The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-12


The West Virginia Grand commHn-
derry. Knights Templar. holds It's an
nual meeting in Wheeling to-day. and
already the knights are pouring into
town numerously, many having arrived
ON last nights trains, including Hrand
Recorder Huntington, OF FairmOnt, ana
Grand Treasurer ID. w. Emmons' OF
Huntington. Most of the visitors are TO
be entertained ut the Windsor and Nc
Lure, the former having been made the
Headquarters OF Wheeling commandery'
and the latter for Cyrcne commandery.
From the public's point OF view, the
most interesting feature OF the meeting
Will be the street demonstration AZ s'lO
o'clock this afternoon. II IL believed
that 500 TO 200 uniformed. perfectly and
gorgeously equipped and highly drilled
men Will be in line, making the finest
spectacular event OF It's kind ever
witnessed In Wheeling. Chief Marshal
John W, Morris has issued general
order, printed above, in which he calls
for the formation OF the various COM
manderies on Fourteenth street, with
right resting on Market street, at 2l5
O'Clock. The line win move promptly
at ESQ o'clock over the following route:
on Market TO Ninth. to Main, to TWEEN
ty-fourth. to ChapiIne. to Twenuenth.
TO Market. to Fourteenth, where the
parade will be reviewed by the officers
OF the Grand Commandery. The sew
eral Communicates will be deployed
along Market between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets. and viii make a
brilliant spectacle.
Chief Marshal Morris has as aides,
Messrs. John h. List, Conrad Hirsch.
Alfred PAUL and II. r. Bown, The fol-
lowing Communicates win participate
in the parade: Tnncred. OF Pittsburgh.
Allegheny. OF Allegheny. Uhrichsvllle.
OF uhrchsYille: Hope. OF ST. Clairsville;
Demolay. OF Grafton; Huntington. OF
Huntington; Calvary. OF PaTkersburg;
Crusade, OF FairmOnt: Wheeling and
Cyrenr. Of Wheeling.
Tancred and Allegheny commando
cries. OF Pittsburgh. Will come in on n
special Pan Handle train. arriving at
1850 p. m. and will be accompanied by
the Fourteenth Regiment band, OF
Pittsburgh. The Fairmont command
cry will be accompanied by the Union
town (Pal band. and other command
cries viii come with their own music.
The two local communicates VIII
spend the morning in receiving the va
rious visiting communicates as they ar
rive at the passenger stations.
At noon the tirst session Of the Grand
Commandery will convene at the Ma
sonic temple. After the appointment OF
committees there VIII be an adjourn
mcnt until O'cvlock In the afternoon,
when the business OF the meeting, in
Guiding the election Of officers, will be
taken up. The present grand comman-
der viii be succeeded by Colonel l.. y.
TRvenuer. Of Calvary commandery,
ParkersburG.
CyTene commandery. at the Mcclure.
and Wheeling CommanicTy. at the
Windsor. VIII hold receptions In honor
OF the visitors, between the hours OF 6
and 9 p. M, and then the two comman-
deries Will unite In a reception and bRn-
guet At the Mcclure, lasting from 3 TO l.
O'clock
Scottish Rite headquarters have been
opened by that branch OF the order, AT
l2eo, ls2e Market street. with Colonel
Thomas DarrIh In charge. The room
Is handsomely decorated.
Many business men were swinging
decorations to the breeze last night in
honor Of the Knights Templar gather
ing. The black, red and white Of the
order make a pretty combination OF
colorg
Baggage headquarters. for the con-
venicnce OF the visitors have been cs-
;ablished At 1872 Main street. where
baggage can be deposited for safe keep
ing
rAe board Of public works had n large
force OF men engaged last might clean
lng the streets preparatory 20 the
parade to-day. Though the predictions
Of the weather man are not encourage
Ing. the knights are hopeful FOR clear
weather