San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-19
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Program For the Grand 0Onclave We'd
nesday and Thursday Next.

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The Grand Commandery knights
Templar, OF Texas, will be within
our gates after next Tuesday, and
until Friday.
The grand body will hold its con-
clave in Masonic hall, corner Ma.
varro and College streets. The at
tendance Of members, it is esti-
mated, will reach the number Of
1000. The following program has
been arranged by the local arrange
ment committee:
Wednesday, April %, $50 a. NJ
San Antonio Commandery, No. z,
KIT, and visiting Sir knights will
assemble on Alamo plaza to escort
r.. +. Grand Commander to Grand
opera house for devotional exer-
cises, Sir Knights in full dress.
The procession will form promptly,
the head Of procession resting on
west side Of Alamo plaza, next to
park, ranging from south end of
park to Houston street; thence, il
necessary, along east side Of Ave-
nue. ID. Formation by ommand.
cries, single file, fronting west.)
On signal from the grand marshal,
each commander will, in turn, line
up and take charge of his COM
mandery, either In person or by
deputy.
Colorado Commandery Twill take
place of honor, at head Of the pro.
cession. After Colorado Comman-
derry will come the state com.
manderies, which will take places
according to their respective num-
bers, excepting the San Antonio
Commandery, which will take its
place at foot of the procession.
When procession is under way,
Colorado Commandery will be
given opportunity to separate It.
self from column in order to leave
room for carriages Of Grand Com
mandery.
Procession will pass around
south end of the plaza, leaving the
Alamo to the right, thence to
Houston street to Main avenue,
thence along Main avenue to
plaza and West Commerce street,
thence along West Commerce
street to Alamo street, thence
along Alamo street, to the Grand
Opera house, where public exer.
cises will be held at 10 a. m.
On nearing the opera house, Col
orado Commandery will form an
arch of steel for passage of grand
officers. On returning from the
Opera House, San Antonio Com
mandery shall proceed first, and
forming double line with ample
room for procession), shall pre-
sent swords; each commandery
shall then take up it's similar pos
ition along Crockett street toward
Navarro street and come to pres
emit.
The grand officers will then pro-
coed in carriages through the en-
tire double line to the Masonic
Temple, on Navarro street, fol-
lowed by the Sir Knights. There
the procession will disband.
All Knights Templar in process
sion will wear black suits and
dress parade uniforms. (No com.
mander will wear baldrick, but
rank and file must have baldrick.)
$50 p. m.-Full dress parade at
Fort Sam Houston by the garrison
in honor Of visiting Sir Knights.
$3.50 p. m.-Concert on Alamo
plaza by the Fifth United States
Cavalry band.
Thursday April 23. 9p. H..
Informal reception Of visiting
Six knights and ladies at
Beethoven Maennerchor hall,
South Alamo street. Dancing from
10 to II o'clock. Sir Knights will
wear caps and belts without
swords.
Hon. j. II. McLeary will deliver
the address of welcome at the
Opera house.
PLACES TO SEE.
The Alamo first, on Alamo plaza.
New post Office, on Alamo plaza.
Aqueduct at Mission San Juan.
Mission de las Cabas.
U. S. arsenal, on South Flores
street.
Electric Power Plant, Villita
street.
West End addition and st. Louis
college.
Alamo Heights and Jockey club
grounds.
New court house., south side
Main plaza.
Cathedral de San Fernando,
Main Plaza.
The two breweries on Grand and
River avenue.
The National cemetery and Mex
lean Campo Santo.
Mission San Juan de Capistran,
six miles from city.
The nstatoriums, Losoya street
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