sir knights in uniform and their ladies, the number not to ex. ceeed 200 for each trip. The Walthan Watch company band will furnish music for all the excursions and light col. | lation will be served.
 Tuesday, August 27-The grand pa rade and escort of M. E. Sir Hugh Mo. 1 Curdy, grand master, officers and mem. bers of the grand encampment oi Knights Templar of the United States l The line will be formed at a. rn., and the start will take place at 10 a. m Harbor excursions, with music, etc. at D. m., returning at p. m. Tn the
 evening receptions will be held by va rious commentaries. A reception vii
 be given by the grand commandery ot Massachusetts and Rhode Island at its headquarters at Hotel Brunswick, Boyl
 ston street, by invitation, to the mem, bers of the grand encampment, the 1 officers of the grand communicates ant the councils of communicates with theil ladies.
 Wednesday, August 2S-A grand ex- hibition drill will be given at 10 a. m on the Boston baseball grounds on Wal pole street (from No. 1073 Fremont street. by the following visiting com manderies and drill corps in full tenn