The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-21
X. 7. PROGRAMME.

X. T. PROGRAMME.
Tho knights Templars' programme for
their forty third annual conclave is as fol-
lows:
y a. m.-Subordinatc communicates and
visiting Sir knights will assemble and
form lines on Main street between Texas
and Mckinney avenues. and escort the r..
". Grand Commandery to Christ church,
corner Texas avenue and Fannin street.
1880 a. m.--Devotional services at Christ
church.
IL m,-Meet in Grand Lodge room. Ma
sonic Temple.
Welcome address by Hon II, II. Rice
mayor OF the city OF Houston.
Welcome address on behalf OF Ruthyen
commandery No. .. by Past Grand Com
mander t. U. Lubbock. Responses by II.
u. Grand commander or his representative.
after which the Grand Commandery will
proceed TO business.
to p. m.--Informal reception by the
ladies at the Capitol hotel parlors to the
ladies' accompanying visiting Sir Knights
1880 p. m.---Work In the llustrious order
OF the Red Cross and Order of the Temple
by Ruthven Commandery No. 9, before the
Grand Coinmandery of Texas.
THURSDAY. APRIL 90.
10 a. m.-Meeting of Grand Command
cry for business
$3.50 p. m. to ~ m.--General reception by
HuthVen Colnmandery No. 2 and their la
dies TO visiting Sir knights and ladies' and
invited guests at the Masonic Temple.
Note-General headquarters will be in
the Masonic Temple. where all visiting Sir
hnights are requested TO report and regis
ter Proper committees will be in attend
ance and give all information required.
Special order No, !:
ASYLUM of Rnthwn Commandory No. Q.
IyAtt -t..
promptness and precision, the following
detail Will be observed in the formation and
conduct Of parade:
The Grand officers will review the parade
from the corner of Main street and Walker
avenue.
/. Communicates and unattached Sir
knights Will report to the grand marshal.
in front of the Masonic Temple, at u. IN,
sharp. for assignment to place In line.
2. The lines will form promptly at $3.50
q. m, right resting on Capitol, corner of
Main. Communicates falling in by senior
ity, under the direction of the grand mar
| shall and his aides.
g. Unattached Sir knights will form on
the extreme left under command of Sir
Knight ]. S. Wilson of Ruthven Comman-
| derry No. .. Any unattached Sir knights
wishing to march with any commandery in
line have permission to do SO.
A. Waco Commandery No. 10 will act as
special escort TO the r. T.. grand com
mander, and will accompany him from the
Capitol hotel to the reviewing stand.
| 6. The r. Il. Grand Commandery will
| take carriages at the side entrance of the
| Capitol hotel and drive to the reviewing
stand.
| 6. After passing in review. the line OF
march will be on Mckinney to Travis
| down Travis to Capitol, down Capitol tc
Main, down Main TO Congress, down Con
gress to Caroline, up Caroline to Texas ave
nue. up Texas avenue to the church. Or
| reaching point half way between san Jn'
| cinto and Fannin streets the column VIII
halt and ranks inward face; the Ora I'd
Commandery will pass through the lines
Sir Knights saluting, and enter the church
Communicates following in order.
| I. on entering the church all Sir knights
Will return swords and uncover and re-
main uncovered until they leave the build
ing. depositing helmets after reaching the'i
seats.
s, After entering the church and reach
ing the front line of pews the column will
|by right and left file. enter the hrst pews,
eight Sir knights occupying pews on eac,
side of the aisle, the next eight OF eaci
| rank will file into pews Immediately ~ ".
hind and continue by Fights. right ana iei'
unit, all are in place.
Sir knights will remain standing I'M
~, otherwise instructed in ritual OF devo'
tionol exercises and they will follow sale
ritual throughout the service ca.
| 10 AT conclusion of the services, the Si
| knights will leave church in reverse oraer
| resume the line of march up IeNhs avenue
IN Main street Up Main street to Ma
sonic Temple and into Hranu i9use i ion.n
where the welcome addresses ana responses
NH ho made, after which the parade vii
DC NV v'1 order Of A. X. Taylor.
Eminent Commander Ruthven Command
erv No. g
VIM. " X. Watson Marshal.
Tho following ladies' have charge OF TIT
arrangement for the reception which VII
bc rendered the visiting Sir knights AM
their ladies at the Capitol hotel this AFTER
noon; Mrs. II. S. Lovett, chairman; Mrs
w. ID. Cleveland, Mrs. S. ). hshe. MRS. .
Mrs, George Goldthwaite, Mrs. 7. u: Lub
hook Mrs. II. b. Morris. Mrs kobef
brewster. Mrs. Seabrook W. Sydnor. Mrs
n Moves Mrs o. G. Drew, Mrs. u. w
House Mrs. j. A. Baker, Mrs Frank An
drews. Mrs r. NJ. Elgin, Mrs: W. Is; Gnew
Mrs. Henry Brashear. Mrs. IL, D. VIII,
Mrs p X Ewing. Mrs. Wm. III. Mitchell
Mrs G MCGUIRE, Mrs j, G. Hutchinson
Mrs Tbad Holt. Mrs. w. V. r Watson
mrs II " Garrow, Mrs. w. N. kidd, Ars
These ladies we're busily engaged yester
day decorating tho lodge rooms III the MA
sonic Temple.
April 81 being legal holiday and TN IN
a,,sara,t railroad shops and general oil
fees of the different railroad companies
having agreed to close on that day, W. Sn
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