The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-28
DEPARTURE OF THE KNIGHTS.
Large Number Of C Communicates Left
the City Yesterday.

The threatening weather Of the past
two days which seems to have held off
far the special benefit Of our visiting
Knights Templar, kindly refrained
again yesterday from soiling the hand
some uniforms Of our guests as they
left their quarters in the various hotels
and took their departure from the city.
All day yesterday the evidences of
the breaking up of the conclave were
seen in the bus loads Of Knights and
ladies' with their baggage and regalia,
which were being hurried to every out
going train. With two or three eXcep-
tions every commandery. as COM
mandery, had left the city by Z o'clock
last evening. The Mary Commandery,
Of Philadelphia, will remain in the city
until $50 o'clock this afternoon. Last
evening q number Of this commandeYy
with their ladies visited the steel mills
and this morning they Will make q
trip into the mines Of the Spencer and
Nay Aug Coal company at Dunmore:
About ten carriages full Of Knights
and ladies Of Kadosh commandery, Of
Philadelphia. employed the morning
yesterday from $50 o'clock until noon
I'm driving about the city. This COM
mandery left for home at 9.45 on u spe-
cial train.
The COriHthian Chasseurs. Of Phila
delphia, is another commandery which
remains over until today. A number
of the ladies with this commandery
We're with the party which took the
trip over the gravity road to Honesdale
during the forenoon. Many Of them
were familiar with the ride over the
Switchback at Mauch Chunk and Glen
Onoka, but were enthusiastic in their
praises CT the superior natural scenery
IA tNSy 90 II,
Chasseurs will leave at s o'clock this
morning in body.
HUGH DE PAYENS DEPART.
The Hugh de Payens commandery,
No. 10. of Easton. which excited much
admiration during the parade Tuesday
by their excellent marching and drill
movements, left at s o'clock Yesterday
afternoon on special trian. In ac-
cordance with rule of this command
cry which requires that the command
cry upon leaving n town to march to
their train in body. the members pro-
ceeded to their cars on Lackawanna
avenue in full dress uniform at 3.45
yesterday afternoon. This rule Is
strictly adhered, to and moreover they
| demad that every member whom they
take out with them on an itinerary
shall return with the comMandery or
present proper explanation lOT not so
doing.
The high standing which the COM
| mandery enjoys in its own city Is wit
messed by the fact that 1t is customary
| for the citizens to tender them a pub
| lie reception upon their return from a
conclave. They will be given ban
quet on their arrival in Easton to-
night; probable in consideration Of the
| fact that they bring with them the
new grand commander Of the state,
Right Eminent Sir Samuel 8. Yohe. q
member Of Hugh de Payens, elected in
this city yesterday. The commandery
| left the city at 8 o'clock on special
| train.
| Hutchinson commandery, No. SO. Of
Norristown, left at o'clock on special
train via the Delaware and Hudson
and Lehigh Valley. This commandery
left in q body. Several of the Sir
Knights stopped in Wilkes Barre until
2.30 this morning in order to attend the
shrine there last evening. Most of the
members and ladies OF this com,nandery
spent the morning in sight seeing about
the city. They visited the mines and
| the Lace works.
The st. Albans commandery, No. II,