The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-25

Tomorrow morning begins In Scran-
ton the annual conclave Of the grand
commandery of knights Templar OF
this state.
1t will be the fourth time that such
an honor has been conferred upon Vne
city and it's resident commanderies-
an honor because the general high
standing of the grand commandery
members at home and at large makes
than desirable and welcome Visitors
in any community.
For weeks Scranton has been active,
alert and indefatigible in it's effort to
second the preparatory work and plans
of the executive committees of the two
local communicates. Melita and Occur
de Lion, and the result will be seen to-
day on every hand. not in the decora-
tions and exterior things alone but IN
the spirit of welcome, anticipation ana
glad-hand which prevails generally
throughout the city.
Possibly the visit of the grand COM
mandery would not alone warrant the
elaborate and expensive KIND OF pre-
paration that has been made, but there
will be here hundreds of visiting
Masons and Sir knights who are not
grand commaudery members and
nearly as many wives and daughters
be attracted by the show and splendor
OF the thing and whose numbers can
be only estimated.
Altogether the conclave will cause
the presence here tomorrow of about
H. 900 strangers and nearly as large a
number on Wednesday. Every hotel
of any consequence, nine In all, and
every large boarding house has had
it's transient accommodations engaged
for several weeks. and in many cases
for months ahead. A large portion Of
the visiting throng will be quartered
in rooms engaged of friends or will be
entertained by relatives.
WILL. BEGIN TOMORROW.
While the conclave proper does not
really begin until tomorrow morning,
when takes place the magnificent par
aGe and review, the visiting comman-
daries will begin to reach here by noon
today, and by 9 o'clock tomorrow
morning oil will have arrived.
For the reception of so great crowd
and because Of the prominence and re-
pute of many of the Sir knights. the
city at large has We'd with Scranton's 8
Occur de Lion and Meiita commander
les and the executive committee Of
those two organizations in extending a
royal welcome. 70 this end Scranton
has PROBABLY rersr before been so
lavish in its decorations and other ex-
terror tokens. From center t. oircun,-
ferance the business section is drapad
ana fe.,toorea and betiaggcd, and by
tomorrow morning nearly cverv house
along ,bo short limo oP march ttrnugb
the residence sact,o,, win d;.u,av s1mn
tnten az r.rrynition M ,,ren,.
husinaes oonoor,e ha,.'. s,,,.,.,, , 80, !.
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,r'n5 fo i.ht a'. MI, Gu'in,mE sn naec,ris dlspiays
~, "ie van ~ III conspicuous leu
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IL ~ 'ntc"l''.''oh ,i'',,ioh ni the several
S.an" "iii.sfs 10" !" the CITY ana local
or hHiEh'S' una, never III thc history
~ 'He tihhi c'hillanuery ccnclaV"s
mas any fe'!g"yiV2Ala city. not "Xcept-
ihS rniladeiphia or Pitisburg. been
NOR handscmel! decorated or made
such elaborate ana complete arrange
ments as has Scranton this year.
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mont II. smith. grand recorder: Isaac
Aibertson. grand treasurer. and VIII
nam ii. DICKSON. chairman Of the fin-
ance committee, reached here from
Ihiiaueiphia Saturday and Immediately
established the headquarters of the
Srahu ofiicefS IN Room $50. large
apartment on the second toor Of the
Hotei Jermyn: other Sir knights here
are Henry w. smith. Of St Adams,
Philadelphia. who is at the Jermyn.
ana j. II. Mussina, of the .Hospitaler
comlnandeIy, Lock Haven. at the Con-
way house, each of whom arrived early
in order to make arrangements for the
reception OF their respective orGani2a-
tiohs: II. M. johnson, grand king of
house. "