The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-23
PREPARING THE C0NCLAVE
Communicates to Be Here US Or.
ganizatiOns.
$500 MEN MILL BE IN LINE
Complete Present List Of Expected Com.
mandcrics-Parsde VIII Bs Well
Worth Witncssing-M Many state
NOtablcs viii Be Here.

10000 to $4,000 strangers. number
equal to about one-tenth the popula-
ton of the city, will be here during the
conclave of the grind commandery,
knights Templar, in May 1t may be un-
derstood why the executive committee
representing the two Scranton COM
manderies has been for two months
preparing for the event.
So far thirty-four of the seventy
four communicates in the state have
given official notice that they will be
present as bodies, and quarters have
been engaged for their 2,060 members.
The parade of Tuesday, May Is. is
the feature of the conclave that will
of course most interest the general
public. 1t would interest them more
II its great proportions were appre-
ciated and its beauty as a spectacle
We're known. Your ordinary process
sion of struggling organizations is not
u thing to attract the eye. but the mar
tial tread of well organized and well
drilled communicates of knights Tenn,
plar, the plumes and silver and gold
lace and band upon band of music
all these will prove a spectacle worth
witnessing.
With the Communicates there will
be In line at least twenty-three bands.
The number of sir knights in line will
be at least 2.06O, and in addition II Is
estimated there will be 500 unattached
sir knights who will attend the con-
clave as delegates from forty-four
communicates not present as organi-
cations.
COMMANDERIES TO ATTEND.
Up to the present the following COM
manderies have given formal notitica-
tion that they will be here and quarters
have been obtained for them: the list
also contains mention of the bands that
will come:
Allentown-Alen No. 20. 10 knights.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS No Il. so Knights.
Chester-Chester No. 66, 40 knights,
band.
arbOndale-Palestine No. "A. 50 knights,
band.
Danville-Calvary No. 81, 30 knights,
,Easton7Hugh de Payene No. 49, 100
Great Bend-Great Bend No. %, 80
knights.
Hazleton-Mt. Vernon No. 73, 40 Knights.
i.ancaster-l.ancasterN No. l3, 75 knights.
Lock Haven-Hospitaller No. 49, 10
knights. band.
,Norristown,,Hutchinson No. g.. so
knights, band.
Observation-Disclosures No. >. 100
knights. Mozart band; St. Johns No. 4.
$50 knights. band; Kadosh No. -. 60
knights. band; Mary No. &c. $50 Knights
Sunbury. Military band; st. Adams No.
A; 20 Knights, band; Corinthian Chas-
seurs No. 30 tmounted), 80 knights: Ken
sington No. 81. 60 knights, band; Penn
sylvana No. 10, 80 Knights. band.
Phenixvlle-.Ierusalem No. 10, 30
knights.
Pittston-wyoming Valley No. 81, 30
knights. band
ottsville-Constantine No. Al.
Reading-Reading No. 42, 70 knights:
De Molay No. ., 70 knights, Germania
band.
scranton-Coeur de Lion No, II. 100
knights. Lawrence band.
Susquehanna-St Andrew No. 76, 40
knights, band.
Towanda--Northern No IS, 75 knights,
band.
.Tunkhannock-Temple No. 60. co
knights, band.
niontown-Uniontown No. a.
Wilkes Barre-Dieu de Vent No. 45. 100
knights. Ninth Regiment band.
Observation-Disclosures de Molay No. g.
Wiliiamsport-Bald II No. -, 20
knights, band.
York-Gethsemane and York No. 81. so
knights.
PARADE OF SIR KNIGHTS.
The parade will be headed by Grand
Commander Edward Spencer, Of Phil
adelphia. and his staff of fifteen or more
appointive and elective officers, and
several past grand commanders. all
mounted. All the Sir knights in the
| parade will not be members of the
Grand commandery, which organiza- :
ton includes only past commanders
| and eminent commanders. Each Sir
knight of the Grand commandery may
be distinguished by "A maltese cross.
worn at the side Of the chapeau and
by his gold colored accOutrements and
| uniform trimmings. The other Sir
Knights uniforms are silver trimmed
and a passion cross instead of NAL
| tese is worn on the chapeau.
Among the nOtables who will be here
are: Governor Hastings, past com
| mander of the Constans commandery
at Bellefonte; Congressman j. II. Cod
ding. of Towanda Congressman Irving
p. Wanger. of Norristown: General j.
p. S. Goblin and Superintendent of Po-
lice Robert Linden. of Philadelphia:
ex- x-Postmaster Mexican. of Pittsburg
Congressman Leisenring. Luzerne; JUS
| tice w. II. Williams. Welsboro: Dis
trict Attorney G. S. Graham. Phila-
| delphia: Judge George b. Orlady. of the
| Superior court.
From 6 O'Clock Monday evening until
| Wednesday night, when the conclave
| ends. reception upon reception and fete
upon fete will be held by the command
| a,ias ipIivi1naljy